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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8056826 | Rail-mounting assembly A rail-mounting assembly has a base frame formed unitarily with a pair of side members and a pair of end members generally bridging ends of the side members and having inwardly directed generally vertical inner end faces. At least one web extending horizontally betw... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7992796 | Base plate for fastening a rail on a solid ground and fastening of a rail A base plate for fastening a rail to a fixed bottom support, having a through-opening which runs from the upper side of the base plate to its underside and through which a clamping bolt having a polygonal head is inserted from the underside, forming in the underside... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7690584 | Fastener for supporting railroad ties A fastener for supporting a rail on a railroad tie using clips, includes an abrasion plate having an upper surface, and being constructed and arranged to fit on the railroad tie; a rail pad having a lower surface and being constructed and arranged to fit on said abr... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7556209 | Rubber laminate and composites including the laminate A rubber or elastomer laminate comprising a plurality of layers that can be vulcanized or crosslinked, wherein at least one of the layers includes a blowing agent. During vulcanization the layer containing the blowing agent expands to form a closed cell foam rubber ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7533829 | Rail-mounting assembly A rail-mounting assembly has a generally rectangular base frame formed with a window and having a pair of diagonally opposite abutments at respective ends of the window and having downwardly and inwardly inclined faces. A top plate in the window has a lower face abo... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7261244 | Tie plate An electrically-insulated tie plate for electrically isolating parts of a railroad rail system from each other. The electrically-insulated tie plate includes a base plate having a recessed area for receiving a railroad rail and a layer of electrically-insulating mat... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7147169 | Rail anchor isolator The present invention provides an isolator particularly adapted for use with a rail anchor utilized in an application where railroad rail is installed on concrete ties. The isolator protects the concrete tie from contact with the rail anchor caused by longitudinal m... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7100837 | Rail seat assembly A rail seat which includes a) a rail tie b) a pair of rail fastening support shoulders mounted on said rail tie so that a rail can be held to the tie between said shoulders each shoulder having a a rail face and si... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7080791 | Abrasion assembly for supporting railroad ties An assembly for supporting a railroad rail on a tie includes an abrasion plate arranged to be positioned on a tie, and a pad disposed on the abrasion plate and adapted to receive the rail. The pad and plate have mating depressions and buttons arranged in complementa... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6986470 | Rail mount A track fastener has a top plate spacedly surrounded by a frame and connected to the frame by a body of elastomer bonded to both the top plate and the frame at all surfaces at which the elastomer fills the gap between the two. The frame has hoods overhanging ribs of... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6974087 | Railway tie plate A tie plate is provided for securing a rail to a railway tie. The tie plate has a base with a tie face opposite a rail face, opposite end faces extending between the tie and the rail faces, a gauge side opposite a field side with said gauge and field sides extending... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6923381 | Railway rail fastening clip and assembly A railway rail fastening clip, for fastening a railway rail to an underlying rail foundation, is formed of an elongate plate shaped such that a central region of the plate has in profile the form of a letter C, a first end region of the plate extending from one side... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6789740 | Rail mounting assembly Rail mounting assembly of the type in which a top plate is secured to a frame by an elastomer body surrounding the top plate and bonded to both the top plate and the frame. The rounded ends of the top plate and frame receive the elastomer in gaps between downwardly ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786459 | Concrete railroad tie turnout assembly Concrete railroad ties are made having steel plates cast directly into the concrete railroad tie so that the top surface of each steel plate is even with the top surface of the concrete railroad tie. Fasteners for the rails can be welded to anywhere within the steel... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6761322 | Railway baseplate assembly A railway baseplate assembly comprising a baseplate (30), a cushioning pad (20) for lying beneath the baseplate (30), and means (10) for securing the baseplate (30) to an underlying rail foundation when the assembly is in use, wher... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6651896 | Rail mounting system A rail mounting system for mounting a rail (31), to a rail bearing (20), the mounting system comprising a tapered baseplate (26, 27) for supporting the base flange of a rail (30) on the rail bearing at an inclination thereto, and clamp devices (34, 35, 36... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648238 | Electrically insulating rail pad A rail pad (1), for electrically isolating a railway rail (2), comprises a rail seat portion (11) for supporting a foot of the rail (2), a pair of upstands (12) joined to opposite edges of the rail seat portion (11) of the pad (1) by respective webs such ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6619558 | Support for supporting rail of railway A railway rail support has a fixing plate with a flat body with an upper surface for receiving a rail, left and right fixing portions and front and rear extended support portions respectively extending from opposite sides of the body, and a through hole a... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6604690 | Concrete rail tie A concrete railroad tie is provided which utilises a tie 1 having a peripheral rib 5, 1 mm high, around the rail seat to contain adhesive 12 to bond a thick wear plate 8 to the tie. The surface of the tie is well below the top of the plate to reduce the p... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6581848 | Sleeper frame for a rail system for rail-mounted vehicles, especially for a ballasted track The invention relates to a sleeper frame for a track system for railborne vehicles, particularly for a ballasted track, consisting of several cross-ties (1) provided in the direction transverse to the track, and one or several longitudinal supports (2) co... