Motor vehicles – Special wheel base – Five or more wheels
Patent
1979-03-30
1982-08-03
Peters, Jr., Joseph F.
Motor vehicles
Special wheel base
Five or more wheels
280424, 296178, B62D 31002
Patent
active
043423701
ABSTRACT:
An articulated omnibus having a two-axle leading member, a single-axle trailing member, and an engine aft of the trailing member axle. The forward wheelbase between the front and center axles is approximately equal to the rear wheelbase between the center and rear axles. The front overhang is about 1/6 to 1/7 of the forward wheelbase, and the rear overhang is about 1/2 to 1/3 of the forward wheelbase. Passenger entrances near the front and center axles have thresholds lower than the central portion of the forward member. A driver's seat and compartment are located above the front axle.
REFERENCES:
patent: 2163748 (1939-06-01), Dayes
patent: 2563917 (1951-08-01), Caesar
Drewitz Hans-Jurgen
Hagin Faust
Hill M. J.
M.A.N. Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nuernberg AG
Peters Jr. Joseph F.
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