Track press and track assembly tool therefor

Claim 1

A TRACK PRESS FOR REPAIRING TRACK SECTIONS HAVING A PLURALITY OF LINKS CONNECTED TOGETHER BY BUSHINGS AND PINS COMPRISING IN COMBINATION A FRAME, A PRESSURE MEANS AFFIXED TO SAID FRAME, SAID PRESSURE MEANS INCLUDING A RAM HEAD MOVABLE INWARDLY AND OUTWARDLY ALONG AN AXIS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM ONE OF SAID TRACK SECTIONS, SUPPORT MEANS FOR SAID TRACK, A TRACK ASSEMBLY TOOL CONNECTED TO SAID RAM HEAD FOR MOVEMENT THEREWITH, SAID TOOL COMPRISING A LINK ENGAGING MEMBER, SAID LINK ENGAGING MEMBER HAVING A PORTION ADAPTED TO ABUT AGAINST THE SIDE OF ONE OF SAID LINKS, A BUSHING ENGAGING MEMBER, SAID BUSHING ENGAGING MEMBER HAVING A PORTION ADAPTED TO ABUT AGAINST THE END OF ONE OF SAID BUSHINGS, ABUTMENT MEANS AT ONE SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT MEANS OPPOSITE SAID ASSEMBLY TOOL ADAPTED TO ABUT THE OTHER END OF SAID BUSHING, SAID LINK ENGAGING MEMBER BEING MOVABLY CONNECTED TO SAID BUSHING ENGAGING MEMBER AND ADJUSTMENT MEANS FOR SELECTIVELY MOVING SAID LINK ENGAGING MEMBER WITH RESPECT TO SAID BUSHING ENGAGING MEMBER ON A PATH PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS WHEREBY THE AXIAL DISTANCE BETWEEN THE PORTION OF SAID LINK ENGAGING MEMBER ADAPTED TO CONTACT SAID LINK AND THE PORTION OF SAID BUSHING ENGAGING MEMBER ADAPTED TO ABUT AGAINST SAID BUSHING CAN BE VARIED AS DESIRED, SAID ADJUSTMENT MEANS INCLUDING INTERENGAGING CAM SURFACES ON THE LINK ENGAGING MEMBER AND THE BUSHING ENGAGING MEMBER FOR ADJUSTING THE OUTWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID LINK ENGAGING MEMBER RELATIVE TO SAID BUSHING ENGAGEMENT MEMBER.