181 |
CABLE CAR WITH ALTERABLE SUPPORT CABLE POSITION |
PCT/DE2007001302 |
2007-07-10 |
WO2008006366A2 |
2008-01-17 |
FISCHER PATRICK |
In conventional cable cars for personal transport, there is no possibility to alter the position or angle of a support cable to extend the operational space. In transport cable cars support devices for the support cable suspensions must be run along the ground or turned in a complex manner. According to the invention, a running track (4) is fixed to a support (6) with a fixed mounting device (7) by tie bars (3) with a carriage (2) arranged to run thereon. The end of the support cable (1) is fixed to said carriage (2). Alternatively the support cable end can be fixed to a rotating support. By moving the support cable end the support cable (1) can be brought into any position or angle and this permits a more flexible use and extended operational space. The variability of the support cable position is suitable for pleasure cable cars and for personal and goods transport in cable cars. |
182 |
ROLLER UNIT FOR CABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEMS |
PCT/IB2015055486 |
2015-07-20 |
WO2016012929A8 |
2016-04-28 |
BLENGINI SERGIO |
A roller unit (16) has two pairs of idle rollers facing one another and supported by a rocker arm frame (24). Each of the two rollers of one pair engages a respective cable of a pair of load-bearing/hauling cables (10a, 10b) arranged side by side. The rocker arm frame (24) oscillates about an axis of rotation (B) equally spaced from and parallel to the axes of rotation of the rollers. The rocker arm frame has two longitudinal sides (25, 27) opposite and transversely spaced from one another, the two rollers of each pair being arranged on a respective longitudinal side of the frame. One or more rigid connection elements (34-37) are formed integrally with or are rigidly mounted on the rocker arm frame (24). The rigid connection elements extend transversely and rigidly connect together the two opposite longitudinal sides (25, 27) of the rocker arm frame. |
183 |
CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST ONE HAUL CABLE AND A TROLLEY, AND RELATIVE OPERATING METHOD |
PCT/IB2011055918 |
2011-12-22 |
WO2012085883A2 |
2012-06-28 |
WIESER HARTMUT; ERHARTER NIKOLAUS |
A cable transportation system (1) having a rolling track (6) extending along a given path (P); a trolley (4) designed to roll along the rolling track (6); a haul cable (2) extending along the given path (P) and selectively connectable to the trolley (4); and at least one roller assembly (5) having a frame (18), a plurality of rollers (19) fitted movably to the frame (18), and elastic members (24) located between the frame (18) and the rollers (19) to allow the rollers (19) to assume a first operating position contacting the haul cable (2), and a second operating position lower than the first operating position and contacting the trolley (4) as the trolley (4) runs along the roller assembly (5). |
184 |
MULTIDIRECTIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM |
PCT/US2011029177 |
2011-03-21 |
WO2011116370A2 |
2011-09-22 |
QUATTLEBAUM GORDON THOMAS |
A transport system includes a main cable, a track assembly, and a conveyance assembly, wherein the track assembly is suspended from the main cable to allow unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. In another aspect according to the present invention, the track assembly has a track changing assembly that includes a track changing section rotatably coupled to a primary track section for selective alignment of the track changing section to any one of a plurality of exit track sections. A method of conveyance along a suspended track includes suspending a main cable between natural or artificial support structures, suspending a track assembly from the main cable, and mounting a conveyance assembly on the suspended track assembly to provide unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. |
185 |
METHOD FOR INSTALLING POINTS IN RAILWAY TRACKS AND POINTS FOR CARRYING OUT SAID METHOD |
PCT/AT0200140 |
2002-05-07 |
WO02090658A3 |
2003-09-12 |
ACHLEITNER HERBERT; SCHNEDL KARL; HOERTLER JOSEF; BERLIZ GERHARD |
