Abstract: A collector head for collecting current from an overhead wire for a trolley car is disclosed having a contact shoe which is pivotable about the longitudinal axis of the overhead wire. The collector head includes a base which is mounted on a shaft extending from the trolley car such that the head is rotatable about the axis of the shaft. The collector head also includes a contact shoe holder for holding the contact shoe. Arms pivotably connect the base to the contact shoe holder in a trapezoidal configuration. The joints at which the arms are connected to the base and to the contact shoe holder have axes of rotation parallel to a longitudinal axis of the contact shoe. A resilient element is disposed between the base and the contact shoe holder.