Granted Patent B2

US 12,409,871 · App. 18/186,036 · Granted Sep 9, 2025

Inventors: Stephen Hankinson (Mars, PA); Joe Steltzer (Pittsburgh, PA)

Assignee: Transportation IP Holdings, LLC

B61G5/08F16L3/003

Abstract

Claims (14)

1. A rail hose hanger comprising:

an elastic support configured to be connectable at a first end to a coupler of a railroad car and at a second end to a glad hand of an air hose of the railroad car, the elastic support being a high strength elastomer material with a material property tensile strength greater than 5.980 kilopound per square inch (KSI) and a material property elongation percent at break of greater than 640, wherein the elastic support is configured to support the air hose of the railroad car when so connected; and

an attachment clip, wherein the high strength elastomer material is connected to the attachment clip, a carabiner assembly, and a carabiner assembly connector connected to the high strength elastomer material and the carabiner assembly, wherein the elastic support includes: a first section; a second section integrally connected to the first section, and a third section integrally connected to the second section, and wherein the elastic support is uniform in width, wherein the carabiner assembly connector includes an elongated flexible member.

2. The rail hose hanger of claim 1 ,

wherein the elastic support is uniform in thickness.

3. The rail hose hanger of claim 2 , wherein the first section includes a plurality of inner surfaces that define a plurality of openings.

4. The rail hose hanger of claim 3 , wherein the plurality of openings is configured to receive an arm of the attachment clip, and wherein the plurality of openings is arranged at different positions along the first section.

5. The rail hose hanger of claim 2 , wherein the second section is a transition section that is uniform in height from the first section toward and to the third section, wherein the third section includes an inner surface that defines an opening configured to receive part of the carabiner assembly connector.

6. The rail hose hanger of claim 2 , wherein the elastic support exhibits a maximum load failure of greater than 300 lbs, according to AAR Standard S-4006.

7. The rail hose hanger of claim 2 , wherein the high strength elastomer material has a material property elongation percent at break of greater than about 650.

8. The rail hose hanger of claim 7 , wherein the material property elongation percent at break is greater than 710.

9. The rail hose hanger of claim 7 , wherein the material property elongation percent at break is greater than 640.

10. The rail hose hanger of claim 7 , wherein the elongated flexible member comprises a central section, a first connector connected to the elastic support, and a second connector connected to a carabiner assembly.

11. The rail hose hanger of claim 1 , wherein the elongated flexible member comprises a central section, a first connector connected to the elastic support, and a second connector connected to a carabiner assembly.

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