Patent ID: 7594561

Claim:
An armored wheeled vehicle with protection against effects of a land mine, comprising: (a) a plurality of building blocks separating and dividing the vehicle, wherein the plurality of building blocks include: i. at least one main building block, wherein the main building block has a V-shaped floor; ii. a front building block, wherein the front building block comprises a front wheel axle connected to rotate on the front building block, a steering assembly connected to steer wheels connected to the front wheel axle, and a first drive motor operably connected to drive the front wheel axle; and iii. a rear building block, wherein the rear building block comprises a rear wheel axle connected to rotate on the rear building block and a second drive motor operably connected to drive the rear wheel axle, wherein the front building block is separably connected by a first means for connecting to a front portion of the main building block and the rear building block is separably connected by a second means for connecting to a rear portion of the main building block, wherein the first means for connecting and the second means for connecting each comprise one or more bolts having target break points or one or more exploding bolts, each exploding bolt comprising a built-in charge for igniting and blowing off the bolt; and (b) a plurality of wheel axles disposed to rotate on one or more of the plurality of building blocks, wherein no wheel axle is disposed below the main building block, wherein the plurality of wheel axles includes the front wheel axle and the rear wheel axle, and wherein after one of the front building block and first drive motor or the rear building block and second drive motor is separated from the main building block, a surviving portion of the armored wheeled vehicle comprising the main building block that remains connected to the second drive motor or the first drive motor, respectively, has substantial mobility provided by the remaining drive motor.