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4. In a railjoint plates shaped to conform
to the outer face of a rail each plate having
downwardly depending projections from its
under face, said projections having notched
5 openings with wide mouths, and means for
preventing the plates from spreading apart,
and means for securing the railjoint to the
ties.
5. The combination of the meeting ends
10 of rails, plates for covering the meeting ends
of said rails, each plate having a plurality
of depending projections arranged in pairs
on its under face, said projections having ta-
pered notched openings, and bars having
15 projections for engaging said notched open-
ings, and means for tightening said connec-
tions under pressure.
6. In a railjoint a pair of plates having
depending lugs on their under faces, said
lugs having tapered notches opening out- 20
hardly, a bar for engaging the under side of
the plates and the rail and said bar having
projections to engage the notches in the de-
pending lugs.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature 25
in presence of two witnesses.
WILLIAM J. McADAMS.
\\Titnesses:
JOHN COFFMANN,
T. BENNETT.
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