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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845285 | Rail for self-propelled electric trucks Rail for self-propelled electric trucks, with the rail (2) having a base part (6) and C-shaped side flanks (8, 10) which engage over side wheels (12) of the truck (4). In order to improve the rail, each C-shaped side flank (8, 1... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7607395 | Car wash conveyor An auto-laundry conveyor of three-tier design using upper, lower and intermediate track rails with a narrow slot between them. Dollies are provided in an endless loop conveyor chain and each dolly comprises a combination of a center link, a pair of reversely similar... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7320546 | Rolling guide apparatus A rolling guide apparatus is provided which is reduced in size and weight, and which includes a track rail of a flexible structure of course having a function of absorbing an impact load and capable of automatically adjusting an error between mounting surfaces of th... | 01/22/2008 |
| 6564722 | Transfer system A transport system includes a traveling rail (1) which constitutes a transport route and a transport body (3) which is capable of traveling on the traveling rail in the longitudinal direction of the traveling rail. Flexible drive tubes (5) are arranged on... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6543118 | Cross-tie pre-plating system A machine for fastening rail plates to cross-ties, utilizing spikes or the like, and method therefore, is disclosed in the present invention. The preferred apparatus of the present invention teaches a system wherein there is provided a conveyor for convey... | 04/08/2003 |
| 5809896 | Running gear for chain hoists A running gear, in particular for chain hoists, load carrying and/or trailing cable, which includes a running rail comprising flange parts and a web part. Running wheels which are located opposite one another are supported on the flange parts of the runni... | 09/22/1998 |
| 5768998 | Suspension conveyor system A suspension conveyor system includes a rail network and a roller apparatus adapted to travel along it. The rails comprise at least two sectional running girders each with upper and lower running surfaces and at least one sectional support girder. The run... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5738016 | Light rail and wheel carriage system A light rail and wheel carriage system (11) includes first and second rail assemblies (10, 12) held in spaced parallel disposition by a plurality of support members (14), and cooperating wheel carriage assemblies (42) that mount rail cars onto the rail as... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5601026 | Pressure-medium activated linear drive system A linear drive system has a guide rail and a transport device that is moveable along the guide rail. At least one tubular, flexible hollow body is positioned along the extension of the guide rail. The hollow body consists essentially of an elastomeric mat... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5598784 | Extruded aluminum conveyor with track offset An improved conveyor track system is provided wherein the track segments are provided with longitudinal channels of T-shaped cross-section which are offset from the centerline of the track and which accept rectangular splice bars that are used to secure t... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5555814 | Track for sortation handling equipment An improved monorail-type track section for use in a material handling and sortation system in which one or more train-type trolleys or cars runs along the track between various sortation and handling stations. The track section comprises a substantially ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5553947 | Guide rail for railborne load carriers In a guide rail (14) for railborne load carriers comprising a support (13) and at least one running rail (15) arranged in a groove (2) of the support (13), this support (13) is an extruded hollow profile. This results in a simple manufacturing method and ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5012746 | Conveying device A conveying system comprised of a rail and at least one transport hanger which can travel back and forth along the rail on rollers, the rollers having horizontal axes of rotation, the rail having horizontal conveyer support projections which are located a... | 05/07/1991 |
| 4936223 | Segmented rail assembly for closed loop work station conveyor system A subsidiary work station loop for a work station conveyor system has a gravity fed rail assembly for trolleys shunted from the main conveyor. An elevator returns the trolleys from the lower end of the rail assembly. Four rail segments define this rail as... | 06/26/1990 |
| 4860662 | Linear motor truck apparatus A linear motor truck apparatus including: a truck having pairs of wheels rotatably mounted thereon; a supporting mechanism, having a rail extending along a line of travel of the truck, for supporting and guiding the truck along the line of travel by engag... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4825769 | Rail assembly for use in a radioactive environment An improved rail assembly and method of construction thereof is disclosed herein that is particularly adapted for use with a crane trolley in a hot cell environment which is exposed to airborne and liquidborne radioactive contaminants. The rail assembly i... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4779537 | Track rail The invention relates to a track rail for a suspension conveyor system particularly for the convenience of materials in the textile industry, having a cross-sectional configuration comprising a pair of roof-shaped converging legs each formed with a roller... | 10/25/1988 |
