Access platform
OwnerRobbie Phelaninventor
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Abstract
An access system for providing passenger access to rolling stock at a designated stopping station, comprising: a dedicated zone for receiving the passenger, the dedicated zone being elevated above a ground surface; a ramp mounted within the dedicated zone and actuable to project from the dedicated zone in both a lateral and a vertical manner to bridge a gap between the dedicated zone and the rolling stock to facilitate access of the passenger to the rolling stock.
Claims18
An access system for providing passenger access to rolling stock at a designated stopping station, comprising:
- a dedicated zone for receiving the passenger, the dedicated zone being elevated above a ground surface;
- a ramp mounted within the dedicated zone and actuable to project from the dedicated zone in both a lateral and a vertical manner to bridge a gap between the dedicated zone and the rolling stock to facilitate access of the passenger to the rolling stock.
A method of providing passenger access to rolling stock at a designated stopping station, comprising:
- detecting the rolling stock approaching the designated stopping station;
- identifying the rolling stock and the access requirements for that rolling stock;
- and
- activating a ramp to extend from the designated stopping station to engage with the identified rolling stock to facilitate access of passengers to the rolling stock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.