It's January, which means the airwaves are cluttered once more with advertisements for weight loss programs and physical fitness equipment. But in much of the world, icy and snowy winter weather makes it difficult for those suddenly obsessed with weight loss to go outside to pursue the physical activities they're counting on to fit back into the clothes they wore before the holidays. If only there was a patented invention that could help!
You're in luck, because not only is there such an invention, it's 101 years old! Inventor Tom Doroszuk was issued U.S. Patent 1,324,342 for his innovation combining bicycle technology with sleigh technology to produce the Bicycle Sleigh:
Doroszuk's invention merges a bicycle frame onto a larger structure supported on a tricycle of skis. When the rider peddles the bicycle sleigh, it turns a paddlewheel mounted in place of the rear bicycle to provide propulsion on snow-or-ice-covered surfaces. So not only can you can you get exercise on the Bicycle Sleigh, you can get to where you're going when the roads are covered with snow and ice!
Or rather, you could theoretically get exercise and get to where you're going, if only the Bicycle Sleigh existed in today's world. We couldn't find so much as a single TikTok or YouTube influencer willing to bring their version of the now public domain-invention to life.
We did however find the next closest thing: ski bikes, which are really a thing, if only useful for going downhill!
Time will tell if the 21st century see a bicycle sleigh revival.
Inventions in Everything: The Archives
But wait, there's so much more! Our archives, now fully updated through 2021, celebrate inventions ranging from the whimsical to the inspired in reverse chronological order!
- Inventions in Everything: The Santa Claus Detector
- Inventions in Everything: Sled Pants
- Inventions in Everything: Pure Nightmare Fuel
- Inventions in Everything: Carvable Artificial Pumpkin
- Inventions in Everything: Artificial Intelligence-Generated Patents
- Inventions in Everything: How to Comfortably Carry $1 Million in U.S. Banknotes
- Inventions in Everything: Lawnmowing Trikes for Tykes
- Inventions in Everything: A Third Eye for Smartphone Zombies
- Inventions in Everything: The Beerbrella
- Inventions in Everything: George Dempster's Innovation
- Inventions in Everything: Motorcyclist Airbag Suit
- Inventions in Everything: Patented Improvements in Cat Toys
- Inventions in Everything: Drinking on the Go for the Environmentally Conscious
- Inventions in Everything: The Hoverbrella
- Inventions in Everything: Inflatable Concrete Containers
- Inventions in Everything: Better 2D Maps of a 3D World
- Inventions in Everything: The Lost Patent of a Bold Man of Color
- Inventions in Everything: Bulletproof Underwear
- Inventions in Everything: A Blazing Trumpet Performance
- Inventions in Everything: Slanty Toilets
- Inventions in Everything: The COVID Candy Chute
- Inventions in Everything: Tomatoes on the Run
- Inventions in Everything: Serving Coffee By Drone
- Inventions in Everything: HM Flying Saucer
- Inventions in Everything: Airbags for Mobile Phones
- "Similar to Fireworks, But a Lot Cooler"
- Inventions in Everything: Dinosaur Jaw Pliers
- Inventions in Everything: Oddly Shaped Objects That Roll Smoothly
- Inventions in Everything: Has the Time of the Isolator Arrived?
- Beauty Within An Eight Millimeter Square
- Inventions in Everything: Opening Doors in a Virus Filled World
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- Inventions in Everything: Coffee Cups for Astronauts
- Inventions in Everything: Mechanical Trees
- Inventions in Everything: Space Age Baby Delivery
- Rediscovering Nature: A Biomimetic Clock
- Chairs to Haunt Your Dreams This Hallow's Eve
- Ten Million Inventions In Everything!
- Inventions in Everything: Shoes for Defying the Laws of Physics
- Inventions in Everything: Treadmills Inside Your Shoes
- Inventions in Everything: Makeup Applicator for Cat Eyes
- Inventions in Everything: Optical Illusions to Enhance Safety
- Inventions in Everything: The Future of Ironing
- Inventions in Everything: The Sock Slider
- Inventions in Everything: A Cold, Refreshing, CRISPR Beer
- Inventions in Everything: World's Brightest Flashlight and Glow-in-the-Dark Paint
- Inventions in Everything: On Track for Ten Million Patents!
- Happy Holographic Halloween!
- Elevators that Go Up, Down, Left and Right....
- Inventions in Everything: Ice Cream Pint Lock
- Slow Dance
- Inventions in Everything: Training Device for Beer Pong
- Inventions in Everything: The Flask from the Future
- Inventions in Everything: The Music Playing Bag of Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips
- Inventions in Everything: Floating Beer Pong Table
- Inventions in Everything: The Tree Transplanter
- Inventions in Everything: Stopping the Refrig-a-raider
- Inventions in Everything: Popping the Top on National Beer Day
- Inventions in Everything: Fishing for Boats
- Inventions in Everything: Suction Tube for Reverse Axial Withdrawal
- Inventions in Everything: The Unwelcome Mat
- Hubcaps to Replace Snow Chains
- Young AIs in Love
- Inventions in Everything: Rolling on the Vinyl Tracks
- Inventions in Everything: Drilling Square Holes
- The Singing Stones
- Inventions in Everything: The Future of Furniture
- Inventions in Everything: The WiFi Wig
- Inventions in Everything: Keeping Dog Time
- Drying Clothes With Ultrasound
- The Future of Fireworks
- Harvesting Water from the Air
- Inventions in Everything: Automated Window Blinds
- Inventions in Everything: Flying Snoopy!
- Inventions in Everything: Texting Your Dog a Treat
- Houseplants from Avatar
- The Kitchen Unitaskers You Cannot Live Without
- Inventions in Everything: The Baby Cage
- Self-Carving Pumpkins
- Inventions in Everything: The Alarm Clock of Damocles
- Death to Mosquitoes!
- Reinventing the Axe
- Automated Zen
- The Ultimate Swiss Army Knife You Can Buy Today
- Inventions in Everything: The Toilet Snorkel
- There Is No Great Snowplow Stagnation
- The Ultimate in Rust Proofing
- Billionaire Drinks Sewage: Video
- Inventions in Everything: Antiterrorism Barriers
- Wrapping Your Bike Around a Tree... On Purpose
- Inventions in Everything: Geothermal Beer Coolers
- Inventing a Better Snowshoe
- Inventions in Everything: The Salmon Cannon
- Powdered Wine: Just Add Water!
- Fail: The Newest Innovation in Ice Cream
- Unlimited Virtual Legos
- Inventions in Everything: The Ultimate Turkey Blind
- Inventions in Everything: Turning Cans Into Sippy Cups
- Inventions in Everything: Anatomical Lego Figures
- It's Not What You Think....
- Inventions in Everything: Soup Bowl Attraction
- Inventions in Everything: Making Life More Difficult
- Inventions in Everything: The Oreo Separator Machine
- Air Shark!
- Markets in Everything: Stormtrooper Motorcycle Suit
- The Bike That Rides You
- One Inventor's Stick-to-itiveness
- High Five!
- Inventions for Everything
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- An Invention for the True Wine Connoisseur
- Three of Ten Things You Don't Need on St. Patrick's Day
- The Future Just Got a Lot Cooler Than It Used to Be
- The Worst Piece of Design Ever Done
- The Magic Marker of the Future
- Coming Soon, to a Gym Near You!
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