IP Library Granted Patent US 10,780,965
Granted Patent B2
US 10,780,965 · App. 15/817,307 · Granted Sep 22, 2020

Quarter-twist pedal propeller

Inventor: Zhengyun Li (Ningbo, CN)
Assignee: Cixi Luosaifei Kayak Co., Ltd
B63H16/20B63H1/14F16H7/02F16H57/035B63H2016/202
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Patent No.
US 10,780,965
App. No.
15/817,307
Granted
Sep 22, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A quarter-twist pedal propeller includes a propeller blade and a support frame. A large synchronous wheel is mounted on an upper part of the support frame through a main shaft, a pedal assembly is mounted on each end of the main shaft. A small synchronous wheel is mounted on a lower part of the support frame through a secondary shaft. A waterproof plate is mounted outside the support frame. The waterproof plate is disposed above the propeller blade. A portable cover that covers the large synchronous wheel is provided on top of the support frame. A grabbing part is provided on the portable cover. A balancing pole is transversely connected to the portable cover. The present invention is practical and cost-effective, has novel and simplified structure, and can reduce power loss due to multiple transmissions. It is convenient during pedaling.

Claims (11)

1. A quarter-twist pedal propeller, comprising:

a propeller blade, and

a support frame extending from top to bottom of the quarter-twist pedal propeller,

wherein a large synchronous wheel is mounted on an upper part of the support frame through a main shaft, a pedal assembly is mounted on each end of the main shaft, a small synchronous wheel is mounted on a lower part of the support frame through a secondary shaft, a transmission synchronous belt is connected to the large synchronous wheel and the small synchronous wheel, the propeller blade is fixed on the secondary shaft;

wherein the support frame has a continuously tapered shape such that the upper part of the support frame has a first length which is longer than a second length of the lower part of the support frame; wherein the first length and the second length are measured in a horizontal distance which is in a direction perpendicular to the main shaft;

wherein a portable cover covers the large synchronous wheel and is provided on top of the support frame, a grabbing part is provided on the portable cover, a balancing pole is transversely connected to the portable cover;

wherein, a main bearing and a main grease seal are externally sleeved on the main shaft, a bearing cover is provided outside the main bearing, a secondary bearing and a secondary grease seal are externally sleeved on the secondary shaft; and

wherein the transmission synchronous belt is completely enclosed by the support frame, the portable cover and a protective housing and is twisted by a certain angle such that the transmission synchronous belt becomes a quarter-twist arrangement.

2. The quarter-twist pedal propeller according to claim 1 , wherein a plate is mounted outside the support frame, the plate is disposed above the propeller blade.

3. The quarter-twist pedal propeller according to claim 1 , wherein the protective housing is fixed to the lower part of the support frame, the protective housing includes a lower front cover and a lower back cover, the small synchronous wheel is disposed in the protective housing.

4. The quarter-twist pedal propeller according to claim 1 , wherein the main shaft is disposed perpendicular to the secondary shaft.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 12, 2020
From: LI, ZHENGYUN
To: CIXI LUOSAIFEI KAYAK CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 053508/0476 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2017 2 0830487 U · Jul 11, 2017 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20190016429A1 · Jan 17, 2019
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