Band for railway track block and boot combination
AssigneeConstruction Polymers Technologies, Inc.
InventorRussell Raymond
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Abstract
A band adapted for use as a seal around an upper edge of a boot adapted for holding a block to which a rail is fastened, includes an elongated body having an outer face, an inner face, a first end and a second end. The first and second ends of the elongated body are secured to each other to form the band. An inner face of the elongated body is smooth and an outer face thereof includes a plurality of laterally spaced ribs. The ribs extend from the first end of the band to the second end thereof. The elongated body is made from an electrically insulating elastomeric material.
Claims11
A rail support device for a ballastless track, the device comprising:
- a concrete block including a bottom face and a plurality of side faces;
- a tray or sock including a bottom wall, a plurality of side walls and an open upper end, the tray or sock being adapted to hold the bottom face and at least a portion of each of the plurality of side faces of the block;
- a band adapted to seal around an upper end of the tray or sock between the tray or sock and the block, the band comprising:
- a smooth inner face,
- an outer face comprising a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending ribs, and
- wherein the band comprises an electrically insulating elastomeric material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.