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US 10,519,609 B2Granted
Rail clip
AssigneeProgress Rail Services Corporation
InventorsThai Nguyen, Jose Ricardo Mediavilla, Michael Steidl
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Abstract
A flat bar elastic rail clip in which the flat bar is turned back on itself so that one portion is longer than the other. The flat bar incorporates an opening in both portions to accommodate a rail spike that is held in the rail tie. This type of spike is usually used in combination with a concrete tie and a guide plate that seats on the rail seat of the tie. The combination of a shaped flat bar clip which is capable of providing both rail clamping and rollover protection configurations in combination with a guide plate and spike.
Claims11
A rail fastening system, comprising:
- a rail extending along a longitudinal direction, the rail including a base flange that extends along a transverse direction, the transverse direction being transverse to the longitudinal direction;
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- an elastic rail clip including a flat bar extending from a first end to a second end, the flat bar being turned back on itself to define a bending arch,
- the flat bar including a first portion and a second portion, a length of the first portion extending from the bending arch to the first end along the transverse direction, a length of the second portion extending from the bending arch to the second end along the transverse direction,
- the length of the second portion being greater than the length of the first portion,
- the second portion of the flat bar overlapping with the base flange of the rail along the transverse direction and bearing upon the base flange of the rail,
- the first portion of the flat bar being disposed entirely outside an overall width of the base flange along the transverse direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.