Patents Assigned to ARGENT INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
  • Stop device for rail cars and in particular for use with tracks in classification yards
    Patent number: 8485106
    Abstract: A device for stopping rail cards includes an articulated member adapted to move between a first raised position in which ait receives a rail car wheel in contacting or abutting relationship to cause effective stopping of the car, and a second retracted position which offers no resistance to movement of the car wheels. A hydraulic or pneumatic ram is provided to move the articulated member between the two positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Argent Industrial Limited
    Inventor: Cornelius Johannes Thyssen, Jr.
  • STOP DEVICE FOR RAIL CARS AND IN PARTICULAR FOR USE WITH TRACKS IN CLASSIFICATION YARDS
    Publication number: 20120012027
    Abstract: A device for stopping rail cards includes an articulated member adapted to move between a first raised position in which ait receives a rail car wheel in contacting or abutting relationship to cause effective stopping of the car, and a second retracted position which offers no resistance to movement of the car wheels. A hydraulic or pneumatic ram is provided to move the articulated member between the two positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: ARGENT INDUSTRIAL LIMITED
    Inventor: Cornelius Johannes Thyssen, JR.