Omnidirectional locomotion platform

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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of an omnidirectional locomotion platform;

FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a rear elevational view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a front elevational view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 8 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along axis 8-8 from FIG. 6;

FIG. 9 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along axis 9-9 from FIG. 6; and,

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view thereof taken along axis 10-10 from FIG. 6.

Broken lines are used to illustrate unclaimed portions of the omnidirectional locomotion platform; broken lines form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

I claim the ornamental design for an omnidirectional locomotion platform, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D766239
Type: Grant
Filed: Apr 24, 2014
Date of Patent: Sep 13, 2016
Assignee: VENTURE LENDING & LEASING VIL, INC. (Portola Valley, CA)
Inventor: Jan Goetgeluk (Houston, TX)
Primary Examiner: Susan Bennett Hattan
Assistant Examiner: Marie Fast Horse
Application Number: 29/488,951