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US3412820A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Endless track attachment for motorcycles

Assignee: GLEN L WACHHOLZ
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Filing: 1966-07-26
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Granted: 1968-11-26
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Expires: 1986-07-26
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Glen L Wachholz

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-06 01:14
CPC Classifications
B; B62; B62M; B62M27/00; B62M27/02; B62K; B62K13/00; B62M2027/021

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 138 words
A MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELED VEHICLE HAVING A REAR AXLE, A SINGLE REAR WHEEL ON SAID AXLE, AND A VEHICLE FRAME SUPPORTED BY SAID REAR AXLE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID REAR WHEEL, IN COMBINATION WITH A REAR PROPULSION ATTACHMENT TO ADAPT SAID VEHICLE FOR WINTER USE WITHOUT REMOVEAL OF SAID VEHICLE''S REAR WHEEL, SAID REAR PROPULSION ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED PROPULSION ATTACHMENT FRAME, CONTINUOUS TRACK ASSEMBLIES MOUNTED OUTWARDLY OF SAID VEHICLE FRAME ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID PROPULSION ATTACHMENT FRAME, MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DRIVING EACH OF SAID CONTINUOUS TRACK ASSEMBLIES FROM SAID VEHICLE, AND DETACHABLE MEANS PROVIDING ROTATABLE ATTACHMENT OF SAID PROPULSION ATTACHMENT FRAME ABOUT THE END PORTIONS OF SAID VEHICLE''S REAR AXLE AND BEING POSITIONED SUFFICIENTLY ABOVE THE LOWERMOST PORTIONS OF SAID CONTINUOUS TRACK ASSEMBLIES TO ELVATE SAID VEHICLE REAR WHEEL ABOVE SAID LOWERMOST PORTIONS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 138 words
A MOTOR DRIVEN WHEELED VEHICLE HAVING A REAR AXLE, A SINGLE REAR WHEEL ON SAID AXLE, AND A VEHICLE FRAME SUPPORTED BY SAID REAR AXLE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID REAR WHEEL, IN COMBINATION WITH A REAR PROPULSION ATTACHMENT TO ADAPT SAID VEHICLE FOR WINTER USE WITHOUT REMOVEAL OF SAID VEHICLE''S REAR WHEEL, SAID REAR PROPULSION ATTACHMENT COMPRISING A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED PROPULSION ATTACHMENT FRAME, CONTINUOUS TRACK ASSEMBLIES MOUNTED OUTWARDLY OF SAID VEHICLE FRAME ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID PROPULSION ATTACHMENT FRAME, MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY DRIVING EACH OF SAID CONTINUOUS TRACK ASSEMBLIES FROM SAID VEHICLE, AND DETACHABLE MEANS PROVIDING ROTATABLE ATTACHMENT OF SAID PROPULSION ATTACHMENT FRAME ABOUT THE END PORTIONS OF SAID VEHICLE''S REAR AXLE AND BEING POSITIONED SUFFICIENTLY ABOVE THE LOWERMOST PORTIONS OF SAID CONTINUOUS TRACK ASSEMBLIES TO ELVATE SAID VEHICLE REAR WHEEL ABOVE SAID LOWERMOST PORTIONS.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1971-11-26 1972-05-27 1972-11-26 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1975-11-26 1976-05-27 1976-11-26 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1979-11-26 1980-05-27 1980-11-26 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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