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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2011
Filed:
Jul. 22, 2005
Applicants:
Mark E. Ricks, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Neil Young, Woodside, CA (US);
Louis G. Kovach, Ii, Belleville, MI (US);
John T. Ricks, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Inventors:
Mark E. Ricks, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Neil Young, Woodside, CA (US);
Louis G. Kovach, II, Belleville, MI (US);
John T. Ricks, Lincoln Park, MI (US);
Assignee:
Liontech Trains LLC, Chesterfield, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61D 17/00 (2006.01); B61G 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A model train car having a union with a force sensor is disclosed. The force sensor is configured to measure the amount of force acting on the coupler. The information gathered from the force sensor may work in conjunction with a communication link or a local control unit so that realistic train effects can be produced reflecting the change in force being felt by the model train.