US Patent: 1,714,603
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| Machine for Reclaiming Rails
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Patentee:
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| Hans B. Kraut (exact or similar names) - Fond Du Lac, Fond Du Lac County, WI |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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Apr. 16, 1925 |
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May 28, 1929 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Giddings & Lewis Manufacturing Co.
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Description: |
| Abstract:
On busy and important railroads, the rails must be frequently replaced due primarily to the fact that the ends of the rails become crystallized and battered by the continual pounding they receive from the car wheels passing thereover. Unless the rails that are taken up can be reclaimed or reconditioned for use, a large loss in cost of materials will result. Heretofore various methods have been employed for this purpose. Thus, it has been the practice to heat and reroll the damaged rails. This method, however, is costly and requires considerable time, frequent handling, and long transportation, thereby causing congestion due to the seasonal character of the work. It has also been customary to saw off about one foot of, the damaged ends having holes for the rail connecting plates, and to redrill the newly cut ends. In this last method, however, each end is sawed separately and then drilled separately by separate machines of standard construction, thereby necessitating frequent handling of the rails and turning them end for end to present the opposite ends. The method involves a considerable loss in time and labor, is cumbersome and awkward, and is dangerous to the workmen.
Claim:
The present invention relates to an improved machine for reclaiming damaged railroad rails, that is, rails having worn, battered or broken ends which-render them unfit for further use. |
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