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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2016
Applicant:
Carter Hurd, Powell, OH (US);
Inventor:
Carter Hurd, Powell, OH (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/04 (2006.01); B60B 9/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/04 (2013.01); B60B 9/28 (2013.01); B60B 2900/351 (2013.01); B60B 2900/721 (2013.01);
Abstract
A transformable wheel and method of transforming a wheel between open and closed positions. An exemplary transformable wheel may include a plurality of wheel segments (legs), including at least one passive leg and at least one active leg. The active leg(s) is actuated by a powered active leg transformation mechanism, while the passive leg(s) is actuated by a passive leg actuation mechanism that employs an elastic element, spring, or other passive actuator to automatically move the passive leg(s) toward the current position of the active leg(s).