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...that the Slinky toy was the result of a failed attempt by engineer Richard James to produce an antivibration device for ship instruments? His goal was to develop a spring that would instantaneously counterbalance the wave motion that rocks a ship at sea. Instead, he developed the Slinky.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7252348 | Wheel assembly for a tracked vehicle There is provided a wheel assembly and associated method of mounting wheels about a hub, by providing a hub comprising a shoulder having a clearing space allowing a wheel introduced by one side of the hub to be pivoted to an opposite side thereof. ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7219452 | Trench wheel apparatus and method of use A trench wheel has a relatively thicker wheel center and gradually tapering side walls that produce a thinner wheel as distance from the hub increases. The wheel center is preferably fabricated from stamped metal into a hat or thimble shape, and has a skirt or brim ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6935667 | Wheels for a wheeled vehicle A wheel assembly for a wheeled vehicle utilizes interchangeable wheel hubs to secure various types of tires to provide better performance and maintenance on the vehicles. The design of the hubs is such that fabrication costs are reduced as well as costs for maintain... | 08/30/2005 |
| 5171074 | Low inertia track laying wheel A light weight road wheel having a relatively low mass moment of rotational inertia for use in a vehicle having an endless track. The wheel includes an inner metal member having a peripheral groove for receiving guide cleats of an endless track, and oppos... | 12/15/1992 |
| 4523790 | Light weight wheel formed from sheet metal A lightweight wheel for land vehicles, particularly bicycles and motorized cycles, which provides sufficient durability for use on rough terrain. The wheel includes a central hub, a peripheral rim which retains a tire, and a plurality of extensions which ... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4422490 | Vehicle road wheels and tires A vehicle road wheel is disclosed having a safety groove adjacent its outboard rim edge but so as to be within a tire fitted to the wheel and within which a flexible band is fitted so that a tire fitted to the wheel has it outboard bead embraced between t... | 12/27/1983 |
| 3993356 | Track carrying wheels for crawler type vehicles having improved panel assemblies A wheel for carrying continuous track of crawler type vehicles has a set of spaced pairs of inner and outer panel members that are connected together through vibration barriers. One of the inner or outer panels is formed of a laminate.... | 11/23/1976 |
