Patents Assigned to Portaco, Inc.
  • Railroad pin removal system
    Patent number: 8375544
    Abstract: A railroad pin removal system for efficiently removing a pin from a base plate of a railroad system so as to free the rail from the base plate. The railroad pin removal system generally includes a frame, an actuator secured to the frame and a clamping mechanism at least partially secured to the actuator, wherein the clamping mechanism is operable via the actuator. The clamping mechanism includes a movable jaw and a fixed jaw to slidably move a railroad pin away from a rail so as to be released from a base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: Portaco, Inc.
    Inventor: Timothy R. Wilson