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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2012
Michael O'connell, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Alsop, Tucker, GA (US);
Michael O'Connell, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Alsop, Tucker, GA (US);
L. B. Foster Company, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Abstract
An assembly to hold a rail boot to a rail during embedded track construction comprising: a cover having a bottom surface, a first portion of the bottom surface generally conforming to a length of a top surface of a rail head; the bottom surface having a second portion defining a convex shape adjacent to and generally parallel to the length of the top surface of the rail head; the bottom surface further defining a hook to engage a gauge side of the rail boot; and a clip having first and second ends, wherein the first end engages a gauge side of the cover; and the second end engages a field side of the cover and/or the rail boot.