INSULATED RAIL JOINT Russian patent published in 2007 - IPC E01B11/54 B60M5/00 

FIELD: railway transport; permanent way.

SUBSTANCE: proposed insulated rail joint rail gasket made of insulating material and arranged between ends of butt rails, fishplates arranged at both sides of butt rails made in from of metal member. Said elongated metal member is providing with step in longitudinal direction and dielectric coating on surface of first section which has larger length but smaller cross section area. Dielectric coating in plates of contact of each fishplate with butt rails is made flush with side surface of second section of metal member having larger cross section area. First section of metal member of one fishplate and second section of metal member of other fishplate are arranged at both sides of both rails of butt joint.

EFFECT: improved operation reliability of insulated rail joint.

2 cl, 3 dwg