ANTI-CREEP INTERMEDIATE SEPARATE FASTENING Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; permanent way. SUBSTANCE: proposed fastening has baseplate 1 with rims 2. Rim 2 is furnished additionally with beads 4 located along short sides, one bead per side, and T-posts 5 located on each 2, one post per rim. Spring members are made in form of U-shaped clamps 7 whose ends are brought under flanges of T-posts 5 with coming onto slanted surface of rail foot. Slots 8 are made on ends of clamps 7 close to cross-bars 9. Two slots are located on opposite sides of clamps 7 in horizontal plane. Cross-section of clamps 7 is rectangular. EFFECT: release of temperature stresses without closing route track section. 2 dwg