Patent ID: 6302030
Filing Date: 2001-10-16
Classification: B61B,E01B

Abstract:
A system for transmitting vertical loads applied to a pair of track cable systems in an elevated cableway system to a pylon, comprising:a main beam pivotally mounted at a center of its longitudinal axis to the pylon for rotation in a first vertical plane;a pair of secondary beams each pivotally mounted at a center of its longitudinal axis to the main beam substantially at a respective end of the main beam for rotation in the first vertical plane;four tertiary beams each pivotally mounted at a center of its longitudinal axis to one of the respective secondary beams substantially at a respective end of the one secondary beam for rotation in the first vertical plane; anda plurality of suspension rods each said suspension rod pivotally mounted at one of its ends to one of the respective tertiary beams substantially at a respective end of the one tertiary beam for rotation in the first vertical plane, the other end of each said suspension rod being pivotally connected to one of a plurality of cross-ties at a center of the one of the plurality of cross-ties' longitudinal axis for rotation of the one of the plurality of cross-ties in a second vertical plane, the plurality of cross-ties vertically supporting the track cable systems.