Self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head

- Anybots, Inc.
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Description

This application is related to U.S. Design Application Ser. No. 29/366,498 entitled “Robot Head” filed on even date herewith and to U.S. non-provisional application Ser. No. 12/781,702 filed on May 17, 2010 and also entitled “Self-Balancing Robot Having a Shaft-Mounted Head.”

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head as viewed from the front and side thereof.

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head as viewed from the front, side, and top thereof.

FIG. 3 is a back view of the self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head; the opposite side view being a mirror image thereof.

FIG. 5 is a front view of the self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head.

FIG. 6 is a bottom view of the self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head; and,

FIG. 7 is a top view of the self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head.

The broken lines in the drawings depict unclaimed environmental subject matter.

Claims

The ornamental design for a self-balancing robot having a shaft-mounted head, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D627377
Type: Grant
Filed: Jul 26, 2010
Date of Patent: Nov 16, 2010
Assignee: Anybots, Inc. (Mountain View, CA)
Inventors: Scott Wiley (Los Altos, CA), Trevor Blackwell (Mountain View, CA), Daniel Casner (Sunnyvale, CA), Benjamin Holson (Mountain View, CA)
Primary Examiner: Patricia Palasik
Attorney: Peters Verny, LLP
Application Number: 29/366,495
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Miscellaneous (D15/199)