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US 5,393,019 AGranted
Railroad turnout frog with continuous running surface
OwnerArturo A. Ortiz-Rivasinventor
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Abstract
An improved railroad turnout frog with a continuous running surface is provided. The frog provides for continuous running of the rolling stock and includes a mobile point with a triangular shape. The mobile point is located in a portion of the frog which would be void and otherwise provide no structural support.
Claims11
In a railroad frog where first and second wings converge toward each other to form a juncture with a long point rail and a short point rail, an improved railroad frog comprising:
- said long point rail and said short point rail forming a flat vertical surface at a point of juncture;
- a mobile point member abutting said flat vertical surface at the point of juncture between said long point rail and said short point rail and extending therefrom to a throat between said first and second wings, said mobile point member comprising:
- a first point filler member mounted extending forwardly from said point of juncture to said throat and having a first side surface dimensioned to be fitted along a web of said first wing;
- a second point filler member mounted extending forwardly from said point of juncture to said throat and having a second side surface dimensioned to be fitted along a web of said second wing;
- said first and second point filler members each having second side surfaces forming a gap between them along their forward extent and having a flat upper surface formed thereon adjacent said gap;
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- an interchangeable insert having a central bar inserted in said gap between said first and second point filler members and mounted on said flat upper surfaces formed thereon.
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