Patent ID: 7690473

Claim:
A security, patrol and surveillance vehicle ( 10 ) comprising: a powered omni-directional vehicle ( 11 ) defining a vertical axis ( 16 ) and having a frame ( 14 ); a lift ( 62 ) coupled to said omni-directional vehicle; a platform ( 36 ) coupled to said lift, said platform including an operators station ( 38 ) with inputs ( 31 R, 31 L) arranged and designed for controlling the motion of 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 be extended and retracted telescopically by motor-driven actuators along said plurality of radials, said plurality of swivel casters ( 20 ) coupled to distal ends of said outrigger arms; wherein said frame ( 14 ) has a circular circumference that surrounds said lift ( 62 ); whereby said plurality of outrigger arms and said plurality of swivel casters cooperate to support said vehicle ( 10 ); and whereby said lift raises and lowers the elevation of said platform with respect to said omni-directional vehicle.