Patent ID: 8038022
Filing Date: 2011-10-18
Classification: B60L,B61B,B61C,B61G,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A highway vehicle towing system used in a highway for towing vehicles, comprising: a vehicle to be towed; a light railroad track embedded in a highway and capable of transmitting electricity from a power supply plant, said light railroad track having a width shorter than the pitch of each pair of wheels of the vehicle to be towed in said highway; and at least one towing tractor substantially aligned with said vehicle being towed and movable along said light railroad track to tow the vehicle, each said towing tractor comprising multiple pairs of metal wheels having a pitch substantially equal to said width of said railroad track for contact therewith and movably supported on said light railroad track, a motor located within said towing tractor, electrical wires connecting said metal wheels to said motor for transmitting electricity from said light railroad track to said motor and further coupled to a power supply unit within said towed vehicle and are connected to a power supply unit within said towed vehicle for charging a battery within the towed vehicle, a transmission shaft coupled to and rotatable by said motor, and a differential mechanism coupled between said transmission shaft and said metal wheels for enabling said metal wheels to be rotated along said light railroad track by said motor.