Cable transport installation

An aerial cable transport installation comprising:

• a plurality of cables;
• said plurality of cables comprising two spaced support cables and a movable traction cable arranged between said two spaced support cables;
• a plurality of vehicles supported by said two spaced support cables and moved by said movable traction cable;
• each of said vehicles having a carriage;
• cable clamp means provided for each carriage including jaw means for coupling the carriage of each vehicle with the movable traction cable;
• each of said vehicles having a carriage;
• cable clamp means provided for each carriage including jaw means for coupling the carriage of each vehicle with the movable traction cable;
• said cable clamp means engaging at an underside of said movable traction cable;
• and
• means for displaceably connecting each said jaw means with the corresponding carriage for relative elevational movement therebetween.

An aerial cable transport installation comprising;

• a plurality of cables including two substantially horizontally spaced support cables and a traction cable arranged therebetween;
• a plurality of vehicles each having a carriage with two opposed lateral sides and an upper side, each lateral side being supported on one of said support cables with said traction cable extending along said upper side;
• actuatable cable clamp means on each carriage for engaging said traction cable from below said traction cable;
• each cable clamp means having an open condition and a closed condition and including actuation means to effect a change from said open condition to said closed condition and from said closed condition to said open condition for coupling and uncoupling the carriage of each vehicle to and from said traction cable;
• means connecting each cable clamp means with its respective carriage for relative elevational movement therebetween irrespective of the condition of said cable clamp means;
• and
• adjustment means engageable with each said cable clamp means for effecting said elevational movement of the latter relative to its said respective carriage.

An aerial cable transport installation comprising:

• a plurality of cables including two substantially horizontally spaced support cables and a traction cable arranged therebetween;
• a plurality of vehicles each having a carriage with a lengthwise direction, two opposed lateral sides and an upper side, each lateral side being supported on one of said support cables with said traction cable extending along said upper side;
• a transverse carrier extending between said opposed lateral sides of each carriage and having two ends;
• wheels attached to said transverse carrier at each of said two ends thereof for supporting said two opposed lateral sides on a respective one of said support cables;
• actuatable cable clamp means on each carriage for engaging said traction cable from below said traction cable;
• each cable clamp means having two jaws movable between an open condition and a closed condition and including actuation means to effect a movement from said open condition to said closed condition and from said closed condition to said open condition for coupling and uncoupling the carriage of each vehicle to and from said traction cable;
• means extending substantially in said lengthwise direction connecting each cable clamp means with said transverse carrier of the respective carriage for relative elevational movement therebetween irrespective of the condition of said cable clamp means;
• and
• adjustment means engageable with each said actuatable cable clamp means for effecting said elevational movement of the latter relative to said transverse carrier.