Stowable temporary signaling device for rail systems

Signals and indicators – Flags and flagstaffs

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116 63P, 246477, G09F 1700

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050387049

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a portable, temporary railroad signaling device which may be tenaciously secured onto a railroad rail and its use. The device includes an adjustable and fixed clamping mechanism for clasping onto a railroad rail placed therewithin, which mechanism when tightly drawn together mechanically biases and wedges the rail therebetween. The device advantageously includes a collapsible arm to mount and support a signaling unit thereupon an internal housing for stowing a signaling unit therewithin and a lock for locking the clamped device onto the rail to protect the device against unauthorized tampering.

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Popular Mechanics, "Combined Taillight and Flagstaff Guards Implements on Highway", vol. 100 No. 6 p. 196, Dec. 1953.

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