Patent attributes
A railroad brake stick can include: a head having a planar shape with a recesses and/or protrusions on one or more side surfaces of the planar shape, the planar shape having a head interlocking groove on a hilt region; a cross-support having a planar shape with a support interlocking groove interlocked with the head interlocking groove such that the planar shape of the head crosses with the planar shape of the cross-support to form an interlocking region; and a handle coupled to the head and cross-support such that the interlocking region is within an end of the handle. In some aspects, a cover is over the handle. n some aspects, the head is a composite material and the cross-support is a composite material and the handle is a composite material.