Patent ID: 7905302

Claim:
A ground support vehicle ( 10 ) comprising: an omni-directional vehicle ( 11 ) defining a vertical axis ( 16 ); a lift ( 62 ) coupled to said omni-directional vehicle; a platform ( 37 ) revolvably coupled to said lift so as to rotate about said vertical axis; whereby said lift raises and lowers the elevation of said platform with respect to said omni-directional vehicle; and a plurality of outrigger arms ( 23 ) having proximal ends coupled to said frame ( 14 ), said outrigger arms disposed along a plurality of radials of said vertical axis and circumpositioned symmetrically about the perimeter of said vehicle ( 10 ), said plurality of outrigger arms arranged and designed to extend and retract along said plurality of radials; and a plurality of swivel casters ( 20 ) coupled to distal ends of said outrigger arms; whereby said plurality of outrigger arms and said plurality of swivel casters cooperate to support said vehicle ( 10 ).