Abstract: A rail clamp in the form of two parts curved in the shape of a C and interconnected by a tie loop whereby the end portions of said C's exhibit fingers and the tie loop has a lock-like part for receiving at least one of said fingers.

Abstract: A rail fastening system for securing rails to rail ties in which an elastic fastener is used. The fastener has one portion which lies on the rail flange and a second portion which seats within a support secured to the rail tie. The fastener comprises a base portion which seats within the support and two tapered arms which are curved over the base so that the free ends of the tapered arms lie on the rail flange. The support is located adjacent the rail flange and a locking element fits between the rail flange and the support and is shaped to interfit with the support in a wedge-like relationship such that longitudinal rail movement acting on the locking element is translated into a lateral force to prevent longitudinal rail movement.

Abstract: The device comprises a spring fixed to a support at a point remote from the rail and curved in the direction of the rail, and a swing block interposed between the spring and the flange of the rail. The swing block bears against the flange of the rail at one end and against the support at its opposite end. The swing block is clamped by the end of the spring which applies a clamping force at point located at a distance from the flange of the rail but in the vicinity of the flange so that the two lever arms of the swing block have very different lengths. Further, the spring has a thickness which decreases in the direction of the rail and bears against the swing block by its end which is curved, the swing block having a corresponding shape under said end.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a new device for elastically fastening a railway rail by locking on a tie-plate, which device comprises two parts, a relatively flexible part placed above the rail flange, and a relatively rigid part situated where the device is wedged in on the tie-plate.

Abstract: A substantially load free anchor lock fastening assembly which comprises an anchor lock and a rail anchor, said anchor lock forming part of a plate or attachment to a tie or rail support, and containing an engaging and locking portion for providing a loose connection with the rail anchor, and said rail anchor containing portions adapted to engage with the base of a rail and loosely engage the anchor lock so as to enable the rail anchor to control the vertical position of the rail without exerting compressive forces between the rail and the rail support, said substantially load free fastening of the rail leaving the rail free to float.

Abstract: A resilient mounting for a rail on a concrete sleeper which has a flexible liner between the ground or base flange of the rail and the sleeper and a mounting clamp on opposite sides of the base flange forming a flexible nylon or polyacetal resin rail restrainer which overlies and engages the base flange and the sleeper. A bowed spring plate overlies the rail restrainer and overhangs beyond the edge of the restrainer above the base flange of the rail, with a clamping bolt extending through the bowed spring plate and rail restrainer. The spring plate is bowed into an arcuate configuration in a plane parallel to the longitudinal axis of the rail, at least at the edge adjacent the rail, and become flattened during tightening of the clamping bolt drawing the spring plate into compressing engagement with the rail restrainer.

Abstract: A metal plate stands on a cross tie above an opening in the tie and a rail clip has a substantially straight leg which is driven into the opening, bears upwardly and is at most 2 mm. below a flat bottom of the plate. Second and third parts of the clip bear downwardly on the upper face of the rail flange and the upper face of the plate, respectively. This assembly may be made from an existing assembly in which a spike had its head overlying the rail flange and holding the rail down, the making of the new assembly including the step of forming the opening in the tie without moving the plate.

Abstract: To hold a railway rail down on a support member, a device is employed having a first part driven into a vertical hole in the support member, a second part having a sideways projection, part of which lies vertically below a part of the support member, to one side of the bottom of the hole, and further parts forming an arch above the support member. A convex portion of the first part co-operates with the wall of the hole during the driving operation to form a pivot about which said device rocks to cause the above-mentioned part of the projection to come under the above-mentioned part of the support member. A portion of a clip is driven under the arch and presses upwardly on it, another portion of the clip bears downwardly on the flange of the rail and a third portion bears downwardly on a fixed surface which, as seen from the rail, is beyond said first portion.

Abstract: A rail mounting system for mounting ties on concrete rails includes one or more concrete rails each having an upper surface from which a passage extends inwardly and downwardly and diverges in downward direction. For each passage there is provided a rail mounting member having a shaft provided at its upper end with a springy portion and at its lower end with a claw which extends laterally of and is inclined to the shaft. The upper open end of the passage has an outline corresponding to a vertical projection of the claw onto the surface of the tie.

