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Class 104/120 - Raised center rail


Subclass of Class 104 - Railways
Definition: Apparatus, in which the truck or car bottom is of saddle
No. of patents: 33
Last issue date: 02/26/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7334524Production vehicle for tritrack transportation system
A rail system for transporting dual use vehicles includes a network of multiple non-interconnected rails where each rail comprises an extruded triangular shell and a support material. The rails are supported by a system of support structures where each support struc...
02/26/2008
7066094Supporting framework for a craneway
A supporting framework for a craneway for at least one crane which travels on at least one track, especially for a bridge crane which travels on two tracks, includes a track carrier elongated in a track direction and having at least one carrier section of reinforced...
06/27/2006
7026732Path arrangement for a multi-track linear motor system and method to control same
A path for a linear motor system includes routing system between a trunk of the path and two or more branches. The routing system is operative to couple the trunk with a selected branch to enable a stage to travel between the trunk and the selected branch. The routi...
04/11/2006
7008275Electrical joint forming member and plasma processing apparatus
An electrical joint forming member is held between adjacent conductive members included in a semiconductor device fabricating apparatus to reduce electrical resistance between those conductive members. The electrical joint forming member includes an elastic member m...
03/07/2006
6923124Tritrack system of mass transit
A rail system for transporting dual use vehicles includes a network of multiple non-interconnected rails where each rail comprises an extruded triangular shell and a support material. The rails are supported by a system of support structures where each support struc...
08/02/2005
6785945Method for production of a connector point on a travel way
A method for producing a beam for a travel way in a track vehicle system includes fabricating the beam at a production facility with dimensions corresponding to erected dimensions the beam will have at its construction site, or within a predetermined deviation from ...
09/07/2004
6564516Support structure for elevated railed-vehicle guideway
A guideway and support structure (50) for supporting an elevated guideway (52) for a railed-vehicle (54) include individual unassembled components sized for easy transport. The components may be prefabricated with known materials and methods and transport...
05/20/2003
6450103Monorail system
A monorail system for passenger and light freight transportation provides a support structure with an essentially planar top surface and a stabilizer guide rail having a vertical web portion supporting a head portion. The head guides a vehicle along the t...
09/17/2002
6418855Industrial truck
An industrial truck (1) is driven by a friction drive (7) acting on a rail (6). For this purpose, the industrial truck (1) stands on the underlying surface by way of a front steering-roller pair (3) and a rear fixed-roller pair (5) and is kept on track by...
07/16/2002
6182576Monorail system
A monorail system for passenger and light freight transportation provides a support structure with an essentially planar top surface and a stabilizer guide rail having a vertical web portion supporting a head portion. The head guides a vehicle along the t...
02/06/2001
5845581Monorail system
A monorail system for passenger and light freight transportation provides a support structure with an essentially planar top surface and a stabilizer guide rail having a vertical web portion supporting an upwardly outwardly extending head. The head guides...
12/08/1998
5245930Emergency life saving vehicle
An emergency life saving vehicle (ELSV) for providing emergency services on a bridge independently of traffic conditions thereon. In particular, the ELSV conforms to the particular configuration of a bridge so as to ride along an otherwise unused portion ...
09/21/1993
4905542Lock-out trolley for garage door opener
A lock-out trolley for a garage door has a first trolley member having body and a pair of pivot pins connected thereto. A latch arm, pivotally mounted on the pivot pins, has a trolley engaging member for selectively engaging a second trolley member. A car...
03/06/1990
4794866Linear motor driven railway car
An electrical linear motor stator is fixedly disposed along a roadway. A car supported on at least two trucks is guided for movement along the roadway. The trucks are pivotally mounted to the car for rotation about a vertical axis. Permanent magnets for i...
01/03/1989
4635559Pipeline monorail system
A pipeline monorail comprising a pipeline provided with at least one outwardly extending flange extending the length of the pipeline; two carriages, longitudinally spaced on the pipeline, each carriage having wheels operable to frictionally engage the fla...
01/13/1987
4632038Monorail vehicular system
A monorail vehicular system is provided, which uses an elevated track of multipiece construction, with a central electrically insulated panel having a supporting lower metal rail, which acts as one side of an electrical supply system, and with an upper me...
