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Track aligning arrangement

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-03-03
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Granted: 1965-07-06
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Expires: 1981-03-03
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Plasser Franz
  • 👤 Theurer Josef
  • 👤 Mayer Wilhelm

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-07 21:03
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01B; E01B27/00; E01B27/12; E01B27/13; E01B27/16; E01B27/17; E01B35/00; E01B2203/00; E01B2203/10; E01B2203/12; E01B2203/16

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 141 words
IN A TRACK ALIGNING ARRANGEMENT, IN COMBINATION; A FIRST AND SECOND MOBILE VEHICLE EACH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE ON THE TRACK, THE FORST VEHICLE TRAVELING ON AN ALIGNED SECTION OF THE TRACK AND THE SECOND VEHICLE BEARING ON A TRACK SECTION TO BE ALIGNED; AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE TENSION MEMBER HAVING TWO END PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY SECURED TO SAID VEHICLES AND TENSIONED BETWEEN SAID VEHICLES; PULLEY MEANS ON ONE OF SAID VEHICLES, SAID FLEXIBLE TENSION MEMBER BEING TRAINED OVER SAID PULLEY MEANS FOR VARYING THE LENGTH OF THE TENSION MEMBER AND THEREBY TO VARY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLES; TRACK MOVING MEANS ON SAID FIRST VEHICLE AND SPACEDLY SUPERPOSED ON A TRACK SECTION TO BE ALIGNED AND ADJACENT THE ALIGNED TRACK; SECTION AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID SECOND VEHICLE ON THE TRACK AT A SPEED AT LEAST EQUAL TO THAT OF SAID FIRST VEHICLE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 141 words
IN A TRACK ALIGNING ARRANGEMENT, IN COMBINATION; A FIRST AND SECOND MOBILE VEHICLE EACH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE ON THE TRACK, THE FORST VEHICLE TRAVELING ON AN ALIGNED SECTION OF THE TRACK AND THE SECOND VEHICLE BEARING ON A TRACK SECTION TO BE ALIGNED; AN ELONGATED FLEXIBLE TENSION MEMBER HAVING TWO END PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY SECURED TO SAID VEHICLES AND TENSIONED BETWEEN SAID VEHICLES; PULLEY MEANS ON ONE OF SAID VEHICLES, SAID FLEXIBLE TENSION MEMBER BEING TRAINED OVER SAID PULLEY MEANS FOR VARYING THE LENGTH OF THE TENSION MEMBER AND THEREBY TO VARY THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE VEHICLES; TRACK MOVING MEANS ON SAID FIRST VEHICLE AND SPACEDLY SUPERPOSED ON A TRACK SECTION TO BE ALIGNED AND ADJACENT THE ALIGNED TRACK; SECTION AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID SECOND VEHICLE ON THE TRACK AT A SPEED AT LEAST EQUAL TO THAT OF SAID FIRST VEHICLE.

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