Education and demonstration – Physical education – Traversing ground
Patent
1996-01-16
1999-01-19
Donnelly, Jerome W.
Education and demonstration
Physical education
Traversing ground
434 40, 434 55, 472 59, 482 51, 482 78, G09B 1900, A63G 3116
Patent
active
058608117
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a geo-positional treading sphere (10) having a sphere (12) rotatably cradled within a base (14). The base (14) has at least one base pylon (14A) having a base pylon driver to rotate the sphere (12) longitudinally and/or latidudinally in response to an instant position which the user (16) is located within the sphere (12). The base (14) has a plurality of base bearings (14D) attached thereto which function to facilitate the sphere's (12) rotation. The user (16) adorns a user control (18) consisting of a user control backpack (18A) and a user control helmet (18B). The user control backpack (18A) has at least one user control backpack infrared distance sensor to send and receive signals to the inner wall of the sphere (12). The received signals by the at least one user control backpack infrared distance sensor is relayed to the geo-positional treading sphere operating system (110). The received signals by the at least one user control helmet beam is relayed to the geo-positional treading sphere operating system (110). The geo-positional treading sphere operating system (110) controls rotation of the sphere (12) in relation to the position of the user (16) therein.
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Donnelly Jerome W.
Hwang Victor K.
Kroll Michael I.
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