Rail cutting device
OwnerTimothy R. Wilsoninventor
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Abstract
The rail cutting device includes a base having a pair of jaws fastened together about the head of a rail with a fastening member and an elongate member extending upward from the rail and further comprises a pivot linkage which has one end pivotally attached to the top end of the support member and other end pivotally attached to an elongate support column having a pair of handle members at the top end of the column and a cutting member at the bottom end of the column, the cutting member being actuatable by a hydraulic motor and the support column being of a sufficient length such that the handle members are essentially at or above the waist of a user standing essentially erect and operating the cutting device.
Claims8
A rail cutting device comprising:
- a base having a clamping means for clamping to a rail and an elongate support member fixedly attached to said clamping means and extending upward therefrom and having a top end portion;
- a pivot linkage having a first end and being pivotally connected to said support member and further having a second end;
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- a cutting means comprising an elongate support column having a top portion, a bottom portion and a middle portion, and further comprising a rotatable shaft disposed at said bottom portion of said support column, a cutting member mounted to said rotatable shaft for rotation therewith, a motor means mounted on the bottom portion of the support column for actuating said rotatable shaft, and a handle means for steering said cutting means, said support column being pivotally connected to said pivot linkage, said handle means being conveniently disposed at the top portion of the support column in order for a user to operate said cutting means while standing up.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.