Patent ID: 7047578
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: A61G,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A device for acquiring and transporting an object, comprising: a. a housing having a low clearance portion; b. a first conveyance assembly movably connected to the housing for moving the housing with respect to an environmental surface, wherein the first conveyance assembly comprises a lower drive roller connected to the housing and to the power assembly, a lower end idler roller connected to the housing, and a lower endless belt movably coupled to the lower drive roller and the lower end idler roller; c. a second conveyance assembly movably connected to the housing for moving the object with respect to the housing, wherein the second conveyance assembly comprises an upper drive roller connected to the housing and to the power assembly, an upper end idler roller connected to the housing, and an upper endless belt movably coupled to the upper drive roller and the upper end idler roller; and d. a power assembly for moving the conveyance assemblies, wherein the power assembly comprises a battery, a motor communicatively connected to the battery, a transmission connected to the motor, to lower drive roller and to the upper drive roller, and an electronic control system communicatively connected to the motor and to the battery, the transmission having first and second power shafts connected to first and second power sprockets respectively, a first drive chain communicatively connecting the first power sprocket to a lower sprocket on the lower drive roller, and a second drive chain communicatively connecting the second power sprocket to an upper sprocket on the upper drive roller.