.~.~.~> Generating means is driven by a prime mover
DEFINITION
Classification: 180/65.3
With means on vehicle for generating power for the electric motor:
(under subclass 65.1) Vehicles wherein the electric motor is supplied with electric power generated by means carried on the vehicle.
(1) Note. The generating means may be a generator driven a prime mover or the running gear of the vehicle including the drive wheels, the drive axle, drive shaft or shock absorbing means. The drive may be direct or indirect through an energy conversion mechanisms. Although the systems in this and the indented subclass may include batteries, for purposes of this subclass, a storage battery is not considered to be means for generating electric power.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
2.2, for generating means on a vehicle driven by a wind motor or in the form of a solar cell.
