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Application Number:  20120031296

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Smith, Kevin G.

A zipline trolley system comprises a cable, trolley, launcher, and a catch block. The launcher is fixed on the cable and comprises a substantially cylindrical inner body with a rigid outer body adapted to rotate about the inner body. A return spring attaches the inner body with the outer body. The catch block is also fixed on the cable and comprises a block with left and right retaining arms pivotably connected to the block and adapted to clasp onto the front plate of the frame of the ...
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Application Number:  20120031295

Publication Date:  2012-02-09

Inventor:  Chase, Thomas B.

A system for transferring railroad cars from incoming receiving tracks to classification tracks for building outgoing trains is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of incoming receiving tracks, a plurality of outgoing classification tracks and one or more transfer tables for moving railroad cars from the incoming receiving tracks to designated outgoing classification tracks. Each transfer table has a plurality of track segments. Also disclosed is a method for transferring railroad cars ...
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Application Number:  20120024187

Publication Date:  2012-02-02

Inventor:  BECK, MARKUS

A cableway system has a conveying cable and chairs, which can be coupled to the conveying cable and are coupled to the conveying cable along the path of the cableway system, are uncoupled from the conveying cable at the entrance into the stations, are guided through the stations, along guide rails, by way of control tires, and are coupled to the conveying cable again at the exit from the stations, furthermore the chairs are designed with at least one safety bar and a device for adjusting the ...
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Application Number:  20120017798

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventor:  Koehler, Reiner

The invention relates to a track system for a magnetic levitation vehicle, comprising stator carriers (9) and stator assemblies (1) attached there-to by way of cross beams. In order to prevent the stator assemblies (1) from falling off the stator carriers (9) in the event of a failure of the fastening bolts, securing means are provided, which have spacer sleeves (14) extending through select cross beams (16) and bolts (15) extending through said ...
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Application Number:  20120017797

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventors:  Mollet, Alain; Blanc, Eric

A transport installation having at least one carrier vehicle moving longitudinally in to-and-fro manner along a single running track being guided by two guiding elements each following one of the lateral branches of the track in a crossing area. The carrier vehicle carries two independent gripping mechanisms respectively associated with the two guiding elements and each able to temporarily secure the carrier vehicle in the lateral direction to the associated guiding elements. Such gripping ...
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Application Number:  20120017796

Publication Date:  2012-01-26

Inventors:  Lévesque, Guy; Won, Tat K.; Petkov, Peter; Dubois, Raymond J.

The present invention is related to a method and system for expandable modular raft and a water ride using the same. In one embodiment, the expandable modular raft can include a raft, and a base unit attached to the raft and configured to receive a building block. The building block can be configured to be force fit to the base unit and/or each other. Furthermore, the building block could be formed from various shapes. The expandable modular raft can be used in a water ride and can float along ...
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