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US 12,116,027 B2Granted
Railway shunt enclosure
AssigneeC.D.L. Electric Company, Inc.
InventorsDevin Steven Sage, Marco Antonio Ibarra, Angel Gustavo Cereceres Pena
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Abstract
A railway termination shunt enclosure including one or more receptacles, each of the one or more receptacles being configured to receive a termination shunt. The enclosure also includes at least one mounting surface and a connector assembly rotatably attaching the one or more receptacles to one or more of the at least one mounting surface.
Claims12
A railway termination shunt enclosure comprising:
- one or more receptacles, each of the one or more receptacles being configured to receive a termination shunt;
- at least one mounting surface;
- a connector assembly rotatably attaching the one or more receptacles to one or more of the at least one mounting surface,
- wherein the one or more receptacles, the at least one mounting surface, and the connector assembly comprise a carrier;
- and
- at least one outer wall enclosing the carrier, the at least one outer wall defining an opening and including a bottom, a ledge adjacent the bottom, and a movable lid configured to selectively cover the opening,
- wherein the lid includes an interior surface, the interior surface including an interior projecting surface,
- wherein the one or more receptacles are configured to rotate so as to partially protrude through the opening when the lid is in an open position,
- the ledge being positioned to engage with and stop additional rotation of the one or more receptacles partially protruding through the opening when the lid is in the open position,
- the interior projecting surface being positioned to engage with and counter-rotate the one or more receptacles into a position not protruding through the opening when the lid is in a closed position.
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A railway termination shunt enclosure comprising:
- a carrier including—one or more receptacles, each of the one or more receptacles being configured to receive a termination shunt;
- at least one mounting surface;
- and
- a connector assembly attaching the one or more receptacles to one or more of the at least one mounting surface;
- and
- at least one outer wall enclosing the carrier, defining an opening, and including a bottom, a ledge adjacent the bottom, and a movable lid configured to selectively cover the opening,
- wherein the carrier is sized for removal from the enclosure through the opening,
- wherein the connector assembly rotatably attaches the one or more receptacles to the one or more of the at least one mounting surface,
- wherein the one or more receptacles are configured to rotate so as to partially protrude through the opening when the lid is in an open position;
- the ledge being positioned to engage with and stop additional rotation of the one or more receptacles partially protruding through the opening when the lid is in the open position,
- the interior projecting surface being positioned to engage with and counter-rotate the one or more receptacles into a position not protruding through the opening when the lid is in a closed position.
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A railway termination shunt enclosure, said enclosure comprising:
- a carrier including—one or more receptacles, each of the one or more receptacles being configured to receive a termination shunt;
- and
- at least one carrier wall attached to the one or more receptacles, the at least one carrier wall including a bottom edge;
- and
- at least one outer wall enclosing the carrier, the at least one outer wall defining an opening and including a bottom wall defining one or more apertures, a bottom including the bottom wall, a ledge adjacent the bottom, and a movable lid configured to selectively cover the opening,
- wherein the bottom edge is positioned at a remove from the bottom wall to define a gap therebetween configured to receive cables respectively extending between the one or more termination shunts and the one or more apertures,
- wherein the carrier is sized for removal from the enclosure through the opening, wherein a connector assembly rotatably attaches the one or more receptacles to the at least one carrier wall,
- wherein the lid includes an interior surface, the interior surface including an interior projecting surface,
- wherein the one or more receptacles are configured to rotate so as to partially protrude through the opening when the lid is in an open position,
- the ledge being positioned to engage with and stop additional rotation of the one or more receptacles partially protruding through the opening when the lid is in the open position,
- the interior projecting surface being positioned to engage with and counter-rotate the one or more receptacles into a position not protruding through the opening when the lid is in a closed position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.