Patent ID: 6134734
Filing Date: 2000-10-24
Classification: B60B,B60S,B64F

Abstract:
An apparatus for maintaining an aircraft, the apparatus comprising:a mobile base having rotating means for providing rotational movement of said mobile base on a support surface, said rotating means including a plurality of wheel members for allowing said mobile base to travel along surfaces, each of the plurality of wheel members including an omni-directional vehicle wheel for providing at least forward, lateral, diagonal, and rotational motion of said mobile base, and said mobile base also having a plurality of support surface registering members for registering said mobile base to a support surface to inhibit movement of the plurality of wheel members;a boom member having a proximal end portion rotatably mounted to said mobile base so that said boom member rotates in a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the support surface, said boom member being movable between a retracted position and an extended position; andan aircraft maintenance tool connected to a distal end portion of said boom member.