Railway tie plate

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a railway tie plate of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a front view;

FIG. 3 is a rear view;

FIG. 4 is a left side view;

FIG. 5 is a right side view;

FIG. 6 is a top plan; and,

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan.

The broken line characters in the figures form no part of the claimed design.

Claims

CLAIM The ornamental design for a railway tie plate, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Pisano; Luigi (Calgary, CA)
Applicant:	Name City State Country Type Canadian Pacific Railway Company Calgary N/A CA
Assignee:	Canadian Pacific Railway Company (Calgary, CA)
Appl. No.:	D/526,999
Filed:	May 14, 2015

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Foreign Application Priority Data

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Nov 24, 2014 [CA]			159709

Current U.S. Class:	D12/51
Current International Class:	1204
Field of Search:	;D12/36-52 ;239/287

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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Other References

Rolled Steel Baseplate to Suit 6'' Base Rail & "Pandrol" Rail Fastening Clips, 1 page. cited by applicant . Assembly Victor Eclip 18'' Tie Plate, 1 page. cited by applicant . Assembly Victor 18'' Plate Using 136RE Rail with Screw Spikes, 1 page. cited by applicant . AREMA Manual for Railway Engineering, Tie Plates, 1 page. cited by applicant . Piccirillo, Kelly, "Victor Baseplates for CSX Transportation", ISSUU--Track Report 2011, 2 pages. cited by applicant . CPR Rolled Steel Tie Plate, 1 page. cited by applicant . CPR Tie Plates--Appendix--Specification for Low and Medium Carbon Steel Tie Plates, 25 pages. cited by applicant . A&K Railroad Materials, Inc., Track Accessories, 3 pages, <http://www.akrailroad.com?products/track-accessories>. cited by applicant . Alibaba, Railway Tie Plate, 3 pages, <http://shsuyu.en.alibaba.com/products/531487166-200173768/railway.sub- .--tie.sub.--plate.html>. cited by applicant . Mitchell, Alison, "PANDROL Introduces New VICTOR Fastening System", Crossties, Jan./Feb. 2004, pp. 16-18, <http://www.rta.org/assets/docs/JanuaryFebruary2004/jan.sub.--feb%2004- %20xties-2.pdf>. cited by applicant.

Primary Examiner: Nelson; T. Chase
Assistant Examiner: Aman; Ania
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Senniger Powers LLP