Patent ID: 9637867
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: B25C,B66F,E01B

Claim:
1. A spike claw puller for pulling a rail spike, the spike claw puller comprising: a handle defining a through hole configured to couple the spike claw puller to a rail spike pulling machine; a first feeder tooth extending from the handle at a first lift angle; a second feeder tooth extending from the handle at the first lift angle, the first feeder tooth and the second feeder tooth forming a jaw opening therebetween to receive the rail spike, wherein the first feeder tooth includes a first feeder extension and the second feeder tooth includes a second feeder extension to help align the spike claw puller with the rail spike; a first transition surface disposed at a transition from an underside of the first feeder tooth to an underside of the first feeder extension; and a second transition surface disposed at a transition from an underside of the second feeder tooth to an underside of the second feeder extension, the first transition surface and the second transition surface each being rounded; wherein the first feeder extension comprises a first slanted edge and the second feeder extension comprises a second slanted edge to help align the spike claw puller with the rail spike; wherein the first and second feeder extensions protrude at a second lift angle from the first and second feeder teeth, respectively, and wherein the second lift angle is different than the first lift angle.