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6499667 | Preloading rail clips in steel sleepers In a railway sleeper assembly, a pair of rail insulators (3) designed for use with a steel railway sleeper (1) which includes at the opposite sides of each intended rail location thereon a pair of openings (6) for receiving the respective stems (8) of a p... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6471139 | Rail arrangement The invention relates to a rail arrangement for a rail superstucture such as a fixed railroad, comprising an elastic intermediate plate (3) which is located between the rail foot and a hard support (6) in the form of a concrete tie and has two through hol... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6431463 | Rail fastening devices A rail tie plate suitable for attachement to a wood tie has a pair of upstanding abutment members to accommodate a rail flange, each having an opening allowing insertion of a rail clip. The tie plate tapers on thickness and has an upper side canted with r... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6305613 | Rail fastening devices A rail tie plate suitable for attachment to a wood tie has a pair of upstanding abutment members to accommodate a rail flange, each having an upwardly facing lower ramp surface inclining from a laterally outer side of the abutment member upwardly inwardly... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6296195 | Rail system A rail arrangement includes a bullheaded rail having joint ties and a rail head, a rail bridge and a rail foot. There is a driving track made of concrete with an integrated joint, in which the rail is seated in connection with a substrate; as well as prof... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6045052 | Rail tie fastening assembly An easily installed rail tie mounting assembly has a railroad rail which is supported by an inventive rail seat disposed on and supported by a concrete rail support member. The inventive rail seat consists of a elastometric rail pad and a non-corrodible m... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5628454 | Foot support modification for railroad rails A sole, ribbed or slide chair plate for a foot of a railroad rail provided with two spaced flat bearing surfaces between which is a concave surface allowing for non tipping of the rail when in place if the bottom of the rail has a convex surface and a shi... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5405081 | Anti-abrasion rail seat system A fluid impervious polymeric membrane separating a resilient pad from a railroad crosstie and having a width substantially greater than the resilient pad to resist moisture and mechanical forces in penetration between the concrete tie and the pad. The wid... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5288016 | Rail-tie fastening assembly with rocking bearing seat A rail-tie fastening assembly for connecting a rail to a tie including a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly is connectable to the tie and the rail seat assembly includes a seat hook assembly which extends over a portion of the ra... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5249743 | Multiple section special trackwork fastener A special trackwork fastener (10) for supporting a railroad rail and attaching it to a support structure. The trackwork fastener (10) is modularly constructed and includes a top plate (20), resilient end portions (12) and (16), optional resilient center p... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5203502 | Ribbed elastomeric rail pad A rail fastening of the kind in which a rail, having a field edge and a gauge edge is fastened to a rail tie by a rail seat including a rail, a rail tie and a rail pad between the tie and the rail, a pair of rail clamp supports secured to the tie on eithe... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5165599 | Rail-tie fastening systems A rail-tie fastening assembly for connecting a rail having a rail flange to a tie comprising a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly is connectable to the tie and includes an anchor slot and a seat hook assembly. The seat hook assem... | 11/24/1992 |
| 5158414 | Rail attaching device permitting longitudinal rail displacement A rail attachment device which allows for longitudinal displacement of a rail. The rail attachment device includes a first element fixedly supported to a ribbed plate and having a vertical arm extending essentially parallel to the longitudinal direction o... | 10/27/1992 |
| 5083706 | Concrete sleeper with east-in insert cooperating with a fastener assembly A fastener assembly for a railroad concrete sleeper wherein an insert is embedded in the concrete and extends across the sleeper, the insert having flanges which form between them a mouth of a T-slot over a wider space below the flanges and having surface... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5082178 | Mobile shelving apparatus Mobile shelving apparatus comprises rails that are leveled by stacks of interlocking shims. The shims are placed under and interlock with rail support brackets at the joints in the rails. Rail spreaders used to align the rails are also leveled with and in... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5078319 | Rail-tie fastening systems A rail-tie fastening assembly for connecting a rail having a rail flange to a tie comprising a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly is connectable to the tie and includes an anchor slot and a seat hook assembly. The seat hook assem... | 01/07/1992 |
| 4946099 | Sleeper construction A concrete sleeper has an elongate metal insert having a T-slot containing a T-head of a retaining block which bears against a rail foot to retain rail gauge. The retaining block can be rotated by 180° and slid along the T-slot to abut an edge of the foo... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4874128 | Rail-tie fastening assembly A rail-tie fastening assembly for connecting a rail having a rail flange to a tie comprising a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly is connectible to the tie and includes an anchor slot and a seat hook assembly. The seat hook assem... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4715533 | Rail fastener assembly with horizontal flanges An upper rail supporting plate is interconnected by resilient material to a lower foundation plate for lateral and vertical movement. Lateral movement of the upper plate transverse to the rail direction is limited by reinforced upstanding flanges upon a f... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4635846 | Insulative protective device for rail fastener A rail-support insulating device for electrically insulating rapid transit system rail apparatus from the rail support structure is described. The device includes a layer of electrically non-conductive material forming a boot that encloses the base of the... | 01/13/1987 |
