Holddown assembly for railway rail
AssigneeSchwihag AG
InventorsJia Liu, Stefan Lienhard, William Locci, Frank Meyer
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Abstract
A holddown assembly fastens a railway rail to a transversely extending hollow sleeper formed with a vertically throughgoing hole. An upwardly projecting lateral brace element is provided on the sleeper offset from the hole, and the assembly has a body fitted between the rail and the brace element and transversely bracing the rail against the brace element. An anchor of the assembly is engaged through the hole, projects upward from the sleeper, is transversely shiftable in the hole, and bears upward on the sleeper. A spring clip is pressed by the anchor down against the rail and presses the rail down against the metal sleeper.
Claims12
An assembly for fastening a railway rail to a transversely extending hollow sleeper formed with a vertically throughgoing hole, the assembly comprising:
- an upwardly projecting and longitudinally extending lateral brace bar formed and fixed on the sleeper offset from the hole, the lateral brace bar extending parallel to the rail;
- a body fitted between the rail and the brace bar and transversely bracing the rail against the brace bar;
- an anchor engaged through the hole, projecting upward from the sleeper, transversely shiftable in the hole, and bearing upward on the sleeper;
- a spring clip pressed by the anchor down against the rail and pressing the rail down against the sleeper.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.