Trestle stabilizing device
OwnerRobert J. Tarrinventor
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Abstract
A trestle stabilizing device is provided for a model track assembly having support apparatuses or trestles for elevating track sections. The device includes a base including a first end section and a second end section. A first fastening member is connected to the first end section. A second fastening member is connected to the second end section. The first and second fastening members releasably secure the device to the track support apparatuses.
Claims20
A trestle stabilizing device for a model track assembly having support apparatuses for elevating track sections, the device comprising:
- a base including a first end section and a second end section;
- a first fastening member connected to the first end section by a first hinge member;
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- a second fastening member connected to the second end section by a second hinge member,
- wherein at least one of the first and second fastening members includes a first engagement member and a second engagement member, at least one of the first and second engagement members being biased towards the other of the first and second engagement members, and
- wherein the first and second fastening members releasably secure the trestle stabilizing device to adjacent track support apparatuses.
A trestle stabilizing device for a model track assembly having a plurality of trestles for elevating associated track sections, the device comprising:
- a base including a first elongated member and a second elongated member, the second elongated member being slidably mounted in relation to the first elongated member;
- a first fastening member pivotally connected to the first elongated member;
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- a second fastening member pivotally connected to the second elongated member, wherein at least one of the first and second fastening members includes a first engagement member and a second engagement member, at least one of the first and second engagement members being biased towards the other of the first and second engagement members, the first and second fastening members being configured to releasably secure the device to adjacent, spaced apart trestles to prevent toppling of one of the trestles relative to the other of the trestles and allow for a radius of curvature for the track sections thereby allowing the trestle stabilizing device to be connected to adjacent trestles associated with curved portions of the elevated track sections having various radii.
A trestle stabilizing device for a model track assembly having a plurality of trestles for elevating an associated track section, the device comprising:
- a first elongated member having a first fastening member adapted to connect to a first trestle;
- a first hinge member pivotally connecting the first elongated member to the first fastening member;
- a second elongated member coupled to the first elongated member, the second elongated member having an end section adapted to connect to a second trestle;
- a second hinge member pivotally connecting the second elongated member to a second fastening member;
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- a locking structure configured to selectively lock the second elongated member in a desired position in relation to the first elongated member,
- wherein at least one of the first and second fastening members includes a first engagement member and a second engagement member, at least one of the first and second engagement members being biased towards the other of the first and second engagement members, and
- wherein the first and second elongated members prevent toppling of one of the first and second trestles relative to the other of the first and second trestles.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.