GB2379311B - Railway switch assembly - Google Patents

Railway switch assembly

Info

Publication number: GB2379311B
Authority: GB; United Kingdom
Prior art keywords: switch assembly; railway switch; railway; assembly; switch
Prior art date: 2001-08-31
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Expired - Lifetime

Application number

GB0214052A

Other versions

GB0214052D0 (en

GB2379311A (en

Inventor

Gary Click

Cory O'brien

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Voestalpine Railway Systems GmbH

Voestalpine Nortrak Inc

Original Assignee

Voestalpine VAE GmbH

Voestalpine Nortrak Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2001-08-31

Filing date

2002-06-19

Publication date

2005-02-23

2001-08-31 Priority claimed from CA 2356487 external-priority patent/CA2356487C/en

2001-08-31 Priority claimed from US09/944,748 external-priority patent/US6543727B2/en

2002-06-19 Application filed by Voestalpine VAE GmbH, Voestalpine Nortrak Inc filed Critical Voestalpine VAE GmbH

2002-06-19 Priority to GB0424183A priority Critical patent/GB2409086B/en

2002-07-31 Publication of GB0214052D0 publication Critical patent/GB0214052D0/en

2003-03-05 Publication of GB2379311A publication Critical patent/GB2379311A/en

2005-02-23 Application granted granted Critical

2005-02-23 Publication of GB2379311B publication Critical patent/GB2379311B/en

2022-06-19 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B61—RAILWAYS
- B61L—GUIDING RAILWAY TRAFFIC; ENSURING THE SAFETY OF RAILWAY TRAFFIC
- B61L5/00—Local operating mechanisms for points or track-mounted scotch-blocks; Visible or audible signals; Local operating mechanisms for visible or audible signals
- B61L5/02—Mechanical devices for operating points or scotch-blocks, e.g. local manual control
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
- E01B7/00—Switches; Crossings
- E01B7/02—Tongues; Associated constructions
- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
- E01B2202/00—Characteristics of moving parts of rail systems, e.g. switches, special frogs, tongues
- E01B2202/02—Nature of the movement
- E01B2202/027—Including a component perpendicular to the plane of the rails

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Architecture (AREA)
Civil Engineering (AREA)
Structural Engineering (AREA)
Railway Tracks (AREA)
Machines For Laying And Maintaining Railways (AREA)
Packaging Of Annular Or Rod-Shaped Articles, Wearing Apparel, Cassettes, Or The Like (AREA)
Details Of Rigid Or Semi-Rigid Containers (AREA)
Frying-Pans Or Fryers (AREA)

GB0214052A 2001-08-31 2002-06-19 Railway switch assembly Expired - Lifetime GB2379311B (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
GB0424183A GB2409086B (en)	2001-08-31	2002-06-19	Lost Motion Basket Assembly

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
CA 2356487 CA2356487C (en)	2001-08-31	2001-08-31	Assist rod and basket assembly
US09/944,748 US6543727B2 (en)	2001-08-31	2001-08-31	Assist rod and basket assembly

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
GB0214052D0 GB0214052D0 (en)	2002-07-31
GB2379311A GB2379311A (en)	2003-03-05
GB2379311B true GB2379311B (en)	2005-02-23

Family

ID=25682707

Family Applications (2)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0214052A Expired - Lifetime GB2379311B (en)	2001-08-31	2002-06-19	Railway switch assembly
GB0503443A Ceased GB0503443D0 (en)	2001-08-31	2005-02-18	Assist rod and basket assembly

Family Applications After (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
GB0503443A Ceased GB0503443D0 (en)	2001-08-31	2005-02-18	Assist rod and basket assembly

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
AR (2)	AR038785A1 (en)
AU (1)	AU784271B2 (en)
BR (1)	BR0202790B1 (en)
GB (2)	GB2379311B (en)
MX (1)	MXPA02008419A (en)
NZ (1)	NZ519355A (en)

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Citations (5)

