Multitask vehicles for military use, rescue, transport, and explosive detection and removal
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1. A multitask, motorized vehicle, comprising:
- a vehicle body having a rigid frame with a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels mounted thereon; and
a rotary mounting platform disposed on top of the vehicle body and which has a mounting portion being configured to interchangeably mount and remove various secondary systems or components, thereby permitting the multitask, motorized vehicle to change functions.
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Multitask vehicles for military use, rescue, transport, and explosive detection and removal. In one embodiment, the multitask, motorized vehicle, includes: a vehicle body having a rigid frame with a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels mounted thereon; and a rotary mounting platform disposed on top of the vehicle body and which has a mounting portion being configured to interchangeably mount and remove various secondary systems or components, thereby permitting the multitask, motorized vehicle to change functions. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A multitask, motorized vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle body having a rigid frame with a pair of front wheels and a pair of rear wheels mounted thereon; and a rotary mounting platform disposed on top of the vehicle body and which has a mounting portion being configured to interchangeably mount and remove various secondary systems or components, thereby permitting the multitask, motorized vehicle to change functions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A lifting system in combination with a construction vehicle, for lifting a person into the construction vehicle for operation thereof, comprising:
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a wheelchair compatible seat which is operative to detach from a wheelchair; and a lifting mechanism comprising a rack and pinion mechanism that is mounted to a top portion of the construction vehicle, a rack portion of the rack and pinion mechanism being movable outwardly and inwardly with respect to a side of the construction vehicle, a crane assembly disposed on the rack portion of the rack and pinion mechanism and having a lifting cable with a clip mounted on the end, and a lifting harness connected to the wheelchair compatible seat and operative to be connected to the clip, wherein when the clip is connected to the harness of the wheelchair compatible seat, the crane assembly of the lifting mechanism is activated and the wheelchair compatible seat is lifted up from the wheelchair, moved inwardly by the rack portion to a seat position of the construction vehicle, and then lowered into the seat position. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A sensor system for detecting one of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), landmines or other buried explosives, the sensor system being mounted in place of a standard backhoe digging bucket of a backhoe vehicle, the sensor system comprising:
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a mounting portion having arc swing points for hanging the sensor system on a backhoe arm, and a holding pin opening for receiving a holding pin when positioned in a mounting position on the backhoe arm; and an electronic sensor wand arm assembly mounted to the mounting portion. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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