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US 6,578,931 B1Granted
Drive wheel roller
OwnerMartin L. Andersoninventor
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Abstract
A drive wheel roller disengages a drive wheel on a device from the drive axle connected directly to a motor, such that the drive wheel can spin freely to move the device when the motor is not on. The axle has an aperture which aligns with an aperture on the hub of the drive wheel. When the pin is in place the drive axle and the wheel turn in unison. When the pin is removed the wheel can spin freely on a bearing located between the wheel and the axle. A screw cap locks the wheel on the axle.
Claims3
A drive wheel roller assembly comprising:
- a device having a motor and an axle connected to the motor, the axle having a radial aperture therethrough,
- a bearing attached to the axle,
- a wheel attached to the bearing for rotating the wheel on the axle,
- a wheel hub on the wheel which engages the axle, the wheel hub having a radial aperture for alignment with the axle aperture,
- a pin for extending radially through the aperture in the wheel hub and the axle when the apertures are aligned,
- a screw cap for attachment to the axle for engaging the wheel hub to keep the wheel on the axle such that when the pin is inserted in the apertures of the wheel hub and axle the wheel spins with the axle engaging the motor, and the wheel can rotate freely on the axle when the pin is removed to easily transport the device without having to turn the motor.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.