Patent ID: 8844149
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: B61K,E01B

Abstract:
1. A rail cant measurement tool for measuring rail cant, the rail cant measurement tool comprising: a track plane reference assembly, the reference assembly comprising a track plane reference bar; and a cant angle measurement assembly, the cant angle measurement assembly comprising a web-engaging arm assembly, a lock-release assembly, rail cant indicating means, and means for movably coupling the cant angle measurement assembly to the track plane reference bar, the web-engaging arm assembly comprising opposed pivot arms, the pivot arms each comprising upper arm ends and lower arm ends, the upper arm ends being attached to the lock-release assembly, the cant angle measurement assembly for engaging a select rail, the web-engaging arm assembly for engaging a rail web of the select rail via the lower arm ends and action of the lock-release assembly, the track plane reference bar being engageable with opposed rails inclusive of the select rail for determining a track reference plane, the rail cant indicating means being engageable with a running surface of the select rail for indicating rail cant information reflective of the angle between the running surface and the track reference plane.