| 4762069 | Rail with suspension and conductor holding claws A rail suspension arrangement including suspending member and a rail of I beam configuration, the I beam having a web and upper and lower cross bars, one side of the web having claws for connection with conductor holders, and claws on the other side of th... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4607574 | Conveying system for rooftops A conveyor for carrying roofing debris to the edge of a roof which may be easily assembled on a roof with any pitch, moved from area to area as the work of tearing off old roofing material progresses and disassembled. A track, an assembly of track section... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4567334 | Suspended combined electric current collection and traction systems A track for a suspended combined electric current collection and traction system including a base (22) and a resilient shield (26, 28) together defining an elongate space divided into two halves by a resilient beam (32), each of which contains a conductor... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4561359 | Overhead conveyor systems The present invention provides that an overhead suspension system is provided with at least two suspension rails which are parallel, and at least one trolley which runs on the rails, the trolley having respective rollers which respectively engage the rail... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4531460 | Material handling system A material handling system of the monorail and crane type is adaptable to carry relatively heavy loads and light loads through convenient structural modification using common component parts. The system is comprised of a double track 40 for heavy loads, f... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4524698 | Modular rail member for the translation of load-bearing carriages on an overhead track A modular rail member facilitates the translation of load-bearing carriages on an overhead track and comprises a vertical wall formed with two sections of different lengths which are spaced apart from and connected to each other by a flare having a vertic... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4489659 | Truss-type girder for supporting a movable body A girder for supporting a movable body has a truss structure of a cross-sectional shape forming an isosceles triangle with a horizontal base. The truss structure is formed of three main tubes of a circular cross section that are located in positions corre... | 12/25/1984 |
| 4473291 | Support arrangement for track mounted cameras, projectors and camera/projectors In a large, track mounted industrial camera or projector, a leveling arrangement for maintaining the track rails level when their support beams deflect under the influence of the weight of the camera and the rail mounted carriage which carries the camera ... | 09/25/1984 |
| 4464997 | Conveyor trolley and track A conveyor comprising a track formed by a pair of longitudinally extending track members providing a pair of transversely spaced supporting surfaces and a pair of transversely spaced guide surfaces; and a trolley having a body on which supporting wheels a... | 08/14/1984 |
| 4454818 | Advancing of apparatus for refurbishing overhead structures A coupling trolley is provided for a rail or runway beam that is longitudinally translatable relative to a member located above and extending transversely of the rail or runway beam. The trolley has rollers to engage and support the rail or runway beam vi... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4245561 | Controllable distributing conveying systems A controllable distributing conveying system for transporting people or goods is provided with stations which are arranged on a passive rail network and which include container loading-on positions, container off-loading positions, and container depots. S... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4172423 | Tracked vehicle systems A tracked vehicle system comprises a load-carrying vehicle formed by two bogies each of which has two co-axial rollers, the two bogies being connected by an articulating spindle carrying a centering roller arranged to bear against the internal sides of th... | 10/30/1979 |
| 4171670 | Overhead rail transportation systems A rail having an upper supporting edge and a lower braking edge, and a traction unit for riding on the rail and adapted to be connected to a carrier so as to suspend the carrier from the rail. This traction unit has a power-driven wheel to ride on the rai... | 10/23/1979 |
| 4036147 | Rapid transit system A transit system for urban and inter-urban use is provided which comprises a plurality of electrically energized helicopters which are tethered to and powered from a pair of rails. The rails are supported in a track structure which is constructed to exten... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4029019 | Track for vehicles A track for vehicles which is particularly adapted for amusement park rides having a plurality of banked curves. The track comprises a pair of track rails connected to a lower backbone pipe. In curved sections, the plane of the track rails extends at vary... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4015537 | Interior railway transportation system A self-propelled car and load-conveying container on the car travel along a track system having horizontal and vertical track runs with bends or curves between such runs, and having inside and outside corner bends or curves between horizontal track runs .... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4014071 | Curtain suspension assembly A curtain rod assembly manufactured primarily from extruded aluminum components, the curtain rod defining an elongated cruciform groove in its upper portion to receive therein a like shaped support part, a horizontal flange being provided at the rod's low... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4000702 | Transportation system A transportation system includes a pair of rails spaced transversely of an elongated track on which flanged support wheels of a vehicle are adapted for travel along the sides, top or bottom of the track. The support wheels are transversely spaced apart by... | 01/04/1977 |
| 3942449 | Transportation system A self steering vehicle for a transportation system including a roadway having a pair of elongated parallel tracks whose shape in cross-section is domed or convex and preferably having a pair of guide flanges positioned outwardly of the tracks, the vehicl... | 03/09/1976 |
