Patent ID: 6269750
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: A63G,B61B

Abstract:
A side-mount vehicle for transportation along the length of a track having substantially vertically disposed upper and lower rails, comprising:a main chassis beam situated adjacent to the upper and lower rails, wherein the main chassis beam has an upper section adjacent to the upper rail and a lower section adjacent to the lower rail;an upper wheel assembly secured to the upper portion of the main chassis beam and for rotatably engaging the upper rail;a lower wheel assembly secured to the lower section of the main chassis beam and for rotatably engaging the lower rail, wherein the upper and lower wheel assemblies enable the main chassis beam to translate freely along the upper and lower rails;a cantilevered beam secured to the main chassis beam, wherein the cantilevered beam extends away from the upper and lower rails and in a direction substantially perpendicular to a plane containing the upper and lower rails; anda seat secured to the cantilevered beam.