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US 12,428,061 · App. 19/007,533 · Granted Sep 30, 2025

Compactible vehicle

Inventor: Jack Mitchell Farris (Parkland, FL)
B62D21/14B62D61/12
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Patent No.
US 12,428,061
App. No.
19/007,533
Granted
Sep 30, 2025
Kind
B1
Abstract

An apparatus includes a core and multiple wheel systems. For each of the multiple wheel systems, a wheel is attached to each end of a rotatable axle. The apparatus includes support legs. The support legs are connected to the core and a horizontal-motion-enabling device is attached to at least one support leg. The apparatus includes sides. The sides are connected to the core. The apparatus includes a computing device.

Claims (54)

1. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, an electronic command, and based on the electronic command:

moving, by the computing device, an axle,

wherein the axle is positioned other than perpendicular to the centerline of a core, and

wherein wheels of the axle are not contacting the ground;

moving, by the computing device, a first leg upwards towards the core, where the first leg is not already raised upwards towards the core;

moving, by the computing device, the axle between the first leg and a second leg;

moving, by the computing device, the first leg downwards away from the core;

moving, by the computing device, the second leg towards the core; and

moving, by the computing device, the axle past the second leg,

wherein the axle is located at the core's sides and is perpendicular to the core's centerline; and

retracting, by the computing device, support legs to lower the core and wherein the wheels of the axles contact the ground or floor.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

moving, by the computing device, a side away from the core as the axle is moved to a direction that is perpendicular to the core's center; and

unfolding, by the computing device, a foldable section to create a flat surface as the slide is moved away from the core.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the slide is attached to the core via a hinge.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, by a computing device, another electronic command, and based on the other electronic command:

moving, by the computing device, an axle,

wherein the axle is positioned perpendicular to the centerline of a core, and

wherein wheels of the axle are contacting the ground;

extending, by the computing device, support legs to raise the core and wheels off the ground;

moving, by the computing device, a second leg upwards towards the core;

moving, by the computing device, the axle between the second leg and a first leg;

moving, by the computing device, the second leg downwards away from the core;

moving, by the computing device, the first leg towards the core; and

moving, by the computing device, the axle past the first leg,

wherein the axle is located at a position other than perpendicular to the core's centerline.

5. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions, the instructions comprising:

one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a device, cause the one or more processors to:

move an axle,

wherein the axle is positioned other than perpendicular to the centerline of a core, and

wherein wheels of the axle are not contacting the ground;

move a first leg upwards towards the core, where the first leg is not already raised upwards towards the core;

move the axle between the first leg and a second leg;

move the first leg downwards away from the core;

move the second leg towards the core; and

move the axle past the second leg,

wherein the axle is located at the core's sides and is perpendicular to the core's centerline; and

retract support legs to lower the core and wherein the wheels of the axles contact the ground or floor.

6. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the first leg is attached to a first support actuator and the second leg is attached to a second support actuator.

7. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

move a side away from the core as the axle is moved to a direction that is perpendicular to the core's center; and

unfold, a foldable section to create a flat surface as the slide is moved away from the core.

8. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 5 , wherein the one or more processors are further to:

move an axle,

wherein the axle is positioned perpendicular to the centerline of a core, and wherein wheels of the axle are contacting the ground;

extend support legs to raise the core and wheels off the ground;

move a second leg upwards towards the core;

move the axle between the second leg and a first leg;

move the second leg downwards away from the core;

move the first leg towards the core; and

move the axle past the first leg,

wherein the axle is located at a position other than perpendicular to the core's centerline.

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