Abstract: An improved material pusher or containment plow employing a floating vehicle-coupling system, a modular composite scraping edge, a front-pivoting wear shoe with an adjustable angle, as well as water-shedding features. The disclosed containment plow and features are provide improved the surface outcome under various snow and ice conditions.

Abstract: A rail vehicle, in particular a locomotive, has at least one bogie with a bogie frame supported resiliently on sets of wheels, and a superstructure, which is supported resiliently on the at least one bogie and is mounted rotatably about a vertical axis, with a under frame. A removal device for removing snow and/or ice is arranged between the under frame and the bogie frame. The removal device has an inclined sliding surface which at least partially covers the bogie frame. Deposits of snow and/or ice both on the bogie frame and on the under frame of the superstructure can thereby be prevented or eliminated.

Abstract: A device for removing obstacles from a travel path of a vehicle includes clearing blades being mutually aligned in the form of a wedge and each having a wedge tip end facing the other clearing blade and a free end facing away from the wedge tip end. A fastening device or fastener fastens the device to the vehicle and a device for reducing a pileup generated by the clearing blades reduces pressure fluctuations at the vehicle tip without the need for providing the clearing blades with passages, apertures, or the like. The device for reducing the pileup has at least one vertical guide plate disposed in the vicinity or region of the free end of a clearing blade so that an air stream generated by the clearing blade flows past the vertical guide plate.

Abstract: An adjustable snow shovel system for facilitating effective removal of snow that has an ergonomically optimized handle for steering. The system has a blade-angle adjustment mechanism for extending and retracting shovel blades as appropriate for shovelling snow. The blade-angle adjustment mechanism is protected by a nose piece that also assists with removing snow. The system has a truck assembly that allows the system's wheels to swivel 360 degrees for fluid steering. The entire truck assembly can also swivel 180 degrees, allowing for easy storage of the system.

Abstract: An information processing system including a data input means (203, 208, 217, 219) for inputting or receiving data, a data compressing means (206) for compressing the data, a decompressing means (221) for decompressing the compressed data and a main storage (209, 222) is provided with an encrypting means (207) for encrypting the data and a decrypting means (220) for decrypting the encrypted data.

Abstract: A bin infeed system for a surge or blending bin or the like including an endless belt trained about a pair of rolls at opposite ends of the bin, a track assembly providing a pair of transversely spaced tracks longitudinally spanning the bin laterally flanking and below the belt movable longitudinally over the upper surface of the upper flight of the conveyor belt and a movable plow assembly including a plow carriage having a carriage frame and wheels rolling on the tracks, and a V-shaped blade member rigidly fixed to the carriage frame and having its apex aligned substantially with the center line of the belt. A pair of wing-like diverter members extend below and from the opposite sides of the carriage providing downwardly and outwardly inclined plate portions of substantially L-shaped cross-section opening toward one end of the bin with the bottom plate portion having a rearwardly inclined front edge.

Abstract: A blade suitable for attachment to an earth-moving machine is provided that substantially increases the size of the load that can be carried by the machine. The blade includes a pair of elongated, juxtaposed blade portions joined together at a common centerline to cooperatively define a chevron-shaped load bearing area. Each of the blade portions has a generally concave, earth-engaging forward face, and the before-mentioned centerline is recessed in relation to the outermost lateral edges of the blade portions. A generally triangular plate is secured to and depends from the pair of blade portions, and a detachable earth-cutting element is mounted on the lowermost generally horizontal edge of the plate.

Abstract: A plough to be applied to a machine for rehabilitating a railway track, for performing the operation consisting in displacing the ballast to be renewed. Lateral ejectors are applied to the lower portion of the plough and actuated alternatively for breaking the compact ballast and push the gravel so as to gradually accumulate same on the sides and afford and easy forward travel of the plough for making a relatively deep cutting into which the new ties can be laid without requiring a subsequent sinking thereof. The lateral ejectors are actuated two at a time, one to the right and the other to the left, for compensating side stress. A possible mechanism for actuating the lateral ejectors comprises rockers having unequal arms and actuated by a hydraulic cylinder.