Rail-head Attached Patents (Class 238/14.13)
  • Patent number: 7530502
    Abstract: A clamp for securing a transducer to a train rail comprises a bracket having a base which engages the foot of the rail. An upright arm at one end of the base extends adjacent the web of the rail and carries a threaded adjuster which engages the transducer and urges it into contact with the rail. The clamp is sufficiently resilient so that, when the adjuster is tightened to a predetermined extent, both temporary and permanent de formation of the rail can be accommodated without difficulty.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Armscor Business (Proprietary) Limited
    Inventors: Brian Sherriff, Francois Alvyn Burger
  • Patent number: 7111792
    Abstract: A connector for connecting two conductor rail sections, the connector having an electrical conductor that is fastened at each end to the conductor rails. A central region of the conductor is fastened to a connection element. The connection element is slidingly connected to both of the two conductor rails. The electrical conductor has two flexible, undulating portions. These are located between the central region of the electrical conductor and each of its two, attached ends, and serve to compensate for the expansion and contraction of the two conductor rails with changes in temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignee: Paul Vahle GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Arno Schröder, Michael Heitmann, Manuela Westermann