Rail clip assemblies

Details Rail clip assemblies Rail clip assemblies

1978-04-18

1981-02-17

Song, Robert R.

Railways: surface track

Fastenings

Clamps

238282, 238362, E01B 946

Patent

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042510309

ABSTRACT:
A rail clip assembly comprises a body for overlying a portion of a rail and for overlying an adjacent portion of a rail support means, the body having a first surface for abutment with a lateral face of the rail and an aperture for receiving means for securing the body to the rail support means, the aperture being elongate in a direction inclined at an acute angle to the direction of extent of the rail, and securing means including a first securing member for overlying the body and having an aperture therein for alignment with the aperture in the body and for receiving a second securing member which extends therethrough and through the elongate aperture in the body, the first securing member having a surface which in use abuts a second surface of the body in all positions of the body relative to the securing means for transmitting laterally directed forces applied by the rail to the body from the body to the first securing member, the second surface of the body extending in a plane inclined to the rail support means surface and parallel to the direction of elongation of the aperture, the second surface facing away from the first surface.

REFERENCES:
patent: 828793 (1906-08-01), Whiteman
patent: 1011245 (1911-12-01), Rafter
patent: 1439088 (1922-12-01), Gallagher
patent: 3923245 (1975-12-01), Marchant

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