Patents by Inventor Gary Click

Gary Click has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 6688560
    Abstract: A railroad switch assembly comprises a basket that directly actuates a torsional assist rod. The basket is located at a lower elevation than the assist rod, preferably in a hollow tie and preferably between the switch machine and the running rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2004
    Assignee: VAE Nortrak North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Click, Cory O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20030222181
    Abstract: A modular tongue switch assembly comprises a tongue pivotally connected to a slide surface, held down by a pivot retainer. The slide surface consists of slide plate sections removably attached to corresponding bed plate sections, which are in turn welded onto a base plate. Floating brace blocks hold a non-integral stock rail in place on the base plate. When the tongue moves, a horizontal lever arm actuates an inner box assembly housed within an outer box and containing the conductor rail, allowing the passing train to maintain contact with the conductor rail, if necessary. A novel rodding and lever arrangement is used.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Cory O'Brien, Gary Click
  • Publication number: 20030222182
    Abstract: A railway frog insert assembly comprises a casting defining the heel and toe sections of a frog. The portion of the casting intermediate the heel and toe sections consists of an integral spine extending between the heel and toe sections. The height of the spine is below the level of the flangeways in the vicinity of the point. An intermediate point section, the base of which is hollowed out, is removably seated over the spine. The top surface of the intermediate section defines the point, a small portion to the toe side of the point, a small portion to the heel side of the point, and the flangeways in the vicinity of the point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Gary Click, Allen James Tuningley
  • Publication number: 20030080258
    Abstract: A railroad switch assembly comprises a basket that directly actuates a torsional assist rod. The basket is located at a lower elevation than the assist rod, preferably in a hollow tie and preferably between the switch machine and the running rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Gary Click, Cory O'Brien
  • Patent number: 6543727
    Abstract: A railroad switch assembly comprises a basket that directly actuates a torsional assist rod. The basket is located at a lower elevation than the assist rod, preferably in a hollow tie and preferably between the switch machine and the running rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2003
    Assignee: VAE Nortrak North America Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Click, Cory O'Brien
  • Publication number: 20030042370
    Abstract: A railroad switch assembly comprises a basket that directly actuates a torsional assist rod. The basket is located at a lower elevation than the assist rod, preferably in a hollow tie and preferably between the switch machine and the running rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventors: Gary Click, Cory O'Brien
  • Patent number: 6266866
    Abstract: An improved cast insert for a railway frog has two extensions extending in substantially the same direction away from the body portion of the casting and the end of each of the extensions has a cross sectional profile corresponding to the profile of the head and web of a rail but including only one side of what would normally be the base of a rail. A frog assembly is made by providing such an insert, machining each of two rails to also remove one side of the base near the end of the rail and attaching the machined end of each of the two rails to the end of one of said extensions such that the sides of the rails from which the base has been machined away face one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Assignee: VAE Nortak North America Inc.
    Inventors: Jacqueline Ramirez, Al Forshaw, Gary Click
  • Patent number: 6158698
    Abstract: A hollow tie assembly for rodding associated with moveable trackwork (such as in a switch or a moveable point frog) serves the function of a tie, houses and protects throw rods, lock rods and detector rods, is adapted to accommodate North American switch machines, and does not interfere with mechanical tampers. The rodding is housed within two elongated and spaced channels which are held in predetermined spaced relationship. Switch plates straddle the flanges of each channel and the moveable rails or points are mounted on the switch plates. Rod adapters and switch clip provide a sliding connection to the moveable rails or points. The rods are made of insulating material and the switch plates and associated components include insulation to avoid cross conduction between the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2000
    Assignee: VAE Nortrak North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Click, Al Forshaw, Brian Charles, Cory O'Brien