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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2012
Applicant:
Donald E. Meister, LaGrange, GA (US);
Inventor:
Donald E. Meister, LaGrange, GA (US);
Assignee:
Trackmobile LLC, Lagrange, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 11/00 (2006.01); B61C 7/00 (2006.01); B60F 1/04 (2006.01); B61J 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B61C 7/00 (2013.01); B60F 1/043 (2013.01); B61J 3/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
A ballast load device for increasing a tractive effort of a railcar mover having a coupler includes a side member and a bottom attached to the side member. The bottom is adapted to support a weight. A primary coupler is attached to the side member and is adapted to removably connect to the coupler of the railcar mover such that the railcar coupler may lift the ballast load device.