US1069142A - Railway-tie. - Google Patents

Description

W. A. O. JONES. RAILWAY TIE. APPLIGATIM nman 00112, 1912.

Patented Aug. 5, 1913.

ventor Attorneys the cushions. (l

nnrrnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WYATT A.

MILLIGAN.

RAILWAY-TIE;

'1 '0: all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, WrA'rr A. 0. Jones,

a. citizen of the United States, residing at Bentonville, in the county of Benton and State of Arkansas, have invented a new and useful Railway-Tie, 'ofwhich the followingis a specification;

.The present invention relates to railway A and the-channelin order to retain thc keepties, and particularly to neta-llicties.

ment of the rails thereto-by means of the usual spikes.

To the above-and other ends the present invention. resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The preferred embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein like reference characters have been employed to denote corresponding parts and wherein Figure 1 is a perspective View of a tie constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the rail cushions. Fig. 4 is perspective view of one of the keepers for the cushions.

Referringspecifically to the drawing, the

rail proper :S is constructed of channel iron,

steel or other material of proper dimensions.

A pair of cushions G of wood or other material fit or rest snugly in the channel 5 and have their ends inclined as designated by the numeral I, the said cushions protruding.

slightly above the channel and their upper faces being designed for the attachment of the rails. The rails are adapted to seat on and may be secured thereon by means of the usual spikes, so that the rails are cushioned and are insulated from the channel. as essential. I

A pair of keepers 8 are provided for each cushion, the keepers being constructed in the form of channels and inverted so that their fianges fit within the flanges of and seat on' of the cushions.

.It is the object of the present invention to provideanovel and improved-metallic railthe details 0. JONES, or BENTONV-ILLE, ARKANSAS, ASSIGNOR or ONE-HALF "r0 J. A.

Specification of Letters Patent. P t t d A 5 1913;

the bottom of the channel 5, the backs of the'keepers flush with the edges of the channel, the keepers havin their respective ends inclined and solid as esignated by the numeral 9, to abut against the inclined ends Bolts or other securing members 10 are fastened through the flanges of the keepers ers imposition, and as. the keepers are secured in posit on, the cushions will be ,locked against removal or d1 laoemenh,

In practice, the'ad oining-endsk ohthe inner keepers are spaced-a channel-to fill ,up the intervening s ace Fbetween the said keepers: andfto-z' which are hollow.

accordance with the objects aimed 'at, the cushions obviating'the pounding or jarring incident'to railways, whichis very destructive to the rolling stock. Ordinarily, in metallic ties, the rails are secureddirectly on the ties, so that proper cushioning'is not provided for, and furthen the rails are not properly insulated, as is-n'ecessary in most cases. The cushions may be replaced from time to time when they have become Worn,

it. being noted that the rails may be secured to the cushions with the use of the customary spikes. The cushions may therefore be readily replaced without disturbing the tie and without necessitating any great expense. The keepers and channel 5' may also be provided with apertures 11 for the reception of bolts, spikes, or other securing members to attach the tie to bridge timbers or the like. It is also preferable to pass bolts 12 through the flanges of the channelthecushions in order to .'as'

5 and through s i st in retaining the cushions in position, and the bottom of the channel is preferably provided with apertures or orifices 13 to permit of the drainage of thetie.

It is preferable to provide the boltswith slit cotter pin for retaining them in posi tion, so that the bolts will not be liable to be jarred'loose due 'to the motion of the trains.

It will also be manifest that the employment of the present tie will eliminate-to a great extent, the maintenance expenses,

and the use of a large force of section I, I .up'= thechambers provided wlthinthe said k'eep'ers,

Thus, a railway tie has.

art in order that suitable ballast may be inserted into .the-

rail cushions hands, as is necessary with the wooden ties now in use. The life of the ordinary tie is 7 from five toseven years, While the life of the herein described metallic tie will be con-- siderably longer, it also being possible. to utilizethe metallic tie after it has been put out of commission, for other purposes, so that the same will not bea dead loss, the case with wooden ties.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is 1. A railway tie embodying a channel,

fitting therein, a pairof channel shaped keepers for each'cushion to lock the cushion-in position, the flangesof the keepers fitting-into the flanges-of end seating o'n-the bottom of the channeland the backs .of the keepers being flush with the edges of the channel, and means for securing the keepers in position.-

2. A railway tie embodying a channel, rail "cushions fitting therein and having their ends inclined, a pair of inverted 'chan nel shaped Q keepers for each cushion, the keepers havingtheir flanges fitting in the rail cushions fieting therein] and having 7 their ends inclined, .a pair'of inverted channel shaped keepers for each cushion, the keepers, having their flanges fitting'in the flanges 'of the channel and having their'respective ends inclined" and: solid'to abut against the inclined ends ofth'e cushiomjand securing members P g gh the flanges of the"- keepers and saidchannel.

In testimony as my own, I have hereto aflix'ed-my signaturein the presence of two witnesses.

. WYATT A.-O..JONES. Vitnesses: SAM' BEasLicY,

N. S. HENRY.

Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C."

that I claim '.the foregoing 4 9

Images