Protection board mounting bracket
OwnerRichard Steiningerinventor
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Abstract
A cover assembly includes a support bracket from which a cover board is selectively suspended. The support bracket is itself mounted to a third rail or contact rail by a clip which cooperates with the bracket. The cover board is held in place on the bracket by an upper flange which has a tapered or V-shaped front wall, as well as a tapered bottom wall. A flag holder, which can be selectively attached to the bracket, includes a first section with an engaging member that cooperates with an engaging member located on the support bracket, a center section including a through bore for holding a flagstaff of a safety flag and a second end section. The second end section is adapted to attach the flag holder to a different type of cover board support bracket.
Claims20
A cover assembly adapted to be mounted to an associated electrified rail, comprising:
- a bracket including an upper limb, a lower limb and a connecting section joining the upper limb and the lower limb to each other, wherein the upper limb and the lower limb extend in a common direction;
- wherein the lower limb is adapted to be mounted to the associated rail;
- a protrusion extending from the connecting section in the common direction, the protrusion including a planar upper surface and a tapered lower surface;
- and
- a cover member suspended from the bracket upper limb and positioned between the protrusion and the bracket upper limb.
A support bracket adapted to be mounted to an associated electrified rail and adapted to support an associated protective cover, comprising:
- a body member including an upper limb, a lower limb and a connecting section joining the upper and lower limbs to each other, wherein the upper and lower limbs extend in a common direction;
- wherein the lower limb is adapted to be mounted to the associated rail;
- wherein the associated protective cover is adapted to be suspended from the upper limb;
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- a first protrusion extending from the connecting section in the common direction, the first protrusion being spaced from the upper and lower limbs, the first protrusion being located adjacent the upper limb and including a planar upper surface and a tapered lower surface, the upper surface being adapted for supporting the associated protective cover such that the associated protective cover is held between the first protrusion and the upper limb.
A unitary, one-piece support bracket adapted to be mounted to an associated electrified rail and adapted to support an associated protective cover, comprising:
- an upper limb from which the associated protective cover is adapted to be suspended;
- a lower limb which is adapted to be mounted to the associated rail;
- a connecting section joining the upper and lower limbs to each other;
- a first protrusion extending from the connecting section, wherein the first protrusion is spaced from the upper and lower limbs;
- a second protrusion extending from the connecting section, wherein the second protrusion is spaced from the upper and lower limbs and also spaced the first protrusion;
- and
- wherein the upper limb, lower limb, first protrusion and second protrusion are all vertically aligned with each other and extend in a common direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.