Railroad grade crossing assembly
First Claim
1. A railroad grade crossing assembly for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, comprising:
- gate means connectable to a stanchion and light assembly and movable between a generally upright position to permit vehicle access across a railroad crossing and a generally horizontal position for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing; and
telescopic arm means incorporated into said gate means for completely closing the railroad when said gate means is in said generally horizontal position.
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Abstract
A railroad grade crossing assembly for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing including a gate assembly connectable to a stanchion and light assembly. This gate assembly is movable between a generally upright position to permit vehicle access across a railroad crossing and a generally horizontal position for blocking vehicle access across the railroad crossing. The gate assembly further includes a telescopic arm assembly for completely closing vehicle access to the railroad crossing. In another embodiment of the invention, the railroad grade crossing assembly includes a gate means movable between a generally horizontal retracted position to permit vehicle access across a railroad crossing and a generally extended horizontal position for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, the gate means includes a telescopic arm for completely closing the railroad crossing, a first and second stanchions. The railroad grade crossing assembly also includes a battery to power the gate means and a solar panel to recharge the battery. A low battery indicator may also be includes to indicate that said battery has a low voltage. A listening device is provided to detect the sound of an oncoming train and activate the gate means, and a sensor is provided to sense when a train has passed and thereby cause the gate means to retract.
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47 Claims
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1. A railroad grade crossing assembly for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, comprising:
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gate means connectable to a stanchion and light assembly and movable between a generally upright position to permit vehicle access across a railroad crossing and a generally horizontal position for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing; and
telescopic arm means incorporated into said gate means for completely closing the railroad when said gate means is in said generally horizontal position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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12. A railroad grade crossing assembly for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, comprising:
gate means movable between a generally upright position to permit vehicle access across a railroad crossing and a generally horizontal position for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, said gate means having telescopic arm means for completely closing the railroad crossing, and a gravity actuated support leg, said telescopic arm means being extendable and retractable from said gate means wherein upon a first pre-set interval prior to a train arriving at a railroad crossing, said gate means falls from its said generally upright position to a generally horizontal position and said support leg falls by gravity into a generally vertical position supporting said arm member, and wherein upon a second pre-set interval prior to a train arriving at the railroad crossing, said arm member extends outwardly from said gate means to completely close the railroad crossing.
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21. A railroad grade crossing assembly for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, comprising:
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gate means connectable to a stanchion and light assembly;
telescopic arm means incorporated into said gate means for completely closing the railroad crossing; and
a gravity actuated support leg for supporting said arm means. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A railroad grade crossing assembly for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, comprising:
gate means connected to a stanchion and light assembly and movable between a generally retracted position to permit vehicle access across a railroad crossing and a generally extended position for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing using a telescopic arm means incorporated into said gate means for completely closing the railroad when said gate means is in said generally horizontal position. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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36. A railroad grade crossing assembly for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, comprising:
gate means movable between a generally horizontal retracted position to permit vehicle access across a railroad crossing and a generally extended horizontal position for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, said gate means having telescopic arm means for completely closing the railroad crossing, and a first and second stanchions, said telescopic arm means being extendable and retractable from said gate means wherein upon a pre-set interval prior to a train arriving at a railroad crossing, said gate means extends from its said generally retracted position to a generally extended position extending from said first stanchion to said second stanchion, to completely close the railroad crossing.
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47. A railroad grade crossing assembly for blocking vehicle access across a railroad crossing, comprising:
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gate means connectable to a stanchion and light assembly;
telescopic arm means incorporated into said gate means for completely closing the railroad crossing; and
a second stanchion for supporting said arm means.
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Specification