Ballast Injecting Apparatus (Patent No: 145457)

Inventor: Royal, James A.

Location: Strathcona

Comments: N/A

Description: James A. Royal, Strathcona, Alberta, Canada. 21st January, 1913; 6 years. Filed 30th, October, 1912. Receipt No. 216,163.

Claim.—1. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a pair of angularly arranged cylinders, said cylinders being in communication with each other, one of said cylinders having- an explosion chamber and the other a compressing' chamber, means for feeding ballast to the compressing chamber, whereby when the explosion takes place the ballast will be forced from the compressing chamber and beneath the railway tie.

2. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of an explosion cylinder and a compressing cylinder, means for feeding ballast to the compressing cylinder a tamping head having reciprocatory movement in the compressing cylinder, whereby when gas under pressure is exploded in the explosion cylinder the tamping head will be reciprocated, an automatically operated valve for permitting- communication between said cylinders, which when operated forces the ballast from the compressing cylinder and beneath the tie.

3. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a pair of cylinders, one of which constitutes an explosion chamber and the other a compressing chamber, a tamping head operable in the compressing cylinder when an explosion takes place in the explosion cylinder, a port forming a communication between said cylinders, a valve operated by the tamping head to permit gas from the explosion cylinder to pass through said port to force ballast from the compressing cylinder and beneath a tie.

4. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a pair of cylinders having communication with each other, a valve for cutting off communication between &aid; cylinders, a tamping head having reciprocatory movement in one of the cylinders and adapted to operate said valve after an explosion has taken place in the other cylinder, whereby the gas resulting from the explosion forces ballast from the other cylinder and beneath the railway tie.

5. In an ap-paratns of the class described, the combination with a railway track, of a cylinder adapted to contain ballast, a valve mounted upon said cylinder and adapted to cut off communication between said cylinder and a compressed air supply, a head operable in said cylinder, said head being adapted to operate said valve, whereby the ballast contained in the cylinder will be ejected under the ties of the track.

6. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination with a pair of angularly arranged cylinders, one of which constitutes an explosion chamber and the other a compressing chamber, means for feeding ballast to the compressing chamber, a tamping head operable in the compressing cylinder, an automatically operated valve mounted in the last-named cylinder, and means for charging the explosion chamber with gas and air under pressure, means for exploding said air and gas, said valve being operable after the explosion has taken place, whereby communication is had between said cylinders to force ballast from the compressing chamber and beneath the tie.

7. In combination with a railway tie, of an apparatus for injecting ballast beneath a tie, a pair of cylinders having communication with each other, means for cutting off the communication between said cylinders, means for exploding the charge of compressed air and gas in one of the cylinders whereby ballast contained in the other cylinder is injected beneath a railway tie, links pivotally connected to one of said cylinders and car whereby said cylinders may be swung; upon the body of the car.

8. In an apparatus of the class described, the combination of a compressing cylinder, means for feeding ballast ?? said compressing cylinder, a tamping head having reciprocatory movement in said cylinder, and means for forcing the ballast from the cylinder and beneath the tie.