Motorized balancing chair and foot stirrups
View Patent ↗A seated skateboard ride converter for a motorized central wheel skateboard with a driven wheel rotationally mounted to a support deck using a parallel-to-ground-plane foot dolly having a caster assembly supporting foot pegs on a foot peg frame connected by a substantially horizontal leg to a pitch and roll mid pivot connected to the motorized central wheel skateboard with a seat mounted above the driven wheel.
1 . A skateboard ride converter for a motorized central wheel skateboard controlled by board pitch and board roll, the motorized central wheel skateboard including a driven wheel rotationally mounted to a support deck, the skateboard ride converter comprising:
a parallel-to-ground-plane foot dolly including a caster assembly mounted to a foot peg frame with left and right foot pegs and at least one leg;
a pitch and roll mid pivot including at least one pivot ball, the pitch and roll mid pivot connected between the parallel-to-ground-plane foot dolly and the motorized central wheel skateboard; and
a seat mounted above the driven wheel.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the foot peg frame further comprising:
a front cross body supporting the left foot peg and right foot peg.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 , the front cross body further comprising:
a central web;
the at least one leg including a left side leg and a right side leg; and
the central web connected to the left side leg and right side leg.
4 . The apparatus of claim 3 , the front cross body further comprising:
the central web connected to both a left caster plate and a right caster plate;
the left caster plate further connected to the left side leg; and
the right caster plate connected to the right side leg.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the pitch and roll mid pivot further comprising:
at least one heim end.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the pitch and roll mid pivot further comprising:
a side to side pitch axis pivot.
7 . The apparatus of claim 6 , the side to side pitch axis pivot further comprising:
a back cross body.
8 . The apparatus of claim 7 , the side to side pitch axis pivot further comprising:
a left heim end connected to the parallel-to-ground-plane foot dolly; and
a right heim end connected to the parallel-to-ground-plane foot dolly.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the pitch and roll mid pivot further comprising:
a back cross body with a front to back roll axis pivot.
10 . The apparatus of claim 9 , the front to back roll axis pivot further comprising:
a central roll pivot.
11 . The apparatus of claim 9 , the central roll pivot further comprising:
the back cross body defining a roll aperture;
a roll bolt rotationally mounted in the roll aperture.
12 . The apparatus of claim 11 , further comprising:
a pitch and roll lateral clamp connecting the central roll pivot to the support deck.
13 . The apparatus of claim 11 , the pitch and roll lateral clamp further comprising:
a cross support connected to the support deck.
14 . The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
the seat supported by a leg, and
a leg clamp connecting the leg to the cross support.
15 . The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising:
clamp pads mounted between the cross support and the support deck.
16 . The apparatus of claim 11 , the support deck including sensors, further comprising:
clamp pads mounted to the support deck, the clamp pads positioned on the sensors.
17 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the seat comprising:
a chair with a frame including a front leg positioned in front of the driven wheel and a back leg positioned behind the driven wheel.
18 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the seat comprising:
a seat frame supporting a seat web above the driven wheel.
19 . The apparatus of claim 1 , the seat comprising:
an arm rest connected to a front leg positioned in front of the driven wheel.