US2012006602A1PendingUtilityA1

Spherical mobility mechanism

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Assignee: ORENBUCH SHMUELPriority: Mar 6, 2002Filed: Sep 21, 2011Published: Jan 12, 2012
Est. expiryMar 6, 2022(expired)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Shmuel Orenbuch
B62D 15/00B60B 33/08B60B 19/12B60B 19/003
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Abstract

An omni directional mobility device made of a spherical device that is capable of omni directional movement. An omni directional vehicle including a vehicle and at least one omni directional mobility device made of a spherical device for enabling omni directional movement.

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1 . A method of operating a mobility device by actively enabling omni directional movement of an active drive sphere and frictionally engaging the sphere to drive the mobility device in any direction. 
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1  including the step of steering the mobility device through the active drive sphere. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1  further including the step of operating the active drive sphere through a motor. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1  further including the step of operating a wheelchair including at least one active drive sphere. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1  further including the step of operating a forklift including at least one active drive sphere. 
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1  further including the step of operating an automobile including at least on spherical drive sphere.

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