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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:
Dec. 27, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 06, 2015
Applicant:
Patrick Donohue, Portland, OR (US);
Inventor:
Patrick Donohue, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/04 (2006.01); B60B 9/04 (2006.01); B60B 9/26 (2006.01); B60B 27/00 (2006.01); B60B 1/00 (2006.01); B60B 21/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 19/04 (2013.01); B60B 1/00 (2013.01); B60B 9/04 (2013.01); B60B 9/26 (2013.01); B60B 21/00 (2013.01); B60B 27/0047 (2013.01); B60B 2900/313 (2013.01); B60B 2900/551 (2013.01); B60B 2900/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
A wheel includes a central hub and a flexible rim. A drive band configuration including a plurality of flexible bands extends as spokes from the central hub to the rim. The hub and band configuration cause the rim to flex toward and away from the hub as the wheel moves.