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TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM FOR HOSTILE ENVIRONMENTS

  • US 3,861,319 A
  • Filed: 08/14/1972
  • Issued: 01/21/1975
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/20/1971
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A transportation system comprising:

  • a. two conduits rigidly interconnected and disposed one above the other over at least the length of travel from one end to the other of the system, each of said conduits having a vehicle trackway received therein and extending therealong, said conduits further having vehicle power supply means disposed therein and extending at least a major portion of the length thereof;

    b. a loop trackway at said opposite ends of said conduits, said loops uniting said conduits at said ends, one of said loops having vehicle filling means associated therewith and the other of said loops having vehicle emptying means associated therewith;

    c. a plurality of supports for said conduits and said loops, said supports comprising a plurality of struts, a foundation for each strut, said struts being secured to said foundation at one end thereof, and a cross brace adjacent opposite, upper ends of said supports, said cross brace having members extending outwardly therefrom, said member being secured to said struts to form a unitary structure, the conduits being suspended from said supports over the length of travel of the system by a plurality of flexible cables connected between the supports and the upper conduit; and

    d. a vehicle receivable within said conduits and movable along said trackway.

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