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Hill climbing elevator

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-11-12
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Granted: 1967-04-04
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Expires: 1984-11-12
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Sherman A Camp

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 13:59
CPC Classifications
B; B66; B66B; B66B9/00; B66B9/06; B61; B61B; B61B9/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
IN A HILL CLIMBING ELEVATOR, (A) A PAIR OF SPACED RAILS OF GENERALLY CHANNELLED CROSS-SECTION FACING ONE ANOTHER TO FORM AN INCLINED TRACK, (B) MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID RAILS TO HOLD SAID TRACK ON A PREDETERMINED INCLINE, (C) A CARRIAGE FRAME BETWEEN THE RAILS, (D) WHEELS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID CARRIAGE FRAME CONFINED AND RIDING INSIDE THE RESPECTIVE CHANNELS OF SAID RAILS, (E) A HOIST LINE CONNECTED TO SAID CARRIAGE FRAME, (F) POWER MEANS FOR SAID HOIST LINE FOR PULLING UP OR LOWERING SAID CARRIAGE ON SAID INCLINED TRACK, (G) SUPPORT ELEMENTS EXTENDED FROM SAID CARRIAGE FRAME ADJACENT EACH RAIL TO ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID TRACK, (H) A FLOOR FRAME AND AN ELEVATED CAB ON THE FLOOR FRAME, AN END OF SAID FLOOR FRAME BEING PIVOTED ON SAID SUPPORT ELEMENTS, THE FREE END OF SAID FLOOR FRAME GRAVITATING TOWARD SAID TRACK ABOUT THE PIVOT OF SAID PIVOTED END, (I) COACTING MEANS ON SAID FLOOR FRAME AND ON SAID SUPPORT ELEMENT TO LIMIT THE PIVOTING OF SAID FLOOR FRAME AWAY FROM SAID TRACK, (J) ADJUSTABLE ABUTMENT MEANS PROJECTING FROM SAID SUPPORT ELEMENTS TOWARD THE FREE END OF SAID FLOOR FRAME FOR ABUTTING SAID FLOOR FRAME IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY ATTITUDE OF SAID FLOOR FRAME RELATIVELY TO SAID INCLINED TRACK THEREBY TO MAINTAIN THE CAB ON SAID FLOOR FRAME IN A GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR ATTITUDE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
IN A HILL CLIMBING ELEVATOR, (A) A PAIR OF SPACED RAILS OF GENERALLY CHANNELLED CROSS-SECTION FACING ONE ANOTHER TO FORM AN INCLINED TRACK, (B) MEANS TO SUPPORT SAID RAILS TO HOLD SAID TRACK ON A PREDETERMINED INCLINE, (C) A CARRIAGE FRAME BETWEEN THE RAILS, (D) WHEELS ON THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID CARRIAGE FRAME CONFINED AND RIDING INSIDE THE RESPECTIVE CHANNELS OF SAID RAILS, (E) A HOIST LINE CONNECTED TO SAID CARRIAGE FRAME, (F) POWER MEANS FOR SAID HOIST LINE FOR PULLING UP OR LOWERING SAID CARRIAGE ON SAID INCLINED TRACK, (G) SUPPORT ELEMENTS EXTENDED FROM SAID CARRIAGE FRAME ADJACENT EACH RAIL TO ABOVE THE LEVEL OF SAID TRACK, (H) A FLOOR FRAME AND AN ELEVATED CAB ON THE FLOOR FRAME, AN END OF SAID FLOOR FRAME BEING PIVOTED ON SAID SUPPORT ELEMENTS, THE FREE END OF SAID FLOOR FRAME GRAVITATING TOWARD SAID TRACK ABOUT THE PIVOT OF SAID PIVOTED END, (I) COACTING MEANS ON SAID FLOOR FRAME AND ON SAID SUPPORT ELEMENT TO LIMIT THE PIVOTING OF SAID FLOOR FRAME AWAY FROM SAID TRACK, (J) ADJUSTABLE ABUTMENT MEANS PROJECTING FROM SAID SUPPORT ELEMENTS TOWARD THE FREE END OF SAID FLOOR FRAME FOR ABUTTING SAID FLOOR FRAME IN A GENERALLY HORIZONTALLY ATTITUDE OF SAID FLOOR FRAME RELATIVELY TO SAID INCLINED TRACK THEREBY TO MAINTAIN THE CAB ON SAID FLOOR FRAME IN A GENERALLY PERPENDICULAR ATTITUDE.

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