US1065595A - Rail-holding device. - Google Patents

Description

J. B. DEMARY.

RAIL HOLDING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, 1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

UNITED STATES ATEN FFTQ JOHN B. DEMARY, OF PLATTSBURG, NEW YORK.

RAIL-HOLDING DEVICE.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JOHN B. DEMARY, citizen of the United States, residing at Plattsburg, in the county of Clinton and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Holding Devices, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in ties for railways and more particularly to metallic ties, and the object of my invention is to provide a tie of the character described which will accurately and automatically gage the rails in proper spaced relation to each other.

A further object of my invention is to provide means for quickly and effectively securing the rails in place upon the tie. And a still further object of my invention is to improve the construction and increase the eiiiciency of railway ties of the above described character.

Vith these and other objects in view, my invention will be more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and then specifically pointed out in the claim which is attached to and forms a part of this application.

In the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view partly broken away of a rail fastening device constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of a slightly modified form of tie; Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional View taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow; Fig. 4: is a similar view taken on the line H of Fig. 2 and looking in the direction of the arrow.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and inclicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters.

The preferred embodiment of my inven tion includes a plate 10, preferably formed of steel, and forming the body of the tie, the ends of the plate being formed with upwardly and inwardly directed extensions 11 spaced a slight distance above the body of the tie to receive the outer tie engaging flange of the rails and having their inner faces shaped to bear against the vertical webs of the rails.

The body member is provided adjacent each end with a transversely extending, square shouldered channel 12, these channels being so positioned that when the rails,

Specification of Letters Patent Application filed May 13, 1912.

Patented June 24, 1913.

Serial No. 697,022.

ed to be clamped upon the tie by means of bolts 16 passed through bores 17 formed in the plates and threaded into the bores 14; of the tie. The locking plates are formed at their outer ends for engagement over the inner tie engaging flange of the rail, as shown at 18 and are provided with transversely extendin downwardly depending, squared ribs 19 adapted to seat in the channels 12 of the tie and so prevent all inward movement of the clamping plates upon the tie.

The bores 17 of the clamping plates are preferably formed somewhat greater in diameter than the diameter of the bolts in order to facilitate the positioning of the bolts when securing the clamping plates in place. The clamping plates, as shown, are preferably equal in width to the width of the tie and of such length-that their inner ends are spaced apart but a slight distance. By this construction, the clamping plates reinforce and stiffen the tie practically throughout its entire length, while at the same time a slight resiliency in the central portion of the tie is allowed. All of the ties are alike in construction and both clamping plates employed are identical in construction and therefore interchangeable.

In laying a track, the ties are positioned in the usual manner, the rails are placed upon the ties and moved outwardly until their outer flanges engage beneath the extended terminals 11 of the ties, when, as will be readily seen, the rails will be in proper spaced relation with respect to each other. The clamping plates 15 are then positioned upon the ties with their ribs engaging in the channels of the ties and with their outer ends engaging against the inner faces of the vertical webs of the rails when the bolts are applied to firmly lock the clamping plates to the ties and therefore the rails to the ties.

The inwardly directed portions of the extensions 11 are preferably thickened as shown to bear against the vertical webs of the rails to a considerable height and so take up all outward thrust upon the rails.

If desired one of the extensions or shoulders 11 may be made in a separate piece and secured to the body 10 by a plurality of bolts 20 as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. l/Vith this form of construction, a broken tie may be removed without necessitating the taking up of a complete rail as would be the case with the form shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A metallic tie including a body member terminating in upwardly and inwardly directed shoulders shaped to engage over the outer flanges of the rails and to bear against the vertical webs thereof, said tie being provided with transversely extending channels in its upper face, the side walls of said channels being vertical, said tie being further provided adjacent said channels with tapped bores, and clamping plates adapted to be secured upon the tie and equal in thickness to the tie, the end faces of said clamping plates at their outer ends being beveled to engage over the inner flanges of the rails and being provided with downwardly depending shoulders adapted to seat in the channels and bear against the inner rail flanges, the side faces of said shoulders lying at right angles to the lower faces of the plates, said plates being provided with bores in alinement with the bores of the tie but greater in diameter, and a plurality of bolts passed through the bores of the plates and threaded into the bores of the tie to secure the plates to the tie and the rails to the tie.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. DEMARY. [Tn s] l/Vitnesses WM. F. HUnsoN,

Rom. H. PARMENTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, 1). C.

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