Patent ID: 6045052
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: E01B

Abstract:
A railroad rail seat assembly intended to be disposed on and supported by a rail support member and to support a railroad rail, said rail seat assembly comprising:(a) a metal plate having a top surface and a bottom surface, said bottom surface being intended to rest on said rail support member;(b) a polymer coating disposed on said bottom surface of said plate; and(c) an elastomeric rail pad having a top surface and a bottom surface, said elastomeric rail pad being positionable over said metal plate with the bottom surface of said elastomeric rail pad in contact with said metal plate, said rail being positioned over said top surface of said rail pad;wherein said polymer coating has a central area of reduced thickness to accommodate irregularities on the top surface of said rail support member, leaving a thicker perimeter for supporting said plate on said rail support member.