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US3103985A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Reversible vehicle steering mechanism

Assignee: Consolidation Coal Co
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Filing: 1960-10-03
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Granted: 1963-09-17
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Expires: 1980-10-03
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Jr Stanley J Price

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 17:51
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62D; B62D1/00; B62D1/02; B62D1/22

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 246 words
A STEERABLE VEHICLE ADAPTED TO TRAVEL IN THE FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF STEERABLE WHEELS, STEERING CONTROL MEANS, MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS CONNECTING SAID STEERING CONTROL MEANS AND SAID STEERABLE WHEELS, SAID MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY TRANSMIT MOTION IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION OF SAID STEERING CONTROL MEANS TO SAID STEERABLE WHEELS TO TURN SAID STEERABLE WHEELS IN EITHER A FIRST OR A SECOND DIRECTION, A SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED FLUID, A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAVING PRESSURIZED FLUID ACTUATED FORWARD AND REVERSE CLUTCHES SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE TO PROPEL SAID VEHICLE IN SAID FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTION RESPECTIVELY, CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID CLUTCHES TO SAID SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED FLUID, REVERSING VALVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED BY PRESSURIZED FLUID, A FIRST ACTUATING CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID TRANSMISSION REVERSE CLUTCH TO SAID REVERSING VALVE MEANS, A SECOND ACTUATING CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH TO SAID REVERSING VALVE MEANS, SAID REVERSING VALVE CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO CAUSE SAID MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS TO TRANSMIT SAID MOTION IN SAID PREDETERMINED DIRECTION OF SAID STEERING CONTROL MEANS TO SAID STEERABLE WHEELS IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION WHEN SAID REVERSING VALVE IS ACTUATED BY PRESSURIZED FLUID FLOWING THROUGH SAID FIRST ACTUATING CONDUIT FROM SAID REVERSE CLUTCH AND TO TRANSMIT SAID MOTION IN SAID PREDETERMINED DIRECTION OF SAID STEERING CONTROL MEANS TO SAID STEERABLE WHEELS IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION WHEN SAID REVERSING VALVE IS ACTUATED BY PRESSURIZED FLUID FLOWING THROUGH SAID SECOND ACTUATING CONDUIT FROM SAID FORWARD CLUTCH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 246 words
A STEERABLE VEHICLE ADAPTED TO TRAVEL IN THE FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTION COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF STEERABLE WHEELS, STEERING CONTROL MEANS, MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS CONNECTING SAID STEERING CONTROL MEANS AND SAID STEERABLE WHEELS, SAID MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY TRANSMIT MOTION IN A PREDETERMINED DIRECTION OF SAID STEERING CONTROL MEANS TO SAID STEERABLE WHEELS TO TURN SAID STEERABLE WHEELS IN EITHER A FIRST OR A SECOND DIRECTION, A SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED FLUID, A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HAVING PRESSURIZED FLUID ACTUATED FORWARD AND REVERSE CLUTCHES SELECTIVELY ENGAGEABLE TO PROPEL SAID VEHICLE IN SAID FORWARD OR REVERSE DIRECTION RESPECTIVELY, CONDUIT MEANS CONNECTING SAID CLUTCHES TO SAID SOURCE OF PRESSURIZED FLUID, REVERSING VALVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS AND ADAPTED TO BE ACTUATED BY PRESSURIZED FLUID, A FIRST ACTUATING CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID TRANSMISSION REVERSE CLUTCH TO SAID REVERSING VALVE MEANS, A SECOND ACTUATING CONDUIT CONNECTING SAID TRANSMISSION FORWARD CLUTCH TO SAID REVERSING VALVE MEANS, SAID REVERSING VALVE CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO CAUSE SAID MOTION TRANSMITTING MEANS TO TRANSMIT SAID MOTION IN SAID PREDETERMINED DIRECTION OF SAID STEERING CONTROL MEANS TO SAID STEERABLE WHEELS IN SAID FIRST DIRECTION WHEN SAID REVERSING VALVE IS ACTUATED BY PRESSURIZED FLUID FLOWING THROUGH SAID FIRST ACTUATING CONDUIT FROM SAID REVERSE CLUTCH AND TO TRANSMIT SAID MOTION IN SAID PREDETERMINED DIRECTION OF SAID STEERING CONTROL MEANS TO SAID STEERABLE WHEELS IN SAID SECOND DIRECTION WHEN SAID REVERSING VALVE IS ACTUATED BY PRESSURIZED FLUID FLOWING THROUGH SAID SECOND ACTUATING CONDUIT FROM SAID FORWARD CLUTCH.

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