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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 29, 2008
Bernard Frank Rolfe, Kensington, AU;
Timothy Ian DE Souza, Marshall, AU;
Gregory Ryan Pitts, Belmont, AU;
Stuart James Mcfarlane Hanafin, Leopold, AU;
Steven Lewis Anthony Agius, St. Leonards, AU;
Benjamin Paul Adamson, Bannockburn, AU;
Michael Pio Gordon Pereira, Clarinda, AU;
Timothy John Black, Belmont, AU;
Christopher James Hurren, Winchelsa, AU;
Noel Egan Miller, Ocean Grove, AU;
Bernard Frank Rolfe, Kensington, AU;
Timothy Ian De Souza, Marshall, AU;
Gregory Ryan Pitts, Belmont, AU;
Stuart James McFarlane Hanafin, Leopold, AU;
Steven Lewis Anthony Agius, St. Leonards, AU;
Benjamin Paul Adamson, Bannockburn, AU;
Michael Pio Gordon Pereira, Clarinda, AU;
Timothy John Black, Belmont, AU;
Christopher James Hurren, Winchelsa, AU;
Noel Egan Miller, Ocean Grove, AU;
Deakin University, Vic, AU;
Abstract
A pneumatic vehicle is provided with an elongate compressed air tank, a chassis assembled with the tank oriented longitudinally in the chassis where the tank is a load-bearing structural chassis member, wheels connected to the chassis, and a powertrain driven by the compressed air and operably connected to one of the wheels. A chassis for a pneumatic vehicle is provided with an elongate compressed air tank, a first series of side support members connected laterally to the air tank, a second series of side support members connected laterally to the air tank, a first side panel connected to the first series of side support members, a second side panel connected to the second series of side support members, wheels connected to the side panels, and a powertrain driven by the air in the compressed air tank and connected to one of the wheels.