Railways – Droppings catcher
Patent
1976-11-15
1978-12-19
Sheridan, Robert G.
Railways
Droppings catcher
104 18, 104 20, B61D 4700, B65G 6702
Patent
active
041302087
ABSTRACT:
A container or a carrier for one or more containers is supported on a transfer cam track along side a railway or roadway for transfer of the containers to a rail or road vehicle which is side coupled to the container or carrier to move it for transfer of the container or containers to the transport vehicle. The transfer track on which the container or carrier travels has horizontal and vertical displacement curves to vertically align the container with a container berth on the transport vehicle and set it down on supports thereon. The transfer track continues at the lower level and curves back away from the transport vehicle to remove the carrier away from the container. The cam track can be a single rail or multiple rails spaced horizontally or vertically with the container or carrier designed accordingly. The carrier can have forks, loadspreader, or side hooks to lift containers. The containers can have wheels to run on the station track to eliminate the carrier. The container wheels are retractable for selective transfer. Retractable hooking eyes or hooks can be on the carrier or container for selective transfer of multiple containers per carrier. In a preferred arrangement a carrier with fixed forks extending from a side thereof receives a container from a transport vehicle which supports the container with space for the forks to reach under the container from either side. Side latching couplings on the transport vehicle engage the forks on the carrier to move it along the low portion of the cam track to carry the forks under the container before the cam track lifts the container off and carries it on the forks out away from the transport vehicle moving the carrier. Another variation of the carrier and transport vehicle can support two containers at different levels so one container can be set in and one withdrawn along the same transfer run. The system can be applied to subways where the carrier can run between stations for transfer of containers to and from trains at speed and transfer containers to elevators to take passengers to street level. Subway cars are convertible to receive containers along opposite sides for runs in opposite directions.
REFERENCES:
patent: 3483829 (1969-12-01), Barry
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