Railway switches and signals – Switch-connected frogs – Overlapped main
Patent
1991-06-24
1994-10-11
Huppert, Michael S.
Railway switches and signals
Switch-connected frogs
Overlapped main
246429, 246489, E01B 708, E01B 716
Patent
active
053540182
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for switching a railroad car wheel from a first rail to a second rail including a base and a ramp member. The ramp member is hingedly connected to the base. The ramp member extends from the first rail to the second rail. The ramp member has a first angled portion at one end and a second angled portion at another end. The ramp member has a generally flat surface between the angled portions and has a thickness of greater than one and one-half inches. A frame extends upwardly from the base so as to support a hinge. The hinge extends in parallel relation to the base and to the ramp member. The ramp member is connected to the hinge by a plurality of struts. A lever-receiving receptacle is fastened to one of the struts so as to move in relation to the movement of the ramp member.
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Huppert Michael S.
Lowe Scott L.
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