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US3196806A
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Drive mechanisms
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1963-07-18
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Granted: 1965-07-27
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Expires: 1983-07-18
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Ernest C Brunder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 14:47
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60S; B60S3/00; B60S3/004; B62; B62D; B62D1/00; B62D1/24; B62D1/26
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
224 words
A DRIVE MECHANISM FOR SO MOVING AN AUTOMOBILE AND THE LIKE, ACROSS A FLOOR THAT DURING SAID MOVEMENT THE WHEELS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID AUTOMOBILE MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION ALONG A PREDETERMINE PATH OF TRAVEL, AND WHEELS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID VEHICLE MOVE IN SAID ONE DIRECTION ALONG ANOTHER PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL, SAID DRIVE MECHANISM COMPRISING (A) PUSHER MEANS FOR ABUTTINGLY ENGAGING ONE OF SAID WHEELS ONE SAID ONE SIDE, (B) MEANS, INCLUDING A DRIVE CHAIN MOUNTED ON SAID FLOOR BETWEEN SAID PATHS OF TRAVEL, FOR DRIVING SAID PUSHER MEANS ALONG SAID PATH OF TRAVEL IN AN AUTOMOBILE MOVING OPERATION, (C) SAID DRIVE CHAIN HAVING TWO HORIZONTALLY SPACED PASSES BETWEEN SAID PATHS OF TRAVEL, (1) ONE PASS BEING ADJACENT TO SAID ONE PATH OF TRAVEL FOR MOVING SAID PUSHER MEANS IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND (2) THE OTHER PASS BEING ON THE SIDE OF SAID ONE PASS REMOTE FROM SAID ONE PATH OF TRAVEL FOR MOVING SAID PUSHER MEANS IN THE DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO SAID ONE DIRECTION IN A RETURN MOVEMENT TO SAID PATH OF TRAVEL FOR ANOTHER MOVEMENT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND (D) MEANS ON SAID FLOOR BETWEEN SAID PATHS OF TRAVEL AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PUSHER MEANS FOR BRACING SAID PUSHER MEANS AGAINST HORIZONTAL SWINGING MOVEMENT DURING SAID MOVEMENT OF SAID PUSHER MEANS IN SAID ONE DIRECTION.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
224 words
A DRIVE MECHANISM FOR SO MOVING AN AUTOMOBILE AND THE LIKE, ACROSS A FLOOR THAT DURING SAID MOVEMENT THE WHEELS ON ONE SIDE OF SAID AUTOMOBILE MOVE IN ONE DIRECTION ALONG A PREDETERMINE PATH OF TRAVEL, AND WHEELS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID VEHICLE MOVE IN SAID ONE DIRECTION ALONG ANOTHER PREDETERMINED PATH OF TRAVEL, SAID DRIVE MECHANISM COMPRISING (A) PUSHER MEANS FOR ABUTTINGLY ENGAGING ONE OF SAID WHEELS ONE SAID ONE SIDE, (B) MEANS, INCLUDING A DRIVE CHAIN MOUNTED ON SAID FLOOR BETWEEN SAID PATHS OF TRAVEL, FOR DRIVING SAID PUSHER MEANS ALONG SAID PATH OF TRAVEL IN AN AUTOMOBILE MOVING OPERATION, (C) SAID DRIVE CHAIN HAVING TWO HORIZONTALLY SPACED PASSES BETWEEN SAID PATHS OF TRAVEL, (1) ONE PASS BEING ADJACENT TO SAID ONE PATH OF TRAVEL FOR MOVING SAID PUSHER MEANS IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND (2) THE OTHER PASS BEING ON THE SIDE OF SAID ONE PASS REMOTE FROM SAID ONE PATH OF TRAVEL FOR MOVING SAID PUSHER MEANS IN THE DIRECTION OPPOSITE TO SAID ONE DIRECTION IN A RETURN MOVEMENT TO SAID PATH OF TRAVEL FOR ANOTHER MOVEMENT IN SAID ONE DIRECTION, AND (D) MEANS ON SAID FLOOR BETWEEN SAID PATHS OF TRAVEL AND ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID PUSHER MEANS FOR BRACING SAID PUSHER MEANS AGAINST HORIZONTAL SWINGING MOVEMENT DURING SAID MOVEMENT OF SAID PUSHER MEANS IN SAID ONE DIRECTION.
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