Device for removal of a rail connector

An extractor device for extracting a connector secured in a rail, the connector having a body with a projecting pin secured in the rail and a shoulder portion between the pin and the body, said extractor device comprising a body member having a chamber for receiving the body of a connector to be removed from a rail and an actuator means coupled to said body member and externally operated for applying, via said body member, force to the shoulder portion of the connector and counter bearing force to the rail to axially extract the connector from the rail, said actuator means comprising a head axially slidable on said body member for movements towards and away therefrom, bolt means threadably connecting said head and said body member for adjusting the spacing therebetween and pin means secured to said head a slidably supported in said body member, said pin means extending from said body member for contact with the rail from which the connector is to be removed, said pin means comprising a pair of pins slidably disposed in said body member on opposite sides of said chamber and having smooth lower ends for contacting the rail, said bolt means comprising a bolt loosely rotatable in said head and threadably engaged in said body member, said bolt and said pins having respective longitudinal axes disposed in a common plane.