Patent ID: 8800697

Claim:
An electric-powered, self-balancing unicycle, comprising: a wheel assembly, the wheel assembly including: a first electric motor having a first drive sprocket, and a second electric motor having a second drive sprocket, the first and second electric motors each attached to a mounting bracket; a jackshaft having a jackshaft sprocket disposed at a first end thereof; a first belt fitted to couple the first drive sprocket to the jackshaft sprocket; a second belt fitted to couple the second drive sprocket to the jackshaft sprocket; a main drive sprocket coupled to the jackshaft by a belt; and a rim coupled to the main drive sprocket, wherein the mounting bracket, the first and second motors, the first and second drive sprockets, the jackshaft, the jackshaft sprocket, the first and second belts, and the main drive sprocket are all housed within an inside area formed by the rim for creating a bottom heavy weight distribution to aid in stabilized self-balancing; a wheel fork coupled to the wheel assembly; a body coupled to the wheel fork; handlebars rotatably coupled to the body; and a steering linkage coupled between the handlebars and the wheel fork.