Patent ID: 6362534
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: F03G

Abstract:
Apparatus for extracting energy from a passing railcar wheel that is traveling along a rail, the apparatus comprising:a pivoting member including a shaft, a first elongated arm, and a second elongated arm; the first arm including a first end coupled to the shaft and a second end coupled to a first contact element; the second arm including a first end coupled to the shaft and a second end coupled to a second contact element; the pivoting member being positioned such that the passing railcar wheel will push the first contact element aside laterally away from the rail thereby causing the pivoting member to rotate in a first direction around the shaft and then the passing railcar wheel will push the second contact element aside laterally away from the rail thereby causing the pivoting member to rotate in a second direction around the shaft, the second direction being different than the first direction.