Patent ID: 8939380
Filing Date: 2015-01-27
Classification: B60M

Abstract:
1. A method of making an electrical connection to a railroad rail comprising: fastening a wire bonding assembly to a railroad rail, the wire bonding assembly including first and second spaced apart washer plates contacting the rail and a metal bar supported by the washer plates, the wire bonding assembly laterally spaced from an insulated joint proximate an end of the rail; connecting the metal bar with the rail with a first conductive lead contacting a selected point on the rail between a first end of the metal bar and the insulated joint and a selected point on the metal bar; connecting a second conductive lead to another selected point on the metal bar for establishing an electrical connection to the rail from an electrical device; and wherein at least one of connecting the metal bar with the rail with a first conductive lead and connecting a second conductive lead to the metal bar comprises fastening an end of a corresponding one of the first and second conductive leads to the metal bar by a selected one of welding, brazing, and pin brazing processes.