Patent ID: 6044673
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F16B,G05G,Y10T

Abstract:
A locomotive controller lockout device comprising:a) a frame having a cylindrical portion and a stem portion;b) a socket formed within said cylindrical portion;c) a first tubular truncated cylindrical member contained within said socket, said member having an angled face facing away from said socket;d) a second tubular truncated cylindrical member axially aligned with said first member, said second member having an upwardly facing angled face facing said angled face on said first member;e) a bolt passing axially through said first and second cylindrical members and threadably attached at a first end to said second member;f) a spring surrounding a portion of said bolt, normally urging said first and second members apart; andg) a handle pivotally attached to a second end of said bolt, said handle having a top portion and a cammed end adapted to move said bolt upwardly when in a closed position, and downwardly when in an open position.