US 12,188,186 B2
Spike driver cab enclosure
Justin J. Pipol, Hartland, WI (US); and Daniel Henke, Brown Deer, WI (US)
Assigned to S.W.N.G., Inc., Franklin Park, IL (US)
Filed by S.W.N.G., Inc., Franklin Park, IL (US)
Filed on Sep. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/460,105.
Application 18/460,105 is a continuation of application No. 17/180,767, filed on Feb. 20, 2021, granted, now 11,746,474.
Application 17/180,767 is a continuation of application No. 16/001,217, filed on Jun. 6, 2018, granted, now 10,927,509, issued on Feb. 23, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/516,197, filed on Jun. 7, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2023/0407576 A1, Dec. 21, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. E01B 29/26 (2006.01)
CPC E01B 29/26 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A panel assembly for a cab enclosure configured to shield an operator of a railroad spike driving machine, the panel assembly comprising:
a frame configured to attach to a front side of the cab enclosure;
a panel having a perimeter fastened to the frame, the panel defining
an inset panel disposed between first and second openings configured to receive respective first and second spike trays of the railroad spike driving machine therethrough, and
first and second reinforced apertures positioned adjacent to a bottom of the respective first and second openings, wherein the first and second reinforced apertures are configured to receive respective first and second guide rods of the respective first and second spike trays to enable pivotal movement of the respective first and second spike trays.