Patent ID: 7736116

Claim:
A vehicle display device in combination with a plurality of vehicles supported thereon, the vehicle display device comprising: a base structure arranged to be supported on the ground; a main platform rotatably supported on the base structure so as to be arranged for rotation about an upright main axis relative to the ground; the main portion comprising a plurality of supporting portions extending outwardly in opposing directions to respective bearing members supported thereon; a plurality of orbiting platforms supported on respective ones of the bearing members of the main platform located circumferentially about the main axis, each orbiting platform being supported by the respective bearing member for rotation about a respective upright orbiting axis relative to the main platform; each orbiting platform supporting a respective one of the plurality of vehicles thereon and being arranged to permit the respective vehicle to be driven onto the platform; and a rotator drive comprising: a main gear mounted in fixed relation to the base structure so as to be fixed against rotation in relation to the ground; an orbiting gear mounted in fixed relation to each one of said plurality of orbiting platforms so as to be arranged to rotate with the respective orbiting platform in relation to the main platform; each of the orbiting gears being operatively connected to the main gear so as to be arranged for rotation synchronously with one another relative to the main platform; and a drive motor arranged to drive rotation of the main platform in relation to the base structure about the main axis so as to be arranged to rotate the orbiting platforms therewith about the main axis and about their respective orbiting platforms by operative connection between the orbiting gears and the main gear.