A SWING COVER DOOR PROP DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC COUPLER USED ON A PASSENGER TRANSIT VEHICLE

摘要

A swing cover door prop device for an electric coupler used on a passenger transit vehicle. Such swing door cover device includes an elongated door prop member having a first end and a second. There is a slot disposed adjacent such first end of the door prop member for engaging a latch bolt disposed on such swing cover. A mechanism is provided which is engageable with the second end of such door prop member for pivotally connecting such door prop member to a swing cover arm of such electric coupler. The final essential element is a spring disposed between such door prop member adjacent the second end thereof and such swing cover arm for a exerting a positive pressure on such door prop member.