Animal barrier for railroad tracks
AssigneeLance Corbin
InventorLance Corbin
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Abstract
An animal barrier for inhibiting the movement of small animals along first and second rails of one or more railroad tracks includes an animal stop having an animal stop face to be positioned between the first and second rails to inhibit the movement of the small animals along the first and second rails. The animal stop face has opposite first and second sides to be positioned adjacent the first and second rails, respectively, to inhibit the movement of the small animals between the animal stop face and the first and second rails. A support is coupled to the animal stop face and is to be secured to at least one of a railroad bed or a railroad tie to position and hold the animal stop face between the first and second rails.
Claims15
A railroad animal barrier for inhibiting the movement of animals along first and second rails of one or more railroad tracks, the animal barrier comprising:
- an animal stop having an animal stop face configured to be positioned between the first and second rails to inhibit the movement of the animals along the first and second rails, the animal stop face being arcuate, the animal stop face having a central stop and opposite first and second tabs extending laterally outward from the central stop, wherein the opposite first and second tabs have a height at the first and second sides of the animal stop face about equal to or less than a height of a web of the first and second rails and wherein the height of the opposite first and second tabs at the first and second sides of the animal stop face is equal to or less than about 5 inches, the animal stop face having opposite first and second sides and a length extending between the first and second sides, the length corresponding to a distance between the first and second rails such that when the animal stop face is positioned between the first and second rails the first and second sides are positioned adjacent the first and second rails, respectively, to inhibit the movement of the animals between the animal stop face and the first and second rails;
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- a support coupled to the animal stop face and configured to be secured to at least one of a railroad bed, a ground, the first and second rails, or a railroad tie to position and hold the animal stop face between the first and second rails.
A method for inhibiting and re-directing the movement of animals along first and second rails of one or more railroad tracks, the method comprising:
- positioning a railroad animal barrier between the first and second rails, the railroad animal barrier including an animal stop face configured to inhibit the movement of the animals along the first and second rails, the animal stop face being arcuate, the animal stop face having opposite first and second sides and a length extending between the first and second sides, the length corresponding to a distance between the first and second rails such that the first and second sides are positioned adjacent the first and second rails, respectively, when the railroad animal barrier is positioned between the first and second rails to inhibit the movement of the animals between the animal stop face and the first and second rails;
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- blocking the movement of the animal along the first and second rails with the animal stop face by re-directing the animal in a direction that is generally away from a location along the first and second rails.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.