US PATENT SUBCLASS 105 / 1.2
.~ Airlift or ducted


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105 /   HD   RAILWAY ROLLING STOCK

1.1  DF  STREAMLINE FORM ROLLING STOCK {2}
1.2.~ Airlift or ducted


DEFINITION

Classification: 105/1.2

Airlift or ducted:

(under subclass 1.1) Rolling stock of such configuration that ambient air is forced vertically upward by the rolling stock passing therethrough; or including a tublike passage to direct air from a high pressure surface of the rolling stock to a relatively low pressure surface thereof.

(1) Note. Control of vertical movement of air, e.g., provision to prevent disturbance of overhead power lines, is included herein.

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74, for a locomotive having an inclined planar surface intended to react with ambient atmosphere to increase downward pressure on the wheels to thereby increase traction.