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US 5,231,931 AGranted
Rapid transit viaduct system
AssigneeJ. Muller International
InventorGerard Sauvageot
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Abstract
A rapid transit viaduct system includes a central load bearing body having a pair of lateral platform structures mounted on opposite lower side portions thereof for carrying one or more rapid transit vehicles on either side of the central load bearing body. The viaduct system further includes vertically extending piers positioned below and supporting the central load bearing body.
Claims20
A railway viaduct system comprising:
- a central load bearing body;
- a plurality of upright piers disposed below and supporting said central body;
- a pair of lateral platform structures cantilevered outwardly from opposite lower side portions of said central body and supported by said central body;
- at least one pair of vehicle support rails disposed on each of said platform structures;
- and
- said central body extending upwardly from said lateral platform structures to provide a barrier between said pairs of vehicle support rails disposed on each of said platform structures
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A railway viaduct system comprising:
- a central load bearing span member;
- a closed base section mounted to a lower portion of said central span member;
- a pair of lateral platform members mounted to opposite side portions of said closed base section and supported by said central load bearing span member;
- at least one pair of vehicle support rails disposed on each of said platform members;
- and
- a plurality of upright piers disposed below and supporting said central span member.
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A railway viaduct system comprising:
- a lateral deck structure having a plurality of pairs of vehicle support rails positioned thereon, said viaduct system further including a central load bearing span member supporting said desk structure and extending upwardly from said lateral deck structure, and a plurality of upright piers disposed below and supporting said central span member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.