EP 1733096 B2 20190904 - RAILWAY RAIL HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Title (en)

RAILWAY RAIL HANDLING APPARATUS AND METHOD

Title (de)

EISENBAHNSCHIENENHANDHABUNGSVORRICHTUNG UND -VERFAHREN

Title (fr)

APPAREIL ET PROCEDE DE MANUTENTION DE RAILS DE CHEMIN DE FER

Publication

EP 1733096 B2 20190904 (EN)

Application

EP 05734048 A 20050324

Priority

GB 2005001164 W 20050324
GB 0406945 A 20040327

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2005095716A1] The present invention relates to railway rail handling apparatus (10) and a method of handling railway rails using such apparatus. The railway rail handling apparatus (10) is configured for track side operation and comprises ground engaging wheel means (28) and rail moving means (12). The rail moving means (12) is configured to engage a railway rail (80) along part of its length and for its progressive movement longitudinally along the rail as the railway rail handling apparatus (10) moves on the ground engaging wheel means (28). As the rail moving means (12) moves in this fashion the rail moving means is configured to progressively bend the rail (80) laterally of an unbent part of the rail, thereby moving the rail from a first position to a second position. The railway rail handling apparatus (10) defines a footprint over the ground and the rail moving means is, in use, operative within the footprint.

IPC 8 full level

E01B 29/17 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP GB US)

E01B 29/16 (2013.01 - EP GB US)

Citation (opposition)

Opponent :

EP 0084298 A1 19830727 - TEDESCHI ANDREA
US 4152991 A 19790508 - STEDMAN ROBERT N, et al
US 3465687 A 19690909 - KERNS MAX E
US 4538722 A 19850903 - SUMNER MAURICE N [US]
GB 1010111 A 19651117 - STANDARD TELEPHONES CABLES LTD
US 5435252 A 19950725 - THEURER JOSEF [AT], et al

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2005095716 A1 20051013; AT E431460 T1 20090515; AU 2005229249 A1 20051013; AU 2005229249 B2 20100617; CA 2561430 A1 20051013; CA 2561430 C 20140610; DE 602005014457 D1 20090625; DK 1733096 T3 20090824; DK 1733096 T4 20191209; EP 1733096 A1 20061220; EP 1733096 B1 20090513; EP 1733096 B2 20190904; EP 2031129 A1 20090304; ES 2326541 T3 20091014; ES 2326541 T5 20200511; GB 0406945 D0 20040428; GB 0618002 D0 20061025; GB 2427234 A 20061220; GB 2427234 B 20070704; GB 2427234 C 20211020; PL 1733096 T3 20091030; PL 1733096 T5 20200228; US 2008072783 A1 20080327; ZA 200608639 B 20080130

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 2005001164 W 20050324; AT 05734048 T 20050324; AU 2005229249 A 20050324; CA 2561430 A 20050324; DE 602005014457 T 20050324; DK 05734048 T 20050324; EP 05734048 A 20050324; EP 08019230 A 20050324; ES 05734048 T 20050324; GB 0406945 A 20040327; GB 0618002 A 20050324; PL 05734048 T 20050324; US 59939805 A 20050324; ZA 200608639 A 20061017