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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8061494 | Insulating support for electrical power supply tracks An insulating support for a ground electrical power supply track is provided. The insulating support is intended for a terrestrial transport system, in particular of the tramway type, and is in the form of a profile-member of insulating material which includes a sub... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7926634 | Third rail power insulating system A third rail power insulating system, comprising an insulator assembly and a cover board assembly. The insulator assembly comprises pedestal supporting insulators that are mounted onto a contact rail assembly. The insulator assembly further comprises an insulator an... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7314020 | Over-height vehicle barriers An over-height vehicle barrier has a supporting beam mounted above a carriageway, with multiple blade-like members rotatably mounted to the supporting beam such that the blade-like members are suspended downwardly from the beam in parallel relationship and in close ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7301433 | Fuse and truck cable assembly for a rail vehicle third rail current collector A fuse and truck cable assembly for a rail vehicle third rail current collector comprising a truck cable, a cable-engaging element, a fuse canister, a canister closure, a fuse contact element, and a flexible gland arranged so that the fuse can be replaced in the fus... | 11/27/2007 |
| 6672441 | Conductor rail support The live rail support according to the invention has a support body (1) for holding, such that they are electrically isolated, two electrically conductive live rails (2, 3) each having at least one contact sliding surface (4, 5), in which case the live ra... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6520303 | Power rail and guidebeam assembly for a vehicle transportation system A power rail and guidebeam assembly (10) for use in a vehicle transportation system conveys electric power to travelling vehicles in the vehicle transportation system. The power rail and guide beam assembly includes a guidebeam (12) having an H-shaped bod... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6374748 | Tracking cart system A guide rail 2 having cables for non-contact power feeding is laid on a floor 22 in a clean room, and the guide rail 2 serves to guide each of guide rollers 60 of a tracking cart 4, and the cable serves to feed electrical power to a pickup coil of a track... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6244517 | System for fixing an electric terminal connector System for attaching an electric terminal connector to an element, including a threaded rod being one of, integral with, or fixed to the element and a nut, provided with a clamping washer adapted to clamp a terminal connector on one of, the element, or an... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6019289 | Modular track segment for model railroad track and electrical accessory therefor A modular track segment for a model railroad track includes a plurality of conductive strip members secured to the lower surface of the segment and in electrical connection with respective rails on the upper surface of the track segment. Respective forwar... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5333982 | Load transport system for automated warehousing A cargo transport system for automated warehousing, wherein there are guide rail structures each mounted from an opposing shelving face structure of two rows of storage shelves extending substantially parallel to each other and present opposing shelving f... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5297484 | Vehicle guidance track system The present invention relates to a guidance track for an electric vehicle. The guidance track preferably includes one or more grooves formed within a dielectric material. The wheels of the vehicle fit, at least in part, in the grooves which are configured... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5224575 | Power conductor rail expansion joint A linear thermal expansion joint between two sections of power conductor rail formed of steel web and aluminum cladding about the web, each rail section longitudinally and vertically halved at the rail end through the center of the steel web creating a ma... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5020441 | Electric coupling for rotary guideway switch A rotary switch for a people mover guideway having a predetermined path, guidebeam and electric rail configuration, routes a transit car having electric power signal collectors from one entry guideway path to either of two exit guideway paths or vice vers... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4970967 | Rotary guideway switch for people mover systems A rotary switch for a people mover guideway having a predetermined tire path, guidebeam and electric rail configuration routes a transit car from one entry guideway path to at least either of two exit guideway paths or vice versa. The switch has an elonga... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4970962 | Double turnout rotary guideway switch A double turnout rotary guideway switch is provided with an elongated structural frame member having guidebeam, electric rail and tire path structure on each of two sides of the switch compatible with the guidebeam, electric rail and tire path structure o... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4969400 | Electric, guidance and tire path configuration for a people mover guideway A tire path, guidebeam, electric rail configuration for a guideway in a people mover system comprises a roadway structure having a pair of spaced tire paths forming a vehicle running surface. A guidebeam is disposed along a centerline between the tire pat... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4841104 | Electric toy train track An electric toy train track comprises a metal center rail on the base of which electrical insulating material has been extruded prior to roll-forming of the metal to the transverse shape for the rail. The center rail comprises in transverse cross section ... | 06/20/1989 |
| 4736197 | Transit system third rail warning signal Apparatus for indicating the presence of power on the third rail of a transit system having two running rails and a third rail includes a first connector for connecting to the third rail and a second connector for connecting to one of the running rails an... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4705480 | Electrical connection device for a conductive busbar component including an expansion joint The electrical connection device is constituted by a sliding system comprising at least one conductive pin (5) fixed on one rigid bar (2) and at least one associated pluggable connector (6) fixed on another rigid bar (2'), said sliding system simultaneous... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4668031 | Conductor rail having an expansion joint The invention relates to a conductor rail having at least one expansion joint between rigid section bars and presenting a friction shoe with a conductive guidance and friction path. In accordance with the invention, the free ends of the section bars have ... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4572929 | Assembly for the transmission of electrical energy to vehicles An assembly for the transmission of electrical energy to a vehicle comprises two current rails with respective contact surfaces inclined at an angle toward each other in a roof-like arrangement and a current collector having a sliding shoe with a pair of ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4453051 | Track switch having power rails with interdigitated end members A moving vehicle power distribution apparatus includes power signal and ground signal rails provided along a roadway track including a track switch. As the track switch is moved to pass the vehicle to selected roadway tracks, the signal and power rails ca... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4393785 | Suspended track for monorail suspended trolleys To permit attachment of a suspended track without drilling of holes lfor installation and connection to support elements (25), the track has an upper hollow structural section (2), for example in essentially semi-circular shape with depending vertical sec... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4378909 | Fish-plates for electrically conducting railway rails A fish-plate comprises two sections which can be fitted, by way of a toothed surface, against corresponding toothed surfaces of two adjacent electrically conductive rails of a railway using bolts to tighten the sections towards each other. The teeth exten... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4324301 | Bumper car amusement ride A bumper car amusement ride includes a floor to which is adhesively bonded over their entire under surfaces a plurality of elongated electrically conductive plates separated by electrically non-conductive strips and with adjacent plates connected across a... | 04/13/1982 |
| 4246986 | Current collection system for travelling body A current collection system for a travelling body comprising main rigid trolley rails continuously arranged one after another in the direction of the track of the travelling body; an auxiliary rigid trolley rail which is arranged between the confronting e... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4234065 | Means for feeding electric power to track guided vehicles Three phase power feeding device for a track guided vehicle including three power feeding lines provided along one side of the track, the center one of the feed lines being located closer to the track than the other two of the lines. The vehicle is provid... | 11/18/1980 |
| 4219108 | Third rail system for track bound transport means In a third rail system for electric railroads, double T shaped third rails are used, the web of which has an internal longitudinal slot to receive the guide projections of support insulators and for the space saving mounting of electrical and mechanical c... | 08/26/1980 |
| 4047600 | Continuous junction between aluminum conductor rails A smooth junction is provided between aluminum conductor rails at the power collection surface by the provision of a wedge shaped insert the geometry of which corresponds to that of the gap between the rails. On expansion of the rails the insert is pushed... | 09/13/1977 |
| 3955657 | Electric traction transportation system with storage battery powered vehicles and fast recharge at the vehicle stops An urban mass transportation system is disclosed which makes use of storage battery powered vehicles. In view of the specific use which implies pre-established routing of the vehicles and preestablished stops at frequent intervals, the capacity of the bat... | 05/11/1976 |
