Land and air transportation system

• US 3,289,981 A
• Filed: 10/05/1964
• Issued: 12/06/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 10/05/1964
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Joseph H. Meyer
• Original Assignee: Joseph H. Meyer
• Inventors: Meyer, Joseph H.
• Application Number:
  US04/401,347
• Time in Patent Office: 792 Days
• US Class Current: 244/137.2
• CPC Class Codes: B61B 15/00 Combinations of railway systems
• CPC Class Codes: B64C 1/22 Other structures integral with fuselages to facilitate loading , e.g. cargo bays, cranes

Claims

1. IN A SYSTEM OF LAND AND AIR TRANPORTATION, A CAPSULE MEANS ADAPTED TO CARRY CARGO IN COMBINATION WITH A LAND TRANSPORTATION DEVICE AND AN AIRPLANE HAVING A SHELL-LIKE FUSELAGE THAT CAN BE OPENED AT THE TAIL END THEREOF, SAID CAPSULE HAVING ROLLER MEANS ADAPTED TO SUPPORT IT FROM ABOVE FOR MOVEMENT ON A MONORAIL, SAID FUSELAGE SHELL HAVING MONORAIL MEANS SUSPENDED FROM THE TOP PORTION THEREOF WHEREBY SAID CAPSULE CAN BE MOVED INTO SAID FUSELAGE SHELL, ADDITIONAL ROLLER MEANS MOUNTED ON THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID CAPSULE, AND TRACK MEANS CORRESPONDING TO SAID ADDITIONAL ROLLER MEANS EXTENDING ALONG SAID FUSELAGE SHELL TO FURTHER GUIDE SAID CAPSULE IN ITS MOVEMENT INTO SAID FUSELAGE SHELL, SAID LAND TRANSPORTATION DEVICE HAVING A SHELL PORTION OF A LENGTH AND CROSS SECTIONAL SIZE ADAPTED TO SURROUND SAID CAPSULE, MONORAIL TRACK MEANS ATTACHED TO THE TOP PORTION OF SAID SHELL OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION DEVICE AND ADDITIONAL TRACK MEANS ON THE LOWER PORTION OF SAID SHELL WHEREBY SAID CAPSULE MAY BE TRANSFERRED FROM ONE OF THE FUSELAGE SHELLS AND THE LAND DEVICE SHELL TO THE OTHER.