Railcar maintenance creeper
AssigneeAluminum Ladder Company
InventorsWilliam Shane Meacham, William W. Just
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Abstract
A creeper is provided wherein the creeper has a main frame comprising a front and a rear; wheels attached to the main frame; a handle attached to the mainframe rearward of said wheels; a platform slidably attached to the main frame and rail engagement brackets attached to the mainframe forward of the wheels. Pressure is applied to the handle thereby lifting the front of the main frame thereby supporting the creeper on the wheels. The creeper is moved to a position under the railcar. Pressure is removed from the handle thereby allowing the front of the creeper to lower wherein the rail engagement brackets engage with rails of a track. The personnel lays on the platform and slides the platform under the railcar.
Claims9
A method for accessing an undercarriage on a railcar comprising:
- providing a creeper comprising:
- a main frame having a front and a rear,
- wheels attached to said main frame,
- a handle attached to said mainframe rearward of said wheels,
- a first platform slidably attached to said main frame;
- and
- a roller platform rotatably attached to said first platform,
- applying pressure on said handle thereby lifting said front of said main frame thereby supporting said creeper on said wheels;
- moving said creeper to a position under said railcar;
- removing said pressure from said handle thereby allowing said front of said creeper to lower onto rails of a track;
- allowing personnel to lay on said first platform;
- and
- sliding said platform under said railcar.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.