Telescoping, uncoupling lever and glide housings for a railroad car
AssigneeStanrail Corporation
InventorChristopher D. Hepburn
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Abstract
A telescoping, uncoupling lever for a railroad car. The lever is formed of round rod and includes a handle rod, a lock lifter rod and a track assembly. The track assembly includes a handle rod track and a lock lifter rod track with tracks connected to each other at their opposite ends. A glide housing is attached to one end of the handle and lock lifter rods to allow the handle and lock lifter rods to slide on the tracks of the track assembly. Each glide housing is tubular, has a cavity extending there through to connect rod openings at the opposite ends and has glide of C-shaped transverse cross-section positioned therein to receive and partially encircle a rod.
Claims10
A telescoping, uncoupling lever for a railroad car, said lever comprising:
- an elongated handle rod having a handle at one end thereof, an elongated lock lifter rod having at lock lifter at one end thereof and a track assembly,
- said track assembly comprising an elongated handle rod track and an elongated lock lifter rod track with said rod tracks connected to each other at their opposite ends and spaced from each other intermediate their opposite ends,
- each of said rod tracks having a tubular glide housing affixed thereto at one end thereof with said tubular glide housings located at opposite ends of said rod track assembly, said handle rod and said lock lifter rod each mounted for sliding movement in its respective track tubular glide housing,
- said handle rod having a tubular glide housing affixed thereto near its end opposite to its said handle with said handle rod tubular glide housing receiving its track rod for sliding movement of said handle rod relative thereto,
- said lock lifter rod having a tubular glide housing affixed thereto near its end opposite to its said lock lifter with said tubular glide housing receiving its track rod for sliding movement of said lock lifter rod relative thereto.
A tubular glide housing for rods of a telescoping, uncoupling lever, said tubular glide housing including an elongated cavity extending through said housing to connect rod openings at opposite ends of said tubular housing, said cavity dimensioned to receive one of said rods and at least one glide, and a stop located at one of said rod openings of said cavity to engage said at least one said glide to prevent said at least one said glide from exiting said cavity through said opening having said stop,
- said at least one said glide has a C-shaped transverse cross-section and engaging lugs and slots are formed as portions of said glide housing and said at least one said glide to limit movement of said glide housing and said at least one said glide relative to each other.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.