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Railway switch heating apparatus

US5702074A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateSep 29, 1995
Grant dateDec 30, 1997
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Expiry dateSep 29, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC E)Fixed Constructions
  • CPC primaryE01B7/24
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There is provided a new and useful apparatus for use in a railway switch heating assembly. The apparatus includes a hollow structural member adapted to replace a conventional railway tie and adapted to be connected to a source of heated air, and a mechanism for discharging the heated air from the hollow member to desired locations along the assembly.

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