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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 23, 2012
Donald Christopher Noll, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Bill Luoma, Franklin, WI (US);
Donald M. Treziak, Jr., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Mark A. Kappel, Brookfield, WI (US);
Daniel Brook, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Donald Christopher Noll, Menomonee Falls, WI (US);
Bill Luoma, Franklin, WI (US);
Donald M. Treziak, Jr., Sturtevant, WI (US);
Mark A. Kappel, Brookfield, WI (US);
Daniel Brook, Mukwonago, WI (US);
Nordco Inc., Oak Creek, WI (US);
Abstract
A preferred embodiment is directed to a finger for use in a rail plate inserter machine workhead and for positioning a rail plate predisposed on a rail tie under a rail, having a planar body having an upper arm with a hook-shaped end and including an opening for accommodating a spring, the end being configured for being contacted by a bar operatively associated with a finger lift assembly; a lower arm having a depending tip; and a middle portion joining the upper and lower arms to define an obtuse angle.