Railway fastening clip
AssigneeMatthys Pretorius Strydom
InventorsAndre C. Weber, Marius S. Strydom
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Abstract
A railway fastening clip for securing a rail comprises an elongate member (1), formed so as to consist of a first longitudinal leg (2), and a second longitudinal leg (3), the legs being resiliently connected at one end of the member, and an ear formation (4) extending transversely beyond the first leg.
Claims19
A railway fastening clip securing a rail to a support, in the clip comprising:
- an elongate member, the member formed so as to include a first longitudinal leg and a second longitudinal leg, the first and second legs being resiliently connected at an end of the member, the elongate member sized and extending parallel to the rail to secure the rail to the support;
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- an ear formation extending transversely beyond the first leg, the ear formation being sized and partially overlying the rail to silently hold the rail on the support when the elongate member is positioned to secure the rail to the support.
A set of mirrored, left and right orientated clips securing a rail to a support, each of the left and right clips comprising an elongate member formed so as to include a first longitudinal leg and a second longitudinal leg, each of the first and second legs resiliently connected at one end of the member, and an ear formation extending transversely beyond the first leg, the elongate member of each clip being sized and extending parallel to the rail to secure the rail to the support, and the elongate member of each clip being oriented substantially parallel to the elongate member of the other clip when each clip is positioned to secure the rail to the support.
A method of securing a rail to a sleeper comprising the steps of providing a clip comprising an elongate member, the member formed so as to include a first longitudinal leg and a second longitudinal leg, the first and second legs resiliently connected at one end of the member, the member further having an ear formation extending transversely beyond the first leg, and using the clip to secure the rail to the sleeper by securely connecting the elongate member to the sleeper in an orientation substantially parallel with the rail, wherein connecting the elongate member to the sleeper causes a portion of the ear formation to resiliently overlie the rail such that the rail is disposed between the ear formation and the sleeper.
A railway fastening clip securing a rail to a support, the clip comprising:
- a first elongated leg having a first end and a second end;
- a second elongated leg having a first end and a second end, a major portion of the first leg parallel to a major portion of the second leg;
- a resilient loop joining the second ends of the first and second legs, the resilient loop extending transversely from the first leg, the loop extending only to one side of the first leg;
- at least a portion of the loop forming an ear, the ear extending transversely from the second leg, the ear extending only to one side of the second leg;
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- wherein, one of the first ends of the first and second legs extends through a clip holder, and the first and second legs are oriented parallel to the rail.
A railway fastening clip securing a rail to a support, the clip comprising:
- a straight first leg having a first end and an inclined second end;
- a straight second leg having a first end and an inclined second end,
- the first and second legs joined by a resilient loop, the loop extending transversely from the legs in only a single direction;
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- wherein, at least a portion of the loop forms an ear overlying a portion of the rail, and at least one of the legs is disposed parallel to the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.