12/30/1986
4603638Train system with variably tilting rail
A train system includes (a) a train car, (b) a support for the car adapted to be guided along a rail having variable angular tilt along its length and relative to horizontal, whereby the support assumes the tilt of the rail, and (c) a gimbal coupled between th...
08/05/1986
4573413Monorail transport system
The transport system comprises a rail and an undercarriage provided with two running wheels arranged in the longitudinal axis of the undercarriage. The running wheels have curved travel or bearing surfaces which rest upon a complementary curved supporting...
03/04/1986
4538521Recessible guide rail arrangement for a wheel-supported vehicle
The invention is directed to a recessible guide rail for guiding a wheel-supported vehicle along a roadway structure. The vehicle is equipped with flangeless wheels or the like for coacting with a side wall of the rail to laterally guide the vehicle along...
09/03/1985
4537577Toy vehicle and track assembly
A toy vehicle and track assembly includes a vehicle and a track along which the vehicle travels. The vehicle is formed with a plurality of wheels and a motor adapted to drive the wheels upon actuation. The track is formed with a guide extending along the ...
08/27/1985
4491073Train system with variably tilting rail
A train system includes (a) a train car, (b) a support for the car adapted to be guided along a rail having variable angular tilt along its length and relative to horizontal, whereby the support assumes the tilt of the rail, and (c) a gimbal coupled between th...
01/01/1985
4416456Trolleys for target ranges
A trolley for moving along a mono-rail track comprising two superimposed tubes, the trolley being provided with means for carrying a target, and being further provided with pairs of drive wheels which are inwardly inclined to rest on upper parts of the lo...
11/22/1983
4353308Cog wheel railway
Cog wheel vehicle system. A single track consists of a square beam having a pair of flanges. There is a row of holes in each flange. A vehicle rides on the track and has a cog wheel engaging the holes in the flange. A directional hydraulic motor is connec...
10/12/1982
4304187Monorail system
A monorail system having a rail surface that is provided for small vehicles traversing an incline or slippery areas, with the surface having a plurality of spaced recesses positioned in those areas to form gripping edges for the drive wheels of the vehicl...
12/08/1981
4237790Monorail rapid transit system
A monorail rapid transit system including a plurality of cars coupled together to form a train and supported for travel on a main track comprising a pair of upstanding rails arranged in spaced-apart parallel relationship and including an auxiliary track d...
12/09/1980
4236454Mountain monorail slide
A guideway gravity vehicle combination designed for recreational use on hills and mountains consisting of a wheeled, stabilized vehicle riding on a monorail which extends from the top to the bottom of a downwardly inclined slope. The rider controls the ve...
12/02/1980
4232611Guided vehicle for guide-way transportation system
A guide-way vehicle adapted for running on guide way means having running surface means and guide rail means on the running surface means, wherein the vehicle comprises three axle assemblies provided at front and rear end portions and an intermediate port...
11/11/1980
4221170Monorail mountain slide
A monorail mountain coaster for recreational transportation along an inclined path on a hill or mountain comprising a channel disposed on and spaced from the path, a chassis frame moveable along the channel, a coaster shell resiliently mounted on the chas...
09/09/1980
4217727Miniature monorail system
A toy monorail system of the support type for vehicles such as miniature railway cars and slot cars. The monorail track consists of an elongated flat strip or length of plastic having flat metal conductors located in flanged recesses molded into each side...
08/19/1980
4201137Sled and slide construction
A slide and sled combination designed for use on the side of a mountain in conjunction with the operation of ski lift, consists of a monorail extending the length of a mountain from the upper end near the top of a ski lift along a path containing curves, ...
05/06/1980
4175224Apparatus for transporting heavy equipment on a pipeline
Apparatus is disclosed for transporting heavy equipment such as welding current generators, a prime mover therefor, and associated devices or supplies, on and along a pipeline, the pipeline serving as a monorail. The apparatus, of elongated construction a...
11/20/1979
4150625Overhead cranes
In overhead cranes of the kind including a box girder fabricated of elongate plates and torsionally loaded by a trolley running on three rails respectively at three corners of the box girder, the structure of the box girder is usually such that flanges pr...
04/24/1979
 
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