# US 4,399,941 A · Rail clamp

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- Number: US 4,399,941 A
- Document ID: US4399941A
- Status: Granted
- Kind: A
- Application number: 06/253,853
- Filed: 1981-04-10
- Granted: 1983-08-23
- Earliest claimed: 1979-08-28
- Assignees: Everts & Van der Weyden Exploitatiemaatschappij Ewem/N.V.
- Inventors: Marius H. Lubbers
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US4399941A

## CPC

- E01B 9/303: {the clip being a shaped bar}
- E01B: PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS (derailing or rerailing blocks on track, track brakes or retarders B61K)

## Abstract

A rail clamp in the form of two parts curved in the shape of a C and interconnected by a tie loop whereby the end portions of said C's exhibit fingers and the tie loop has a lock-like part for receiving at least one of said fingers.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A rail clamp in the form of two parts curved in the shape of a C each C having spaced end portions, the C's being interconnected by a tie loop formed from an end portion of each C, characterized in that each of the end portions of said C's opposite said tie loop presents a plurality of fingers and the tie loop has a portion which overlies at least one of said fingers.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

A rail clamp according to claim 1 characterized in that said portion overlies two of said fingers.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1, 2)

A rail clamp as claimed in claim 1 or 2 characterized in that said portion is located substantially in the center of the loop-shaped part.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1, 2, 3)

A rail clamp as claimed in any one of claims 1 to 3 characterized in that the finger of each end portion underlying said portion has a greater length than the outer finger.