US 11,807,110 B2
Dual mode collector
Travis McMahan, Honea Path, SC (US); and William Golpe, Taylors, SC (US)
Assigned to TransTech of South Carolina, Inc.
Filed by TransTech of South Carolina, Inc., Piedmont, SC (US)
Filed on Oct. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/501,631.
Application 17/501,631 is a continuation of application No. 16/235,548, filed on Dec. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,173,791.
Prior Publication US 2022/0032779 A1, Feb. 3, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B60L 5/39 (2006.01)
CPC B60L 5/39 (2013.01) [B60L 2200/26 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
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.