New York Air Brake Corporation

Johnny L Burch

Kip Flint

Gene A Timourou

Kip P Flint

A rail car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between railway cars. The assembly comprises a housing having a threaded opening therethrough adapted to receive an electrical plug and electrical cable. The assembly has a securing mechanism for attaching the housing to a rail car and the housing has a receiving means for receiving a connector of a lanyard. Further provided is a lanyard for supporting an electrical cable having electrical connectors at both ends and a combination of the lanyard and the electrical cable.

Lanyard and lanyard with an electrical cable

An end of car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between rail cars. The assembly includes a housing having an opening therethrough adapted to receive an electrical plug and an electrical cable.

Mounting block assembly for electrical interconnection between rail cars

The present invention relates to a rail car mounting block assembly for electrical interconnections between railway cars. The assembly comprises a housing having a threaded opening therethrough adapted to receive an electrical plug and electrical cable. The assembly has a securing mechanism for attaching the housing to a rail car and the housing has a receiving member for receiving a connector of a lanyard. The invention further provides for a lanyard having a plurality of loops for encompassing an electrical cable having electrical connectors at both ends. The lanyard also has connectors at both ends with one of the connectors attaching to one of the cable's electrical connectors and the other connector attaching to the receiving member of the housing. The invention further provides for a combination of the lanyard and the electrical cable.

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Natural Bridge, NY, United States of America

Johnny L Burch