Abstract: An assembly is provided for securing a rail to a supporting tie and includes upper and lower plate members engaging corresponding tie surfaces. The upper plate member is interposed the base of the rail and the tie upper surface. A portion of the upper plate member projects outwardly from the rail base and is apertured. The aperture is aligned with a hole in the tie extending transversely between the corresponding tie surfaces. The lower plate member is provided with a slotted aperture aligned with the tie hole. A resilient clip overlies the upper plate member apertured portion and includes apertured inner and outer sections disposed in resiliently spaced relation. Apertures in the clip sections are aligned with one another and the upper plate member aperture. A lock element is provided having a head end, a distal end, and a shank interconnecting the ends. The distal end has lateral extensions.

Abstract: A laterally adjustable rail clip fastening means is provided by the present invention for securing a resilient rail clip such as a Pandrol clip to a direct fixation rail mounting assembly, and, in turn, into engagement with a rail. The rail clip fastening means includes a pair of sections formed of rigid material having a curved section at one end to receive and securely hold a resilient rail clip in engagement with a rail. The sections of rigid material are laterally moveable along the top plate of the rail mounting assembly and include cam locking means to independently lock such sections into position against the rail for preventing lateral movement thereof in cooperation with the resilient rail clips.

Abstract: A laterally adjustable rail clip fastening means is provided by the present invention for securing a resilient rail clip such as a Pandrol clip to a direct fixation rail mounting assembly, and, in turn, into engagement with a rail. The rail clip fastening means includes a pair of sections of rigid material formed with a curved portion at one end which receive and securely hold a resilient rail clip in engagement with the rail. Each of the sections are engageable with a disc means rotatably disposed within the top plate of the rail mounting assembly on opposite sides of the rail. The disc means are rotatable to move the sections laterally along the top plate, and include locking means to independently lock such sections into a position against the rail for preventing lateral movement thereof in cooperation with the resilient rail clips.

Abstract: Improvement in rail clips formed from metal plate in which the edges of the clip arms adjacent the locations of the clip subject to highest stress, are coined to prevent stress fractures occurring. The preferred form of rail clip is a D configuration in side view in which one portion seats on the foot of the rail and the other portion seats in a clip holder secured to a rail sleeper.

Abstract: A clip is bolted to the wall at points along the rail to hold the rail on the wall. Each clip includes a rigid retainer and a curved springy spacer. The clip is bolted to the wall to force the spacer against the rail, to force the rail against the wall. The spacer is slightly flattened to hold the rail in place, but allows the rail to slide in the retainer, along the wall, as the wall settles, thus preventing compression forces in the rail between the clips.

Abstract: Rail fastening clips formed from metal plate which are formed into U shaped plate sections having tapered arms, the plate sections being subsequently bent and formed into a three dimensional rail fastener.

Abstract: An elastic rail fastening device for securing a rail to a concrete tie having a spike secured therein. A top pressing spring engages the top surface of the rail flange for holding the rail against the tie. One end of the spring is supported beneath a shoulder on the metal spike. A spring receiver is fitted to the tie, and the other end of the top spring bears thereagainst. A side spring is inserted between the side of the rail flange and the spring receiver to receive transverse pressure working on the rail.

Abstract: A railroad fastener assembly is provided for securing a rail in place. The rail fastener assembly includes a base plate, at least two rail locator members, formed integrally with the base plate and located on opposite sides of the rail for locating the rail in position relative to the base plate, at least two clip holders formed integrally with the base plate; and a resilient clip associated with each clip holder for engaging the base flange of the rail to secure the rail in place. The resilient clips each comprise an elongate substantially planar member including a rail engaging, proximal end. The clip holders each include an aperture through which the associated clip extends and which defines a fulcrum for the clip.

