Bolt on Continuous Rail Joint
AssigneePortec Rail Products, Inc.
InventorsJohn W. Mospan, W. Thomas Urmson, JR., John M. Downey, Patrick J. Boario
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Abstract
A rail joint includes a top section and a bottom section. The top section has an upper end and a lower end. The bottom section has an upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a lower portion. The intermediate portion is positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion. The lower end of the top section is secured to the bottom section via at least one of a fastener, a welded joint, and a tongue and groove joint.
Claims21
A rail joint comprising:
- a top section having an upper end and a lower end;
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- a bottom section having an upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a lower portion, the intermediate portion positioned between the upper portion and the lower portion, the lower end of the top section being secured to the bottom section via at least one of a fastener, a welded joint, and a tongue and groove joint.
A rail joint assembly comprising:
- first and second railroad rails, the first rail abutting the second rail, each rail having a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion;
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- a rail joint secured to the first and second railroad rails, the rail joint including a top section and a bottom section, the top section having an upper end and a lower end, the bottom section having an upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a lower portion, the upper portion and the lower portion defining a recess therebetween, the recess receiving part of the base portion of each rail, the top section being secured to the lower section via at least one of a fastener, a welded joint, and a tongue and groove joint.
A method of forming a continuous rail joint comprising:
- securing a top section of a continuous rail joint to a bottom section of the continuous rail joint via at least one of a fastener, a welded joint, and a tongue and groove joint, the top section having an upper end and a lower end, the bottom section having an upper portion, an intermediate portion, and a lower portion, wherein the lower end of the top section is secured to the bottom section.
A wrap-around rail joint insulator sleeve for a wrap-around rail joint comprising:
- a body having a head portion, a web portion, and a base portion, the head portion depends from the web portion which depends from the base portion, wherein the head portion and the base portion are bent in the same direction thereby defining a recess area therebetween, the base portion comprises a first section, a spacer section and a second section, wherein the first section depends from the second section via the spacer section, and wherein the first section and the second section define a base portion recess therebetween adapted to receive a base of a railroad rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.