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US 12,409,871 B2Granted
Methods and systems for hose hanger apparatus
AssigneeTransportation IP Holdings, LLC
InventorsStephen Hankinson, Joe Steltzer
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Abstract
Various methods and systems are provided for a hose hanger apparatus comprising an attachment clip, an elastic support connected to the attachment clip, a carabiner assembly connector connected to the elastic support, and a carabiner assembly connected to the carabiner assembly connector.
Claims11
A rail hose hanger comprising:
- an elastic support configured to be connectable at a first end to a coupler of a railroad car and at a second end to a glad hand of an air hose of the railroad car, the elastic support being a high strength elastomer material with a material property tensile strength greater than 5.980 kilopound per square inch (KSI) and a material property elongation percent at break of greater than 640, wherein the elastic support is configured to support the air hose of the railroad car when so connected;
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- an attachment clip, wherein the high strength elastomer material is connected to the attachment clip, a carabiner assembly, and a carabiner assembly connector connected to the high strength elastomer material and the carabiner assembly, wherein the elastic support includes:
- a first section;
- a second section integrally connected to the first section, and a third section integrally connected to the second section, and wherein the elastic support is uniform in width, wherein the carabiner assembly connector includes an elongated flexible member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.