A method for installing points in railway tracks, characterized in that the points are entirely pre-assembled in functional units (1, 2, 7, 18) on a transport vehicle and the tongue area, the area in between the tracks and the core area, together with pre-assembled railway sleepers (6, 18), the moveable parts of said points, and, for instance, the tongue device and the safety devices are lowered into the place of installation in a pre-assembled state and joined to the adjacent tracks, whereupon the points are ballasted and the ballast of the track is packed, the connection lines for the drive mechanism of said points and the safety devices of the points are joined and the points are placed in a state of operation. The actuators of the points transported in a pre-assembled state are embodied in the form of hydraulic actuators (3, 4, 5). The hydraulic lines (6) connecting the actuators are elastically fixed to the sleepers (18). The actuators (3, 4, 5) are connected to the moveable parts of the points, e.g. the tongues (2) in such a way that they are pivotable about an axis extending in the longitudinal direction of the tracks by inserting elastic connecting members and/or crowned bearings (8,9). |
186 |
Electric vehicle for routing inspection of power transmission lines |
US14969922 |
2015-12-15 |
US10096980B2 |
2018-10-09 |
Liping Huang; Xu Weng; Haiping Shen; Wenjun Jiang; Ting Liu; Kai Liu; Pan Tang; Hongjun Chen |
An electric vehicle for routing inspection of power transmission lines, includes a body; a running mechanism mounted to the body, comprising a front wheel and a rear wheel connected by a cross beam and rolling on the cable; an obstacle sensor and a cam rotatably mounted to the cross beam, the cam rotating to roll onto the cable after an obstacle is detected on the cable such that the front wheel is raised to a position above the cable, and the cam continuing rolling on the cable after the front wheel passes the obstacle such that the front portion of the cross beam falls back downwards and the front wheel then falls back onto the cable, a hanging seat rotatably hanging to the body and a control device at least partially disposed in the hanging seat and comprising a braking device. |
187 |
DEVICE FOR SUPPORTING AND GUIDING AN AERIAL CARRYING-HAULING CABLE BY MEANS OF DAMPENED SHEAVES |
US15902312 |
2018-02-22 |
US20180265099A1 |
2018-09-20 |
Salah MESSAOUD; Adrien VINCENT; Clémence SEVE |
Device for supporting and guiding an aerial carrying-hauling cable of a cable lift installation, said device including a beam supporting a plurality of rotary sheaves designed to press on the cable to guide it when it is running, each rotary sheave being associated with a damping connection articulated around a pivot to form an individual module fixed individually to the beam, the different individual modules being staggered at regular intervals along the beam. |
188 |
Dual cable zipline trolley transfer system |
US15204554 |
2016-07-07 |
US10065660B2 |
2018-09-04 |
Andrew W. Mosher |
This invention is a gravity powered Dual Cable Zipline Trolley Transfer System comprising, a dual cable zipline trolley and dual cable zipline transfer unit which work in conjunction of each other. The trolley comprises tandem wheels that traverse over the dual cables and are pivoted in the center to allow the trolley to pass smoothly over the transfer unit, which is suspended on support structures. Unlike the traditional zipline which has a path between two stations, this system is designed to allow the participant to travel in a continuous uninterrupted path without the need to detach from one cable to another in order to sustain the journey beyond the station. The transfer unit is lengthened to create curves both horizontal and vertical. This invention eliminates the menacing sag in the cable that occurs over distance. |
189 |
Device for attaching a cabin designed to be hauled by a cable, vehicle equipped with such a device, and installation for transporting by cable comprising one such vehicle |
US14877682 |
2015-10-07 |
US10029702B2 |
2018-07-24 |
Jérôme Richard |
Device for attaching a cabin designed to be hauled by a cable, including a fastener to couple the device to the cable, and at least one arm configured to attach the cabin in removable manner and mounted mobile on the fastener to move the cabin with respect to the fastener. |
190 |
CABLE SUPPORT SYSTEM |
US15210836 |
2016-07-14 |
US20180017187A1 |
2018-01-18 |
Charles Henry MacDonald |
A cable carrier apparatus has a bracket having a vertical mounting surface interface for mounting securely to a post, wall, or other stable support, and a horizontal portion, a first roller rotatable on a vertical post anchored to be stationary relative to the frame bracket, with the first roller positioned below the horizontal portion of the bracket, the first roller having a circumferential groove symmetrical around an axis of the post and about a horizontal plane, the groove having a cross-section with a radius describing a portion of a semicircle, but less than a full semicircle, and a second roller matching the first roller and rotatable on a second post having an axis, the second roller mounted to be translatable against spring force away from the first roller, wherein a traveler translating on a cable being held between the two rollers traverses through the rollers, maintaining the cable between the rollers. |
