Patent ID: 7377471

Claim:
A device for opening a railroad frog, having at least a fixed v-point, a laterally movable spring wing rail having an upper end and a fixed wing rail having an upper end, the device comprising: a body member, having first and second end portions; a first attachment member that is operatively coupled with the first end portion of said body member and shaped and sized to releasably engage a portion of the spring wing rail below the upper end thereof; a second attachment member that is operatively coupled with the second end portion of said body member and shaped and sized to releasably engage an anchoring member that is positioned in a fixed position, spaced-apart from the spring wing rail; said first and second attachment members and said body member dwelling in planes below the upper ends of the spring wing rail and the fixed wing rail; and tensioning means, operatively coupled with said body member, for selectively moving said first and second attachment members toward one another.