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Double-acting clamp for coupling a funicular vehicle to the running cable

US5582109A · kind A · utility

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16Claims
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Filing dateJun 16, 1995
Grant dateDec 10, 1996
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61B12/122
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A double-acting clamp for coupling a funicular vehicle to a running cable wherein in order to reduce the overall size as much as possible, a clamp has jaw operating arms substantially perpendicular to the jaws of each arm and said jaw operating arms define a space within which both an elastic mechanism and the operating arms for the elastic mechanism are housed.

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