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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2008
Christopher D. Hepburn, Highland, IN (US);
Christopher D. Hepburn, Highland, IN (US);
Stanrail Corporation, Gary, IN (US);
Abstract
A telescoping, uncoupling lever for a railroad car. The lever is formed of round rod and includes a handle rod, a lock lifter rod and a track assembly. The track assembly includes a handle rod track and a lock lifter rod track with tracks connected to each other at their opposite ends. A glide housing is attached to one end of the handle and lock lifter rods to allow the handle and lock lifter rods to slide on the tracks of the track assembly. Each glide housing is tubular, has a cavity extending there through to connect rod openings at the opposite ends and has glide of C-shaped transverse cross-section positioned therein to receive and partially encircle a rod.