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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7673810 | Rail clip A rail fastening clip is used with a rail clip support having a rail clip slot of the kind used in K plates. The rail clip is formed from a U shaped member made of metal plate having a base and two arms tapered from the base to their tips, with the arms being bent i... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7648080 | Rail fixing device A rail fixing device including a tensioning clamp extending from a holding element and removably arranged on a ribbed plate on which the rail base is mounted. The ribbed plate is placed on an elastic intermediate layer which is maintained in a required prestressed s... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7389940 | Method and device for fixing a guide rail A method and a device for attaching an elevator guide rail to a substrate via a floating mount. The floating mount includes at least one of a base support, a side support, and a backside support. Each of the supports has a moveable part, a stop and a flexible elemen... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7374110 | 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... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7156319 | Concrete railroad tie with guide plates for the rail base A concrete railroad tie, especially a two-block railroad tie, with an elastic rail support for ballast and solid tracks, with guide plates with twisting-prevention devices disposed in the supporting region between the base of the rail and the lateral, raised shoulde... | 01/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7021855 | Clamping device for clamping girders In order to also be able to use a clamping device with structural components and girders with different dimensions or inclinations, a clamping device is proposed that comprises a tension element, to which a force can be applied, and a bearing element, which interact... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6702192 | Rail retaining device A rail retaining device has a shoulder member for bearing on a lateral side of a rail flange. The shoulder has a downwardly facing abutment surface. A rail clip is of bent rod symmetrical about a vertical plane. The clip has an inner portion bearing on th... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6685101 | Railway fastening clip A railway fastening clip for securing a rail comprises an elongate member (1), formed so as to consist of a first longitudinal leg (2), and a second longitudinal leg (3), the legs being resiliently connected at one end of the member, and an ear formation ... | 02/03/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6398123 | Railway fastening anchor and clip A rail fastening system which comprises an anchor embedded in the sleeper or crosstie and a clip to engage under the anchor, one end of the clip engaging the flange of the rail and the other end of the clip engaging the surface of the sleeper or crosstie.... | 06/04/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6325300 | Rail retaining device A rail retaining device has a shoulder that has a body portion, a hook-in leg portion and a bearing portion, and adapted to be pivoted from an installation position. To install the device, the body portion is inclined relative to a plate form tie, and the... | 12/04/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6092735 | Adjustable anchorage for crane rails An adjustable rail anchorage device including a rail clip and a cam rotatable around a fixed mounting bolt for laterally moving the rail clip into anchoring position on the rail. The cam includes a passageway for the mounting bolt and a circular boss port... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5865370 | Rail fastening system for fastening a rail to a rail support and assembly including such rail fastening system coupled to the rail support A rail fastening system for fastening a rail to a rail support includes a frame member supported by the rail support and including an upper bracing portion positioned above the rail support to define therebetween a space. A stationary insulator member is ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5820021 | Resilient railway fastening clip resisting loosening or removal A resilient clip (30) to engage an insert (42) of a resilient fastening system for a rail. The clip (30) is formed of metal strip (31) so as to be of a "U-shaped" configuration. Each extremity (33, 34) is bifurcated so that pairs of arms (45, 47) are prov... | 10/13/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5692677 | Device for supporting and securing a railway track rail The invention relates to a device for supporting and wedging a railway rail (R) on a tie (T), the device comprising in particular a resilient pad (1) on which there rests the base (Ra) of the rail (R) and two insulating tabs (2, 2') interposed between the... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5678762 | Railway rail fastening assemblies including resilient railway rail fastening clips and associated insulators In an assembly for use in fastening a railway rail to an underlying rail foundation, a resilient railway rail fastening clip (1, 2,3) has at least one portion (1a) which when in use bears on, and extends substantially parallel to, a flange (301) of an adj... | 10/21/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5566882 | Railway rail-fastening clip and assembly and methods of employing the same A railway rail fastening clip (1) suitable for holding down a railway rail (2) is formed from a rod of resilient material bent so as to be approximately M-shaped in plan, the clip (1) being such that, when it is bearing on the flange of a rail (2), the lo... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5520330 | Railway rail-fastening clip and assembly and methods of employing the same A railway rail fastening clip (1) suitable for holding down a railway rail (2) is formed from a rod of resilient material bent so as to be approximately M-shaped in plan, the clip (1) being such that, when it is bearing on the flange of a rail (2), the lo... | 05/28/1996 |
| 5474233 | Insert with retaining boss for fixation of a rail clip This invention relates to an insert for fixation of a railway clip comprising an inner conduit, parallel to the rail, intended to receive the rectilinear central portion of the clip, a horizontal rear face on which abuts the rear portion, parallel to the ... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5165346 | Rail fastener applicator A manually operable applicator for applying rail fasteners in a direction lateral of the rail. The applicator comprises lever arm 20 which is pivoted on axle 26 and at its lower end has a latch 21 for urging a rail clip onto a rail flange. The bracing mec... | 11/24/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5127577 | Track circuit retainer clip A track circuit retainer clip for a running rail adapted to secure a conductor extending perpendicular to the rail around the edge of the base of the rail in close proximity therewith. The clip includes a U-shape spring metal body having upper and lower l... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5125573 | Device for fixing a railroad rail on a tie Device for fixing a rail on a tie, comprising an abutment made of plastic material and a clamp made of steel fixed by a rail screw or a nut. The clamp is provided with an oblong hole which makes it possible to displace the clamp in a direction perpendicul... | 06/30/1992 |
| 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 |
| 5025987 | Rail securement apparatus A rail securement clip is disclosed as having a base having an opening therethrough for receiving an anchor projecting from a foundation, a nose extending laterally of the base from the upper portion of the base and overlying the foot of the rail, and a p... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5016816 | Resilient rail fastener Resilient railroad fastener system comprising an elongated shoulder member and spring clip to be so applied and combined with the shoulder member as to create a toe load applied downward to the rail; the shoulder member having a reaction surface to be eng... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4967954 | Rail fastening device An adjustable rail seating and fastening device that maintains and adjusts gauge of a rail and secures a rail to a rail support or tie plate, positively engages the rail support at both ends of the device, and provides a biasing element to maintain the en... | 11/06/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4943006 | Rail fastening means A sleeper having two pairs of protuberances upstanding from its upper portion, the protuberances of each pair defining between them a rail seat, apertures in the upper wall of the sleeper which extend from the protuberances for a short distance away from ... | 07/24/1990 |
