Abstract: An elevated transit vehicle (12) is mounted on vertical wheel supports (16) which operate in curbways (40) along public streets (24). The height of the passenger cab (12) is great enough to permit conventional passenger cars (32) to move beneath the transit vehicle. The curbways block movement of passenger vehicles (32) into the space (46) between the curbways except at traffic intersections where the curbways terminate. The elevated transit vehicle operates across traffic intersections without the aid of the curbways, and other smaller passenger vehicles (32) can enter or exit from between the curbways (40) at these gaps between segments of the curbways. An inter-modal version of the transit vehicle utilizes both the wheel assemblies and a suspended railway (74) which carries the transit vehicle on rail wheels.

Abstract: An accumulating transfer conveyor utilizing a reciprocal drive and comprising a conveyor frame for supporting an article and a plurality of reciprocating sensing accumulating pads or hooks associated therewith. Each sensing accumulating pad or sensing accumulating hook senses the leading edge of an article or an article support member and means for transferring the article or the article support member forward. The sensing accumulating pads and hooks further sense the trailing edge of a preceding article or article support member so as to prevent against any contact between two articles or article support members.