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Rail conveyance system

Pending Publication Date: 2022-05-12
CONVEYANCE SOLUTIONS LLC
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The present patent provides a system that eliminates the need to create a platform in a specific space. Instead, a hanging platform moves along a rail from one end to the other. This is useful for construction projects where the space needs to be created as the work progresses, and the apparatus smoothly moves the platform along the rail. This technology reduces the time and effort required to prepare for construction.

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The construction of work platforms is time-consuming and must be done with great care to prevent any accidents caused by the platform collapsing.
While these systems may be suitable for the particular purpose employed, or for general use, they would not be as suitable for the purposes of the present disclosure as disclosed hereafter.

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[0036]FIG. 1 illustrates a rail conveyance system 10 for moving a hanging platform 12 along a rail member so that the hanging platform 12 moves as the work progresses, eliminating the need for a suspended platform that stretches from a first terminus of a rail member to a second terminus. In this disclosure, a hanging platform is a work platform that provides an accessible area over a length greater than the area of the platform itself by moving along the rail member, in contrast to a stationary platform that only provides accessible area over a length equal to the length of the platform itself.

[0037]In the present disclosure, the term “hanging platform” includes work platforms, equipment carts and the like typically used to convey equipment, materials and people. In particular, currently suspended platforms are used to maintain bridges and the like. These suspended platforms are constructed under the road deck of the bridge extending from a first pier to a second pier. The term “ha...

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Abstract

A system and apparatus that eliminates the need for constructing a platform the length of a structure and further eliminates heavy machinery as a means of transportation or conveyance of a work platform. The system provides a rail member in combination with a plurality of bearing races for rolling bearings which allow the hanging platform to move by mechanical means along said supported rail member. The system provides a work platform or equipment cart that moves smoothly along the rail member from a first terminus to a second terminus as necessary for the transportation or conveyance of materials, equipment or persons.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is a nonprovisional utility application of the provisional patent application, Ser. No. 63 / 111,839, filed in the United States Patent Office on Nov. 10, 2020, and claims the priority thereof and is expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.TECHNICAL FIELD[0002]The present disclosure relates generally to a rail conveyance system. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to a hanging equipment cart or hanging work platform that installs and moves along a rail for the purposes of transporting materials, equipment and people.BACKGROUND[0003]The transportation and conveyance of equipment, materials and people is at the core of various industries' operations, such as manufacturing and construction.[0004]In the manufacturing industry, heavy materials and equipment are often transported via machinery such as cranes and forklifts. In the construction industry, work platforms are required for the maintenan...

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IPC IPC(8): B61B12/02B61B3/02B61B13/06
CPCB61B12/028B61B13/06B61B3/02
Inventor NITIS, DRUSS ANTHONY
Owner CONVEYANCE SOLUTIONS LLC