Self-suspending wheel
OwnerMorten Andre Lundinventor
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Abstract
An outer wheel, tire and rim, is mounted onto an inner wheel or hub and is adapted for low friction rotation on the hub. An arm is pivotally attached to the inner wheel and carries a receiver for the axle upon which the wheel is mounted so that the axle is positionable over an arc of rotation about the pivot point of the arm. The arm is biased by an elastomeric body so that as the arm moves over its arc of rotation, the elastomeric body is compressed. As the wheel rotates under load, road shocks are transferred to the biasing device which acts as a shock absorber.
Claims9
A self-suspended wheel apparatus for mounting in a wheel mounting frame, the apparatus comprising:
- an outer wheel portion adapted for rotation about a non-rotating, concentric, inner wheel portion;
- the inner wheel portion pivotally engaging an extension arm, the extension arm terminating at a free end thereof, the free end of the extension arm engaging a singular wheel mounting axle adapted for receiving the wheel mounting frame;
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- a biasing means engaging the extension arm and the inner wheel portion, the biasing means enabled for positioning the wheel mounting axle preferentially within the inner wheel portion, and further, for absorbing mechanical shocks to the wheel;
- the self-suspending wheel apparatus and the frame joined together solely by the singular wheel mounting axle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.