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Gondola carriage assembly

  • US 8,393,846 B1
  • Filed: 03/26/2010
  • Issued: 03/12/2013
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2010
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A gondola carriage assembly for a gondola having at least two substantially parallel walls extending in a longitudinal direction, said two substantially parallel walls each having an upper edge, comprising:

  • a carriage defined by a frame, said frame formed of a plurality of structures forming a support for a track-driven loading machine having an end-less track for self-propulsion of said loading machine;

    said carriage further comprising a plurality of axle assemblies rotatably connected to said frame;

    said axle assemblies each having an axle and a gondola wheel at ends of said axle, said gondola wheels positioned to engage said upper edges of said gondola and allow movement of said carriage and said loading machine along said gondola;

    said axle assemblies further having engagement portions to interface with tracks of said track-driven loading machine and to cause rotation of said gondola wheels along said upper edges of said gondola.

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