Patent ID: 6772868
Filing Date: 2004-08-10
Classification: B61K,H01R

Abstract:
A railroad rail-connector assembly comprising:a railroad rail comprising an upper flange and a lower flange interconnected by a web; a first connector part comprising a first tail, a socket, and a first opening in the socket; a second connector part comprising a second tail, a head rotatably received in the socket, and a second opening in the head, said second connector part rotatable in the socket between an open position, in which the first and second openings are aligned, and a clamped position, in which the first and second openings are partially misaligned; a first fastener mechanically securing one of the tails to the web, thereby electrically coupling the associated connector part to the rail; a second fastener passing through the first and second tails and operative to hold the second connector part in the clamped position; wherein said first tail comprises a distal portion that extends beyond said second tail generally parallel to the web adjacent the first fastener, and wherein said first tail further comprises a proximal portion that angles away from the web near an end of said second tail remote from the head.