US1632847A - Rail anchor - Google Patents

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June' 21 1927.

. 1,632,847 G. PICARD v RAIL ANCHOR Filed Nov. '11, 1926 INVENTOR- v GEORGES PIOHRD- A TTOHNEY Patented June 21, 1927.

UNITED STATES 1,632,847 PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGES IICARD, OF MONTREAL, QUEBEC. CANADA, ASSIG'NOR TO B. J. COG-HLIN COM- IANY LIMITED, OF MONTREAL, CANADA, A CORPORATION.

RAIL ANCHOR.

Application filed November 11, 1926. Serial No. 147,822.

This invention relatesto rail anchors and particularly to one piece rail anchors.

The object of my invention is to provide an efiicient, durable, inexpensive and readily mounted one piece rail anchor.

A further object is to provide a one piece rail anchor of simple construction.

The invention consists briefly in taking a round or flat metal bar, making a hook atone end, to engage one edge of the rail base, and bending the other end to provide a vertical face to bear on the side of thetie and also to grip the other edge of the rail base.

Reference is made to the accompanying drawings which disclose my invention in various forms applied'to a rail.

Fig. 1 shows a round bar anchor.

Fig. 2 a similar anchorbut with a flattened bearing surface.

Fig. 3 is a flat bar anchor with end bent outwardly.

Fig. 4 is a similar anchor but with end bent inwardly and notched.

Fig. 5 similar to Fig. 4, but with opposite twist at the bend.

Fig. 6 is a bar anchor with'the bend extending downwards.

All the figures of the drawings show the face of the anchor that bears against the tie.

In Figure 1 a round bar 1, is flattened and hooked at one end 2, to grip the edge 50, of the rail 5. The bar is bent to form the loop 3, so that the endv portion 4, projects downwardly and forms a vertical bearing surface adapted to bear on the side of the tie and prevent the rail from creeping towards the tie,

The anchor is adjusted to the rail base by hooking the hook 2, over the edge 50, and then springing the loop 3, past the edge 51. As the end 4, is inclined outwardly the loop 3. will grip the edge 51, and hold the anchor rigidly in position on the rail. The width of the hook 2, providesa flat bearing surface gripping the edge 50, of the rail base by the spring tension of the loop 3, which will provide a three point or torsional grip and will prevent the anchor from any sliding movement sideways on the. rail base.

In Figure 2, the round bar anchor has a flattened end portion 41, adapted to increase the area of the surface bearing on the tie.

In Figure 3, a flat bar 10, is shown and when constructing such anchors in forming the loop 30, the bar is not only bent but is also twisted to provide the surface 40 in a vertical plane. This anchor is mounted in the same manner as those of Figures 1 and 2.

Figure 4.,dilfers from Figure 3, in that the end portion 40, extends under the rail, being inclined in the opposite direction. In order to form a grip for the edge of the rail base 51., a notch 42, is cut in the edge of the bar as shown in Figure 4. This anchor is applied to the rail by hooking the hook 2, on the edge 50, of the rail and forcing the loop 30, past the other edge 51, until the latter enters the notch 42.

The device shown in Figure 5, is similar to that of Figure 4, except that the twist of the loop 30. is reversed, thereby presenting the top surface of the bar to the tie whereas in Figures 3 and 4, the bottom surface bears on the tie. V

In Figure 6, which shows a round bar anchor the loop 3, extends downwards instead of upwards as in Figures 1 to 5, and forms the part of the anchor bearing on the tie. The end portion 4, is a spring and forms the tension grip and may be notched if required.

As this anchor is made from round bar vith flatten-ed portions, or of fiat bar, the cost of manufacture is extremely low. Bars of various sizes can be used to suit the con ditions required; Moreover right or left hand loops will provide for any adjustment.

The hooked end '2, can be readily passed under the rail base with the minimum removalof ballast, and the loop owing toits spring tension can be adjusted to grip the rail without difficulty.

As there are no weakened portions of the bar when converted into an anchor, the latter will be very durable. This is particularly the case with the loop which projects above the surface of the ballast.

The invent-ion discloses an anchor having many advantages over those hitherto known and used by the railways and will by its adoption increase the safety of railway tracks.

What I claim is 1. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a metal bar hooked at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and looped across its side at the other edge of the rail base to present a vertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie and to provide a spring grip on the other edge of the rail base.

2. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a metal bar hooked at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and looped across its side at the other edge of the rail base to present a vertical end surface to bear against theside of the tie and notched to provide a spring grip on the other edge of the rail base.

3. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a flat metal bar hookedat one end to engage one edge of the rail base, looped across its side and twisted *at'the other edge of the rail base to present a vertical end surface to bear against theside of the tie .and to provide a spring grip on the other edge of the rail'base.

4. A one-picce rail anchor consisting of a metal bar hooked upwardly at one end to engage oneedge of the railbase and bent upwardly and then downwardly across its side at the other edge of the rail base to pre sent a vertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie and'to grip that edge. 7

5. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a flat metal bar hooked upwardly at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and twisted upwardly and then bent downwardly at the other edge oftherail base to present a vertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie, and to grip that edge.

6. A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a flat metal bar hooked upwardly at one end to engage one edge of the rail base and twisted upwardly and then bent downwardly at the other edge of the rail base to present a vertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie, and a notched sideto grip that edge.

7.A one-piece rail anchor consisting of a flat metal bar hooked upwardly at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and bent upwardly and then twisted downwardly at the other edge of the rail base to present a vertical I end surface to bear against the side of the tie, and notched to grip the adjacentedge of the rail base.

8. A one-piece rail anchor consisting'of a metal bar flattened and, hooked upwardly at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, bent upwardly and then downwardly at the other edge of the rail base to present a flattened "ertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie, with means to grip the adjacent edge of the rail base.

9. A one piece rail anchor adapted to bear on the bottom-of the rail base consisting of a metal bar hooked at one end to engage one edge of the rail base and bent about .itself at the other end, to present a vertical end surface to bear against the side of the tie and to grip the other edge of the rail base.

10. A one-piece rail anchor adapted to a bear 011 the bottom of the rail base consisting of a metal bar hooked upwardly at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and

bent upwardly and then downwardly across its side at the other edge to present a Ver- 12. In a one-piece rail anchor, a metal bar, hooked at one end to engage one edge of the rail base, and bent about itself at the other edge of the rail base to provide a vertical end surface adapted to'bear against the side of the tie, .and a notch in the ver tical end to grip the other edge of the rail base. a o 1 o 13. In a one-piece rail anchor, a metal bar with a flattened hook atone end adapted to engage one edge of the rail base, and looped about itself at the other edge of the rail base, having a flat vertical end adaptedto bear againstthe side of the tie, and to pro vide a springgrip on the adjacent edge of the rail base.;; 7 i

Montreal, October 6th, 1926. i

l U GEORGES PICARD.

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