Abstract: An elastic rail fastening device which uses a metal spike having a projecting jaw, the lower part of the spike being buried in a concrete support. A deformed S-shaped plate spring is provided with one end contacting the upper surface of a spring receiver, a first bent-down portion urged downwardly for depressing the upper surface of the rail flange as laid on the concrete support, a middle portion having the upper surface contacting the projecting jaw, a second bent-down portion for contacting the side of the spring receiver, and the other end contacting the side of the rail flange. The spring receiver is interposed between a guide on the concrete support and the second bent-down portion, whereby the spring receiver pushes up the one end of the spring.

Abstract: A laterally adjustable rail clip fastening means is provided by the present invention for securing a resilient rail clip such as a Pandrol clip to a direct fixation rail mounting assembly, and, in turn, into engagement with a rail. The rail clip fastening means includes a pair of U-shaped sections which are laterally moveable along the top plate of the rail mounting assembly on opposite sides of the rail, and are formed to receive and securely hold a resilient rail clip in position against the rail.

Abstract: A rail fastener includes a shoulder member fixed relative a cross-tie and having a head insertable through an apertured insulator. One end of the insulator bears upon the cross-tie while the opposite end carries a dielectric pad engaging the top surface and lateral edge of a rail base flange. The fastener assembly is completed by the application of a spring clip attached to the shoulder head and constantly bearing downwardly against the two opposite ends of the insulator. The dielectric pad surrounds a substantial portion of one end of the insulator and preferably is staked thereover but alternatively may be secured by a press fit, shrink fit, snap fit or by suitable adhesive.

Abstract: A rail fastener includes a spring clip of unitary rod-like construction having a mounting leg retained by an anchor member fixed relative a cross-tie. The clip leg is joined to an arm bearing upon the anchor member with the arm then joined to an arcuate loop crossing over the mounting leg diagonally thereto. The clip terminates in a rail arm engaging the base flange of a rail with a substantial downward clamping pressure being applied thereto. The clip mounting leg may be an integral enlargement forming a diameter to provide a mating fit within a bore through the anchor member or alternatively, the clip mounting leg may support a separate sleeve having an outer diameter mating with the anchor member bore.

Abstract: A rail clipholder for a rail clip is formed from metal plate which is bent into a U shape in cross-section. The walls of the U shaped clipholder are slotted to accommodate a portion of a rail clip. The clipholder is securable to a sleeper adjacent a rail so that the remaining portion of the rail clip lies on the foot of the rail.

Abstract: A rail clip, for holding down a railway rail, is made by bending a metal rod so that it comprises a substantially straight leg, at one end of which is one end of the rod, the other end of the leg being joined to a part on one side of the leg which is joined to a final part on the other side of the leg, this final part terminating in the other end of the rod, near which, on the under-side, a step in the rod is formed, this having a depth no more than 2 mm. or no more than 1/4 of the thickness of the rod before it was bent. Apparatus for performing a second bending operation on a rod, which in a first bending operation has been given the shape indicated above but without the step, has support surfaces for supporting various parts of the bent rod and two shaping tools between which the final part of the rod is distorted to give it its final shape, including the step.

Abstract: A separate insulator pad generally L-shaped in section, has a longer leg which is flat and which is held firmly between the inclined flange of the rail on one side and the inclined surface of the holding clip on the other side. The pad has upstanding shoulders on opposite sides in the direction of rail travel and the clip fits between the shoulders to prevent longitudinal slippage of the pad relative to the clip. The shorter leg of the pad extends snugly between the outer edge of the rail flange and a downwardly extending leg of the clip thus preventing lateral movement of the rail and at the same time, insulating the rail from the fastener structure.

Abstract: A holder for arranging a rail on a supporting concrete or wooden sleeper, comprising an open housing, which can be engaged by fasteners, comprising anchoring parts, which are embedded in a concrete sleeper or pierced into screwholes in a wooden sleeper, the anchoring parts being located at the corners of an imaginary triangle.

Abstract: A resilient rail clip or fastener formed in a generally trapezoidal configuration from springsteel is provided for securing rail track to railroad ties that may be constructed from a variety of materials. The trapezoidal shaped resilient rail clip has a long edge for gripping the rail which when untensioned forms a type of sine shaped curve and which when tensioned to the rail, utilizing two spikes or screws per clip, transforms the sine shaped curve into a linear line that is biased flat against the foot of the rail.

