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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 29, 2014
Filed:
May. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Kroozn, Llc, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Inventors:
Brian Kinting Shiu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Vanessa Chen-Hwa Shiu, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
Kroozn, LLC, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M 3/00 (2006.01); B62M 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The teachings provided herein relate to an articulable crankset for converting a pedal-powered vehicle into a push-powered vehicle having the articulable crankset in a retracted position to provide at least less of an obstruction to a user's legs during use of the push-powered vehicle than a non-retractable crankset. The vehicle can be a bicycle, and the articulable crankset can be a component of a production bicycle or a component of a conversion kit that will convert a bicycle from a pedal-powered bicycle to a convertible bicycle that can also function as a push-powered bicycle.