Wedge Patents (Class 238/324)
  • Patent number: 6138921
    Abstract: A rail-to-wood sleeper fastening mechanism in railroads, consisted of a clamp having an upper and middle branch fixed to the lower face of a sleeper, and with a pair of lateral and hinged branches, constituting the clamp, going through the sleeper via chimneys, and presenting upper and bent ends, sliding on the upper face of a foot of a rail, when respective wedges are inserted into said chimneys, that can be optionally configured by establishing a hinged union which is removable between the side branches of the clamp and its lower and middle branch, so that said side branches are easily installed and removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Inventor: D. Jesus Moreno Espinosa