Patent ID: 8240748
Filing Date: 2012-08-14
Classification: A61G,A62C,B62D,F41H,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A modular motorized vehicle, comprising: a base body having a frame, a driver compartment, a chassis, a motor adapted to propel the vehicle, and a cavity region adapted to accommodate a removable modular component; a plurality of wheels coupled to said base body and adapted to facilitate the movement of said vehicle over a ground surface, wherein at least one of said plurality of wheels is adapted to be driven by said motor; a first removable modular component adapted to be locked and unlocked from said cavity region of said base body, wherein said first removable modular component provides added structural rigidity to the frame when installed within the base body, and wherein said first removable modular component comprises at least 20 percent of the overall volume and at least 20 percent of the overall weight of the entire modular motorized vehicle; one or more locking mechanisms that fasten said first removable modular component within said base body and that permit said first removable modular component to be removed and replaced with a second removable modular component when said one or more locking mechanisms are unlocked; and a vehicular support system having