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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2009
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2006
James W. Fuerst, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Bruce Blazek, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Donald M. Treziak, Jr., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Robert M. Weber, Wadsworth, IL (US);
James W. Fuerst, Wauwatosa, WI (US);
Bruce Blazek, Pewaukee, WI (US);
Donald M. Treziak, Jr., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Robert M. Weber, Wadsworth, IL (US);
Nordco Inc., Oak Creek, WI (US);
Abstract
A railway vehicle for inserting plates on rail ties that engage with rails includes a frame configured for movement relative to the track and a plate inserter workhead mounted to the frame. The plate inserter workhead is configured for pivoting the tie plate about a leading edge of the plate so that the trailing edge of the tie plate is lifted off the tie. The plate inserter workhead is configured to subsequently release the plate.