Patent ID: 6178892
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: B60V,B61B

Abstract:
A transportation system, comprising:a carrier conduit, said carrier conduit defining a generally fluidtight enclosed channel;a carrier, said carrier travelling through said carrier conduit channel said carrier motivated to travel through said carrier conduit by difference of pressure on a first side of said carrier with respect to a second side of said carrier, said carrier having a first upper pair of wheels biasedly engaging a top interior side of said carrier conduit channel, said carrier having a second lower pair of wheels biasedly engaging a bottom interior side of said carrier conduit channel, and said carrier having first and second side wheels biasedly engaging first and second side interior sides of said pressurization channel so that said carrier is held and disposed away from said interior sides of said carrier conduit channel; anda vehicle, said vehicle being positioned exteriorly of said carrier conduit and coupled to said carrier and travelling with said carrier as said carrier travels through said carrier conduit channel; wherebysaid vehicle travels along said carrier conduit to transport persons or cargo from one point of said carrier conduit to another.