Apparatus for distributing scale ballast on a model railroad track
OwnerAnthony LaSalleinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for distributing scale ballast over a model railroad track includes a hopper configured to funnel scale ballast to a spreader assembly, the spreader assembly including a spreader aperture formed between a compactor brush and a spreader plate, a chassis and a pair of contour skirts configured to contour scale ballast along the sides of the model railroad track.
Claims20
An apparatus for distributing scale ballast over a model railroad track, the apparatus comprising:
- a chassis with leading and trailing truck assemblies configured to travel along the rails of the model railroad track;
- a hopper configured to funnel scale ballast to a spreader assembly, said spreader assembly comprising
- a spreader aperture formed between a compactor brush and a slotted spreader plate wherein said compactor brush is at least as wide as the model railroad track and is configured to compact the scale ballast into the ties of the model railroad track and said slotted spreader plate comprises a plurality of slots at a first end configured to engage the rails of the model railroad track and position the remainder of the first end of the slotted spreader plate below the top of the rails;
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- a pair of contour skirts configured to contour scale ballast along the sides of the model railroad track.
An apparatus for distributing scale ballast over a model railroad track, the apparatus comprising:
- a weighted chassis;
- one or more wheeled trucks mounted to said weighted chassis;
- a hopper;
- a plate comprising a plurality of grooves at a first end configured to encompass the rails of a model railroad track with the remainder of the first end of the spreader plate member below the top of the rails;
- a compactor brush configured to compact the scale ballast into the ties of the model railroad tracks, wherein the compactor brush is at least as wide as the model railroad track;
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- a spreader aperture formed between said compactor brush and said plate.
An apparatus for distributing scale ballast over a model railroad track, the apparatus comprising:
- a chassis configured to engage and travel along rails of the model railroad track;
- a spreader plate member comprising a plurality of slots at a first end configured to encompass the rails of the model railroad track with the remainder of the first end of the spreader plate member below the top of the rails;
- a compactor brush;
- a spreader aperture formed by a gap between said spreader plate member and said compactor brush;
- a hopper configured to funnel scale ballast to said spreader aperture;
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- a pair of contour skirts configured to contour scale ballast along the sides of the model railroad track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.