Patent ID: 7699272

Claim:
A railroad switching indicator mechanism for use with a point detector bar connected to a rail point, a point locking rod, and a cooperating locking bar, the point detector bar moving from a first position to a second position with the movement of a rail point against a rail comprising; a. a first point detector bar receptor generating a first signal indicating the first position of the point detector bar; b. a second point detector receptor generating a second signal indicating the second position of the point detector bar; c. a first actuator, said first actuator comprising at least a breakable appendage being linked to the point indicator bar and being movable therewith, said appendage breaking with the breaking of the rail point, said first actuator selectively interacting with said first and second receptors to initiate the generating of said first and second signals with the movement of the rail point against the rail; d. a third receptor generating a third signal indicating the cooperating locking of the point locking rod with the locking bar, and e. a second actuator connected to and moving with the locking bar, said second actuator interacting with said third receptor tot initiate the generation of said third signal.