Patent ID: 9096235
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: B60F,B61B,B61L,E01B,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A universal surface transportation system comprising: a hollow guideway having a triangular cross section with a horizontally oriented cross beam, a vertically oriented center strut, and a pair of angled side struts, the guideway being defined by two upper corners and a lower corner, a control beam centrally located on the cross beam; a pair of upper triangular-shaped tubular members positioned within the two upper corners of the hollow guideway, each of the upper triangular-shaped tubular members including an outside edge, a lower triangular-shaped tubular member positioned within the lower corner of the guideway; a rail positioned at the outside edge of each of the upper tubular members, a contact surface formed adjacent each of the rails, the rail and adjacent contact surface adapted to be engaged by a bi-modal wheel; a series of structural columns for supporting the hollow guideway at a distance above the ground; whereby loads applied to the rails and contact surfaces are transferred to the control beam via compressive and tensile loads in the side struts, lower tubular member, and center strut.