Patent ID: 11938829
Assignee: TRANSTECH OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A system, comprising:
a support assembly configured for attachment to a vehicle;
a pivot connection attached to the support assembly; and
a third rail paddle assembly attached to the pivot connection for the paddle assembly to pivot vertically relative to the support assembly, the third rail paddle assembly including a paddle and an arm, wherein the paddle is attached to a first end of the arm and the third rail paddle assembly is attached to the pivot connection via a second end of the arm, wherein the third rail paddle assembly is configured to move in a vertical direction relative to the pivot connection while the vehicle moves along a route,
wherein the paddle assembly comprises a lateral pivot joint attached to the arm, the paddle being attached to the lateral pivot joint, the lateral pivot joint including an elastic element, the paddle configured to move laterally relative to the arm about the lateral pivot joint, and wherein the elastic element included within the lateral pivot joint biases the paddle to a center of a range of lateral movement of the paddle about the pivot joint.