Patents by Inventor Alan S. Beshany

Alan S. Beshany has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4031662
    Abstract: An improved monorail track and wheel arrangement is provided for a monorail train, specifically a model monorail train. The monorail train includes an engine having an electric motor, conductive wheels, a drive train for driving the wheels, electrical connections between the motor and the wheels for supplying current to the motor and a track for conducting current. In accordance with the improvement of the invention, the wheels have rims with vertical flanges on the outside thereof, and are arranged in pairs to straddle the track. The flanges are positioned on the outsides of the track when the engine is on the track. The track comprises monorail means for receiving the wheels, and the monorail means has an insulating upper surface and two L-shaped conductor means forming outside corners for the upper surface for engaging both the rims and the flanges of the wheels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1977
    Inventor: Alan S. Beshany