191 |
Multidirectional transport system |
US15217427 |
2016-07-22 |
US09849890B2 |
2017-12-26 |
Gordon Thomas Quattlebaum |
A transport system includes a main cable, a track assembly, and a conveyance assembly, wherein the track assembly is suspended from the main cable to allow unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. In another aspect according to the present invention, the track assembly has a track changing assembly that includes a track changing section rotatably coupled to a primary track section for selective alignment of the track changing section to any one of a plurality of exit track sections. A method of conveyance along a suspended track includes suspending a main cable between natural or artificial support structures, suspending a track assembly from the main cable, and mounting a conveyance assembly on the suspended track assembly to provide unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. |
192 |
CABLE CAR SYSTEM |
US15306250 |
2015-05-07 |
US20170043792A1 |
2017-02-16 |
KURT SCHERTLER; JOHANNES MORITZHUBER |
A cable car system has vehicles which are coupled to a conveying cable between stations. The vehicles are decoupled from the conveying cable in the stations and are moved through the stations along guide rails. The vehicles are formed with current collectors and the stations have associated power rails. In at least one of the vehicles there is located a circuit with at least one electrical load which is supplied with electrical energy via the current collector and the power rails. At least one second circuit with at least one further electrical load is located in at least one vehicle. The second circuit is supplied with electrical energy via a single further current collector and a power rail assigned thereto. The two circuits are connected to a common current collector to which a single power rail is assigned. |
193 |
Remotely controlled pulley transport system |
US15004350 |
2016-01-22 |
US09568914B1 |
2017-02-14 |
Scott Trantina |
A remotely controlled pulley transport system may comprise a support line and a transport apparatus configured to be supported on the support line. The transport apparatus may comprise a platform including a housing, a first wheel rotatably mounted on the housing and configured to rest upon the support line, a propulsion device configured to rotate the first wheel to move the transport apparatus along the support line, a connection device mounted on the housing of the platform and configured to removably connect to an object to be transported by the transport apparatus with the connection device including a hook. The system may also include a control assembly configured to control operation of the transport apparatus remotely. |
194 |
High Angle Tethered Slide with Freefall Drop and Variable Radius Swing |
US15038171 |
2014-12-11 |
US20160361660A1 |
2016-12-15 |
Darren W. Hreniuk-Mitchell |
An amusement ride is formed from a self-equalizing dual line affixed to a pulley at its upper end and to pulley and counterweight system at its lower end. An upper platform at the upper dual line end launches a rider who is connected via a line to a pulley riding on the dual line. A slide is carried by the upper platform from which the rider is launched, resulting in the rider swinging in an arcuate motion about the pulley. A belay, carried by the dual line, is movable to confront the pulley as the rider is carried down the dual lines and to enhance the arcuate swinging of the rider. A lower landing permits the rider to demount the amusement ride. |
195 |
MULTIDIRECTIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM |
US15217427 |
2016-07-22 |
US20160325760A1 |
2016-11-10 |
Gordon Thomas QUATTLEBAUM |
A transport system includes a main cable, a track assembly, and a conveyance assembly, wherein the track assembly is suspended from the main cable to allow unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. In another aspect according to the present invention, the track assembly has a track changing assembly that includes a track changing section rotatably coupled to a primary track section for selective alignment of the track changing section to any one of a plurality of exit track sections. A method of conveyance along a suspended track includes suspending a main cable between natural or artificial support structures, suspending a track assembly from the main cable, and mounting a conveyance assembly on the suspended track assembly to provide unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. |
