Rail fastener assembly

A railroad rail fastener assembly for securing a rail having a base flange in place, said rail fastener assembly comprising at least two clip holders and a resilient clip associated with each said clip holder for engaging the base flange of the rail to secure the rail in place;

• each said resilient clip comprising an elongate substantially planar member including a rail engaging, proximal end and said clip holders each including means defining an aperture therein through which the associated clip extends and which defines a fulcrum for said clip, and clip supporting and constraining means, including an integral upwardly facing support surface whose height relative to said aperture provides for capture of the distal end of the associated clip between said surface and said aperture defining means so that said clip can be deflected about said fulcrum, for supporting and constraining the distal end of said clip such that the said rail engaging proximal end of said clip is deflected when in engagement with said rail and thereby biased into engagement therewith, said support surface gradually sloping upwardly in a direction away from said rail and comprising the upwardly facing surfaces of a pair of spaced integral leg members which extend in a direction away from the rail, said leg members including means for fixing the position of said resilient clip relative to said support surface, said position fixing means comprising a raised shoulder located on each of said upwardly facing surfaces of said leg members against which the distal end of said resilient clip abuts, said resilient clip including a central tongue portion which extends outwardly from the distal end thereof in the same plane and portions of the distal end of said clip lying on opposite sides of said central tongue portion which engage the upwardly facing surfaces of said leg members and are adapted to abut the corresponding raised shoulders on the upwardly facing surfaces of said leg members.