Abstract: This invention relates to a cleat (sometimes referred to as a "rail fastening clip") utilized for the purpose of positioning and retaining a rail to a sleeper (sometimes referred to as a "tie"). In this invention a rail cleat comprises a spring plate having a configuration such that when retained at an intermediate locality, a rail-bearing end bears against the upper surface of the foot of the rail while a tail bears against a sleeper or a bearing pad thereon, an upstanding loop standing upwardly from a sleeper, and a locking pin passing through the loop and bearing against the intermediate locality of the cleat so as to urge the cleat downwardly against the foot of the rail.

Abstract: A railroad rail is secured to a support normally constituted by a rail-fastening plate by means of a bolt engaged in this plate and a clip pressed by the bolt downwardly on one side against the plate and on the other side against the flange of the rail. To this end the clip is unitarily formed from a single piece of steel wire with a support leg that rests on the support and has one end connected via a bight extending over a ridge on the support to a bearing leg that bears on the flange of the rail. The other end of the support leg is extended to form an eye through which the bolt passes and the wire forming this clip has a bent-down end at the eye that limits the tightening of the bolt by abutment with the top of the ridge. Thus the support leg is twisted about its straight axis when the fastener is tightened for torsional loading.

Abstract: A rail clip assembly for securing for example a crane rail to a girder, comprises a first part to be securely attached, e.g. by welding or bolting, to the planar surface of the girder adjacent the rail, and a second part to be fixed to the first part independently of attachment of the first part to the girder. The second part has a lateral surface for abutment with a lateral face of the rail and the parts have laterally directed cooperating surfaces by which forces applied by the rail to the clip assembly are transmitted via the second part to the first part of the clip assembly. The cooperating surfaces are inclined to the direction of extent of the rail and the second part has an elongate aperture for receiving the fixing means which is elongate in the same direction to permit relative adjustment movement between the parts while maintaining the cooperating surfaces in contact.

Abstract: An improved rail clip and support assembly therefor which, in essence, locks the rail clip against longitudinal movement. A locking member is added to one end of a conventional rail clip fastener and, in a preferred form, comprises a downwardly extending end portion adapted to be guided into an aperture formed in the underlying support. A ramp may be provided in the aperture for facilitating removal of the locking end. Alternatively, the rail clip design may incorporate a looped portion for receiving a removal tool to facilitate separation of the clip from its support.

Abstract: A base member, such as a cross tie, is molded of reinforced concrete or wood chips and resin. Depressions in the top of the base member are lined with pads of cushion material to seat the flanges of the rails. A pair of hold-down clips is seated on each pad on opposite sides of each rail. Bolts in the clips are secured by tubular nuts having deformed lower ends shaped to anchor the nuts in the molded base member.

Abstract: A rail pad made of substantially rigid electrically insulating material which is chosen to by yieldable to a predetermined extent, the pad having upstanding rail locating formations on its rail engaging face and oppositely directed pad locating formations on its sleeper engaging face to locate the pad relative to a supporting sleeper, the pad being provided with a series of recesses in its sleeper engaging face wherein the unrecessed area of the face is calculated to be capable of carrying the required load.

Abstract: A rail fastener includes an anchor member fixed atop a crosstie and removably retaining a spring clip having a pair of spaced apart arms insertable within the anchor member. The spring clip, generally "C" shaped, has one of its arms deflected transversely and downwardly by a tapered retainer element on said anchor member whereby a positive downward force is applied by the other arm against a rail base flange. An abutment provided on the anchor member restricts vertical displacement of the other arm and rail base therebeneath.

Abstract: A rail fastener includes a rail plate, a pad of elastomeric material between the plate and a support structure, and a pair of posts for laterally and longitudinally restraining the rail plate with an insulator bushing mounted between the posts and cooperating peripheral surfaces of the openings in the rail plate. Each of these posts is preferably formed of two parts, one of which is embedded in the support structure, and the other of which is an eccentric which is releaseably attached thereto. Rotation of the eccentrics provides lateral and longitudinal adjustment of the rail plate with respect to the support structures, thereby providing lateral adjustment of the rail with respect to the support structure.