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US820406A (en) *	1905-12-09	1906-05-15	James G Flugan Sr	Railroad-frog.
US1802406A (en) *	1930-01-17	1931-04-28	Harry B Dale	Railroad-switch protector
US2380145A (en) *	1944-02-12	1945-07-10	Union Switch & Signal Co	Railway switch operating apparatus
NL1014443C1 (en) *	1999-02-19	2000-08-22	Kloos Oving B V	Self-sealing plate for mechanical switching mechanism used on railway points, prevents ingress of leaves or other objects
US6158698A (en) *	1999-12-09	2000-12-12	Vae Nortrak North America, Inc.	Hollow tie switch assembly

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2002
- 2002-06-05 NZ NZ51935502A patent/NZ519355A/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-06-19 GB GB0214052A patent/GB2379311B/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 2002-06-26 AU AU50658/02A patent/AU784271B2/en not_active Expired
- 2002-07-22 BR BR0202790A patent/BR0202790B1/en not_active IP Right Cessation
- 2002-08-23 AR ARP020103175 patent/AR038785A1/en active IP Right Grant
- 2002-08-28 MX MXPA02008419 patent/MXPA02008419A/en active IP Right Grant
2005
- 2005-02-18 GB GB0503443A patent/GB0503443D0/en not_active Ceased
2008
- 2008-10-09 AR ARP080104424 patent/AR068770A2/en active IP Right Grant

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US820406A (en) *	1905-12-09	1906-05-15	James G Flugan Sr	Railroad-frog.
US1802406A (en) *	1930-01-17	1931-04-28	Harry B Dale	Railroad-switch protector
US2380145A (en) *	1944-02-12	1945-07-10	Union Switch & Signal Co	Railway switch operating apparatus
NL1014443C1 (en) *	1999-02-19	2000-08-22	Kloos Oving B V	Self-sealing plate for mechanical switching mechanism used on railway points, prevents ingress of leaves or other objects
US6158698A (en) *	1999-12-09	2000-12-12	Vae Nortrak North America, Inc.	Hollow tie switch assembly

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
BR0202790A (en)	2003-05-20
BR0202790B1 (en)	2010-09-21
AR038785A1 (en)	2005-01-26
GB0503443D0 (en)	2005-03-30
GB0214052D0 (en)	2002-07-31
AU5065802A (en)	2003-03-06
AU784271B2 (en)	2006-03-02
GB2379311A (en)	2003-03-05
MXPA02008419A (en)	2005-08-26
AR068770A2 (en)	2009-12-02
NZ519355A (en)	2004-05-28

Publication	Publication Date	Title
GB2379807B (en)	2005-04-27	Railroad rail-connector assembly
GB2379311B (en)	2005-02-23	Railway switch assembly
GB2398427B (en)	2005-08-24	Contactors
GB2390943B (en)	2004-03-10	Switching arrangement
GB0110712D0 (en)	2001-06-20	Switch mechanism
AU148976S (en)	2002-08-20	Trolley assembly
GB2364632B (en)	2003-12-03	Track assembly
PL354640A1 (en)	2002-12-30	Switch
PL367864A1 (en)	2005-03-07	Novel combination
GB0103250D0 (en)	2001-03-28	Switch assembly
GB2381126B (en)	2004-12-15	Switch
GB2382721B (en)	2004-04-14	Contactors
TW507921U (en)	2002-10-21	Micro switch
TW551597U (en)	2003-09-01	Sliding switch
IL141139A0 (en)	2002-02-10	Direction switch
GB0109317D0 (en)	2001-05-30	Switch
TW479832U (en)	2002-03-11	Switch
TW512972U (en)	2002-12-01	Improved switch
TW507923U (en)	2002-10-21	Improved normally-conducted switch
TW481342U (en)	2002-03-21	Improved hanging-pulling switch
TW516699U (en)	2003-01-01	Improved switch structure
TW515564U (en)	2002-12-21	Improved switch structure
TW516700U (en)	2003-01-01	Improved switch structure
GB2372195B (en)	2004-07-21	Track arrangement
GB0005534D0 (en)	2000-04-26	Switch block assembly

Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2003-08-27	732E	Amendments to the register in respect of changes of name or changes affecting rights (sect. 32/1977)
2022-07-13	PE20	Patent expired after termination of 20 years	Expiry date: 20220618