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Class 246/389 - Swinging rail


Subclass of Class 246 - Railway switches and signals
Definition: Subject matter in which two or more rails are simultaneously
No. of patents: 6
Last issue date: 05/27/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7377471Method and system for opening and securing a railroad frog
A method and system are provided for opening and securing a railroad frog. The system is provided with a body member and a plurality of attachment members, which are selectively securable with the body member. The attachment members are structurally configured to se...
05/27/2008
6286791Railroad spring wing frog with hold-open and shock dampening elements
An improved railroad trackwork spring wing frog assembly having a selectively releasable hold-open subassembly for the spring wing rail is provided with a combined compressible shock absorber and compression spring that are functionally connected to the a...
09/11/2001
6164602Railroad frog assembly with multi-position holdback
A railroad frog assembly is provided with a spring wing rail multi-position holdback subassembly that continuously retains the spring wing rail in each spring wing rail open position when activated by the wheels of a railcar traversing the frog assembly, ...
12/26/2000
6158697Railroad frog assembly with latch holdback
A railroad frog assembly is provided with a spring wing rail latch holdback subassembly that continuously retains the spring wing rail in a spring wing rail fully open position when activated by the wheels of a railcar traversing the frog assembly, and th...
12/12/2000
4953814Railway switch comprising a frog having a movable main point and auxiliary point
In a railway switch comprising a frog having a movable main and auxiliary point, the main and auxiliary point are formed by using thick-web standard rail sections and asymmetric tongue profiles of smaller height as compared with the thick-web standard rai...
09/04/1990
4948073Turnout with closing frog
A model railroad turnout assembly includes a roadbed element having an entry track thereon. The entry track includes a pair of spaced apart entry rails. Plural, branching discharge tracks are mounted on the roadbed element, each discharge track including ...
08/14/1990
 
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