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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2021
Transtech of South Carolina, Inc., Greenville, SC (US);
Travis McMahan, Honea Path, SC (US);
Ryan Miller, Greenville, SC (US);
Steven J. Knox, II, Greenville, SC (US);
TRANSTECH OF SOUTH CAROLINA, INC., Greenville, SC (US);
Abstract
A third rail paddle system includes a support assembly configured for attachment to a vehicle, a pivot connection attached to the support assembly and that defines a range of up and down movement, and a third rail paddle assembly having an arm unit and a paddle. The paddle assembly is attached to the pivot connection for the paddle to contact a third rail and move up and down relative to the third rail when the support assembly is attached to the vehicle. One of the pivot connection, the paddle assembly, or the support assembly includes a stop element that limits the range of the up and down movement and prevents the paddle assembly from moving downwards to a bottom of the range of movement.