Rail bond

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1976-08-04

1978-07-25

Hoffman, Drayton E.

Railways: surface track

Electrical connections

Dowel pin or inserted key type

238 141, 339276RB, B60M 500

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041024974

ABSTRACT:
Rail bonds providing electrical connections between adjoining and parallel rail lengths, between rail and external circuits, between rail and frogs, switches and the like include a rail bond terminal comprising a stranded conductor, an inner sleeve having a flared portion and secured to an end of the conductor, and a tapered outer sleeve having open ends into which the inner sleeve and conductor can be inserted. One end of the outer sleeve forms a head portion having an opening sufficient to receive the conductor to permit the conductor to be removed from the area of the end of the terminal to which a hammer is applied for driving the terminal into a rail or the like.

REFERENCES:
patent: RE12359 (1905-06-01), Richardson
patent: 557037 (1896-03-01), Toquet
patent: 650860 (1900-06-01), McTighe
patent: 697890 (1902-04-01), Rowell
patent: 2179609 (1939-11-01), Bidwell
patent: 2795442 (1957-06-01), Wilson

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