Self-balancing vehicle with structural support and lobed battery
US10722778B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 20, 2019 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 20, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63C2203/40
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A self-balancing vehicle includes a vehicle body having a housing with a top cover and a bottom cover. It includes a unitary support bar disposed between the top and bottom covers, about which the top and bottom covers are mounted, and which extends entirely along the top and bottom covers between opposed left and right ends of the unitary support bar. The vehicle includes a left drive wheel and an opposed right drive wheel, each indirectly coupled to the unitary support bar. The vehicle further includes a battery electrically coupled to the left and right drive wheels, wherein the battery includes a central depression receiving the unitary support bar and spacing apart two opposed lobes of the battery about the unitary support bar.
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