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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7219863 | Wiring clip securing electrical wiring to a framing member A wiring clip for securing electrical wiring to metal framing members. In a specific embodiment, the subject clip can secure the wiring a required distance from the nearest edge or face of the metal framing member to which a wall board is to be secured. The wire cli... | 05/22/2007 |
| 6701594 | System for securing interface strips at road/rail crossings At a crossing, rubber interface strips are positioned between the rails and the asphalt or concrete. A U-shaped spring-clip fits underneath the rail, and has upstanding arms that carry tappets, which engage the strips. One of the arms is threaded, and car... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6401318 | Apparatus for securing interface strips at road/rail crossings At a crossing, rubber interface strips are positioned between the rails and the asphalt or concrete. A U-shaped spring-clip fits underneath the rail, and has upstanding arms that carry tappets, which engage the strips. One of the arms is threaded, and car... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6213407 | Two-piece rail seal clip and tool for installing same A clip for securing a rail seal element to a rail includes a generally L-shaped first clip member having a clamping arm and an elongate connector arm extending from one end of the clamping arm and capable of passing under the rail; a second clip member re... | 04/10/2001 |
| 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 |
| 4826078 | Wire-to-track-base retainer clip and keeper Heat treated spring steel, electroplated with zinc, is formed into clips having a base portion that passes under the base of a railway rail and upstanding end sections that respectively engage and forcefully snap over the opposite lateral edges of the rai... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4078724 | Rail clip with deformable attachment lugs A rail mounting assembly is disclosed including clip members which is some cases have formable portions for effecting engagement with a base plate to retain the clip member in position on a crosstie with the base plates on opposite sides of the rail being... | 03/14/1978 |
| 4071191 | Tie plate fastener system A tie plate fastener system for connecting a pair of spaced rails to a tie. The system includes a metallic channel tie of U-shaped cross section with the legs thereof opening downwardly and the base thereof having at each end at least one pair of openings... | 01/31/1978 |
