Device and method for demonstrating stagger
AssigneeBridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
InventorAl Speyer
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Abstract
In one embodiment a device is provided for visually demonstrating stagger. In this embodiment, the device includes first and second tires coaxially mounted on an axle, wherein the first tire has a smaller diameter than the second tire. The device also includes a member configured to be pushed or pulled by a person. The device may be pushed or pulled on a flat surface, such as a paved road. When the device is pushed or pulled in a forward direction, the first and second tires will rotate at the same rotational speed, but because the second tire has a larger diameter than the first tire, the second tire will travel a greater distance than the first tire during each tire rotation. Thus, the device will move in a curved path.
Claims19
A device for visually demonstrating stagger, the device comprising:
- a first and second tire, wherein the first tire has a smaller diameter than the second tire;
- an axle connected to the first and second tires, such that the first and second tires are coaxial;
- and
- a member connected to the axle and configured to be pushed or pulled by a person.
A system for demonstrating stagger, the system comprising:
- a surface;
- and
- a device configured to be pushed or pulled by a person, wherein the device includes:
- an axle;
- a first tire having a first diameter, configured to be axially mounted on the axle;
- a second tire having a second diameter that is larger than the first diameter, the second tire configured to be axially mounted on the axle, opposite the first tire;
- and
- a member connected to the axle and configured to be pushed or pulled by a person.
A method for visually demonstrating stagger, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a surface;
- providing a device having first and second co-axially mounted tires, wherein the second tire has a larger dimension than the first tire;
- and
- pushing the device on the surface in a forward direction, wherein the larger dimension of the first tire causes the device to move along a curved path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.