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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 1981
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1978
Applicant:
Inventor:
Albert E Rex, Adelaide, South Australia, AU;
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
238340 ; 238349 ;
Abstract
This invention relates to a cleat (sometimes referred to as a 'rail fastening clip') utilized for the purpose of positioning and retaining a rail to a sleeper (sometimes referred to as a 'tie'). In this invention a rail cleat comprises a spring plate having a configuration such that when retained at an intermediate locality, a rail-bearing end bears against the upper surface of the foot of the rail while a tail bears against a sleeper or a bearing pad thereon, an upstanding loop standing upwardly from a sleeper, and a locking pin passing through the loop and bearing against the intermediate locality of the cleat so as to urge the cleat downwardly against the foot of the rail.