Railways: surface track – Rail seats – Cushions
Patent
1986-01-24
1988-02-09
Reeves, Robert B.
Railways: surface track
Rail seats
Cushions
238287, E01B 940, E01B 968
Patent
active
047237066
ABSTRACT:
A rail support comprises a ribbed plate having smaller and greater sides and predetermined width and length, the width of the ribbed plate being measured in a direction transverse to the direction of elongation of rails to be supported while the length of the ribbed plate being measured in the direction of elongation of the rails, the width of the ribbed plate being greater than the length of the same, the ribbed plate being provided with openings for passage of connecting elements for connecting the ribbed plate to a foundation, a substantially flat rubber body arranged under the ribbed plate so as to support the latter and having smaller and greater sides and width and length, the length of the rubber body corresponding to the length of the ribbed plate while the width of the rubber body being greater than the width of the ribbed plate so that the rubber body at its small sides extend outwardly beyond the ribbed plate at the small sides of the latter, a shell-shaped frame enclosing the rubber body at its all sides and enclosing the ribbed plate at its greater sides and having a bottom, the rubber body and the bottom of the frame being provided with openings corresponding to the openings of the ribbed plate.
REFERENCES:
patent: 1584056 (1926-05-01), Wells
patent: 3576293 (1971-04-01), Landis et al.
patent: 4327865 (1982-05-01), Greene
patent: 4572431 (1986-02-01), Arato
Clouth Gummiwerke Aktiengesellschaft
Reeves Robert B.
Stormer Russell D.
Striker Michael J.
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