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Laterally adjustable adapter bracket for a grade crossing gate and signal assembly

CA 1066544 A · Owner: Westinghouse Air Brake Company · Inventors: Pappas, Spiro J.; Kenny, John M.

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An adjustable adapter bracket for a railroad-highway crossing gate and signal installation for permitting the elongated gate arm to be shifted laterally to avoid interference with overhead obstacles. The adapter bracket is fixedly attached to the ends of a pair of gate supporting arms and includes upper and lower U-shaped strut members each of which is provided with at least two longitudinal rows or lines of apertures. A breakaway gate arm connector including a pair of apertured mounting plates is selectively positioned along the length of the U-shaped strut member and is securely fastened thereto by a plurality of bolts and nuts. A plurality of reinforcing spacer members are positioned …

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  • Granted November 20, 1979. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended November 20, 1996.
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GrantedNovember 20, 1979
Term endedNovember 20, 1996
Patent numberCA 1066544 A
Classification (IPC)B61L29/04

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198019821984198619881990199219941996Patent grantedNov 20, 1979Term endedNov 20, 1996

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