Talk:Eccentric-hub scooter

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The result of the move request was: moved. Consensus at WT:RM is now to close RMs that have received no objection, rather than relisting (non-admin closure). Jenks24 (talk) 18:40, 6 July 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Whymcycle → Eccentric-hub scooter – Relisted. Jenks24 (talk) 06:31, 28 June 2011 (UTC) Whymcycle, Ingo-bike and Kangaroo scooter[1] are all used; none appears to be generic. It's also apparently been sold under other names. --Theodore Kloba (talk) 21:23, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Other issues[edit]

It's not clear whether Peter Wagner uses Whymcycle only for vehicles with an eccentric wheel hub or for other types. Not much can be found about him: Peter Wagner, Whymcycles
The Ingo-bike history seems to have come from here: Incredible Ingo. The text of U.S. patent 1,679,819 referenced on that page, dated 1928, describes a somewhat different vehicle called a "Galloping scooter" invented by Rollie Fageol, not the Huyssen brothers; their U.S. patent 2,125,568 is dated 1938.
Incidentally, searching USPTO for class 280/229, U.S. patent 1,664,864 describes an eccentrically-powered scooter that predates their work. It appears that The Huyssens didn't invent the whole class of eccentric hub scooter, but made key improvements.
Might want to mention that an Ingo-bike shows up in The Three Stooges' Yes, We Have No Bonanza [2]. --Theodore Kloba (talk) 21:23, 20 June 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Editing 17/7/2012[edit]

I have added a diagram of a generic scooter (File:Eccentric Hub Scooter.svg), and put in all the references I could find on-line. I have removed the reqdiagram and reqphoto tags from here, but if people think more pictures are necessary, replace them and I can try and produce all the variations. I am not sure if I have done enough to remove any or all the 'issues' tags. Egmason (talk) 13:20, 17 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]