Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Suspended cable transportation vehicle and system
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Application No.: US14882799Application Date: 2015-10-14
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Publication No.: US10005477B2Publication Date: 2018-06-26
- Inventor: Kevin Louwsma
- Applicant: Kevin Louwsma
- Agent J. Wiley Horton
- Main IPC: A63G21/20
- IPC: A63G21/20 ; B61B12/12 ; B61B7/00 ; B61D17/02 ; A63G21/22

Abstract:
A vehicle which is intended to travel along a downward sloping cable, which is suspended between two supports having a change in elevation. Preferably, the vehicle includes a fuselage, a trolley assembly, a translation system, a seat, a counterweight system, and at least one wing. The trolley assembly is attached to the cable. This connection allows the vehicle to travel along the cable. A counterweight system is included in order to balance the weight of the rider sitting in the seat below the fuselage. This allows the vehicle to easily rotate, via rotary joint, around the cable while traveling along the line. Preferably, the rider can induce roll by either activating ailerons or by rotating one of the wings about the lateral axis in order to increase the lift on one side of the aircraft depending on whether the wings are fixed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170106878A1 Suspended Cable Transportation Vehicle and System Public/Granted day:2017-04-20
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