United States Patent
5,359,941
DeLorean
November 1, 1994
Transportation system, vehicle and method
Abstract
A transport assembly for use, for example, in mass transportation, comprises
a track and a
frame mounted to the track for motion therealong, the frame including
a housing which
defines a traction chamber in communication with the track. At least
one traction wheel is
rotatably mounted to the frame in friction contact with the track.
The traction wheel is at
least partially disposed in the traction chamber. A car with a passenger
compartment is
coupled to the frame via a shock absorbing linkage so that the car
is substantially isolated
from irregularities in the track during motion of the frame and the
car along the track. A
suction source is operatively connected to the housing for generating
a vacuum in the
traction chamber during motion of the frame and the car along the track.
A drive mounted to
the frame is operatively connected to the traction wheel for drivingly
rotating the wheel to
propel the frame and the car along the track.
Inventors:
DeLorean;
John Z. (Bedminster, NJ)
Assignee:
Genesis
III, LLC (Bedminster, NJ)
Appl. No.:
047635
Filed:
April
14, 1993
Claims
1. A transport assembly comprising:
a track;
a frame mounted to said track for motion therealong, said frame including
housing means for
defining a traction chamber in communication with said track;
at least one traction wheel rotatably mounted to said frame and in friction
contact with said
track, said traction wheel being at least partially disposed in said
traction chamber:
car means for defining a passenger compartment;
shock absorbing means for connecting said car means to said frame so
that said car means is
substantially isolated from irregularities in said track during motion
of said frame and said
car means along said track;
suction means operatively connected to said housing means for generating
a vacuum in said
traction chamber during motion of said frame and said car means along
said track; and
drive means mounted to said frame and operatively connected to said
traction wheel for
drivingly rotating said traction wheel to propel said frame and said
car means along said
track.
Bob VIN10961
Registured Patent Agent
US Patent and Trademark Office
Reg. No. 32,779
brian_roy@xxxx wrote:
I finally looked up the patents that Delorean has recieved (recently)http://164.195.100.11/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&u=%2Fnetaht
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the two items related to the engine will do (items #3 and #6 in the list)?Thanks
Brian
VIN #4150
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