US759702A - Car-replacer. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAY 10, 1904. L. B. GUMP.

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PATENT OFFICE.

CAR-REPLACER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 759,702, dated May 10, 1904.

Application filed September 30, 1903. Serial No. 175,145. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD B. GUMP, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Blair, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Replacers, of which the following is a specification, refereneebeing had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in car replacers and derailers; and the object of the invention is to provide a simple, inexpensive, strong, and durable car replacer and derailer adapted to be readily placed in position on a rail and removed therefrom, and capable of enabling cars being replaced on the rails in a rapid and easy manner.

The invention consists in the novel construction, combination,and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and then more specifically claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, referonce is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this application, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views, in which- Figure 1 is an end view of my improved car replacer and derailer placed over a rail, the latter in section, showing the replacer and derailer prior to its being laterally shifted in proper position. Fig. 2 is a like view showing the replacer and derailer shifted into its position on the rail. Fig. 3 is a detached detail perspective view. Fig. 4 is an underneath plan view. Fig. 5 is atop plan view of the replacer and derailer in position on the rails. Fig. 6 is a detached detail perspective view of the wedge-securing block.

The derailer and replacer in this construction comprises a body 1, provided with beveled ends 2 and having on its upper face a flange 3, extending down over the beveled ends 2 and projecting inwardly toward the rails at the top of the body portion 1. The body portion 1 is preferably east and may be made in skeleton form, whereby to lighten the same, as seen in Fig. 4, if it is so desired.

This body portion is provided with a longitudinal groove 4 and is connected by abridgepiece 5 with the side member 6, the edges of the bridge-piece being beveled, whereby not to interfere with the passage on to the bridgepiece of the flange of the car-wheel. One side of the tread of the rail 7 is received in the longitudinal groove 4:, and the inner face of the side member 6 is provided. with a longitudinal groove 8 to form the cut-away portion 9, which cut-away portion of the groove 8 receives one side of the wedge 10, the upper part of this wedge fitting between the side wall of the cut-away portion 9 and one side of the rail-tread and the lower portion of the wedge fitting between the side wall of groove 8 and the web of the rail, the wedge being provided at opposite sides with shoulders 11 and 12, the former to engage underneath the rail-tread and the latter to engage the upper wall of groove 8. The shoulder 11 is inclined in order to conform to the incline on the underneath face of the rail-tread. The side member 6 is preferably provided with an opening 14, whereby in event of the wedge 10 being inserted only a short distance in between the side member 6 and the rail 7 a suitable tool may be inserted back of the end of the wedge through. opening 14: and the wedge pried loose, whereby to permit its removal. The side member 6 on its upper outer edge forms a guide 15 for the wln-zel-flange to be guided by, whereby to pass the same into engagement with the inner side of the tread of the rail.

In practice the wheel engages the beveled end 2 of the shoe or body 1 and is guided by the flange of the wheel engaging the flange 3, so that said flange of the wheel may be conducted into passage 16 between flange 3 and the tread 15, and the wheel thereby guided across the bridge-piece 6 into position on the rails.

1t will be observed that the device is readily placed in position and as quickly removed therefrom, the securing-wedge firmly fastening the replacer in position on the rails.

in the practice of my invention two devices are employed, one for each rail, the positioning of which with respect to each other being determined by the location of the derailed car.

While I have herein shown and described a practical embodiment of my invention, yet it Will be obvious that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a car-replacer, a body portion or shoe provided with beveled ends and having a flange on its upper face extending from end to end and at the center of its length curving inwardly from each end toward the rail, a side member, a bridgepiece provided with beveled edges connecting the body or shoe to the side member, and a securing-wedge inserted between the side member and the rail for securtion on said rail, substantially as described.

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

LEONARD B. GUMP.

Vitnesses:

H. A. SHAFFER, P. V. LAND.

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