Title: Setting arrangement for alignment and gap between two rail ends

Abstract: Apparatus for aligning and setting the gap between two rail-ends prior to joining these two ends by fish plating or welding and possibly dressing the weld, comprises a rigid horizontal frame of open structure overlapping the two rails and providing an access area around the two ends to be joined. Two main presses and two end presses are mounted in line on the frame and arranged so that the two main presses are located between the end presses. Each combination of a main press and an end press serves to grip one of the two rails to be joined. The gap setting means can be locked on the two rails and has rams for moving the rails together or apart. Weld dressing means for eliminating the weld bead formed after a weld joining operation comprises a dressing tool movable by the aforesaid rams. The apparatus is especially for use in laying or reconditioning railway lines.

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Inventors: Bommart, Patrick (Rueil-Malmaison, FR)

Application Number: 922347
Filing Date: 1978-07-06
Publication_date: 1979-12-04
Assignee: C. Delachaux (Gennevilliers, FR)
Primary Class(es): 228/5.1 228/19, 228/49.1, 254/43
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US Patent Ref:

918745	Apr, 1909	Goldschmidt et al.	254/43.
925630	Jun, 1909	Goldschmidt et al.	254/43.
1757148	May, 1930	Spilsbury	254/43.
1878809	Sep, 1932	Begtrup	254/43.
2124849	Jul, 1938	Drai, Jr.	228/5.
2684603	Jul, 1954	Schonberg	228/6.

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Primary Examiner: Husar, Francis S.
Assistant Examiner: Ramsey, K. J.
Attorney: Parmelee, Miller, Welsh & Kratz