Vehicle

• US 3,145,797 A
• Filed: 09/21/1960
• Issued: 08/25/1964
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/1960
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Charles F. Taylor
• Original Assignee: Charles F. Taylor
• Inventors: Taylor, Charles F.
• Application Number:
  US04/058,876
• Time in Patent Office: 1,434 Days
• US Class Current: 180/209
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2200/14 Vehicles with one wheel only
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2240/443 Torque
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 2260/34 Stabilising upright position of vehicles, e.g. of single axle vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: B60L 50/66 Arrangements of batteries
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 37/04 by means of movable masses
• CPC Class Codes: Y02T 10/70 Energy storage systems for electromobility, e.g. batteries
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/1218 Combined

Claims

1. A VEHICLE COMPRISING A DRIVING AND SUPPORTING WHEEL;

A PLATFORM;

MEANS CONNECTING SAID WHEEL WITH SAID PLATFORM WHEREBY SAID PLATFORM IS SUPPORTED BY SAID WHEEL AND SAID WHEEL IS MOVABLE FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY RELATIVE TO SAID PLATFORM;

AN ENGINE PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID PLATFORM;

DRIVE MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID WHEEL AND CONNECTED WITH SAID ENGINE;

AND MEANS INTERCONNECTING SAID WHEEL CONNECTING MEANS AND SAID ENGINE AND RESPONSIVE TO PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID ENGINE DUE TO TORQUE REACTION OF SAID ENGINE, FOR CAUSING SAID WHEEL TO SHIFT FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY WITH RESPECT TO SAID PLATFORM.