Patent ID: 7124692

Claim:
A transportation system comprising: a running surface; a support structure for positioning the running surface above ground level; a carrying vehicle operable along the running surface; a rigid suspension member rotatably connected to the carrying vehicle; a car body rigidly attached to the suspension member, wherein a single axis of rotation of the car body is above a connection of the suspension member to the carrying vehicle, thus effectively extending a radius of rotation of the car body, the car body having a floor surface for carrying a load thereon, wherein the floor surface moves from a horizontal orientation to a tilted orientation during operation of the carrying vehicle along a curved portion of the running surface so as to result in a pendulum like movement of the floor surface and thus the load, wherein the rigid suspension member includes a first support at a proximal end thereof carried by the carrying vehicle and a linking arm connected between the car body and the first support, wherein the linking arm includes an arcuate member rotatably operable with a surface of the first support and a bracket having a proximal end operable with the arcuate member and a distal end affixed to the car body.