Securing edge protectors for concrete grade crossing panels having integral elastomeric seals
DCFirst Claim
1. A railroad grade crossing for extending a roadway across a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails, comprising:
- (a) at least one concrete panel having at least one longitudinal rail edge adjacent and parallel to at least one of said rails;
(b) at least one elastomeric seal parallel to said at least one longitudinal rail edge, said at least one seal positioned between one of said rails and said at least one longitudinal rail edge;
(c) at least one securing edge protector protecting said at least one longitudinal rail edge and simultaneously securing the respective seal in the respective panel;
(d) said at least one securing edge protector having a surface leg and a securing leg; and
(e) said securing leg overlapping at least part of an upper surface of a respective seal.
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Abstract
In a system that extends a paved roadway across a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails using a gauge panel between the pair of rails and a pair of field panels between each rail and the roadway, edge protectors of the present invention are used to protect the edges of the panels. A seal is positioned between each rail and a longitudinal rail edge. In one embodiment, a longitudinal rail edge protector has a surface leg that is substantially even with the top surface of the panel and a securing leg that secures the seal to the panel either by being embedded in the seal or by covering or overlapping the seal. In an alternate embodiment, a longitudinal rail edge protector has a surface leg, a securing leg, and a securing extension that is embedded into the seal to secure the seal to the panel. In another alternate embodiment, the securing edge protector is flat and is embedded into the seal to secure the seal to the panel. Anchors may be used to attach the longitudinal rail edge protector to the panel. A longitudinal roadway edge may be protected by a longitudinal roadway edge protector that has a surface leg substantially even with the top surface of the panel. Each transverse edge of each panel may be protected by a transverse edge protector that has a surface leg substantially even with the top surface of the panel.
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20 Claims
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1. A railroad grade crossing for extending a roadway across a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails, comprising:
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(a) at least one concrete panel having at least one longitudinal rail edge adjacent and parallel to at least one of said rails; (b) at least one elastomeric seal parallel to said at least one longitudinal rail edge, said at least one seal positioned between one of said rails and said at least one longitudinal rail edge; (c) at least one securing edge protector protecting said at least one longitudinal rail edge and simultaneously securing the respective seal in the respective panel; (d) said at least one securing edge protector having a surface leg and a securing leg; and (e) said securing leg overlapping at least part of an upper surface of a respective seal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A railroad grade crossing for extending a roadway across a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails, said railroad grade crossing incorporating panels and seals between the pair of rails and between each rail and the roadway, each panel having two longitudinal edges and two transverse edges, said railroad grade crossing comprising:
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(a) at least one longitudinal rail edge protector for protecting a longitudinal rail edge of at least one of said panels adjacent at least one of said rails, the longitudinal rail edge protector having a surface leg and a securing leg; (b) said surface leg substantially even with a top surface of said panel; (c) said securing leg securing a seal to said panel; and (d) said securing leg being embedded in said seal. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A railroad grade crossing for extending a roadway across a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails, comprising:
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(a) at least one concrete panel having at least one longitudinal rail edge adjacent and parallel to at least one of said rails; (b) at least one elastomeric seal parallel to said at least one longitudinal rail edge, said at least one seal positioned between one of the rails and said at least one longitudinal rail edge; and (c) at least one securing edge protector embedded in said at least one seal to secure said at least one seal to a respective panel. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
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18. A railroad grade crossing for extending a roadway across a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails, comprising:
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(a) at least one concrete panel having at least one longitudinal rail edge adjacent and parallel to at least one of said rails; (b) at least one elastomeric seal parallel to said at least one longitudinal rail edge, said at least one seal positioned between one of said rails and said at least one longitudinal rail edge; (c) at least one securing edge protector protecting said at least one longitudinal rail edge and simultaneously securing the respective seal in the respective panel; (d) said at least one securing edge protector having a surface leg and a securing leg; and (e) said securing leg being embedded in a respective seal.
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19. A railroad grade crossing for extending a roadway across a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails, comprising:
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(a) at least one concrete panel having at least one longitudinal rail edge adjacent and parallel to at least one of said rails; (b) at least one elastomeric seal parallel to said at least one longitudinal rail edge, said at least one seal positioned between one of said rails and said at least one longitudinal rail edge; (c) at least one securing edge protector protecting said at least one longitudinal rail edge and simultaneously securing the respective seal in the respective panel; (d) said at least one securing edge protector having a surface leg and a securing leg; and (e) said at least one securing edge protector having an extension leg attached to said securing leg, said extension leg embedded in said elastomeric seal.
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20. A railroad grade crossing for extending a roadway across a pair of parallel, spaced apart rails, said railroad grade crossing incorporating panels and seals between the pair of rails and between each rail and the roadway, each panel having two longitudinal edges and two transverse edges, said railroad grade crossing comprising:
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(a) at least one longitudinal rail edge protector for protecting a longitudinal rail edge of at least one of said panels adjacent at least one of said rails, the longitudinal rail edge protector having a surface leg and a securing leg; (b) said surface leg substantially even with a top surface of said panel; (c) said securing leg securing a seal to said panel; and (d) said securing leg overlapping at least part of an upper surface of said seal.
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