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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 2010
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2006
Jason M. Winckler, Troy, NY (US);
Steven J. Winckler, Troy, NY (US);
Jason M. Winckler, Troy, NY (US);
Steven J. Winckler, Troy, NY (US);
Other;
Abstract
The vehicle () includes a frame () having at least three non-circular wheels () secured to a frame (), wherein the wheels are mechanically secured to each other so that whenever one non-circular wheel moves, the other wheels () move. An offset arm () powered by a motor () rotates a weight () around a geometric center adjacent the wheels to sequentially tip them so that their sequential tipping moves the vehicle (). The non-circular wheels () are sequentially aligned with respect to each other so that whenever one wheel is tipped from a collapse alignment () into a contact alignment (), sequentially the next non-circular wheel () is moved into a collapse alignment (). Any driving force may be used to sequentially tip the non-circular wheels (), instead of the rotating weight ().