Top of rail resilient bar
AssigneeL.B. Foster Rail Technologies, Inc.
InventorsGlen APPLEBY, Matthew REDFIELD, Charles SCHNORR, Charles A. PETRIE
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Abstract
An applicator for applying a friction modifying material to the surface of a rail is provided. The applicator comprises a resilient body for applying a composition to a surface of a rail. The resilient body comprises an outer impervious surface and defines a sealed passageway that extends through the resilient body for the composition to flow through; and an applicator support, wherein the resilient body is secured to the applicator support. A rail applicator assembly and methods for using the applicator are also provided.
Claims12
A method of applying friction modifying material to a rail, comprising
- engaging a head portion of a rail with an applicator, the applicator comprising an elongate resilient body defining a passageway consisting of one conduit and comprising an outer impervious surface, the applicator further comprising an applicator support, wherein the elongate resilient body is secured to the applicator support, the passageway being impervious to the composition, and wherein a top surface of the elongate resilient body has a length that is greater than a length between the top surface and a bottom surface of the elongate resilient body.
- applying a friction modifying material to the head portion of the rail by distributing the friction modifying material through the passageway and exiting the passageway via an exit port.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.