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US 11,427,408 B2Granted
Tie plate dispenser and method therefore
AssigneeB & B Metals, Inc.
InventorCoty T. Coots
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Abstract
Present embodiments relate to a tie plate dispenser which aligns tie plates for dispensing based on rail base rather than outer edges of tie plate. Thus tie plates are aligned and located in a differing manner than prior art systems. Further, the tie plate dispenser includes an opening over which a magnet is disposed to retain a tie plate over the opening. The tie plate over the opening may be selectively released by disengaging the tie plate from the magnet.
Claims21
A tie plate dispenser, comprising:
- a conveyor configured to move a plurality of tie plates from a first location to a second location;
- a guide positioned adjacent to said conveyor, said guide configured to engage at least one shoulder of an at least one tie plate;
- said guide extending longitudinally along a length of said conveyor;
- wherein said guide engages at least one of the at least one shoulder of the at least one tie plate and positions the at least one tie plate relative to a rail base.
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A tie plate dispenser, comprising:
- a conveyor configured to move a plurality of tie plates;
- a conveyor frame which extends a preselected distance beyond an end of a conveying surface, said preselected distance defining an opening;
- at least one magnet disposed above said opening;
- said at least one magnet retaining at least one tie plate of said plurality of tie plates over said opening;
- wherein said at least one tie plate of said plurality of tie plates is selectively released from said at least one magnet through said opening.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.