Patent ID: 7090143

Claim:
A rail joint assembly, comprising: two abutting railroad rails; a rail joint bar, the rail joint bar including a body having a first surface, a second surface, an upper end, a lower end and a defining peripheral edge; the rail joint bar having a plurality of holes defined on the body, wherein the holes are adapted to receive fasteners for securing a rail joint bar to two railroad rails; an electrically-insulating spacer sandwiched between the body and the two abutting railroad rails; and an adhesive sandwiched between the body and the two abutting railroad rails securing the rail joint bar to the railroad rails, wherein the adhesive is dispersed across the first surface of the body and includes a first epoxy on lateral portions of the first surface and a second epoxy on a central portion of the first surface between the lateral portions of the first surface, and wherein the first epoxy has a different durometer reading than the second epoxy.