US1089509A - Cattle-guard. - Google Patents

Description

J. I. STEPHENS.

CATTLE GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED DBO. 4, 1912.

1,08%509. Patented Mar.10,191L

auvemtoz l STEPHENS JOHN ISAAC STEEHENS, OF CHAFFEE, MISSOURI.

CATTLE-GUARD.

Application filed December 4, 1912.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 1Q, 1914.

Serial No. 734,945.

To all 107mm it may concern Be it known that I, J OHN I. S'rnrrmns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chall'ee, in the county of Scott and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and use-- ful Improvements in Cattle-Guards, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in cattle guards, the object of the invention being to provide a novel device of this character adapted for use on railroads to prevent live stock such as cattle, hogs, sheep, etc, from passing over one inclosure into another, where the fences are intersected by the railroad.

Another object of the invention is to provide a cattle guard which will possess advantages in points of efliciency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a cattle guard constructed in accordance with my inven tion. Fig. 2 is a detail View illustrating the manner of securing the spurs to the ties.

In the construction of my improved cattle guard, the same is to be constructed entirely of metal so that it may be applied to the railroad track wherever a fence is intersected by the track, thus doing away with the heavy timbers which are adapted to be used with the cattle guard commonly in use at the present time. Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 indicates the cross ties upon which are mounted the parallel spaced rails 2. Secured to the ends of the ties upon the outer sides of the rails are the longitudinal bars 3 which are arranged in parallel relation with the rails 2. Secured to the bars 3 and arranged in parallel relatlon with the ties are the transverse bars at which extend transversely of the rails 2 and are arranged beneath the same.

Secured to the cross bars 4 are the angular spur members 5, the lower ends of said spurs being secured to the cross bars 4 by means of the bolts 6. The other ends of said spur members are disposed at right angles to the rigid end and provided with a sharp tapering point 7, said points being arranged in a horizontal position and upon a level with the top of the rails.

The spur members 5 are arranged in parallel alinement as shown in Fig. 1 and are to be of suflicicnt resiliency so that should any of the live stock try to get over the same, pass the first row of spurs and strike 011 the second row, they will bend downwardly and allow the hoof of the animal to slide inwardly toward the third row of spurs and come in contact with the points thereof which will prevent the animal from moving farther upon the guard. The guard wings 8 arranged upon opposite sides of the track and in alinement with the guard which comprise the upright supporting members 9 having their upper ends secured to the posts 9 and their lower ends arranged in spaced relation and supported by means of the brackets 10, said brackets having one of their ends bolted to the ends of the cross bars 4 as shown at 11 and their other ends securely bolted to the lower ends of the members 9, as shown at 12. Arranged transversely upon the members 9 are the slats 13 having points 14 formed at one of the ends thereof, these points being disposed in the direction in which the points 7 are arranged. Vertical rods 16 are arranged beneath the supporting members 9, the upper ends of which are disposed through the upright 9 and the slat 18 as shown at 17, the lower ends of said rod tapering into the points 18 which are arranged just above the surface of the ground.

In securing my improved guard to a railroad track, it is only necessary to spike the longitudinal bars 3 to the ties and then bolt the transverse bars 4t to the bars 3, the spur members between the track rails 2 will be previously secured to the bars 4; so that the spurs upon the ends of the bars 1 will have to be secured thereto after they have been arranged in position. In this manner, it will be readily apparent that the device is extremely simple in its construction, may be quickly and easily applied or removed from the railroad track and at the same time will be durable and ei'hcient in its operation. In view of the fact that all of the parts thereof are of metal or other suitable material, the device will not become deficient after a cer tain period of service but will last longer than the usual guards which are used at the present time.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable cattle guard -which will be extremely efficient in its operation and which at the same time can be manufactured and placed upon the railroads at very. small cost.

WhileI have shown and described the preferred form .of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfully carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the, novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claim.

That I claim is In a device of the character described, the combination with a railroad track having longitudinal bars secured to the ends of the ties of the track and transverse bars ar ranged in parallel relation with the ties, said transverse bars being disposed between the ties and having their ends secured to the longitudinal bars, of spur members having their lower ends secured to the transverse bars, points formed upon the upper ends of said spur members and disposed at right angles to the body of the spur members, said points being arranged in longitudinal alinement and disposed in a horizontal plane upon a level with the tops of the rails, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN ISAAC STEPHENS. Witnesses CLAUDE M. BRAEM, R. L. COOPER.

flopien 01 this patent may be obtained (or five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, I). C.

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