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US 4,105,160 AGranted
Rail joint bar for non-uniform rails
OwnerJames L. Ramerinventor
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Abstract
A joint bar for joining a first rail having a head and a depending terminal web, and a second rail having a head, a depending web and a transverse flange; the joint bar has a first U-shaped portion with a lower bight and upstanding legs, and a second portion comprising a pair of spaced longitudinally extending elements, each extending from a leg of the first portion. Each element has an upper bulbous head, a lower flange, and a connecting web.
Claims12
In combination
- a first rail having a head for supporting the wheels of a train and a terminal depending web extending downwardly from said head,
- a second rail having a head, a web extending downwardly therefrom and a transverse flange at the lower end of said web, and
- a joint bar comprising a first, substantially U-shaped portion having a bight at the bottom thereof and a pair of legs, and a second portion having a pair of spaced elements extending longitudinally of said first portion, one from each of said legs,
- said first rail being carried only by said first portion and said second rail being secured only between the spaced elements of said second portion.
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A joint bar for joining a first rail having a head and a terminal depending web and a second rail having a head, a depending web and a transverse flange, said joint bar comprising:
- a first, U-shaped portion having a bight at the bottom thereof and a pair of legs, the U-shaped portion being adapted to carry only the first rail, and
- a pair of spaced elements extending longitudinally of said first portion, one from each of said legs, said pair of elements being adapted to receive only the second rail therebetween.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.