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ADAPTABLE VEHICLE

  • US 20130328290A1
  • Filed: 02/10/2012
  • Published: 12/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/11/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An adaptable vehicle, comprising:

  • (a) a pair of primary rollers for rolling along a surface on which the vehicle is travelling, wherein at least one of the rollers is rotatably powered;

    (b) two sets of linking arms, one of which is coupled to one of the rollers and the other of which is coupled to the other of the rollers such that moving the sets of linking arms can shift the axes of rotation of the rollers without impeding rotation of the rollers; and

    (c) an actuatable hub to which the sets of linking arms connect and about which the sets of linking arms are rotatable, wherein actuation of the hub causes at least one set of the linking arms to rotate about the hub and shifts the axis of rotation of at least one of the rollers to allow the vehicle to adapt to its surroundings.

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