Patent ID: 7900786

Claim:
A telescoping, uncoupling lever for a railroad car, said lever comprising: an elongated handle rod having a handle at one end thereof, an elongated lock lifter rod having at lock lifter at one end thereof and a track assembly, said track assembly comprising an elongated handle rod track and an elongated lock lifter rod track with said rod tracks connected to each other at their opposite ends and spaced from each other intermediate their opposite ends, each of said rod tracks having a tubular glide housing affixed thereto at one end thereof with said tubular glide housings located at opposite ends of said rod track assembly, said handle rod and said lock lifter rod each mounted for sliding movement in its respective track tubular glide housing, said handle rod having a tubular glide housing affixed thereto near its end opposite to its said handle with said handle rod tubular glide housing receiving its track rod for sliding movement of said handle rod relative thereto, said lock lifter rod having a tubular glide housing affixed thereto near its end opposite to its said lock lifter with said tubular glide housing receiving its track rod for sliding movement of said lock lifter rod relative thereto.