Personal mobility vehicles and methods (US6367817)


	Parent Case:			The present application is a divisional application of copending application Ser. No. 09/325,978, filed Jun. 4, 1999, which is incorporated herein by reference.
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	First Claim: Show all 4 claims			What is claimed is: 1. A device for carrying a user, the device comprising: a. a platform which supports a payload including the user, b. a ground-contacting module, mounted to the platform, including at least one ground-contacting member and defining a fore-aft plane; c. a motorized drive arrangement, coupled to the ground-contacting module; the drive arrangement, ground-contacting module and payload constituting a system being unstable with respect to tipping when the motorized drive is not powered; the motorized drive arrangement causing, when powered, automatically balanced operation of the system in an operating position that is unstable with respect to tipping in at least a fore-aft plane when the motorized drive arrangement is not powered; and d. a user input control that receives an indication from the user of a specified pitch of the device under conditions of motion at uniform velocity.
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