Patent ID: 6918860
Filing Date: 2005-07-19
Classification: A63B

Abstract:
1. A steering apparatus for altering steering direction of an exercise bicycle that utilizes an interactive computer or television video game simulation, comprising, a steering mechanism primary frame, including a steering tube and a steering plate, said steering tube disposed within an exercise bicycle frame head, said steering plate having a potentiometer mounted thereupon, a steer frame rotatably mounted within the steering mechanism primary frame having at least one spring contiguously suspended between the primary frame and the steer frame such that changing steering direction by manual planar rotation of a handlebar attached to the steer frame creates progressively varying linear resistance, the steer frame returns to a centered position when unrestrained, duplicating the feel and impression of riding a bicycle, and said potentiometer interfacing with said rotatable steer frame providing variable electrical resistance relative to the directional movement of the steer frame to the primary frame, wherein an electrical signal transmitted from an interactive computer or television video game to the potentiometer interprets actual steering position.