DEVICE FOR FASTENING RAIL ON BASE Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: railway transport; permanent way. SUBSTANCE: proposed device for fastening rail on base contains flexible baseplate made for enclosing rail foot from each side and engaging through side faces of base recess. Section of baseplate with hard like layer in cross section arranged near each side face of foot engages with through upper face with upper face of foot and through lower face, with lower face of foot to form clearance with side face of rail foot. Distance between side face of rail foot and outer side face of baseplate is made different in size from each side of rail. Summary width of rail foot and baseplate mounted on rail foot out of the limits of base recess exceeds width of base recess. Adjusting gasket is placed on bottom of base recess. EFFECT: improved reliability of rail fastening relative to base, possibility of adjusting gauge within required limits and position of rail in height, simplified design. 4 cl, 17 dwg