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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2017
Applicant:
Ireco, Llc, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Inventor:
Brian Maki, Wood Dale, IL (US);
Assignee:
IRECO, LLC, Elmhurst, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61G 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61G 7/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
An uncoupling lever for a railcar has first, second, and third lever members slidably connected to each other for relative motion along their lengths. The second and third lever members are urged apart from one another along their lengths with a biasing member. The uncoupling lever has a handle configured for manual operation of the uncoupling lever, and a hook configured for actuating a lock of a coupler of the railcar. One of the handle and hook is operatively connected to the first lever member and the other of the handle and hook is operatively connected to the third lever member.