Drive Wheel Patents (Class 104/41)
  • Patent number: 8205557
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided to enable a personal transportation vehicle, such a motorcycle, to turn up to 180 degrees around while remaining in a confined, compact space. The apparatus comprises a lightweight inner platform rotating inside a lightweight, fixed, outer platform and uses translated power from the personal transportation vehicle as a motive force to turn the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2012
    Inventor: Raymond Patrick Moore
  • Patent number: 4716837
    Abstract: A turntable for positioning a parked vehicle is disclosed herein having a revolving platform operably mounted on a portable base with driving mechanism interconnecting the base with the platform. Rollers movably support the platform on the base in combination with reinforced tracks. Wheel stops are incorporated into the top surface of the platform for releasably retaining the vehicle in a parked position during operation of the turntable and remote controls as well as manual controls are employed for starting and stopping the operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: January 5, 1988
    Inventor: Alfred E. Valencia