Patent ID: 9701328
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: B61L

Claim:
1. An apparatus for use with a railway safety system at a railway crossing, said railway safety system having a safety device circuit for activating and deactivating a safety device, said apparatus comprising: a) an external housing; b) a switch engaged with said external housing and generating a control signal received by said safety device circuit; c) a flag engaged with said external housing and having a surface with a first position and a second position; and d) a light engaged with said external housing and having a light source with a first illumination state and a second illumination state, said apparatus further comprising (i) a first state when said flag surface has said first position and said light source has said first illuminated state and (ii) a second state when said flag surface has said second position, said light source has said second illuminated state, and said control signal overrides said safety device circuit.