US 5,743,190 A
Rerailer apparatusGeneral
US 5,743,190 A
Rerailer apparatus
Tech Center:
3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security and License and Review
Examiner:
S. Joseph Morano
Art Unit:
3613 Surface Transportation
Inventors:
JOHN M. DINGER; LARRY J. SAVER
Assignee:
Priority:
06/24/96
Filed:
06/24/96
Granted:
04/28/98
Expiration:
06/24/16
Abstract
Disclosed is a rerailer apparatus that can be installed in a rail car for rerailing the rail car if it derails. The rerailer includes two vertical lifting members which are suspended from the rail car and are connected to a foot. These lifting members are used to lift the rail car vertically when the lifting members are extended and the foot contacts a support surface. A lateral movement member integrated with the vertical lifting members and the foot is used to move the lifted rail car laterally.