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Electrically insulating railway rails from rail- fastening means

CA 1234377 A · Owner: Pandrol Limited · Inventors: Brown, Trevor P.

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In order to electrically insulate a flange-footed railway rail from a clip that bears downwardly upon the upper surface of the rail flange and from an anchorage at one side of the rail flange there is provided an electrically insulating member with a first portion that is interposed between the rail clip and the upper surface of the rail flange. A second portion of the electrically insulating member is interposed between the edge of the rail flange and the anchorage. The electrically insulating member also includes a metallic reinforcing member having an elongate portion that has a flat lower surface and which is interposed between the rail clip and the first portion of the electrically …

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  • Granted March 22, 1988. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended March 22, 2005.
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FiledFebruary 11, 1983
GrantedMarch 22, 1988
Term endedMarch 22, 2005
Patent numberCA 1234377 A
Classification (IPC)E01B9/30

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19841987199019931996199920022005Application filedFeb 11, 1983Patent grantedMarch 22, 1988Term endedMarch 22, 2005

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