Patent ID: 9533727
Date: 2017-01-03
CPC Classifications: B62K

Claim:
1. A pedal-powered vehicle, comprising: a single wheel structure having an axis of rotation, a wheel rim and a first tire coupled on the rim; a first pedal and a second pedal each pivotally coupled about a pivot axis to the wheel structure and spaced from the axis of rotation to permit a user to propel the wheel structure, the pedals and wheel structure being configured such that the pedals complete a 360 degree rotation about the axis of rotation of the wheel structure as a user pedals the vehicle; and a first leg stabilizing contact member disposed interiorly of and adjacent to the first pedal and which, during use, ascends above the first pedal in such a position as to contact the leg of a user standing on the first pedal throughout an entire 360 rotation of the pedal around the axis of rotation, the first leg stabilizing contact member rotating about the axis of rotation along with the first pedal; and a second leg stabilizing contact member disposed interiorly of and adjacent to the second pedal and which, during use, ascends above the second pedal in such a position as to contact the leg of a user standing on the second pedal throughout an entire 360 rotation of the pedal around the axis of rotation, the second leg stabilizing contact member rotating about the axis of rotation along with the second pedal.