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Rail anchor

US9255362B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lewis Bolt & Nut Company · US

Inventors

David M. Barry · Greenwood, US
Timothy John Austin · La Junta, US
Luigi Pisano · Calgary, CA

Key dates

Filing date	May 26, 2011
Grant date	Feb 9, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 8, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49947
WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including an apparatus that is a rail anchor comprising a head, a tail, and a belly section. The belly section comprises a top surface, a bottom surface, and two side surfaces. Each side surface comprises a contact-bearing surface area. The head comprises a bend along a length of the head. The tail comprises a notch. Each contact-bearing surface area has a surface area of at least 3 square inches and is adapted to extend at least 1.5 inches downward from the top of a railroad track crosstie along a side of the railroad track crosstie.

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