Railway switches and signals – Switches – Point
Patent
1986-09-22
1988-04-19
Dorner, Kenneth J.
Railway switches and signals
Switches
Point
246441, E01B 702
Patent
active
047384182
ABSTRACT:
An adjustable switch point guard includes a wear bar rigidly affixed to an adjustment plate. The adjustment plate is mounted on a fixed base plate which is attached to railroad ties. A threaded fastener on one of the adjustment plate or the base plate engages a first pair of bores in the other of the adjustment plate or the base plate to position the wear bar and adjustment plate 54 relative to a switch point and a fixed rail. Additional setes of bores are provided to enable the adjustment plate and wear bar to be moved relative to the base plate.
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patent: 4386751 (1983-06-01), Meyer
ABC Rail Corp
Baker Jr. Thomas S.
Cranmer Laurie K.
Dorner Kenneth J.
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