Patent ID: 7735784
Filing Date: 2010-06-15
Classification: B61L

Abstract:
1. A railroad switch indicator for use with a switch for switching a railroad train including a pair of stockrails and a pair of switchrails, said switchrails having first ends secured to a track bed and second ends terminating with switchpoints, said switchpoints connected by a transverse bar for conjoint lateral movement of the switchpoints between switching and nonswitching positions, said railroad switch indicator comprising a first bracket adapted to be attached to the track bed between the pair of switchpoints, said bracket supporting a sleeve between and transverse to the stockrails, said sleeve having front and rear walls, said front and rear walls having a plurality of regularly formed spaced apart windows, a slide having front and rear walls received in the sleeve, said front and rear walls having a plurality of reflectors, alternate ones forming first and second sets in different colors to indicate safety conditions of the track, the reflectors being visible through the windows of the sleeve, a second bracket adapted to be attached to the transverse bar connected to the switchpoints, said bracket supporting a longitudinally extending arm with an upwardly extending finger which engages the slide for reciprocation of the slide within the sleeve conjointly with movement of the switchpoints by the transverse bar whereby the first set of reflectors are visible through the windows of the sleeve when the switchpoints are in switching position, the second set of reflectors are visible through the windows of the sleeve when the switchpoints are in nonswitching position and portions of the first and second set of reflectors are visible when the switchpoints are in a mid position indicating a dangerous condition.