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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Aug. 28, 2008
John W. Mospan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., Valencia, PA (US);
John W. Mospan, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
W. Thomas Urmson, Jr., Valencia, PA (US);
Koppers Delaware, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A notched tie plate insulator adapted to be received within a recessed area of a tie plate of a railroad rail system. The insulator includes a bottom plate having a first side and a second side and a pair of side plates attached to the bottom plate. Each side of the bottom plate defines a notch therein. The side plate includes a longitudinal extending body having an upper surface and a lower surface and defining a recess on the upper surface and a protrusion on the lower surface, wherein the protrusion of each of the side plates is received within the notches of the bottom plate.