Non-conductive train trip assembly
AssigneeHafco Foundry and Machine Company, Incorporated
InventorsWilliam H. Fornaci, Brett Hammond
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Abstract
A train trip assembly for automatically stopping a train is substantially composed of non-conductive material. The train trip assembly includes a trip arm that activates an actuator on a train moving along a track, which in turn causes a braking system on the train to automatically stop the train. The train trip assembly also includes a base including a clamp, which permits the train trip assembly to be secured to the track.
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A train trip assembly for stopping a train comprising a non-conductive trip arm and a non-conductive base, the trip arm configured to contact an actuator of the train moving along a track, and the base including a clamp to secure the assembly to the track, wherein the trip arm and the base substantially prevent the flow of electric current such that the trip arm and the base are not capable of conducting electricity.
A method for automatically stopping a train moving along a track, the method comprising:
- providing a train trip assembly comprising a non-conductive trip arm and a non-conductive base, the trip arm configured to contact an actuator of the train moving along the track to stop the train, and the base including a clamp for securing the assembly to the track, wherein the trip arm and the base substantially prevent the flow of electric current such that the trip arm and the base are not capable of conducting electricity;
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- securing the train trip assembly to the track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.