Automatic tie plate setting machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 4974518
SERIAL NO

07226761

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A machine for automatically setting rail tie plates includes a frame adapted to be propelled along a rail bed having one or both rails removed, the frame including a hopper adapted to store a plurality of randomly oriented plates therein, a crane for transferring plates to a plate sorting conveyor which sorts the plates as to specified length-to-width orientation and deposits the oriented plates upon an inclined conveyor where they are sensed as to specified top-to-bottom orientation, with improperly oriented plates being automatically inverted; the sensed and inverted plates are then manually disposed as to proper high-to-low side orientation, from where they are stored for eventual automatic deposition upon the tie by a reciprocating pusher assembly.

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NORDCO INC245 WEST FOREST HILL AVENUE OAK CREEK WI 53154

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cotic, Dennis J Waukesha, WI 13 299
Thorson, John L Wauwatosa, WI 5 112

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