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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 13, 1982
Filed:
Apr. 08, 1980
Applicant:
Inventor:
Barry L Ziegenfus, Saylorsburg, PA (US);
Assignee:
SI Handling Systems, Inc., Easton, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61B / ; B61B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104121 ; 104166 ; 105147 ; 198472 ; 211122 ; 248647 ; 269 56 ;
Abstract
A monorail driverless vehicle for use on an assembly line includes a vertically disposed frame having a drive wheel on the upper end of the frame and biased downwardly for contact with a drive shaft. Aligned support wheels on the frame are adapted for contact with a track therebelow. A fixture may be mounted on either side face of the vehicle for removably supporting the workpiece to be worked on by persons or apparatus along the assembly line.