Patent ID: 7337862

Claim:
A mono-wheel vehicle comprising: a housing having an inner circumference; a wheel connected to the housing such that the wheel can rotate independently of said housing, said wheel having an outside portion that makes contact with a surface; a means for rotating said wheel, wherein when said wheel is rotating, gyroscopic forces acting on the vehicle maintain said rotating wheel in a substantially upright position and traveling along the surface in a first direction; a platform connected to the inner circumference of the housing; a mechanically operated means for pivoting the platform to cause a change in a center of gravity, wherein the change in center of gravity causes the gyroscopic forces acting on the vehicle to turn the vehicle towards the changing center of gravity to maintain the vehicle in an upright direction; a circuit board secured within the housing and a receiver in communication with the circuit board; and a remote control unit with a transmitter to send commands to the receiver, such that the circuit board can adjust a speed of the vehicle and adjust the means for pivoting the platform in response to said commands.