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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 19, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Stephen John Cox, Richmond, GB;
Christopher Gardner, Worksop, GB;
Frank H. Coats, West Deptford, NJ (US);
Louis M. Notarianni, Hatboro, PA (US);
Stephen John Cox, Richmond, GB;
Christopher Gardner, Worksop, GB;
Frank H. Coats, West Deptford, NJ (US);
Louis M. Notarianni, Hatboro, PA (US);
PANDROL LIMITED, Addlestone, Surrey, GB;
Abstract
In a railway rail fastening clipfor fastening a railway rail to an underlying rail foundation, which clipis formed of an elongate plate shaped such that a central regionof the plate has in profile the form of a letter C, a first end region of the plate extending from one side of the central regionof the plate to form a substantially planar base portionof the clip for engaging a rail fastening anchoring device secured to the rail foundation and a second end region of the plate extending from the opposite side of the central regionof the plate to form a toe portionof the clip for bearing on a foot of the railway rail, such that in profile the second end region extends further than the first end region, the toe portion of the clip is provided with a throughholewhich is arranged such that, when the clip is in its operative configuration, part or all of the throughholelies above the foot of the rail, the throughhole being configured to receive a corresponding spigotof a toe insulatorfor electrically insulating the clip from the rail whereby the insulator can be retained on the toe portion of the clip.