Railroad track cleaning assemblies and apparatus
AssigneeSwingmaster Corporation
InventorsDan A. Grammatis, John Kim
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Abstract
Railroad track cleaning assemblies and apparatus are described. An example railroad track cleaning assembly includes a movable carriage movably coupled to a frame to which a plurality of wheels are operably coupled to enable the frame to move on railroad tracks. Additionally, the railroad track assembly includes a shaft rotatably coupled to the movably carriage to receive one or more brushes that are to be rotated and engage one of the railroad tracks and a spring assembly coupled to the movable carriage and to the frame to bias, via the movable carriage, the one or more brushes into engagement with the one of the railroad tracks.
Claims20
A railroad track cleaning assembly, comprising:
- a movable carriage movably coupled to a frame to which a plurality of wheels are operably coupled to enable the frame to move on railroad tracks;
- a shaft rotatably coupled to the movably carriage to receive one or more brushes that are to be rotated and engage one of the railroad tracks;
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- a spring assembly coupled to the movable carriage and to the frame to bias, via the movable carriage, the one or more brushes into engagement with the one of the railroad tracks.
A vehicle for cleaning railroad tracks, comprising:
- a frame to which a plurality of wheels are operably coupled to enable the vehicle to move on railroad tracks;
- first and second opposing carriages movably coupled to the frame;
- first and second shafts rotatably coupled to the respective first and second opposing carriages to receive one or more brushes that are to be rotated to clean the railroad tracks;
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- first and second spring assemblies coupled to the respective first and second opposing carriages and to the frame to bias, via the respective carriages, the one or more brushes into engagement with the corresponding railroad track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.