Apparatus for enabling an excavator to mount, demount and travel on railroad tracks

a technology for excavators and equipment, applied in the field of vehicles, can solve the problems of inability to remove equipment, time-consuming, and difficulty in revealing the ability of the relaying train to remov

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-03-06
GLYDE RAIL LICENSING
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[0010]Accordingly, it is therefore an object of this invention to provide a removable glyde-rail apparatus on a vehicle, such as an excavator, to enable the vehicle to mount and demount on a railroad track at any point along the railroad track without having to find a section of the railroad track where the top of the track is level with a roadway, and to enable the vehicle travel along the railroad tracks.

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When the mobile equipment is moved along a track to a work area, the equipment cannot be removed from the track to allow a train to pass without being moved to a crossing somewhere along the track, which takes time and requires leaving and returning to a work area.
However, the relaying train does not disclose an ability to remove trucks from the rails of any point along the tracks.
However, the vehicle cannot access and egress from the railroad tracks without requiring the presence of a siding.
However, the track repair apparatus does not have rubber pads replacing track grooves whereby the apparatus could be self-propelled along the track.

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[0022]Referring to FIG. 1, a partial cutaway side elevational view of a glyde-rail apparatus 10 attached to an excavator 12 is shown according to the present invention. The glyde-rail apparatus 10 comprises a front swing arm assembly 14 which removably attaches to a first end of the excavator 12 and a back swing arm assembly 16 which removably attaches to a second end of the excavator 12. A track 20 (FIG. 5) of the excavator comprises non-metallic cover 22 such as hard rubber or the track 20 may be made of a non-metallic material such as hard rubber.

[0023]The front swing arm assembly 14 comprises a pair of rail wheels 24, 25 shown in contact with the railroad track 18. The back end swing arm assembly comprises a pair of rail wheels 80, 81 shown in contact with the railroad track 18. When the excavator 12 comprises the glyde-rail apparatus 10 including the track 20 with non-metal covers, the front end swing arm assembly 14, and the back end swing arm assembly 16, the excavator 12 is ...

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A glyde-rail apparatus removably attached to a carrier such as an excavator to enable the excavator to mount and demount at any point along a railroad track and to travel along the railroad track without damaging the railroad track. The glyde-rail apparatus comprises a front swing arm assembly having a pair of rail wheels which removably attaches to one end of a frame of the excavator and a back swing arm assembly having a pair of rail wheels which removably attaches to a second end of the frame of the excavator. A pair of hydraulic cylinders positioned on the front swing arm assembly and another pair of hydraulic cylinders positioned on the back swing arm assembly enable the rail wheels to be raised or lowered onto the railroad track. A hard rubber cover attaches to the track of the excavator.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of Provisional Application No. 60 / 841,625, filed Aug. 30, 2006 which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]This invention relates generally to a vehicle having rail wheels attached to operate on a railroad track and, in particular, to a glyde-rail apparatus that enables an excavator having rubberized tracks to mount on and demount from railroad tracks at any point along the track, and travel on the railroad tracks.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]The clearing of vegetation along railroad tracks is a serious responsibility for the owners of railroad tracks for the safety of trains traveling on the tracks. Further, there are Federal laws which provide for fines to the track owners if vegetation is not controlled outside a certain distance from the tracks.[0006]Heavy mobile equipment exists having a boon support column pivotally attached...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): B61F13/00
CPCB60F1/043B60F2301/04E02F9/022B62D55/02E01B37/00B61D15/00
Inventor ROY, JOHN
Owner GLYDE RAIL LICENSING
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