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 (20) includes an elongated door prop member (30) having a first end and a second. There is a slot (24) disposed adjacent such first end of the door prop member (30) for engaging a latch bolt (26) disposed on such swing cover (20). A mechanism is provided which is engageable with the second end of such door prop member (30) for pivotally connecting such door prop member (30) to a swing cover arm of such electric coupler. The final essential element is a spring (22) disposed between such door prop member (30) adjacent the second end thereof and such swing cover arm for a exerting a positive pressure on such door prop member (30).