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US 6,745,911 B1Granted
Safety release cable for a train
OwnerErnest L. Maestranziinventor
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Abstract
A safety release cable for a train has a release mechanism mounted on a jumper cable. The release mechanism has an easily gripped handle, which activates the release mechanism substantially along a lineal axis of symmetry for the cable housing, which facilitates attaching and releasing of the cable from the locomotive or transit car.
Claims17
A safety release cable for a train, having a release assembly mounted on the cable, comprising
- (a) the connecting cable including a conductor with a first head assembly at a first cable end of the conductor and a second head assembly at a second cable end of the conductor;
- (b) the first head assembly being oppositely disposed from the second head assembly;
- (c) the release assembly being mounted on at least one connector selected from the group consisting of the first head assembly and the second head assembly;
- (d) the release assembly having an accessible gripping means;
- (e) the release assembly having a handle assembly;
- (f) the handle assembly having a gripping member;
- (g) the handle assembly operating a first push rod and a second push rod;
- (h) the first push rod and the second push rod cooperating to release the connecting cable;
- (i) the handle assembly including a hinge assembly mounted on the at least one connector to support the handle assembly;
- (j) the gripping member being an U-shaped gripping member;
- (k) the handle assembly including a shaped handle bar, a hinge assembly, a push rod mounting, and a pin mounting;
- (l) the shaped handle bar cooperating with the hinge, and the pin mounting in order to operate the first push rod and the second push rod;
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- (m) the first push rod and the second push rod cooperating to separate the safety release cable from the train.
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A safety release cable for a train, having a release assembly mounted on the cable, comprising
- (a) the cable including a conductor with a first head assembly at a first cable end of the conductor and a second head assembly at a second cable end of the conductor;
- (b) the first head assembly being oppositely disposed from the second head assembly;
- (c) the release assembly being mounted on at least one connector selected from the group consisting of the first head assembly and the second head assembly;
- (d) the release assembly having an accessible gripping means;
- (e) the release assembly having a handle assembly;
- (f) the handle assembly having a gripping member;
- (g) the handle assembly operating a first push rod and a second push rod;
- (h) the first push rod and the second push rod cooperating to release the connecting cable;
- (i) the handle assembly including a hinge assembly mounted on the at least one connector to support the handle assembly;
- (j) the gripping member being an U-shaped gripping member;
- (k) the first push rod and the second push rod being mounted on oppositely disposed sides of the at least one connector;
- (l) the handle assembly including a shaped handle bar, a hinge assembly, a push rod mounting, and a pin mounting;
- (m) the shaped handle bar cooperating with the hinge, and the pin mounting in order to operate the first push rod and the second push rod;
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- (n) the first push rod and the second push rod cooperating to separate the safety release cable from the train;
- (o) the at least one connector supporting the handle assembly;
- (p) the head assembly having a head housing and a head cap;
- (q) a first push rod mounting and a second push rod mounting being mounted on the head housing;
- (r) the first push rod mounting receiving the first push rod;
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- (s) the second push rod mounting receiving the second push rod.
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A method of attaching or removing a safety release cable relative to a locomotive or a transit car comprising:
- (a) providing the safety release cable in the form of a release assembly mounted on the cable;
- (b) providing the cable with a conductor having a first head assembly at a first cable end and a second head assembly at a second cable end;
- (c) having the first head assembly be oppositely disposed from the second head assembly;
- (d) mounting the release assembly on at least one connector selected from the group consisting of the first head assembly and the second head assembly;
- (e) providing an accessible gripping means for the release assembly;
- (f) providing a handle assembly for the release assembly;
- (g) providing a gripping member for the handle assembly as part of the gripping means;
- (h) operating a first spring loaded push rod and a second spring loaded push rod with the handle assembly in order to remove the safety release cable;
- (i) providing stop shaft means to secure the handle assembly;
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- (j) support the cable on the locomotive or the transit car with an oppositely disposed notch and lock system.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.