Abstract: A rail fastening apparatus for cooperation with a rail which is supported on and extends transversely across a tie. The apparatus comprising a steel support positioned adjacent one side of the rail and having a leg portion which is buried in the tie and an upper portion which projects upwardly above the tie. A lever is pivotally supported on the upper portion for swinging movement about an axis which extends substantially parallel with the longitudinally extending direction of the rail. The lever has a cam associated therewith. A spring-receiver structure is mounted on the tie and positioned on the opposite side of the axis from the rail, and an elongated plate-like spring extends between the spring-receiver structure and the rail. The spring has one end supported on the spring-receiver structure and the other end supported on a flange of the rail.

Abstract: A combined rail fastener and brace for fastening rails to a railroad tie and to provide lateral bracing for the rail. The rail fastener and brace cooperates with a base plate secured to the railroad tie and includes a torsion spring member having one segment adapted to engage the extending flange of a rail and another segment of the torsion spring member positioned to abut the upper portion of the rail to provide lateral bracing against horizontal forces imparted to the rails during movement of trains thereon.

Abstract: A resilient rail connection on railway ties or the like with guiding plates located laterally of and adjacent to the rail. Each of the guiding plates along a section perpendicular to the longitudinal extension of the rail has a first end portion of an upwardly opening angular shape and an oppositely located second end portion for cooperation with a spring element. In fully assembled condition of the rail connection, the angular first end portion of each guiding plate rests in a correspondingly shaped recess arranged in the rail supporting under-structure such as a railway tie while being located remote from the rail, whereas the second end portion of each guiding plate is adjacent the foot portion of the rail and is under preload engaged by the spring element which resiliently rests on the same under-structure as the first end portion and urges the second end portion of the guiding plate upwardly.

Abstract: The device comprises a metal fastener which bears against the flange of the rail and against the rail support. An insulating element is combined with the fastener for insulating the fastener from the support and insulating the fastener from a fixing bolt which extends through an aperture in the fastener and is anchored in the rail support. The insulating element is in one piece and comprises a planar branch having an aperture for the passage of the fixing means and a loop portion which is so shaped as to ensure the elastic mounting of the insulating element on the fastener and to be interposed between the fastener and the support.

Abstract: An assembly for securing a rail to a railway track sleeper of the type in which the rail is clamped on the sleeper by a resilient clip placed under stress by means of a nut screwed on a bolt associated with the sleeper. A bolt is provided with a shoulder which serves as an abutment to prevent undesired deformation of the resilient clip and/or the appearance of excessive extraction forces on the bolt when the nut is screwed down on the bolt. The bolt provided with a shoulder may be used with a variety of resilient clips.

Abstract: A device suitable for use in a railway rail-and-fastening assembly to insulate a rail from a rail clip and from an anchorage for the clip includes an elongate plate-like portion, a portion depending from one side of it and two lugs projecting from the depending portion away from the plate-like portion near opposite ends thereof. In contrast to prior proposals, the device is asymetrical, a flat surface on the top of the plate-like portion having its center nearer one end of that portion than the other end. A ramp surface leads up to the flat surface from said other end. The device is preferably made wholly of glass fibre-reinforced nylon and the thickness of the plate-like portion is preferably at least 5 millimeters.

Abstract: An assembly for fastening of railroad track incorporating a steel reinforced concrete tie with vertical thread steel sleeves welded to a reinforcement truss embedded in the concrete tie to which sleeves, track bolt assemblies may be threadably joined. A track bolt assembly includes a pair of hollow male threaded plugs, each threaded to a female thread in the opposed ends of a sleeve to retain a nut that is biased by a compression spring in the sleeve, to which nut, a track screw mounted to a hold-down block is engaged. With the hold-down block fixed against a track rail flange, the screw may be tightened in the nut of the sleeve to a pre-set tensile load as determined by the compression spring.

