Patent ID: 7374110
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: E01B

Abstract:
1. An isolator for use with a rail anchor, the isolator isolating the rail anchor from a railroad tie, and comprising: a structure including a front face section and a rear face section, the front face section comprising a generally rectangular structure, having a top edge, bottom edge and two side edges, the rear face section comprising a generally rectangular structure, having a top edge, bottom edge and two side edges, and a center section that joins the front face section and the rear face section, the center section having a top surface, the center section having a front surface that extends at an acute angle from the top surface, the center section having a rear surface that extends at an acute angle from the top surface, and the center section also having a bottom surface that is generally parallel with the top surface the bottom surface also connecting the front surface and the rear surface of the center section, wherein the acute angle of the front surface of the center section is less than the acute angle of the rear surface of the center section.