Device, method, and apparatus for lifting a railway rail
AssigneeMulticlip Company Limited
InventorsRichard Bointon, Jan Anders Svendsen
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Abstract
A railway-rail-lifting device for lifting a railway rail comprises an arm and a roller rotatably mounted to the arm. The arm is operable to be rotated to bring the roller to bear on the rail such that the roller exerts a lifting force thereon. Securing means are operable to releasably secure the device to a rail fastening assembly.
Claims16
A railway-rail-lifting device for lifting a railway rail, the railway rail having a head section supported by a web section, the head section having a first underside face and a second underside face, the first and second underside faces on opposite sides of the web section, the device comprising:
- an arm;
- a roller rotatably mounted to the arm, the arm being operable to be rotated to bring the roller to bear on a portion of the first underside face of the head section of the railway rail such that the roller exerts a lifting force on the portion of the first underside face;
- and
- a securing means operable to releasably secure the device in a fixed position to a rail fastening assembly;
- wherein the device is arranged such that the device does not contact the second underside face during lifting of the rail.
A railway-rail-lifting device for lifting a railway rail, the device comprising:
- an arm;
- a roller rotatably mounted to the arm, the arm being operable to be rotated to bring the roller to bear on the railway rail such that the roller exerts a lifting force on the railway rail;
- and
- a securing means operable to releasably secure the device in a fixed position to a rail fastening assembly;
- wherein the securing means comprises two securing members, one securing member located on each side of a mount assembly body, and a handle connecting the two securing members to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.