CPC B60L 5/39 (2013.01) [B60L 2200/26 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A dual mode current collector, comprising:
a first current collector, comprising:
a first housing configured to be connected with a vehicle;
a first shoe arm connected to the first housing; and
a first shoe attached to the first shoe arm, the first shoe having a first conductor surface configured to engage a top side of a first conductive body; and
a second current collector, comprising:
a second housing configured to be connected with the vehicle;
a second shoe arm connected to the second housing; and
a second shoe attached to the second shoe arm, the second shoe having a second conductor surface configured to engage an underside of a second conductive body,
the first shoe configured to rotate in a first direction toward the top side of the first conductive body, the second shoe configured to rotate in a second direction toward the underside of the second conductive body, the first direction and the second direction being opposite each other.
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