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US 11,721,454 B2Granted
Electrified-cable system for transit and method of making same
AssigneeAirbornway Corporation
InventorRodger L. Gibson
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a transport system, comprising an electrified cable system, a carriage supported by a non-electrified static cable, an electrical drive system incorporated into the carriage, the electrical drive system being utilized to move the carriage along the non-electrified static cable, a transconnector configured to supply electrical power to the carriage, and a power distribution panel. Corresponding methods of making and using the system also are disclosed.
Claims14
A transport system comprising:
- an electrified cable system, a carriage supported by a non-electrified static cable, an electrical drive system incorporated into the carriage, the electrical drive system being utilized to move the carriage along the non-electrified static cable, a transconnector configured to supply electrical power to the carriage, a double pulley system which allows the transconnector to change from one electrical highway to another to travel in a different direction, and a power distribution panel which provides power to operate an engine of the transport system.
A transport system comprising:
- an electrified cable system, a carriage supported by a non-electrified static cable, an electrical drive system incorporated into the carriage, the electrical drive system being utilized to move the carriage along the non-electrified static cable, a transconnector configured to supply electrical power to the carriage, and a dual driven pulley system that enables the system to change from one highway to another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.