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US 2026/0152258 A1Published application
Sliding block with plastic runners
OwnerDarran Lane Wardleinventor
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Abstract
Various embodiments relate to a rail track system that includes a sliding block. The sliding block may include a body portion that is configured to traverse a length of a rail when the sliding block is coupled with the rail. The sliding block may further include a runner that protrudes from a surface of the sliding block that is adjacent to the rail, wherein the runner prevents the surface of the sliding block from being in contact with the rail when the sliding block is coupled with the rail. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
Claims20
A sliding block comprising:
- a body portion that includes a metal material, wherein the body portion is configured to traverse a length of a rail when the sliding block is coupled with the rail, and wherein the body portion includes a first face that is adjacent to a second face of the rail when the sliding block is coupled with the rail;
- and
- a runner that protrudes from the first surface, wherein the runner prevents the first surface from being in contact with the second surface when the sliding block is coupled with the rail.
A rail track system comprising:
- a rail configured to couple with a vehicle;
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- a sliding block configured to couple with, and traverse at least a portion of a length of, the rail, wherein the sliding block includes a plastic runner that protrudes from a surface of the sliding block that is adjacent to the rail, and wherein the plastic runner is configured to prevent a metal body of the sliding block from physically contacting the rail when the sliding block is coupled with the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.