Section insulator for conductor rails

A contact rail assembly for electrically driven vehicles comprising:

• a plurality of generally rigid contact rails arranged end-to-end so that opposing ends of the contact rails are separated by a first distance,
• transition horns at each of the opposing ends extending into a transition region located between the contact rails, the horns arranged generally parallel to one another in a section of the transition region and separated by a second distance, the horns arranged at an angle with respect to longitudinal axes of the contact rails, and
• wherein an underside of each of said horns facing a plane of travel of the vehicles is curved upward at its free end and the portion of each of said horns between the free end and a first end-section is generally parallel to the plane of travel.

A contact rail assembly for electrically driven vehicles comprising:

• a plurality of generally rigid contact rails arranged end-to-end so that opposing ends of the contact rails are separated by a first distance,
• transition horns at each of the opposing ends extending into a transition region located between the contact rails, the horns arranged generally parallel to one another in a section of the transition region and separated by a second distance, the horns arranged at an angle with respect to longitudinal axes of the contact rails, and
• wherein each of said horns includes an attachment element for attachment of a contact wire between the horn and its corresponding contact rail.

A contact rail assembly for electrically driven vehicles comprising:

• a plurality of generally rigid contact rails arranged end-to-end so that opposing ends of the contact rails are separated by a first distance,
• transition horns at each of the opposing ends extending into a transition region located between the contact rails, the horns arranged generally parallel to one another in a section of the transition region and separated by a second distance, the horns arranged at an angle with respect to longitudinal axes of the contact rails, and
• wherein the horn extends into an attachment compartment at the end of its corresponding contact rail and is mechanically and electrically connected to the contact rail.

A contact rail assembly for electrically driven vehicles comprising:

• a plurality of generally rigid contact rails arranged end-to-end so that opposing ends of the contact rails are separated by a first distance,
• transition horns at each of the opposing ends extending into a transition region located between the contact rails, the horns arranged generally parallel to one another in a section of the transition region and separated by a second distance, the horns arranged at an angle with respect to longitudinal axes of the contact rails, and
• wherein the horns are electrically connected to each other by at least one elastic contact element located between the horns.