Appeal No. 97-0081
Application No. 08/226,532
first member 12, around the support member 11, and through holes
22, 24 of the second member 14. Nuts 26, 28 are threaded onto
the lower threaded portions of the legs 30, 32 of the U-bolt 16.
Accordingly, when the clamping arrangement 10 is assembled, the
bight 34 of the U-bolt 16 clamps the first member 12 against the
support member 11 and the nuts 26, 28 draw the second member 14
against the support member 11.3
Robinson teaches the use of a rail-bond to insure an
exceedingly firm electrical connection between adjacent rails.
The conductor A, in the form of a metallic rod, abuts against one
side of the webs B, B' of adjacent rails. The conductor is
provided with angular screw-threaded ends A', A projecting 2
2 3
through apertures B and B formed in the webs B and B',
respectively. On the threaded ends A' and A are screwed nuts C 2
and C'. The nuts are provided with frustro-conical ends C and 2
C adapted to contact at their sides with the walls of the3
2 3
apertures B and B to insure a firm electrical connection
between the nuts and the webs B and B' of the adjacent rails.4
3See column 2, lines 39-62, of Zvanut.
4See page 1, lines 27-49, of Robinson.
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