Patent ID: 7997207

Claim:
A rail joint connector arrangement for connecting rail joints in rails ( 1 ) for overhead conveyors comprising a pair of rails ( 1 ) each having a lower flange ( 2 ) formed with a hollow chamber, said chambers each being circumferentially closed without any elongated opening extending the length thereof, a first abutment piece ( 18 , 19 ) insertable into the lower flange chamber of a first rail located on one side of the rail joint, said first abutment piece having an end face ( 24 , 25 ) facing the rail joint, an attachment device ( 27 , 28 ) for anchoring the first abutment piece ( 18 , 19 ) in the lower flange ( 2 ) of the first rail, a second abutment piece ( 18 , 19 ) insertable into the lower flange chamber of a second rail located on an other side of the rail joint, said second abutment piece ( 18 , 19 ) having an end face ( 24 , 25 ) facing the rail joint, an attachment device ( 27 , 28 ) for anchoring the second abutment piece ( 18 , 19 ) in the lower flange chamber ( 2 ) of the second rail located on the other side of the rail joint; a tensioning device ( 34 ) disposed with said flange closed chambers for selectively drawing the two abutment pieces ( 18 , 19 ) together against each other, and at least one of said rails being formed with an opening less than the length of the rail and sized for selectively receiving a tool from outside the rail for enabling selected adjustable tensioning of the tensioning device.