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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8123145 | Tie plate with cam shoulder bridge The invention is tie plates that are used to secure railway rails to the cross ties. The plate is cast with vertical abutment walls each of which has a slot along the inner wall originating from the lower outside edge and rising towards the top and center of each ve... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8052068 | Guide plate for laterally guiding a rail and system for fastening a rail to a base The invention relates to a guide plate for laterally guiding a rail S for rail vehicles to be fastened to a base 2 by means of a spring element 13 having a front face, against which the rail S is supported in the mounting position, and having an insula... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7992798 | System for fastening a rail A system for fastening a rail on a substrate includes a base plate, molded into which is a central portion, the width of which is adapted to the width of the rail foot of the rail to be fastened, with at least one fastening element for connecting the base plate to t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7975934 | Rail insulators A rail support assembly includes a rail tie, a rail with a rail base, a pair of support shoulders embedded in the rail tie and located on either side of the rail base, rail clips seated in the support shoulders and having a toe section lying on the rail base, rail i... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7922102 | Support point and fastening for rails on a wooden tie The invention relates to a rail support point for a rail-guided vehicle for anchoring in a wooden tie, including a plate as a support for the rail, which plate is anchored on both sides of the rail by means of fastening bolts that pass through the plate, the plate h... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7854392 | System for fastening a rail for a rail vehicle A system for fastening a rail includes a sleeper having a supporting face supporting the flange of the rail and merging at its sides into respective levelling faces situated at a higher level than the supporting face, an angled mounting plate having a central portio... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7845578 | Railway rail fastening clip A substantially M-shaped rail clip is substantially flat when in its non-operative configuration, and, when the clip is in an operative configuration, the toe of the clip lies substantially in a second plane and the legs of the clip lie substantially in a third plan... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7793857 | Fixing means for fixing railway lines to sleepers or stretches of track The invention relates to fixing means for fixing railway lines to sleepers or stretches of track, comprising an elastic rail clip (51) and a clip anchor element (31). According to the invention, the elastic rail clip (51) has retaining elements ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7637438 | Non-positive fit elastic rail connection for track systems The invention relates to a rail fastener for track systems, comprising a tensioning element (1) made of an elastic material, in particular hardened spring steel that in the assembled state is fixed in place between a retaining plate (3) provided on a s... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7191872 | Fork height adjustment mechanism A material handling vehicle including a truck body and a fork assembly adjacent the truck body. A link arm extending between the truck body and the fork assembly has a proximal end and a distal end. A first pivot pin is fixed to the body and pivotally links the prox... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7165656 | Elevator and guide fixing bracket for an elevator Elevator, preferably an elevator without machine room, comprising at least an elevator car (101) moving along guide rails (1), a counterweight (102) moving along guide rails (2) and an elevator motor (106) driving them, wherein the... | 01/23/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6931907 | Curved building panel with stress-reducing apertures A longitudinally curved building panel, such as a wall or ceiling panel, comprising upstanding lateral side flanges having a plurality of stress-reduction apertures and a mounting bracket for suspending a pair of adjacent building panels. ... | 08/23/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6595434 | Rail bounded transport system Track-bound transport systems have existed for a long time. The drawback with them is that they can only withstand low load and are vulnerable in varying weather conditions. The purpose of the invention is to considerably increase the load they are capabl... | 07/22/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6367704 | Rail fastening system constructed to allow pre-assembly of a rail clip and shoulder A rail fastening system including a cast shoulder and an elastic rail spring clip for applying a holding force to an insulator and a rail. The spring clip includes a pair of compressible arms for exerting a rail hold down force and a substantially horizon... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6325301 | Track support system In a device for supporting a rail fastened to a sole-plate resting on an anti-vibration pad, the sole-plate is urged towards the supporting structure by at least one adjustable prestressing resilient device acting on the sole-plate so as to apply a define... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6308897 | Lateral and vertical rail brace assembly A rail brace assembly for bracing a rail with respect to a tie plate. The rail brace assembly includes a brace member, a locking member, a retention member and a spring clip fastener. The brace member has a top surface adapted to engage a head fishing sur... