Blowout Plates Patents (Class 116/DIG27)
  • Patent number: 4204478
    Abstract: A rubber tired transportation vehicle for use in a mass transit system is provided with a disc member positioned adjacent to at least one vehicle support pneumatic tire operative with a condition sensing apparatus to detect the occurrence of a flat tire condition and to limit the vehicle axle drop in the event of a resulting loss of desired vehicle support because of that flat tire condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1978
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1980
    Assignee: Westinghouse Electric Corp.
    Inventor: William E. Schmitz