Motorized personal conveyance driver
OwnerEddy Cardenteyinventor
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Abstract
A wheeled platform has a base, a plurality of wheels, and a power supply. A connector extends from the wheeled platform. A motor assembly has at least one motor mounted on the connector to couple with a conveyance. A controller assembly steers the conveyance. The base includes an upper surface for supporting an operator. The base forms a wheel assembly for holding the wheels. The power supply sends power to the motor assembly through the control assembly to drive the conveyance.
Claims12
A motorized conveyance accessory system comprising:
- a wheeled platform having a base for supporting an operator, a wheel assembly connected to the base with a plurality of wheels mounted thereon, and a drive mechanism for driving the plurality of wheels;
- a conveyance having an upper surface for supporting a load and a frame with a steering mechanism mounted on the frame;
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- a connector assembly permanently connected to the wheeled platform at one end and permanently connected to the conveyance at the opposite end;
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- wherein the steering mechanism is a steering mechanism selected from the group consisting of a joystick connected to the microcontroller through a hard-wired connection and a force-sensing linear potentiometer connected to the microcontroller through a hard-wired connection.
A kit for assembling a motorized conveyance accessory system comprising:
- a wheeled platform having a base for supporting an operator, a wheel assembly connected to the base with a plurality of wheels mounted thereon, and a drive mechanism for driving the plurality of wheels;
- a conveyance having an upper surface for supporting a load and a frame with a steering mechanism mounted on the frame;
- a connector assembly for permanently connecting the wheeled platform to the conveyance;
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- wherein the steering mechanism is a steering mechanism selected from the group consisting of a joystick connected to the microcontroller through a hard-wired connection and a force-sensing linear potentiometer connected to the microcontroller through a hard-wired connection.
A motorized conveyance accessory system comprising:
- a wheeled platform having a base for supporting an operator, a wheel assembly connected to the base with a plurality of wheels mounted thereon, and a drive mechanism for driving the plurality of wheels,
- a cart having an upper surface for supporting a load and a frame with a steering mechanism mounted on the frame,
- means for connecting the wheeled platform to the cart wherein the drive mechanism includes a microcontroller, a battery, and at least one motor mounted in one of the plurality of wheels;
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- wherein the steering mechanism is a steering mechanism selected from the group consisting of a joystick connected to the microcontroller through a hard-wired connection and a force-sensing linear potentiometer connected to the microcontroller through a hard-wired connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.