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US 8,985,526 B2Granted
Swivel point connector for railroad switches
AssigneeAnsaldo STS USA, Inc.
InventorDaniel H. Brushwood
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Abstract
A mechanism for coupling a switch point to a point detector box having a point detector bar includes a first portion structured to be slidably coupled to the point detector bar and a second portion structured to be slidably coupled to the switch point.
Claims16
A mechanism for coupling a switch point to a point detector box having a point detector bar, the coupling mechanism comprising:
- a first portion structured to be slidably coupled to the point detector bar;
- and
- a second portion structured to be slidably coupled to the switch point,
- wherein the first portion comprises a generally smooth cylindrical shaft portion disposed about a central longitudinal axis such that the first portion is structured to be readily translatable via sliding along the central longitudinal axis, and
- wherein the second portion comprises an engagement portion of a first width bounded by an adjacent portion having a greater width and wherein the second portion is structured to slidably engage an elongated aperture disposed on, in, or coupled to the switch point.
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A detection system for detecting the position of a movable switch point of a railway, the detection system comprising:
- a point detector box having a point detector bar;
- and
- a mechanism structured to couple the point detector bar to the movable switch point, the mechanism comprising:
- a first portion slidably coupled to the point detector bar, and
- a second portion structured to be slidably coupled to the movable switch point.
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A railway switching system comprising:
- a movable switch point;
- and
- a detection system comprising:
- a point detector box having a point detector bar;
- and
- a mechanism coupling the point detector bar of the point detector box to the movable switch point, the mechanism comprising:
- a first portion slidably coupled to the point detector bar, and
- a second portion slidably coupled to the movable switch point.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.