Invention Grant
- Patent Title: System for guiding rails on a rail train
- Patent Title (中): 导轨轨道系统
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Application No.: US14082377Application Date: 2013-11-18
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Publication No.: US08904942B2Publication Date: 2014-12-09
- Inventor: Stanley M. Herzog , Ivan E. Bounds
- Applicant: Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US MO St. Joseph
- Assignee: Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Herzog Railroad Services, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US MO St. Joseph
- Agency: Erickson Kernell Derusseau & Kleypas, LLC
- Main IPC: E01B29/16
- IPC: E01B29/16 ; E01B29/17

Abstract:
A rail guide for loading railroad rails onto a rail train. The rail guide includes a guide beam disposed to depend vertically downward over each shelf in a rack on a rack car. The guide beam extends substantially the length of the rack car and is coupled to a corresponding guide beam of an adjacent car via a bridge that is configured to accommodate relative movement between the cars. A shoe is provided that is coupled to a leading end of a rail to be loaded. The shoe includes a follower that engages the guide beam to guide a rail being loaded along a path defined by the guide beam. The guide beam can provide vertical and lateral support to the leading end of the rail during loading.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140251174A1 SYSTEM FOR GUIDING RAILS ON A RAIL TRAIN Public/Granted day:2014-09-11
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