Patent ID: 6431463
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: E01B

Abstract:
A rail tie plate suitable for attachment to a wood tie, comprising:a base plate adapted to be applied to the tie and a pair of abutment members upstanding therefrom to accommodate therebetween a rail having a rail flange portion on each side, each rail flange portion having a laterally outer edge and an upper side, each laterally outer edge of each rail flange portion engaged by a lower laterally inner side of a respective abutment member, each abutment member providing a downwardly facing upper abutment surface for reaction with a laterally inwardly inserted rail slip, and an upwardly facing lower surface defining a lower side of an opening extending through said abutment member, and wherein each abutment member is formed integrally with said base plate and comprises two side members extending downwardly from an upper member providing said upper abutment surface, each side member increasing in width downwardly from said upper member toward a lower end formed integrally with said base plate, said plate having a central portion between the abutment members that tapers in thickness and has an upper side canted with respect to the lower side thereof and said lower side is provided with discrete wedge shape projections spaced inwardly from a longitudinal edge of said plate; wherein said wedge shape projections taper laterally solely in the same direction as the central portion, each wedge shape projection having an end face making an angle of approximately 90Â° with said lower side; and wherein said base plate has a hole therethrough adjacent each abutment member, said hole longitudinally intermediate of said two side members.