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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 1978
Filed:
Sep. 02, 1976
Applicant:
Inventor:
Richard G Thompson, Stillwater, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
180 / ; 1231 / ; 180 / ; 180 10 ; 180 21 ; 152-7 ; 280D / ; 301 / ;
Abstract
A cleated roller enclosing an internal combustion engine is provided with two handles containing means for engaging the posterior of a skier. The engine is mounted within the roller on a frame which in turn is mounted to both of the roller hubs which are hollow. The roller hubs are connected to the handles. The engine's output shaft is operatively connected to both end walls of the roller so as to rotate the roller relative to the roller hubs. The roller hubs are in direct fluid communication with the atmosphere outside the roller so as to permit efficient cooling of the engine by a forced airflow through the hubs and the roller.