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US3351283A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Sound-absorbent railway track

Assignee: CLOUTH RHEIN GUMMIWARENFABRIK
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Filing: 1965-05-18
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Granted: 1967-11-07
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Expires: 1985-05-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Paasche Fritz
  • 👤 Zipf Carl-Heinz
  • 👤 Muller Robert

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 17:18
CPC Classifications
E; E01; E01B; E01B9/00; E01B9/62

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 225 words
IN A RAILWAY TRACK, A RAIL HAVING A FLANGE; A RIGID SUPPORT LOCATED BELOW SAID FLANGE AND HAVING A PAIR OF CONICAL RECESSES WHOSE DIAMETERS DECREASE IN A DIRECTION DOWNWARDLY FROM THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT, SAID RECESSES BEING LOCATED AT THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FLANGE; A RIGID TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING TIE PLATE DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID RAIL AND SAID SUPPORT AND DIRECTLY ABUTTING AGAINST SAID FLANGE; A LAYER OF SOUND-ABSORBENT ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID TIE PLATE AND SAID SUPPORT; A PAIR OF ANCHORING DEVICES EACH COMPRISING A HOLLOW FRUSTOCONICAL SHELL FITTED INTO ONE OF SAID RECESSES; A HOLLOW FRUSTOCONICAL CORE RECEIVED WITH CLEARANCE IN THE RESPECTIVE SHELL, AND A FRUSTOCONICAL FILLER OF SOUND-ABSORBENT ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL RECEIVED BETWEEN EACH SHELL AND THE RESPECTIVE CORE; A PAIR OF CLAMPING MEMBERS DISPOSED AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID FLANGE AND EACH HAVING A FIRST PORTION OVERLYING SAID FLANGE AND A SECOND PORTION PROVIDED WITH AN APERTURE REGISTERING WITH VERTICAL BORES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID TIE PLATE, SAID LAYER AND AXIALLY THROUGH ONE OF SAID ANCHORING DEVICES; AND A PAIR OF FASTENERS EACH COMPRISING A BOLT HAVING A HEAD RECEIVED IN ONE OF SAID CORES AND A STEM EXTENDING UPWARDLY THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE BORE AND THROUGH THE APERTURE OF THE RESPECTIVE CLAMPING MEMBER, AND A NUT MESHING WITH THE RESPECTIVE STEM AND LOCATED ABOVE THE CORRESPONDING CLAMPING MEMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 225 words
IN A RAILWAY TRACK, A RAIL HAVING A FLANGE; A RIGID SUPPORT LOCATED BELOW SAID FLANGE AND HAVING A PAIR OF CONICAL RECESSES WHOSE DIAMETERS DECREASE IN A DIRECTION DOWNWARDLY FROM THE UPPER SIDE OF SAID SUPPORT, SAID RECESSES BEING LOCATED AT THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FLANGE; A RIGID TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING TIE PLATE DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID RAIL AND SAID SUPPORT AND DIRECTLY ABUTTING AGAINST SAID FLANGE; A LAYER OF SOUND-ABSORBENT ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID TIE PLATE AND SAID SUPPORT; A PAIR OF ANCHORING DEVICES EACH COMPRISING A HOLLOW FRUSTOCONICAL SHELL FITTED INTO ONE OF SAID RECESSES; A HOLLOW FRUSTOCONICAL CORE RECEIVED WITH CLEARANCE IN THE RESPECTIVE SHELL, AND A FRUSTOCONICAL FILLER OF SOUND-ABSORBENT ELASTOMERIC MATERIAL RECEIVED BETWEEN EACH SHELL AND THE RESPECTIVE CORE; A PAIR OF CLAMPING MEMBERS DISPOSED AT THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID FLANGE AND EACH HAVING A FIRST PORTION OVERLYING SAID FLANGE AND A SECOND PORTION PROVIDED WITH AN APERTURE REGISTERING WITH VERTICAL BORES EXTENDING THROUGH SAID TIE PLATE, SAID LAYER AND AXIALLY THROUGH ONE OF SAID ANCHORING DEVICES; AND A PAIR OF FASTENERS EACH COMPRISING A BOLT HAVING A HEAD RECEIVED IN ONE OF SAID CORES AND A STEM EXTENDING UPWARDLY THROUGH THE RESPECTIVE BORE AND THROUGH THE APERTURE OF THE RESPECTIVE CLAMPING MEMBER, AND A NUT MESHING WITH THE RESPECTIVE STEM AND LOCATED ABOVE THE CORRESPONDING CLAMPING MEMBER.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1970-11-06 1971-05-08 1971-11-07 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1974-11-06 1975-05-08 1975-11-07 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1978-11-06 1979-05-08 1979-11-07 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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