Wildlife exclusion systems and methods for railway tracks
OwnerTimothy Hazlehurstinventor
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Abstract
A wildlife exclusion system for railway tracks is provided which includes an exclusion arrangement positioned to span across the railway tracks at a location along a length of the railway tracks. The exclusion arrangement extends generally perpendicular to the railway tracks and has a series of conductive elements spaced apart from each other to form an exclusion are configured to provide an electric shock to wild animals when particular conductive elements within the exclusion area are bridged thereby. Methods of installing a wildlife exclusion system and methods of discouraging wild animals from traveling along railway tracks are also provided.
Claims21
A wildlife exclusion system for railway tracks, the wildlife exclusion system comprising:
- an exclusion arrangement positioned to span across the railway tracks at a location along a length of the railway tracks, the exclusion arrangement extending generally perpendicular to the railway tracks and including a series of conductive elements spaced apart from each other to form an exclusion area configured to provide an electric shock to wild animals when particular conductive elements within the exclusion area are bridged thereby, the exclusion arrangement having a central portion disposed between the railway tracks and opposing end portions on opposing sides of the railway tracks;
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- a bait receptacle positioned beneath the series of conductive elements within a conditioning area of the exclusion arrangement to attract wildlife to the conditioning area of the exclusion arrangement.
A wildlife exclusion system for railway tracks, the wildlife exclusion system comprising:
- an exclusion arrangement positioned to span across the railway tracks at a location along a length of the railway tracks, the exclusion arrangement extending generally perpendicular to the railway tracks and including a series of conductive elements spaced apart from each other to form an exclusion area configured to provide an electric shock to wild animals when particular conductive elements within the exclusion area are bridged thereby, the exclusion arrangement having a central portion disposed between the railway tracks and opposing end portions on opposing sides of the railway tracks;
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- at least one bait receptacle positioned near the series of conductive elements within a conditioning area of the exclusion arrangement to attract wildlife to the conditioning area of the exclusion arrangement.
A wildlife exclusion system, the wildlife exclusion system comprising:
- an exclusion arrangement including a series of conductive elements spaced apart from each other to form an exclusion area configured to provide an electric shock to wild animals when particular conductive elements within the exclusion area are bridged thereby;
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- at least one bait receptacle positioned near the series of conductive elements within a conditioning area of the exclusion arrangement to attract wildlife to the conditioning area of the exclusion arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.