Anchoring devices for rail fastening clips
AssigneePandrol Australia Pty Ltd.
InventorsSteven Harkness, Brenton Keast, Pierre Barthram, Jozef Nevidal
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Abstract
This invention relates to an anchoring device for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip, the device comprising a stem for embedding in a rail support member, a head extending from the stem and comprising a generally hook-shaped portion for extending over a portion of the clip to effect retention and terminating at an end apart from the stem, and wherein in use, said end terminates at a sealing plate for bridging the end of the hook-shaped portion and the stem. An associated anchoring device assembly and railway rail fastening assembly are also disclosed.
Claims16
An anchoring device for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip, the device comprising a stem for embedding in a rail support member, a head extending from the stem and comprising a generally hook-shaped portion for extending over a portion of the clip to effect retention and terminating at an end apart from the stem, and wherein in use, said end terminates at a sealing plate for bridging the end of the hook-shaped portion and the stem.
An anchoring device assembly comprising an anchoring device for use in retaining a railway rail fastening clip, the device comprising a stem for embedding in a rail support member, a head extending from the stem and comprising a portion which terminates at an end apart from the stem for extending over a portion of the clip to effect retention thereof, and a sealing plate for bridging the stem and the end of the clip retaining portion.
A railway rail fastening assembly comprising a railway rail fastening clip for retaining the rail, an anchoring device comprising a stem embedded in a rail support member, a head extending from the stem and comprising a portion which terminates at an end apart from the stem for extending over a portion of the clip to effect retention thereof, and a sealing plate for bridging the stem and the end of the clip retaining portion beneath the retained clip portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.