Rail seal

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1984-08-23

1986-08-19

Reeves, Robert B.

Railways: surface track

Roadbed

Street crossing

33180R, 33191, 238381, E01C 904

Patent

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046064982

ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a seal for rails in a road level railbed comprising inner and outer resiliently flexible elongate members secured about each rail. The seal members are contoured to fit snugly against the inner and outer sides of a rail and are provided with a flexible membrane accommodating rail spike heads. The inner members have a groove to allow clearance of the flange of a railcar wheel and a flexible membrane extends beneath the groove. Movement of the flexible membrane in response to the railcar wheel flange breaks up silt and detritus which has a tendency to settle and pack hard in the flange groove. The movement of the flexible membrane also allows for deicing in the winter.

REFERENCES:
patent: 1598584 (1926-08-01), Jones
patent: 1689300 (1928-10-01), Rogers
patent: 2950057 (1960-08-01), Speer
patent: 4212108 (1980-07-01), Jackson
patent: 4449666 (1984-05-01), Hales et al.
patent: 4461421 (1984-07-01), Maass

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