Railway rolling stock – Running boards and rails
Patent
1995-09-12
1996-07-23
Oberleitner, Robert J.
Railway rolling stock
Running boards and rails
105142, 104250, 104252, 104119, 104125, 238 10R, 182 3, 182 36, B61C 1704, B61B 1304, A62B 3500
Patent
active
055379338
ABSTRACT:
A safety system for restraining and preventing a person from falling off an elevated structure such as a locomotive. The safety system includes a segmented rail structure comprising a plurality of releasable and/or removable rail sections that are supported by a series of rail posts. The rail sections can be released and/or removed in order to provide access to an adjacent locomotive compartment to be serviced. A pair of spring biased support members are attached to each of the rail posts and automatically extend when corresponding section is removed. A moveable trolley apparatus engages the rail sections with a plurality of wheels, and has an extendable arm that can be connected to a lanyard worn by a maintenance person. When extended, the raised support members prevent the trolley from coming off the end of a rail section adjacent to a rail section that has been removed. The safety system restrains and prevents a person who must perform mechanical repairs on a locomotive from slipping or falling off the top of the locomotive.
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Oberleitner Robert J.
Rutherford Kevin D.
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