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6257495 | Device for securing railway rails on standard concrete sleepers in a highly resilient manner A device for securing railway rails (12) on a solid track includes a standard concrete sleeper (16) used for the ballast track. Each of the rails (12) is guided between two angle guide plates (30) and urged by a tensible clamp (34) against the concrete sl... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6149068 | Support of resilient material under compression attached to a rail anchorage This invention relates to rail anchorages that are used with all rails, but is particularly concerned with adjustable rail anchorages, which allow rail alignment to be adjusted, and which are installed on rails used by cranes. To reduce this rail movement... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5823426 | Railway plate and method of manufacture A rail fastening plate used to secure a railway rail to a sleeper or other rail foundation uses a spring clip. The plate includes a base section adapted to be secured to a rail foundation by securing bolts passing through each of a plurality of apertures ... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5735458 | Fastening railway rails A railway rail anchoring device, for use with a railway rail-fastening clip which is approximately M-shaped in plan and has first and second leg portions and a rail-bearing portion, comprises a base member and first and second clip-retaining members conne... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5722509 | Flange oiler A tube and tube retainer applied to the base of a railroad rail and capable of being simply and quickly adjusted for the application of lubricant to the wheel/rail interface contact patch. The tube accepts a lubricant supply from an external source at one... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5718376 | Railway rail-fastening clip and assembly A resilient rail-fastening clip has a first straight portion (11) for locating the clip in a clip anchoring device (2) when the clip is in use, a second bent portion (12), a third heel portion (13), a fourth bend portion (14) and a fifth toe portion (15).... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5605284 | Elastic rail clamps An elastic rail clamp (10), for fastening a rail to an underlying rail plate or rail tie (1). The clamp is of the type comprising a pair of substantially parallel members (19) folded into a D configuration so as to have a front toe portion (16) adapted to... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5522542 | Elastic fastening clamp in shape of a double C A unitary clamp adapted to fit in a part circular opening defined by two arcuate arms having a gap between their opposing ends that are formed on a vertical upstanding wall of a clamp plate having a base for resting on a sleeper in which the base of the c... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5494212 | Rail-tie fastening method for concrete tie A rail-tie fastening assembly for fastening a rail to a concrete tie comprising a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly includes a rail seat basin and a rail seat wherein the rail seat is disposed in the rail seat basin and bonded t... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5485955 | Rail-tie fastening assembly for concrete tie A rail-tie fastening assembly for fastening a rail to a concrete tie comprising a rail seat assembly and a rail anchor. The rail seat assembly includes a rail seat basin and a rail seat wherein the rail seat is disposed in the rail seat basin and bonded t... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5373988 | Rail fastening assembly A rail fastening assembly for fastening a rail to a sleeper and comprising an insert and a complimentary resilient clip. The insert has a shank portion extending upwardly into a jaw. The jaw has a locating recess extending along the entire length of the u... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5221044 | Rail fastening system with gage adjustment means There is disclosed a rail fastening system for wood or concrete ties having provisions for rail gage adjustment and including a pair of shoulders removably secured to a railway tie plate or a shoulder retaining in a concrete tie with provisions for latera... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5203501 | Device for fixing a rail onto a slab of concrete Device for fixing a rail onto a slab of concrete comprising a metal chair fixed onto a metal base with interposition of a resilient sole, by means of clamps which are tightened by rotation on an inclined plane and which come to fix simultaneously the rail... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5170937 | Concrete railroad stringer or tie Concrete railroad stringer assembly for securing a railroad track comprising supports imbedded in the stringer and having a bow-shaped part extending above the stringer. The supports either are equipped with an abutment made of synthetic material or are m... | 12/15/1992 |
| 5148981 | Track circuit retainer clip A track circuit retainer clip adapted to be driven on the edge of the base of a rail holds one or a plurality of conductors parallel to and within the rail base edge. The clip comprises a U-shape spring metal clip having a bight portion and upper and lowe... | 09/22/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5096119 | Rail fastening on concrete ties by means of resilient tension clamps The invention concerns a rail fastener on concrete ties (4) or the like including resilient tension clamps (6) of steel rods in the form of a W and angled guide plates (3) for the rail base (1a). This so-called HM rail fastener is inventively improved by ... | 03/17/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5069386 | Clip for fastening a rail of a railway comprising displacement stopping means and spring clip This invention relates to a clip for fastening a rail of a railway on a rail support comprising: a spring clip forming a device for fastening or clamping the rail on a rail support, constituted by a clip made of elastic metal having a first end and a seco... | 12/03/1991 |
