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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7472837 | System, method, and apparatus for railroad guide rail support A guide rail support assembly includes a brace and a guide rail positioned on the brace. A hook device having a base and two hooks extending from the base and around the brace and secures the guide rail to the brace. The brace has no apertures such that the hooks ex... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7467748 | System, method, and apparatus for railroad guide rail support A guide rail support assembly includes a brace and a guide rail positioned on the brace. A hook device having a base and two hooks extending from the base and around the brace and secures the guide rail to the brace. The brace has no apertures such that the hooks ex... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7137601 | Check rail device A check rail arrangement for a switch or an intersection, the arrangement including a grooved rail (16) provided with a grooved rail head (14), a groove (18) and a lip (52), and a check rail (12) which is supported at least on the ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7093768 | Rigid track A rigid track consisting of concrete, in particular pre-cast components, comprising a slab with traversing fixing elements, or a plurality of fixing elements arranged thereon, of rails for track-borne vehicles. The inventive rigid track is characterized by a pre-cas... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6279833 | Guide-rail attachment for railroad switch A guide-rail assembly has an anchor plate having an upstanding flange with a transversely directed face and formed below the face with at least one transversely throughgoing hole and a guide rail above the hole and having a transversely directed outer fac... | 08/28/2001 |
| 5706735 | System for automated transport of automobile platforms, passenger cabins and other loads A system is provided that uses small carrier vehicles that operate along electrified guideways and use standardized connections to automatically carry passenger cabins, freight loads and automobile platforms to desired destinations. Front and rear bogies ... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5238186 | Guard rail assembly hook A hook for a guard rail assembly has a vertical and a horizontal leg at one end adapted to engage a guard rail and a fastener receptacle at the other end adapted to receive a resilient fastener.... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5236125 | Guard rail assembly support block A support block for a guard rail assembly has a vertical wall with non parallel front and rear surfaces. A pair of spaced legs project laterally from the front surface of the vertical wall. One of the legs has inner and outer side walls which are joined b... | 08/17/1993 |
| 5176318 | Guard rail assembly A guard rail assembly for mounting a guard bar has a support bracket for mounting the guard bar, a support block and a hook for engaging the guard bar. An elastic fastener engages the support block and the hook and draws the hook and bar towards the suppo... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5169064 | Switch point guard rail An adjustable switch point guard rail assembly for use adjacent the switch point of a railway switch. The adjustable guard rail assembly is comprised of a plurality of support chairs and an adjustable guard rail. The sdjustable guard rail includes a surfa... | 12/08/1992 |
| 5148980 | Device for securing in position guide rails In a device for mounting in position guide rails (1), in which device the guide rail (1) is free of perforations and is seized by claws (3), which claws (3) are fixed in a mounting part, the mounting part has a mounting plate (2) extending in parallel rel... | 09/22/1992 |
| 5115970 | Switch point guard rail An adjustable switch point guard rail assembly for use adjacent the switch point of a railway switch. The adjustable guard rail assembly is comprised of a plurality of support chairs and an adjustable guard rail. The adjustable guard rail includes a surfa... | 05/26/1992 |
| 4350290 | Resilient rail fastener assembly for curved track A resilient rail fastener assembly for curved tracks includes a unitary base plate adapted to receive a load carrying rail which includes a pair of planar brace plates for maintaining the rail in a vertical orientation and reducing noise and vibration. Mo... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4306504 | Railroad rerailer A stationary railroad rerailing apparatus for rerailing derailed cars while the train is moving, including V-shaped centering rails between the track rails, an inclined pad of a cushioning, penetrable material, such as asphalt-aggregate material, for rais... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4265401 | Adjustable guard rail structures An adjustable guard rail assembly is provided for use with a running rail and is made up of a plurality of spaced base plates having one end extending beneath the running rail, brace means fixed to each base plate adjacent the other end, a guard rail supp... | 05/05/1981 |
| 4061269 | Restraining rail mounting assembly A restraining rail mounting assembly which supports a rail adjacent to a track for maintaining the wheels of railroad cars on the track while traversing dangerous curves or any area where derailing is a potential hazard. The mounting system is comprised o... | 12/06/1977 |
| 3964679 | Railroad guard rails A guard rail assembly for supporting a guard rail adjacent to and higher than a traffic rail. Brace means are provided on the outer side of the guard rail away from the traffic rail. An upper portion of the brace means engages the outer face of the guard ... | 06/22/1976 |
