Patent ID: 6662729
Filing Date: 2003-12-16
Classification: E01B

Abstract:
A rail anchor spreader for a railway, the airway having a pair of rails supported on ties, and held in place on said ties by a tie plate between the rail and the tie, and by a pair of rail anchors, each of said rail anchors securing one rail at one side of one tie, said rail anchor spreader comprising:four plates, each of said plates having a pivot, a top portion, and a bottom edge with a pair of jaws, each of said jaws having a first surface facing the other of said jaws, a second surface facing away from the other of said jaws, and a corner between said first and second surfaces, each of said first surfaces being substantially parallel to an arc radius passing between said pivot and approximately halfway between said jaws, said corner defining a point on each of said jaws farthest from said pivot; and means for simultaneously and reciprocally rotating said plates secured to said top portion.