Ribbed elastomeric rail pad

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EP 0 402 093 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.02.1991 Bulletin 1991/06

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	12.12.1990 Bulletin 1990/50

(21)	Application number: 90306089.5

(22)	Date of filing: 05.06.1990

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁵: E01B 9/68

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IT LI LU NL SE

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Priority:

09.06.1989 AU 4636/89

(71)	Applicant: MCKAY AUSTRALIA LIMITED
	Maidstone 3012, Victoria (AU)

(72)	Inventor:
	Young, Hartley Frank Melton 3337, Victoria (AU)

(74)	Representative: Jennings, Nigel Robin et al
	KILBURN & STRODE 30 John Street London WC1N 2DD London WC1N 2DD (GB)

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(54)	Ribbed elastomeric rail pad

(57) A rail fastening of the kind in which a rail (7), having a field edge (21) and a gauge edge (22), is fastened to a rail tie (8) with a rail pad (9) between the tie and the rail includes a pair of rail clamp supports (10) secured to the said tie (8) on either side of said rail and abutting said rail pad and a rail clamp (11) associated with each rail clamp support, each clamp (11) having a portion secured in said clamp support and a portion bearing down on the rail flange. The improvement comprises the provision of a rail pad (9) which electrically and dynamically insulates said rail tie (8) from said rail (7) and in which there is a rib (25) provided on the field edge portion of the rail pad.

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