Abstract: The elastically yieldable fastener comprises an elastically yieldable strip bent onto itself and forming two superimposed branches. A clamping device extends through apertures in the two branches for clamping the strip to the support of the rail. The upper branch has a boss disposed between the aperture of the upper branch and the free end of the latter and between lateral portions of the upper branch which are adapted to bear against the lower branch when the strip is clamped by the clamping device. The clamping device defines a lower surface for contacting the upper surface of the boss and the two surfaces have the same shape so that, in the normally clamped position of the strip, the portion of the branch carrying the surface contacting the clamping device is raised with respect to the lateral portions.

Abstract: A rail clip for securing a rail to a tie wherein there is a shoulder upstanding from the tie having an aperture extending through it in a longitudinal direction, the shoulder containing a pin of general U-shape which bears downwardly intermediate the ends of a resilient plate-like clip which in turn bears downwardly against the rail foot and the tie.

Abstract: A rail clip is made by bending a metal rod with a length less than 18 times its thickness so that it has a substantially straight leg which lies substantially parallel to a railway rail in use of the clip and portions on both sides of this leg which press on the rail and a fixed surface, respectively. An arch connecting one of these portions to the leg rises at an angle of less than 45.degree. to the horizontal, proceeding along the rod away from the leg.

Abstract: A rail fastener includes an anchor member fixed atop the crosstie and removably retaining a spring clip having a pair of adjacent parallel legs insertable within said anchor member. The improved spring clip, generally "B" shaped, is provided with a loop member joining the two legs and having opposite portions respectively engaging the rail base flange and anchor member.

Abstract: The device comprises a support such as a railway tie defining a projecting shoulder on each side of a support table for the rail. An insulating clip has a body cooperating with the shoulder and a nose portion bearing against the flange of the rail. An elastically yieldable strip is superimposed on the clip and a fixing bolt extends through apertures in the clip body and the strip. The clip body has, on the side of the body remote from the nose portion, a heel portion which defines two surfaces which bear respectively against a lower support surface of the support and against the shoulder. The clip body defines in the center part an upper surface which is substantially parallel to the strip. Beyond a predetermined tightening force the additional force is transmitted to the support through the body and the heel portion of the clip.

Abstract: Device for elastically fastening a rail on its supports comprising at least two fasteners each of which has a clamping member extending therethrough. The fasteners are disposed parallel to the rail on each side of the latter. They comprise a spring strip which has in the free state one of its edges bent and bearing at its two ends on the edge of the flange of the rail. The arrangement of the fastener permits resolving all the problems of flexibility and clamping force. The device according to the invention can be employed for fastening railway rails to all supports.

Abstract: A fastening device for a rail to a cross tie comprising a resilient, double C-clip and an appropriate holder having a passage in which the loop-like portion of the clip can be supported for producing the fastening force, wherein the clip portion bearing on the rail foot extends by at least one free end beyond the edges of the rail foot and wherein on the side facing the rail the holder has faces located in the path of at least one free end of the clip, when the latter is bent too far outwardly for releasing the foot of the rail and a holder and a clip for use in said fastening device.

Abstract: A rail fastener includes a rail plate, a layer of elastomeric material between the plate and a support structure, and a pair of posts for laterally and longitudinally restraining the rail plate, with elastomeric material mounted between the posts and cooperating surfaces of the rail plate. The rail plate, the layer of elastomeric material, and the support structure on which it is mounted form a shear pad. The posts are partially embedded in the support structure and extend through respective openings in the rail plate, the inner peripheries of which are covered with elastomeric material, to provide lateral and longitudinal restraint to the rail plate. Each of these posts is preferably formed of two parts, one of which is embedded in the support structure, and the other of which is an eccentric which is releasably attached thereto.

Abstract: This system for fastening a rail comprises an elastically yieldable fastener and a clamping device which extends through the fastener, an elastically yieldable block provided with a central aperture for the passage of the clamping device and a cap. The cap is in the form of a cup which is provided with a central aperture and is extended around the cup aperture by a tubular sleeve. The block is placed in the cap. The internal volume of the cap is less than the volume occupied by the block when it is compressed, whereby, in the course of the clamping of the clamping device, the lateral expansion of the block is limited by the cap and its axial elasticity is maintained.