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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2012
Dan Goldwater, Amherst, MA (US);
Dan Goldwater, Amherst, MA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A display system includes a bicycle wheel rotatable about an axle, a lighting device secured to the wheel for rotation with the wheel, and a stand device having an attachment location where the axle of the wheel is attached to support the wheel so that the wheel can rotate relative to the stand device. The stand device includes a drive roller engaging the wheel to rotate the wheel and a motor rotating the drive roller. A distance between the attachment location and the drive roller can be adjusted so that the stand device accommodates different sizes of wheels. The motor and the drive roller can be secured to the stand device at a fixed location while the wheel is mounted to a pivoting portion of the stand device so that gravity pivots the wheel in a direction to engage the wheel with the drive roller.