Railways – Slotted conduit
Patent
1983-07-11
1986-06-03
Reese, Randolph A.
Railways
Slotted conduit
104191, 104194, 135 34, 280DIG6, D12 16, D34 15, B61B 1100
Patent
active
045922845
ABSTRACT:
An automatic transportation system and the vehicles thereof for use, for example, in transporting golf clubs and related equipment around a golf course. The system includes U-shaped channel members embedded end-to-end in the ground provided with pulleys therein for guiding a closed cable therealong in a predetermined path, and a cart having a truck, a grip extending from the truck clampable to the cable so that the cart is pulled by the cable when the cable is moved along the path, a main wheel rotatably mounted to the truck centrally thereof for supporting the cart on the channel members, and a guide device mounted to the truck and extendable into the channel members for engaging the interior surface of the channel members to prevent the cart from falling over and preventing contact between the grip and the pulleys. In the preferred embodiment of the invention, the U-shaped channel members are covered by narrow artificial lawn strips so as not to detract from the appearance of the golf course, and an umbrella-like cover is provided on the golf cart so as to cover the contents of the cart, zippers or the like being provided radially in the covers so as to permit a portion of the cart to be uncovered while the remainder of the cart remains covered.
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