Patent ID: 7152807

Claim:
A rail pad assembly for use with a concrete rail tie, comprising: a rail pad for engagement with a metal rail; a protective sheet for engagement with a concrete rail tie; and means for releasably attaching the rail pad to the sheet integrally formed in at least one of the rail pad and the protective sheet and releasing attachment without destruction; wherein the means for attaching comprises at least one projection on at least one of the rail pad and the protective sheet, at least one passageway extending in at least one of the rail pad and the protective sheet, the projection and the passageway having an interference fit relationship, the projection includes a first, attached end and a second, distal end, with a relatively increased cross-sectional area at the second end, and the relatively increased cross-sectional area of the projection is provided via a cutout portion, a passageway is positioned adjacent to the projection and extends through the rail pad or the protective sheet on which the projection is formed.