Electronically controlled detachable motorized track system for sports apparatus
OwnerStewart J. Crockettinventor
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Abstract
An electronically controlled detachable motorized track system for a snowboard having front and rear baseplates sized to fit in a backpack with right and left motorized tracks having a length extending beyond the front and rear baseplates from proximate the rear of a snowboard to proximate the front of a snowboard and beyond the front and rear baseplates, each adapted for wrapping around drive rollers and freely rotating rear rollers. A hand controller wirelessly controls the tracks.
Claims20
An electronically controlled detachable motorized track system for a snowboard having front and rear baseplates sized to fit in a backpack comprising:
- a right motorized track having a length extending beyond the front and rear baseplates from proximate the rear of a snowboard to proximate the front of a snowboard and beyond the front and rear baseplates;
- a left motorized track having substantially the same length as the right motorized track;
- the right motorized track is adapted to be wrapped around a right drive roller and a rear right roller;
- the left motorized track is adapted to be wrapped around a left drive roller and a rear left roller;
- a battery housing;
- at least one battery housed within the battery housing;
- at least two clamps, each clamp having a clamp frame, a clamp handle, and a threaded screw assembled therein,
- at least two electric drive motors, each separately affixed within one of the at least two clamps, where each electric drive motor includes a driveshaft and is adapted to be connected to the battery housing;
- where each of the at least two clamps has a clamp frame including a fixed jaw and an upper arm and each upper arm has a threaded collar for accepting the threaded screw and the clamp frame also includes a channel for inserting the driveshaft;
- a right drive roller including a right gear reduction assembly rotatably attached to one of the at least two electric drive motors;
- a left drive roller including a left gear reduction assembly rotatably attached to another one of the at least two electric drive motors;
- a plurality of clamp and rear roller assemblies including
- at least two clamps, each clamp having a clamp frame, a clamp handle, an axle and a threaded screw assembled therein,
- the axle is rotatably mounted with a bearing,
- each clamp frame includes a fixed jaw and an upper arm, and the upper arm has a threaded collar for accepting the threaded screw and the clamp frame also includes a channel for inserting the axle,
- the axle is rotatably attached to a rear roller,
- a hand controller including right and left control switches;
- a right electronic motor controller housed within the battery housing, connected to the at least one battery, and adapted to be wirelessly coupled to respond to right wireless signals from a set of right switches of hand controller;
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- a left electronic motor controller housed within the battery housing, at least one battery, and adapted to be wirelessly coupled to respond to left wireless signals from a set of left switches of the hand controller.
An electronically controlled detachable motorized track kit for a snowboard having front and rear baseplates sized to fit in a backpack comprising:
- a right motorized track having a length extending beyond the front and rear baseplates from proximate the rear of a snowboard to proximate the front of a snowboard and beyond the front and rear baseplates;
- a left motorized track having substantially the same length as the right motorized track;
- the right motorized track is adapted to be wrapped around a right drive roller and a rear right roller;
- the left motorized track is adapted to be wrapped around a left drive roller and a rear left roller;
- a battery housing;
- at least one battery housed within the battery housing;
- at least two clamps, each clamp having a clamp frame, a clamp handle, and a threaded screw assembled therein;
- at least two electric drive motors, each separately affixed within one of the at least two clamps, where each electric drive motor includes a driveshaft and is adapted to be connected to the battery housing;
- where each of the at least two clamps has a clamp frame including a fixed jaw and an upper arm and each upper arm has a threaded collar for accepting the threaded screw and the clamp frame also includes a channel for inserting the driveshaft;
- a right drive roller including a right gear reduction assembly rotatably attached to one of the at least two electric drive motors;
- a left drive roller including a left gear reduction assembly rotatably attached to another one of the at least two electric drive motors;
- a plurality of clamp and rear roller assemblies including
- at least two clamps, each clamp having a clamp frame, a clamp handle, an axle and a threaded screw assembled therein,
- the axle is rotatably mounted with a bearing,
- each clamp frame includes a fixed jaw and an upper arm, and the upper arm has a threaded collar for accepting the threaded screw and the clamp frame also includes a channel for inserting the axle,
- the axle is rotatably attached to a rear roller;
- a hand controller including right and left control switches;
- a right electronic motor controller housed within the battery housing, connected to the at least one battery, and adapted to be wirelessly coupled to respond to right wireless signals from the a set of right switches of hand controller;
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- a left electronic motor controller housed within the battery housing, at least one battery, and adapted to be wirelessly coupled to respond to left wireless signals from a set of left switches of the hand controller.
An electronically controlled detachable motorized track kit for a snowboard having front and rear baseplates sized to fit in a backpack comprising:
- a right motorized track having a length extending beyond the front and rear baseplates from proximate the rear of a snowboard to proximate the front of a snowboard and beyond the front and rear baseplates;
- a left motorized track having substantially the same length as the right motorized track;
- the right motorized track is adapted to be wrapped around a right drive roller and a rear right roller;
- the left motorized track is adapted to be wrapped around a left drive roller and a rear left roller;
- a battery housing;
- at least one battery housed within the battery housing;
- at least two clamps, each clamp having a clamp frame, a clamp handle, and a threaded screw assembled therein;
- at least two electric drive motors, each separately affixed within one of the at least two clamps, where each electric drive motor includes a driveshaft and is adapted to be connected to the battery housing;
- where each of the at least two clamps has a clamp frame including a fixed jaw and an upper arm and each upper arm has a threaded collar for accepting the threaded screw and the clamp frame also includes a channel for inserting the driveshaft;
- a right drive roller including a right gear reduction assembly rotatably attached to one of the at least two electric drive motors;
- a left drive roller including a left gear reduction assembly rotatably attached to another one of the at least two electric drive motors;
- wherein the right gear reduction assembly and left gear reduction assembly comprise gear reduction assemblies configured to have a gear down ratio in the range of 5 to 1 through 2 to 1;
- a plurality of clamp and rear roller assemblies including
- at least two clamps, each clamp having a clamp frame, a clamp handle, an axle and a threaded screw assembled therein,
- the axle is rotatably mounted with a bearing;
- each clamp frame includes a fixed jaw and an upper arm, and the upper arm has a threaded collar for accepting the threaded screw and the clamp frame also includes a channel for inserting the axle;
- the axle is rotatably attached to a rear roller;
- a hand controller including right and left control switches;
- a right electronic motor controller housed within the battery housing, connected to the at least one battery, and adapted to be wirelessly coupled to respond to signals from the a set of right switches of hand controller;
- a left electronic motor controller housed within the battery housing, at least one battery, and adapted to be wirelessly coupled to respond to signals from a set of left switches of the hand controller;
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- wherein the right electronic motor controller housed within the battery housing and the left electronic motor controller each include right and left modules coupled to right and left variable power units respectively that are adapted to respond to the right and left wireless signals respectively by processing the right and left wireless signals respectively into electronic signals compatible with the right and left variable power units and which represent commands impressed on the hand control.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.