Patent · US Expired

Expandable wheel assembly

US5487692A · kind A · utility

73Cited by
23References
25Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 30, 1994
Grant dateJan 30, 1996
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Expiry dateSep 30, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB60B19/04
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An expandable wheel assemble for toy vehicles includes an axle, a first hub fixed to the axle, a second hub supported by the axle, and at least one web that spans between and is joined to the hubs, and has a central portion movable outwardly from the axle due to centrifugal force when the wheel assembly is rotated.

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