US1449332A - Rail-fastening means - Google Patents

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Original Filed Jung 1 8 1 9 21 A TTORNEVS Patented Mar. 29, 1923,

UNH'ED STATES PATENT QFHQEQ SAMUEL BOOTH KULL, F BRIDGEPOBT, CONNECTICUT.

RAIL-FASTENING MEANS.

Original application filed June 18, 1921, Serial No. 478,545. Renewed May 9, 1922, Serial No. 559,591.

Patent No. 1,419,865, dated June 13, 1922. Divided and this application filed March 17, 1922. Serial To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL Boorrr KULL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Bridgeport, in the county of Fairfield and State of Connecticut, have invented new and Im roved Rail-Fastening Means, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to means for fastening railroad rails to ties, and has for an object the provision of means whereby spikes used in connection with railroad rails are more effectively fastened down in co-operation with the rail than. usual.

Another object resides in the provision of means whereby the rail and the spikes can be assembled in place and fastened in their assembled position expeditiously, whereby a great saving of time and labor is achieved.

A further object resides in the provision of means whereby the above-mentioned objects may be attained by means of a few simple, economically manufactured parts capable of quick assembly.

A still further object resides in the particular construction and arrangement of parts which are hereinafter described and claimed and shown in the accompanying drawings.

This case is a division of my application Serial No. 4178545, filed June 18, 1921, re newed May 9, 1922, as Serial No. 559,591, en titled Rail fastening means, which issued in Patent #1,4:19,865, June 13, 1922.

The invention is illustrated in the drawings, of which- Figure 1 is a sectional view of the means for fastening the spike in place.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section showing 40 the means for fastening the spike in place.

Fig. 3 is a plan View showing a slot in which the spike and its fastening means are disposed.

The form of the invention shown in the 45 drawings is a preferred form, although it is understood that modifications in the construction and arrangement of the parts and in the character of the materials used may be adopted without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In Figs. 1, 2 and 3 I show a form of means for fastening railway spikes in place on bed plates. The application of this invention necessitates a tie 1 and a plate 2, preferably provided with a rib 3 forced into the tie to hold the plate thereon. This plate 2 is provided with a plurality of apertures i to rece1ve spikes 5. Adjacent each of the apertures 4 is a lateral groove 6. The spike 5 is provided with a groove or indented portion 7 which, when the spike is driven into the aperture 4: is disposed in alinement with the groove 6. A pin 8, or other fastening means, may be placed within the groove 6 and ex tend into the groove 7 in the spike. Preferably the spike 5 and the slope of the aperture 4: are arranged so that the spike will be drlven in at an angle; consequently it will be seen that by reason of this angular relation between the spikeand the plate 2 any tendency of the spike to work away from the foot of the rail 9 with which it engages will be prevented by reason of the fact that the pin 8 will become jammed against the plate 2.

What I claim is:

1. A rail fastening device which includes a tie, a tie plate having an inclined aperture, to receive a spike, a slot in the plate connected to the aperture, a groove in the spike to be alined with the slot, said groove being disposed on the rear face of the spike, and a pin adapted to be laid in the slot and extending into the groove of the spike to hold it in position, the inclination of the spike in the aperture tending to j am the pin against the sides of the slot when the spike tends to creep out of the tie.

2. A rail fastening device which includes a tie plate having an aperture inclined downwardly toward the center of the plate. a spike to be disposed in said aperture and having a groove on the face disposed away from the rail with which the spike engages,

therewith, a groove in the spike to be alined with the slot and means disposed in the slot 10 and engaging the groove to lock the spike in place said means so related to the slot as to be jammed therein When the rail tends to creep away from the plate.

SAMUEL BOOTH KULL.

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