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Transportation vehicle guidance apparatus

CA 1077346 A · Owner: Westinghouse Electric Corporation · Inventors: Schmitz, William E.

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Abstract From the Canadian patent

A transportation vehicle for use in a mass transit system is provided with a laterally sprung guidance apparatus operative with a vehicle restraining guide beam included with the vehicle roadway, for restraining the removal of the vehicle in relation to that roadway while providing a desired improvement in the lateral ride quality of that vehicle.

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  • Granted May 13, 1980. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended May 13, 1997.
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GrantedMay 13, 1980
Term endedMay 13, 1997
Patent numberCA 1077346 A
Classification (IPC)B61B13/04 +2 more

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198119831985198719891991199319951997Patent grantedMay 13, 1980Term endedMay 13, 1997

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