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US 5,816,168 AGranted
Track cleaning device for model railroad cars
OwnerMatthew N. Poissantinventor
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Abstract
This track cleaning device is for model railroading enthusiasts that can be easily installed into many different types of model railroad cars. The track cleaning device car will provide an efficient method of keeping the electrical rails clean of foreign substances. The purpose of this car is to eliminate the manual operation of cleaning the rails.
Claims5
A track cleaning device for a model railroad car comprising:
- a mount for attachment to the car,
- at least one electric motor on said mount,
- a cleaning brush attached to said motor by a coupler for enabling rotation of said brush relative to a track,
- an electrical contact on said mount and electrically connected with said at least one motor for supplying electricity from the track to said motor so as to power rotation of the brush attached thereto, and
- at least one weight attached to said mount at a location remote from said at least one motor for counteracting an upward reaction force due to the rotation of said brush.
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A track cleaning model railroad car comprising:
- a railway car underframe including two trucks attached thereto for riding on rails of a model railroad track, and a mount for attachment of a cleaning device to the underframe, said cleaning device comprising,
- at least one electric motor on said mount,
- a cleaning brush attached to said motor by a coupler for enabling rotation of said brush relative to the rails,
- an electrical contact on said mount electrically connected with said at least one motor for supplying electricity from the track to said motor so as to power rotation of the brush attached thereto, and
- at least one weight attached to said mount at a location remote from said at least one motor for counteracting an upward reaction force due to the rotation of said brush.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.