.~ Car supported by fluid current pushing against surface
DEFINITION
Classification: 104/23.2
Car supported by fluid current pushing against surface:
(under subclass 23.1) Railway wherein the vehicle is supported above the guideway by a current of fluid moving between a surface of the vehicle and a supportting surface, the movement of the fluid forcing the two surfaces away from one another so as to sustain the vehicle out of contact with, but in close proximity to the supporting surface.
(1) Note. The "supporting surface" may either constitute the guideway or be located on or near the guideway.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
114, Ships, appropriate subclasses, for a surface effect marine vehicle utilizing water as a supporting surface.
180, Motor Vehicles,
116+, for a surface effect vehicle which is not track guided.
