Split End Patents (Class 238/369)
  • Patent number: 4454986
    Abstract: An improved rail fastening assembly composed of a new rail spike and a contact plate member for maintaining a rail in the preset contact with a cross-tie. The assembly of the present invention maintains rail gauge in spite of long and heavy trains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1980
    Date of Patent: June 19, 1984
    Assignee: Koppers International Canada Ltd.
    Inventor: Ernest J. Taylor-Smith