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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:
Apr. 17, 1984
Filed:
Jan. 27, 1981
Applicant:
Inventor:
Graham M Fee, Geneva, OH (US);
Assignee:
True Temper Railway Appliances, Inc., Chicago, IL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
238349 ; 238338 ;
Abstract
A rotatable or twist-on rail fastening assembly for securing a railway rail to an anchoring support therefor is comprised of a generally S-shaped torsional spring rail clip and a post-type mounting or chair adapted to cooperate therewith. The rail clip includes a central leg, a tie anchor portion and a rail bearing portion comprising a pair of loops spaced on opposite sides and extending from opposite ends thereof, each of the loops including an arcuate and a terminal leg. The chair is adapted to have the one loop of the S-shaped clip rotated around the post.