Patent ID: 11945534
Assignee: RAZOR USA LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 0:
1. A powered unicycle comprising:
a central wheel;
a motor to power the central wheel;
a control system configured to control the application of power from the motor to the central wheel;
a body portion;
at least one platform for supporting a user in a standing position;
a handle that extends upwardly from the body portion to a position such that the handle can be grasped by the user of the unicycle; and
a first outrigger wheel and a second outrigger wheel;
wherein the unicycle is configured such that, during riding, the central wheel and the first and second outrigger wheels contact the ground and an axis of rotation of the first outrigger wheel and an axis of rotation of the second outrigger wheel are positioned between a front edge and a rear edge of the at least one platform;
wherein the at least one platform comprises two platforms upon which the user can stand, a first of the two platforms being positioned on a first axial side of the central wheel and a second of the two platforms being positioned on a second axial side of the central wheel; and
wherein a portion of each of the first and second platforms can pivot relative to the body, the pivoting portion being positioned outboard of a respective one of the first and second outrigger wheels.