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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2017
Applicant:
Pandrol Limited, Surrey, GB;
Inventor:
Frank Howard Coats, Thorofare, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Pandrol Limited, Addlestone, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 7/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B 7/06 (2013.01);
Abstract
A swing railroad turnout that includes a railroad track with a mobile portion and actuators that are used to selectively bend the mobile portion between a first and a second position. In the first position, connection is made to a first track. In the second position, connection is made to a second track. The tracks are formed of rails that are supported on ties or other fixed foundations. The rails are either bent with respect to the ties, or the ties themselves are moved generally transversely to bend the rails. Connecting mechanisms are provided for selective connection of the rail ends.