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US4265326:
Rolling and stepping vehicle
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| Country: |
US United States of America
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| Inventor: |
Lauber, Ernst; Thun, Switzerland
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| Assignee: |
Habegger; Willy, Hunibach near Thun, Switzerland
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| Published / Filed: |
1981-05-05
/ 1979-02-23
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| Application Number: |
US1979000014593
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| IPC Code: |
Advanced:
B25J 5/00;
B60F 5/00;
B62D 49/08;
B62D 57/00;
B62D 57/024;
B62D 57/028;
E02F 9/02;
E02F 9/04;
Core:
B62D 49/00;
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IPC-7:
B62D 57/02;
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| ECLA Code: |
B60F5/00; B62D49/08; B62D57/00; B62D57/028; E02F9/02D; E02F9/04;
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| U.S. Class: |
Current:
180/008.3;
Original:
180/008.R;
180/008.B;
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| Field of Search: |
180/8 R,8 B,8 BA,8 C,8 D,8 E,8 F
212/59 R,145
305/001,2,3
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| Abstract: |
A rolling and stepping vehicle capable of serving as a platform for a variety of working elements, e.g. a crane or an excavator, has a central support provided with a plurality of outwardly extending traveling legs. Each traveling leg is swingable relative to the support about a respective vertical axis and is subdivided into an outrigger shank and a support shank articulated together. The support shanks can have extensible rams and are provided with rolling elements, e.g. wheels or tracks.
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| Attorney, Agent or Firm: |
Ross, Karl F. ;
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| Primary / Asst. Examiners: |
Pekar, John A.;
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| INPADOC Legal Status: |
None
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First Claim:
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I claim:
1. A rolling and stepping vehicle comprising:
- a central support adapted to serve as a tool platform;
- a plurality of traveling legs extending outwardly from said support;
- means pivotally connecting each of said legs to said support for swinging movement about a respective upright axis, each of said traveling legs including an outrigger pivotally connected to said support at the respective axis and swingable in a vertical plane, and a support shank articulated to said outrigger and swingable in a respective vertical plane relative thereto;
- means on each of said legs for enabling the pivotal movement of the respective shank relative to the respective outrigger about a substantially vertical steering axis;
- rolling means on each of said shanks for rolling engagement with the ground; and
- a respective support ram telescopingly received in each of said shanks and extensible to support the platform on the ground independently of the respective rolling means.
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