US 11,745,775 B2
Railway shunt enclosure
Devin Steven Sage, Pittsburg, KS (US); Marco Antonio Ibarra, Pittsburg, KS (US); and Angel Gustavo Cereceres Pena, Pittsburg, KS (US)
Assigned to C.D.L. Electric Company, Inc., Pittsburg, KS (US)
Filed by C.D.L. Electric Company, Inc., Pittsburg, KS (US)
Filed on Feb. 23, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/173,574.
Application 18/173,574 is a continuation of application No. 17/353,899, filed on Jun. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0192161 A1, Jun. 22, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B61L 1/18 (2006.01); H02B 1/01 (2006.01); H02B 1/052 (2006.01); H02B 1/20 (2006.01); H02B 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC B61L 1/181 (2013.01) [H02B 1/012 (2013.01); H02B 1/0523 (2013.01); H02B 1/205 (2013.01); H02B 11/02 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A railway shunt enclosure comprising:
an outer wall defining an interior space;
a receptacle configured to receive a shunt; and
a connector assembly including a first portion fixed relative to the outer wall and a rotatable second portion fixed relative to the receptacle, such that the receptacle is rotatable between a retracted position, wherein the receptacle is positioned within the interior space, and a protruded position, wherein at least a portion of the receptacle protrudes from the interior space,
one of said portions of the connector assembly including a pin, and the other of said portions of the connector assembly including a first knuckle rotatably received on the pin,
said pin being fixedly coupled relative to the outer wall,
said first knuckle being fixed to the receptacle,
said connector assembly including a second knuckle configured to maintain lateral separation between the outer wall and the first knuckle,
said second knuckle being received on the pin.