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Locomotion system and apparatus

  • US 9,329,681 B2
  • Filed: 10/24/2013
  • Issued: 05/03/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/24/2012
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A locomotion system for use with a virtual environment technology, the system comprising:

  • a platform configured to support a user;

    a harness support assembly coupled to the platform and extending upwardly from the platform, wherein the harness support assembly includes a support halo positioned above the platform and extending about a vertical central axis; and

    a safety harness configured to be worn by the user, wherein the safety harness includes a low friction interface structure configured to slidingly engage the support halo;

    wherein the interface structure is vertically separate from the support halo and configured to move circumferentially relative to the support halo while being vertically supported by the support halo.

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