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Patent No.:

US 9027678 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 14, 2014

Omni-directional remote-controlled mobility apparatus

Applicants:

Merry Lynn Morris, Tampa, FL (US);

Mark Rumsey, Murrieta, GA (US);

Thomas Messerschmidt, Riverside, CA (US);

Tim John Lewis, Garden Grove, CA (US);

Neil Edmonston, Pensacola, FL (US);

Inventors:

Merry Lynn Morris, Tampa, FL (US);

Mark Rumsey, Murrieta, GA (US);

Thomas Messerschmidt, Riverside, CA (US);

Tim John Lewis, Garden Grove, CA (US);

Neil Edmonston, Pensacola, FL (US);

Assignee:

University of South Florida, Tampa, FL (US);

Attorneys:

Nilay J. Choksi

Smith & Hopen, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Faye M Fleming

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62D 61/10 (2006.01); A61G 5/04 (2013.01); B60B 19/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); A61G 5/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61G 5/04 (2013.01); A61G 2005/1051 (2013.01); B60B 19/003 (2013.01); G05D 1/0016 (2013.01);
Abstract

An omnidirectional mobility apparatus. The current invention is an omnidirectional, remote-controlled mobility apparatus, similar to a wheelchair, which allows the transport of an individual or object(s). The device includes a cubic-shaped base with wheel wells on each vertical side of said base. Within each wheel well is a wheel set, such that the front and rear wheel sets face each other and the left and right wheel sets face each other. The circumference of each wheel set includes a plurality of transverse-facing, smaller wheels disposed incrementally within each wheel set along the circumference of each wheel set, such that a portion of the smaller wheels protrude outside the circumference of each wheel set. This allows the mobility apparatus to propel in any direction. Also included in the device are an adjustable, interchangeable footrest and chair assembly.

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