Continuously moving sidewalk pedestrian transport system
US6758318B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jul 6, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB66B21/10
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A continuously moving sidewalk pedestrian transport system includes a railway loop having a pair of continuous parallel rails connected by a plurality of elongated tie rods disposed upon a ground surface. An area defined between the pair of rails and ground surface is hydraulically sealed to prevent fluid placed between the rails from escaping. A pedestrian pathway is mounted on top of the rails to contain the fluid under pressure. The pedestrian pathway is mounted such that it can move along the railway loop. A pedestrian walking upright can step onto the moving pathway and be transported along the railway loop. When the pedestrian reaches a desired location along the loop she may step off of the moving pathway to continue walking to her desired location.
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