Universal traction wheel and associated vehicle
US9757978B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 12, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 11, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60Y2300/24
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A universal traction device for movement over even and uneven supporting surfaces that includes an all-terrain wheel having a circular wheel assembly with a plurality of spoke-containing components arrayed around an outer perimeter wheel edge and control means for extending spokes from the spoke-containing units when encountering an obstacle that the vehicle is to traverse and retracting the spokes when the spokes are no longer required for traversing the obstacle.
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