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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2011
Robert S. Miller, Columbia, SC (US);
Anthony P. Delucia, Gaston, SC (US);
Robert S. Miller, Columbia, SC (US);
Anthony P. Delucia, Gaston, SC (US);
Harsco Corporation, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Abstract
An exemplary apparatus and method for applying a force to rails of a track is disclosed. The apparatus has a device with at least one first weight and at least one second weight rotatably mounted about a horizontal shaft which has an axis which is essentially perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the rails. A power source is provided to drive the rotation of the at least one first weight and the at least one second weight at different revolutions per second. The rotation of the at least one first weight and the at least one second weight creates a vertical force which has a larger downward component as compared to an upward component of the vertical force.