US3236323A
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Vehicle stabilizing system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1962-11-20
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Granted: 1966-02-22
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Expires: 1982-11-20
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Leonard E Austin
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 19:25
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D61/00; B62D61/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
157 words
AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE OF THE TYPE HAVING A FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY EXTENDING BODY AND A FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY EXTENDING IMAGINARY PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE VEHICLE, SAID VEHICLE COMPRISING: A PAIR OF MAIN GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS CONSISTING OF A FRONT WHEEL AND A REAR WHEEL MOUNTED IN SAID IMAGINARY PLANE, THE RESPECTIVE WHEELS BEING MOUNTED FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY OF SAID CENTER OF GRAVITY, FIRST MEANS BIASING SAID REAR WHEEL AND BODY APART TO YIELDABLY SUPPORT BODY, A LEFT AUXILIARY GROUND ENGAGING BALANCING WHEEL AND A RIGHT AUXILIARY GROUND ENGAGING BALANCING WHEEL POSITIONED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE SIDES OF SAID IMAGINARY PLANE, EACH OF SAID AUXILIARY WHEELS BEING CONNECTED TO AND BEING EXTENSIBLE FROM SAID BODY, SECOND MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALLY EXTENDING SAID AUXILIARY WHEELS TO BALANCE SAID VEHICLE ON SAID MAIN WHEELS, AND MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESTRAINING SAID FIRST MEANS FROM MOVING SAID REAR WHEEL AND BODY APART DURING A SKID OF SAID REAR WHEEL.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
157 words
AN AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE OF THE TYPE HAVING A FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY EXTENDING BODY AND A FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY EXTENDING IMAGINARY PLANE PASSING THROUGH THE CENTER OF GRAVITY OF THE VEHICLE, SAID VEHICLE COMPRISING: A PAIR OF MAIN GROUND ENGAGING WHEELS CONSISTING OF A FRONT WHEEL AND A REAR WHEEL MOUNTED IN SAID IMAGINARY PLANE, THE RESPECTIVE WHEELS BEING MOUNTED FORWARDLY AND REARWARDLY OF SAID CENTER OF GRAVITY, FIRST MEANS BIASING SAID REAR WHEEL AND BODY APART TO YIELDABLY SUPPORT BODY, A LEFT AUXILIARY GROUND ENGAGING BALANCING WHEEL AND A RIGHT AUXILIARY GROUND ENGAGING BALANCING WHEEL POSITIONED ON THEIR RESPECTIVE SIDES OF SAID IMAGINARY PLANE, EACH OF SAID AUXILIARY WHEELS BEING CONNECTED TO AND BEING EXTENSIBLE FROM SAID BODY, SECOND MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALLY EXTENDING SAID AUXILIARY WHEELS TO BALANCE SAID VEHICLE ON SAID MAIN WHEELS, AND MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY RESTRAINING SAID FIRST MEANS FROM MOVING SAID REAR WHEEL AND BODY APART DURING A SKID OF SAID REAR WHEEL.
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