Monorail transport system
US5219395A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 24, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jun 15, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
- CPC primaryE01B25/12
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A monorail public transport system utilizing a plurality of independent cars that circulate a main route with shunting of select cars to passenger loading stations without substantial interference of the continuous circulation of the remaining cars on a circuitous main route, wherein the shunting is accomplished by a high-speed switching mechanism having multiple segmented articulated rails having one segment that is pivotally anchored for pivoting the rail.
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