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Transportation unit for cable transportation systems

US9738290B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 3, 2015
Grant dateAug 22, 2017
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB61B12/127
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A transportation unit for a cable transportation system has a chair with a bench; a safety frame movable between an open position and a closed position and having a front bar; and at least one safety barrier, which is fixed to the front bar, extends predominantly between the front bar and the bench when the safety frame is in the closed position, and has a support with an anchoring portion fixed to the front bar, and a projecting portion, which projects from the anchoring portion, is elastically flexible under stress oriented in given or designated directions, and is substantially rigid under stress oriented in other directions.

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