Integrated ballast mat
AssigneeVersaflex, Inc.
InventorJoseph Haydu
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Abstract
A protective coating system for a railway structure having a waterproof membrane and a ballast mat. The waterproof membrane is disposed on the railway structure. The ballast mat further has a ballast protection coating and a sealing layer. The ballast protection coating is a rubber compound and is disposed on the waterproof membrane. The sealing layer is disposed on the ballast protection layer.
Claims20
A protective coating system for a bed of a railway structure having ballast and a railway track structure, the protective coating system comprising:
- a waterproof membrane configured to be applied to a bed of the railway structure and form a substantially waterproof seal over the bed of the railway structure, the waterproof membrane being configured to adhere to the bed of the railway structure;
- a ballast protection coating configured to be adhered to the waterproof membrane such that the waterproof membrane is positioned between the ballast protection coating and the bed of the railway structure;
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- a sealing coating configured to be applied on and intermixed with the ballast protection coating.
A protective coating system for a bed of a railway structure having a ballast and a railway track structure, the protective coating system comprising:
- a ballast protection coating having a top surface and a bottom surface, the ballast of the railway structure positioned above the top surface of the ballast protection coating, the bottom surface of the ballast protection coating adhered to a waterproof membrane applied to the bed of the railway structure;
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- a sealing coating applied on and intermixed with the ballast protection coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.