Rail fastening system and associated rail track
AssigneeDestec Pty Ltd
InventorStephen Wyatt
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Abstract
A rail fastening system 10 comprises a base plate 12 configured to sit on a support 14 and having a first recess 16 for receiving a length of a rail 18. The system 10 also includes a plurality of spring clips 20i and 20t arranged to clamp the base plate 12 between the rail 18 and the support 14; and in doing so fasten the rail 18 to the support 14. A resilient rail pad 21 may be placed in the recess 16 prior to the recess receiving the rail 18, so that the rail 18 sits on top of the rail pad 21. The plate 12 is not secured to the support before application of the clips. The clips are applied by pushing them over the base plate in direction perpendicular to the extent of the rail.
Claims8
A method of fastening a rail to a support extending parallel with the rail comprising:
- placing without securing a base plate on the support;
- placing the rail on the base plate;
- applying at least one clip over the rail and the support in a direction transverse to the rail and the support to fasten, by clamping, the rail and the base plate to the support in at least three locations, a first location being on the rail and respective second and third locations being on a side of the base plate opposite the rail.
A method of constructing a rail track comprising:
- placing, without securing, a base plate on a rail support;
- placing the rail on the base plate wherein the rail extends parallel with the rail support;
- applying a plurality of clips over the rail and the support to fasten, by clamping, the rail and the base plate to the support;
- wherein the clips are applied in a direction transverse to the rail and the support.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.