Patent ID: 9484721
Filing Date: 2016-11-01
CPC Classification: B60M,H02G

Claim Text:
1. A wiring apparatus for an electric transportation system that uses a set of tracks with a messenger wire and a contact wire suspended above the set of tracks, comprising: a truck body; a wire manipulator coupled to the truck body, the wire manipulator having a first wire manipulator arm and a second wire manipulator arm that are each directly connected to the truck body and independently controlled, the first and second wire manipulator arms being used to separately hold an already installed messenger wire and an already installed contact wire of the electric transportation system; and a wire measuring device coupled to the truck body, the wire measuring device measuring a height of the contact wire above the set of tracks and a stagger of the contact wire relative to a center of the set of tracks, the wire measuring device further comprising a support portion that is height adjustable and a stagger measuring element at an upper end of the support portion that visually indicates the stagger of the contact wire.