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1912 – Dreadnought Wheel and “Big Lizzie” – Frank Bottrill (Australian)

cyberne1 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:31:00 +0000

1912 – Dreadnought Wheel and "Big Lizzie" – Frank Bottrill A dreadnaught wheel is a wheel with articulated rails attached at the rim to provide a firm footing for the wheel to roll over, they have also been known as endless railway wheels when fitted to road locomotives, and were commonly fitted to steam traction […]

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1899 – Walking Wheel – James C. Anderson (American)

cyberne1 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:29:45 +0000

1899 – Walking Wheel patent by James C. Anderson Publication number US647245 A Publication type Grant Publication date Apr 10, 1900 Filing date Aug 16, 1899 Priority date Aug 16, 1899 Inventors James C Anderson Original Assignee James C Anderson My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in wheels for use upon vehicles […]

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1846 – Walking Wheel – James Boydell (British)

cyberne1 — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 12:28:50 +0000

1846 – Walking Wheel by James Boydell A dreadnaught wheel is a wheel with articulated rails attached at the rim to provide a firm footing for the wheel to roll over, they have also been known as endless railway wheels when fitted to road locomotives, and were commonly fitted to steam traction engines. Bottrill's "Big […]

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1967 – Toy Space Crawlers – Various

cyberne1 — Sat, 18 Oct 2014 12:47:12 +0000

After recently posting the entry on Vladimir Ischein's Walking Wheel (1983), I recalled having seen something similar. It turned out to be the toy "Space Crawler" of Major Matt Mason from 1967. This toy led to several other toymakers making similar devices. 1967 – Mattel's Major Matt Mason's Space Crawler Some Space Crawler Images sourced […]

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1983 – Walking Wheel – Vladimir Ischein (Soviet Union)

cyberne1 — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:23:49 +0000

1983 – Soviet Walking Wheel by Vladimir Ischein. Google translation of original article here. I have not attempted to correct it. During its 50-year history of our magazine § repeatedly told about the vehicles with conventional propulsion. In recent years, interest in beskolesiym machines has increased significantly. This is due primarily to the development of […]

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1973 – Wheel Walker – Ralph Mosher (American)

cyberne1 — Wed, 15 Oct 2014 11:18:44 +0000

1973 – Wheel Walker – Ralph Mosher Wheels Used as Legs It is understood that many ideas have been presented that involve a combination of wheel actions such as rotation and orbiting. The idea shown in Figure 49 is different in that an immobilized wheel experiencing slipping and bulldozing will transfer its action from wheel […]

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1964c – Walking Wheel Stair Climbers – Meredith Thring (British)

cyberne1 — Sun, 06 Jan 2013 11:10:02 +0000

Stair-climbing wheels Wheels that shoot out spring-loaded "legs" enable an experimental British vehicle to climb stairs and other obstacles. The vehicle, powered by batteries, is the "miniclimber," developed by Prof. Meredith Thring and Brian Shayer at Queen Mary College, London University. The small machine travels at about three mph. On level ground, the weight of […]

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1954 – Square Walking Wheel – Albert Sfredda (American)

cyberne1 — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 02:37:20 +0000

Source: Popular Mechanics, April 1970. 1- SQUARE WHEELS WORK BETTER than round ones in this system for use on rough terrain- The sharp-cornered treads dig in on snow, mud, sand or steep grades, providing increased traction for trucks, tanks and other military vehicles. At the same time, ingenious self-leveling geometry provides a smooth ride on […]

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