Patent ID: 7188716

Claim:
Current collector ( 32 ) for a third rail ( 74 ), comprising a base parallelogram ( 20 ) extending from a vehicle, with a mounting ( 58 ) for a collector shoe ( 30 , 68 ) extending from said parallelogram and constructed and arranged for contact with the third rail below the collector shoe, wherein the base parallelogram comprises a first leg ( 22 , 38 ) running on the rail side, a second leg ( 26 , 40 ) running along the first leg away from the rail as well as third and fourth legs ( 24 , 28 , 42 , 44 ) connected in an articulating fashion with first and second ends, respectively, of the first and second legs and wherein the mounting for the collector shoe is connected with a single leg adjustable in relation to the vehicle through at least one of its swivel axes, and wherein the mounting ( 58 ) is connected to the first or the fourth leg ( 22 , 38 , 46 ; 24 , 44 , 52 ) by means of at least one connection ( 64 , 66 ) comprising a predetermined breaking point ( 60 , 62 ).