196 |
MULTIDIRECTIONAL TRANSPORT SYSTEM |
US14830487 |
2015-08-19 |
US20150354146A1 |
2015-12-10 |
Gordon Thomas QUATTLEBAUM |
A transport system includes a main cable, a track assembly, and a conveyance assembly, wherein the track assembly is suspended from the main cable to allow unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. In another aspect according to the present invention, the track assembly has a track changing assembly that includes a track changing section rotatably coupled to a primary track section for selective alignment of the track changing section to any one of a plurality of exit track sections. A method of conveyance along a suspended track includes suspending a main cable between natural or artificial support structures, suspending a track assembly from the main cable, and mounting a conveyance assembly on the suspended track assembly to provide unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. |
197 |
Cable transport system |
US13956409 |
2013-08-01 |
US09145148B2 |
2015-09-29 |
Martin C. Tilley |
A system of devices facilitate the uninterrupted transport of a payload of persons (110) or cargo along a guide cable (180), or zip line, suspended from at least two support structures (120). Transfer mechanisms (800, 810) allow the cable to loop to a starting location or to transport between discrete endpoints. A trolley (200) carrying the payload may be powered by gravity alone, or a motorized assist may allow the cable course to be traversed without regard to relative elevations of cable supports. A motor may serve as a regenerative speed governor or braking device to charge a power supply for travel against gravity. The system enables one or more riders (110) to travel along the guide cable (180) at velocities desired for recreational purposes while assuming many body positions, such as prone, sitting or standing, to provide the sensation of flying like a bird. |
198 |
Multidirectional transport system |
US14303503 |
2014-06-12 |
US09139206B2 |
2015-09-22 |
Gordon Thomas Quattlebaum |
A transport system includes a main cable, a track assembly, and a conveyance assembly, wherein the track assembly is suspended from the main cable to allow unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. In another aspect according to the present invention, the track assembly has a track changing assembly that includes a track changing section rotatably coupled to a primary track section for selective alignment of the track changing section to any one of a plurality of exit track sections. A method of conveyance along a suspended track includes suspending a main cable between natural or artificial support structures, suspending a track assembly from the main cable, and mounting a conveyance assembly on the suspended track assembly to provide unimpeded translational movement of the conveyance assembly along the track assembly. |
199 |
ZIP LINE APPARATUS |
US14536640 |
2014-11-09 |
US20150059611A1 |
2015-03-05 |
Stephen Douglas Brown |
Embodiments of the present invention generally relate to a zip line or trolley system kit for propelling a person or an object using gravity along an extended cable line suspended between two trees or towers. The zip line or trolley system may include an easily installable support harness assembly, a braking system and a removable seat fixture to provide for the zip line system to be completely portable to be carried, installed and taken down in remote locations. |
200 |
CABLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM WITH AT LEAST ONE HAUL CABLE AND A TROLLEY, AND RELATIVE OPERATING METHOD |
US13995830 |
2011-12-22 |
US20130319280A1 |
2013-12-05 |
Hartmut Wieser; Nikolaus Erharter |
A cable transportation system having a rolling track extending along a designated path; a trolley configured to roll along the rolling track; a haul cable extending along the designated path and selectively connectable to the trolley; and at least one roller assembly having a frame, a plurality of rollers fitted movably to the frame, and elastic members located between the frame and the rollers to enable the rollers to assume a first operating position contacting the haul cable, and a second operating position lower than the first operating position and contacting the trolley as the trolley runs along the roller assembly. |