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Portable single car test device

  • US 6,425,282 B2
  • Filed: 04/10/2001
  • Issued: 07/30/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A portable single car test device for a rail car brake system having a brake pipe with a connector, a brake cylinder and a control valve connected to the brake pipe and brake cylinder, the test device comprising:

  • a source port to be connected to a source of pressurized air and a brake pipe port to be connected to the brake pipe connector;

    valves selectively interconnecting the ports to each other and atmosphere to perform tests;

    a sensor determining pressure at least at the brake pipe port;

    a controller connected to the valves and sensor;

    a housing including first and second sections connected to each other in a use and a stored position; and

    an input device and a display which are accessible when the housing sections are in the use position and unaccessible when the housing section are in the stored condition.

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