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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1986
Filed:
Jul. 10, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ivo Cicin-Sain, Bussigny, CH;
Tibor Aubermann, Vevey, CH;
Assignee:
Matisa Materiel Industriel S.A., Crissier, CH;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
104-6 ; 104-2 ; 414551 ;
Abstract
A tie lifting machine comprises a reciprocating tie removing member provided with retractable push fingers for removing the ties from the ballast and pushing them onto an upwardly inclined ramp to an intermediate position, a fork-like tie lifting member adapted to lift the ties from the intermediate position up to a belt conveyor running in the direction of travel of the machine, and a tie pusher adapted, when the tie lifting member is in its upper position, to transfer the ties carried by this member to the belt conveyor.