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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2016
Applicant:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Sphero, Inc., Boulder, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 57/00 (2006.01); A63H 33/00 (2006.01); B60R 11/00 (2006.01); B62D 61/00 (2006.01); B62D 39/00 (2006.01); B62D 11/00 (2006.01); A63H 30/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2006.01); A63H 33/26 (2006.01); A63H 23/04 (2006.01); A63H 27/00 (2006.01); A63H 27/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63H 33/005 (2013.01); A63H 23/04 (2013.01); A63H 27/02 (2013.01); A63H 27/10 (2013.01); A63H 27/12 (2013.01); A63H 30/04 (2013.01); A63H 33/26 (2013.01); B60R 11/00 (2013.01); B62D 11/003 (2013.01); B62D 39/00 (2013.01); B62D 61/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0011 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01); G05D 1/0044 (2013.01); G05D 1/027 (2013.01); G05D 1/0259 (2013.01); G05D 1/0278 (2013.01); B60R 2011/007 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0214 (2013.01); Y10S 901/01 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system comprising a self-propelled device and an accessory device. The self-propelled device includes a spherical housing, and a drive system provided within the spherical housing to cause the self-propelled device to roll. When the self-propelled device rolls, the self-propelled device and the accessory device magnetically interact to maintain the accessory device in contact with a top position of the spherical housing relative to an underlying surface on which the spherical housing is rolling on.