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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 27, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert E Rex, Montacute, AU;
Assignee:
General and Railway Supplies Pty Ltd., South Australia, AU;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25D / ; B25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
173 30 ; 173 90 ; 173114 ;
Abstract
An impact hammer support 10 to be used in conjunction with an impact hammer 11 to aid in inserting a spike or fastener 12 into a wooden sleeper or cross tie 13. The support has a guide bushing 15 to slidably receive the driving tool 14. Attached to the bushing 15 is a bracket 19 which is pivotally supported by a foot pedal 23 to be engaged by the user. The impact hammer support 10 has the object of aiding in alignment of the impact hammer 11 with the spike or fastener 12.