Railways – Car-carried propulsion system – Electric
Patent
1980-04-21
1982-10-05
Reese, Randolph A.
Railways
Car-carried propulsion system
Electric
46 1K, 46257, 104DIG1, 238 10F, B60L 1500
Patent
active
043523293
ABSTRACT:
A miniature roadway system of the support type for vehicles such as cars and the like. The roadway consists of an elongated flat strip or length of plastic extrusion having flat thin flexible metal conductors slidably located in flanged recesses, molded longitudinal in one flat side of strip or length. The coilable and flexible roadway of relatively long length is uncoiled and flat-mounted on flat surfaces with the conductive bands exposed in the flanged channel recesses extending the length of the traction surface and is self-supporting.
In use, the long sections of highly flexible roadway are combined with turn sections and are set up in an unlimited number of endless configurations and elevations.
In use, the roadway is arranged either in a self-supporting configuration on the floor, patio, grass lawns and the like or utilizing special supports which engage recessed channels, molded into each side of roadway strip.
The vehicle utilizes a pair of shaped contacts to make electrical connections with the metallic conductors and a pair of drive wheels mounted on gear driven axle for gripping the traction surface of the roadway at a point on each side of channeled conductor locations.
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Fetty Rosabelle M.
Fetty Warren N.
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