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Support structure for elevated railed-vehicle guideway

  • US 6,564,516 B1
  • Filed: 12/06/2000
  • Issued: 05/20/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A support structure for supporting an elevated monorail, said support structure comprising:

  • a foundation;

    an elongate vertical column having an end sized and shaped to be attached to said foundation and an opposite end;

    a guideway support secured to said opposite end, said guideway support having a Y-shaped configuration that supports at least two guideways and elevates said at least two guideways above the foundation, said guideway support extending between said at least two guideways and said opposite end, and a width of each said guideway being adapted to be less than a width of said monorail;

    said column and said guideway support being substantially prefabricated to have a size and shape forming discrete components that may be easily transported with conventional transportation methods when not assembled together;

    one of said column and said guideway support including a mounting recess, and another of said column and said guideway support including a protrusion sized to fit snugly in said mounting recess wherein said column and said guideway support are substantially secured together by inserting said protrusion into said mounting recess; and

    whereby said column and said guideway support may be manufactured remotely, transported to a desirable installation location, and joined together at the installation location.

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