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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7669533 | Connection rail for a rail transport apparatus The connection guide for a rail transport apparatus is provided with a first direction control guide and a second direction control guide such that when the transport vehicle travels in a forward direction, after the guiding operation of the first direction control ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7205730 | Article transport vehicle The invention provides an article transport vehicle that includes: a vehicle body; a first wheel that supports the vehicle body; a second wheel that is disposed spaced apart from the first wheel in a fore-and-aft direction, and that supports the vehicle body; a firs... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7090556 | Toy vehicle for guided motor-racing circuits A toy vehicle for a guided motor-racing circuit has a guiding groove and conductor rails adjacent thereto. A keel pivotably mounted on the vehicle engages the guiding groove to aid vehicle guidance. A magnetic device magnetically interacts with the conductor rails t... | 08/15/2006 |
| 6279484 | Actuating mechanism for a transit vehicle guide beam switch A mechanism is disclosed for actuating a switch guide beam swinging laterally between two or more fixed guide beam ends, in order to make a route selection for a beam guided vehicle. The moving guide beam pivots distantly of the primary fixed guide beam e... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6220173 | Trolley for rail tracks that are branched by means of switch points The invention concerns a trolley for rail tracks (3) that are branched by means of switch points. To avoid a switch point jam, while simultaneously saving power and maintenance effort, the trolley is equipped with moveable hooks and the switch points are ... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6070534 | Conveying system A conveying system for transporting loads utilizes a transport cart that is supported by rollers. The transport cart is supported by the rollers adjacent several serially arranged revolving drives that each have a plurality of spaced recesses. At least on... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5676060 | Floor chain transfer system The transmission system (5) contains two horizontal sprocket wheels (12 and 15) turning in the opposite sense over which run two floor chains (9 and 13) which carry protruding catch elements (10 and 14) for engaging driving pins (17) of conveyor transport... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5676059 | Tram coordinating method and apparatus A method and apparatus for coordinating the movement of a plurality of oppositely directed trams operating generally simultaneously along a single, dedicated lane, including a plurality of stop-boarding areas, a plurality of corresponding by-pass lanes, s... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5657695 | Reversible race track system A reversible track section for a toy car circuit. The reversible track section has a length, two opposite ends, two opposite sides, a top surface and a bottom surface. The reversible track section includes a thin, elongated plate including a central reces... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5611282 | Method and apparatus for operating multiple passenger carrying trams simultaneously in both directions in a single dedicated lane transit system The method and apparatus includes a single dedicated lane, multiple trams moving in both directions along the dedicated lane, multiple tram stop-boarding areas, each with an associated by-pass lane, disposed at intervals along the dedicated lane, a terres... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5544590 | Automatic seal crossover system for power and free conveyor on-floor carriages The present invention is directed to a seal crossover system which includes two seal plates adjacent to slot crossover portions of separate respective conveyor loops as they diverge (or converge) past a switch in a power and free conveyor system. The seal... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5085148 | Toy with remote control track switching A track toy includes an infrared signal transmitter for transmitting at least one type of infrared signal, a track having at least one changeover element movable between two operative positions, and a drive coupled to the at least one changeover element f... | 02/04/1992 |
| 5065678 | Conveyor system with transverse pusher to transfer load carrier between seperate conveying paths A conveyor system having at least two conveyor tracks for moving load carrying units to different locations within a facility in which the conveyor system as installed, includes a device for selectively engaging and disengaging the load carrying units to ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5033394 | Floor conveyor junction seal gap closure A floor conveyor junction seal gap closure includes a closure member pivotally mounted on and resiliently connected to a bracket extending upward from a conveyor switch mechanism. The floor conveyor includes a main line and a diverging branch line, both a... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5016542 | Transit system A closed loop transit system that transports passengers in vehicles to a destination of their choice where they exit a main line to a shunt line and station. The system has automatic means for bypassing vehicles past stations that are full and moving exce... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4991516 | Transport system for workpieces A transport system having a track made up of rail segments largely enclosing the self-propelled carriage which traverses the track. The track has no moving parts so that switching is effected by selectively bringing guide elements of the carriage into eng... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4846073 | Selective delivery arrangement for self propelled pallet vehicles Self propelled pallet vehicles (12a) are guided along a track network (10) by downwardly projecting guide pins (350, 352) carried by each pallet vehicle (12) which engage slots (354, 358) in the track network and steer the pallet vehicle (12) along the tr... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4555828 | Guiding system for movable suspended partition walls A guiding system for movable suspended partition walls comprising a main guide rail and two or more branch guide rails each extending from one side of the main guide rail to define two or more directional change points, a plurality of retainers movably di... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4542698 | Power-and-free trolley conveyor of floor type A power-and-free trolley conveyor comprising carriers adapted to run on a free line and each including a free trolley provided with a pair of opposite pivotable engaging dogs. Each of the engaging dogs has a downwardly projecting engaging projection and a... | 09/24/1985 |
| 4498399 | Free line switch arrangement for power-and-free trolley conveyor A first free line composed of two rails arranged in parallel in a substantially horizontal plane is joined to a second free line composed of two rails arranged in parallel in the substantially horizontal plane. A switch rail pivotally movable in the subst... | 02/12/1985 |
| 4393786 | Track crossing for a two track suspension railroad A track crossing for a carriage of a two track suspension railroad arranged in a box girder has, on both sides of a slot provided in the lower flange of the box girder, running surfaces for support wheels, and at the sidewalls of the box girder, current r... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4089270 | Personal transporation system A personal transportation system including a guideway of channel members submerged beneath the ground with an opening along the ground line, the guideway including an intersection, a rail running along the base of the channel members for supporting wheele... | 05/16/1978 |
