Patent ID: 8434802

Claim:
An extension tool for engaging a railroad car, the railroad car including a front side, a rear side, a left side and a right side, the front side and the rear side including a knuckle coupler for linking with a second railroad car, the front side and the rear side also including, a wheel brake for engaging a railroad brake, the extension tool, comprising: a first pole defining an interior bore, a first exterior surface and extending between a first end and a second end; a second pole defining a second exterior surface and extending between a first end and a second end; said first end of said second pole positioned within said second end of said first pole for positioning said second pole into said internal bore of said first pole; said second pole having a plurality of apertures defined in said second pole; a pin lever pivotal mounted relative to said exterior surface of said first pole; a pin slidably engaging within said pin lever between a retracted position and a protruded position; said pin lever released for positioning said pin into said protruded position and inserting said pin into said plurality of apertures of said second pole for terminating displacement of said first pole relative to said second pole; said pin lever depressed for positioning said pin into said retracted position and removing said pin from said plurality of apertures of said second pole for permitting displacement of said first pole relative to said second pole; said pin lever includes a spring for biasing said pin into said protruded position; a claw securing to said second end of said second pole for engaging either the knuckle coupler or the wheel brake of the railroad car; a first pin column and a second pin column positioned on opposing sides of the pin lever; a bridge member extending and coupled to said first pin column and said second pin column; and said bridge member having a bridge bore for receiving said pin.