Locked wheel detector for use on railroads

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE HARD ROLLING CHARACTERISTICS OF A RAILWAY CAR WHEEL, COMPRISING A LENGTH OF RAILROAD TRACK HAVING TWO PARALLEL RAILS, ONE RAIL OF SAID TRACK HAVING A SECTION REMOVED THEREFROM, A SHORT FLOATING RAIL SECTION INSERTED IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BY SAID REMOVED SECTION AND ALIGNED TO PROVIDE FOR THE SMOOTH MOVEMENT OF TRAIN WHEELS OVER THE TRACKWAY, THE ENDS OF SAID ONE RAIL ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID FLOATING SECTION BEING FORMED ON AN OBLIQUE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE MAIN RAIL, SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE FLOATING RAIL SECTION BEING FORMED ON A COMPLEMENTARY OBLIQUE ANGLE TO MATCH THE ENDS OF SAID ONE RAIL, THE LENGTH OF SAID FLOATING RAIL BEING FORESHORTENED SUFFICIENTLY TO PERMIT A LIMITED MOVEMENT OF THE FLOATING RAIL SECTION IN A LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION, GUIDE BARS LOCATED ONE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID FLOATING RAIL SECTION AND FIRMLY ATTACHED TO AND ADJACENT THE ENDS OF SAID MAIN RAIL, RESILIENT MEANS OPERATIVELY POSITIONED BETWEEN THE FLOATING RAIL SECTION AND EACH ADJACENT END OF SAID MAIN RAIL TO URGE CONSTANTLY SAID FLOATING RAIL SECTION TO A FIRST POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID MAIN RAILS AND EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE SAID RAIL TO MOVE LONGITUDINALLY TO ANOTHER POSITION IN RESPONSE TO THE FRICTIONAL FORCE OF A HARD ROLLING WHEEL TRAVERSING SAID FLOATING SECTION, AND MEANS SECURED TO AND RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF THE FLOATING RAIL SECTION FOR INDICATING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID FLOATING RAIL SECTION TO SAID OTHER POSITION.

Claim 2

A DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE HARD ROLLING CHARACTERISTICS OF A RAILWAY CAR WHEEL, COMPRISING A LENGTH OF RAILROAD TRACK HAVING TWO PARALLEL RAILS, ONE RAIL OF SAID TRACK HAVING A SECTION REMOVED THEREFROM, A SHORT FLOATING RAIL SECTION INSERTED IN THE SPACE PROVIDED BY SAID REMOVED SECTION AND ALIGNED TO PROVIDE FOR THE SMOOTH MOVEMENT OF TRAIN WHEELS OVER THE TRACKWAY, THE ENDS OF SAID ONE RAIL ADJACENT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID FLOATING SECTION BEING FORMED ON AN OBLIQUE ANGLE WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGITUDINAL AXIS OF THE MAIN RAIL, SAID OPPOSITE ENDS OF THE FLOATING RAIL SECTION BEING FORMED ON A COMPLEMENTARY OBLIQUE ANGLE TO MATCH THE ENDS OF SAID ONE RAIL, THE LENGTH OF SAID FLOATING RAIL BEING FORESHORTENED SUFFICIENTLY TO PERMIT A LIMITED MOVEMENT OF THE FLOATING RAIL SECTION IN A LONGITUDINAL DIRECTION, GUIDE BARS LOCATED ONE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID FLOATING RAIL SECTION AND FIRMLY ATTACHED TO AND ADJACENT THE ENDS OF SAID MAIN RAIL, RESILIENT MEANS OPERATIVELY POSITIONED BETWEEN THE FLOATING RAIL SECTION AND EACH ADJACENT END OF SAID MAIN RAIL TO URGE CONSTANTLY SAID FLOATING RAIL SECTION TO A FIRST POSITION RELATIVE TO SAID MAIN RAILS AND EFFECTIVE TO CAUSE SAID RAIL TO MOVE LONGITUDINALLY TO ANOTHER POSITION IN RESPONSE TO THE FRICTIONAL FORCE OF A HARD ROLLING WHEEL TRAVERSING SAID FLOATING SECTION, AND MEANS SECURED TO AND RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF THE FLOATING RAIL SECTION FOR INDICATING THE MOVEMENT OF SAID FLOATING RAIL SECTION TO SAID OTHER POSITION.