Patent ID: 7900879

Claim:
A device for manually maneuvering a set of rail switch points intended to apply a force at a location of the set of switch points in order to switch the set of switch points from a first position to a second position, the device comprising: a housing; a guided member for controlling the set of switch points, the guided member being movable with respect to the housing; a guiding member movable with respect to the housing; and a transmission mechanism for transmitting force from the guiding member to the guided member; the guiding member being moved along at least two displacement paths having a common portion for driving the guided member, the guided member being driven on each displacement path of the guiding member in a same rotational direction along successive portions of a movement path of the guided member, wherein the guiding member is a lever articulated to the housing, and the transmission mechanism includes an input shaft connected to the guided member and actuatable by the lever, and a connection member capable of coupling or uncoupling the lever to or from the input shaft.