Mounting block assembly for electrical interconnection between rail cars
AssigneeNew York Air Brake Corporation
InventorsKip P. Flint, Johnny L. Burch, Gene A. Timourou
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Abstract
An end of car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between rail cars. The assembly includes a housing having an opening therethrough adapted to receive an electrical plug and an electrical cable.
Claims12
An end of car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between rail cars, comprising:
- a housing having an opening therethrough adapted to receive an electrical plug and an electrical cable;
- a plurality of bolt holes attaching the housing to a plate mounted on an end of a rail car, the plate having an opening therethrough coaxial with the housing opening for receiving at least a portion of the electrical cable;
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- a means for receiving a connector of a lanyard.
An end of car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between rail cars, comprising:
- a housing having an opening therethrough adapted to receive an electrical plug and an electrical cable;
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- a plurality of bolt holes attaching the housing to a plate mounted on an end of a rail car, the plate having an opening therethrough coaxial with the housing opening for receiving at least a portion of the electrical cable.
An end of car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between rail cars, comprising:
- a housing having an opening therethrough adapted to receive an electrical plug and electrical cable;
- a means on said housing for receiving a connector of a lanyard, said means receiving said connector of said lanyard;
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- wherein the housing and an air valve to be mounted at the end of a brake pipe on a rail car are a monolithic unit.
An end of car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between rail cars, comprising:
- a housing having an opening therethrough receiving a first electrical connection that forms an end of an electrical cable, and the first electrical connection being exposed at an end of the opening such that the first electrical connection is configured to mate with a second complementary electrical connector so as to form a plug and socket electrical connection;
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- wherein the housing and an air valve mounted at an end of a brake pipe on a rail car are a monolithic unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.