Patent ID: 7063269

Claim:
A rail support system, comprising: at least one rail; a concrete support structure for supporting said rail; at least one set of opposed holes in said support structure, each of said holes located on an opposite side of said rail, and one said hole containing a permanently fixed anchor bolt that is cast into said concrete of said support structure; at least one rail support plate having an open slotted hole on a first side that is opened along the periphery of said rail support plate and extends inwardly from said periphery of said rail support plate, and having a circular hole on a second side, said rail support plate positioned under said rail such that said open slotted hole of said rail support plate partially encircles said permanently fixed anchor bolt and said circular hole of said rail support plate is concentrically aligned with the other said hole in said support structure, a removable securing bolt received in said concentrically aligned holes for securing said rail support plate to said support structure; and a removable rail clip secured to said permanently fixed anchor bolt for securing said rail and said rail support plate to said support structure, said rail support plate being constructed to be installed and removed from under said rail without lifting said rail above said permanently fixed anchor bolt.