Patent ID: 11858542
Assignee: METEORCOMM, LLC
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 19:
20. An end of train (EOT) device comprising:
an enclosure in which end of train electronic components are housed, the electronic components including at least one train monitoring system and a wireless communication device enabling the end of train device to send information wirelessly to a head of train device;
a subassembly comprising a support arm, an electrical generator, and at least one rotational member coupled to an input of the electrical generator to rotate the electrical generator when the at least one rotational member is rotated and thereby generate an electrical current; and
a mounting system comprising at least one adapter for enabling attachment and detachment of the of the EOT device to a rear end of a railroad car and positioning, when the EOT device attached to the rear end of the railroad car, the support arm rearward of the rear end of the railroad card with the at least one rotational member in contact with a rail of a train track for rotation by the train track when the railroad car is moving.