US831270A - Railway-tie and rail-joint. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTBD SEPT. 18, 19 06.-

J. EDWARDS. RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL JOINT.

APPLIOATION FILED DEO.30,1906.

5 snnnws-snnnr 1 INVENTOR L I IIIIIII EIsIII I .IIFI: I i! II II I I IIIIHIIII WITNESSES No. 831,270. PATENTE'D SEPT. 18, 1906. J; EDWARDS.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED DEG. an} 1905.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

WITNESSES INVENTOR No. 331,270. PATENTED SEPT, 18. 1906.

J. EDWARDS.

RAILWAY TIBAND RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED DEO.30,1905.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 3 WITNESSES INVENTGR wxawgj MMM-Q A ja aylzifim N0. salfia v .PATENTEH-SEPT.18, 1996. J. EDWARDS. RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL JOINT.

APPLIGAEION FILED DED.30,1905.

5 SHEETS-EH33?! IMVEM'E'iFR ws raszssis E JLW/ part tern; of chair, the ties "and the same.

snares \N ions EDWARDS, or ALLEGHENY, PENNSYLVANIA, Assie on orosf fl' HALFTO W, v, snnrmnn, or ALLEGHEEY, rnsssrLvANr/i.

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Fasteners, of which the following is a full,

clear, and exact description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming of this specification, in which-- Figure 1 is a side elevation of the railwaytie, showing the rail and a portion of the railjoint in cross-section 2 is a'plan view of the salnex 3 is a side elevationo'f the rail and rail joint, showing the tie in cross section. is a cross-sectional view of the rail, showing theifish-plate in position.v

fig. 5 is a perspective-view of a portion of the railway-tie, showing one-halfof the chair fitted thereon? Fig. ois-a perspective view oi the stop lug Fig. 7 is a l 'ngdug. big. 8 is a vertical sectional iv of a modified form oi tie and chair. Fig. is a perspective View of the modified form hair. Fig. 1% lea-perspective view-of the modified form of lockingdng, Fig. 11 isa side elevation of therailandchair, the ties beingshownin' crosssection, in which the chair embraces two ties, Fig: 12 is a perspective view of-sene-half of this modified being shown in dotted lines.

Like symbols of reference indicate like parts Wherever thoyoccu'r. My invention relates to rail-fasteners; and

it consistsin devices for securing railroadrails to thetie, as is hereinafter described.

i will now describe my invention, so tha others skilled in the art. may manufacture the drawings, ,2 represents the rail, "Inlay be ofthe ordinary form, and3 which is preferably formed and is provided with a iii the chair, 4 We ports 3 and 3f )ui? of the rail when the parts of the chair re posit on on the oi the chair and the bottom of the rail is interposed a block of Wood 4, which serves as cushion. The parts 3 3 of the chair, on

the outer face of theirbas'e, are provided with transverse L-shaped' lugs 7, so constructed as to form a recessor slideway for the reception of the flanges ot the tie 6.

so termed, the chair is secnred to and Specification of Letters Patent.

like view oi" the 9 rail-joint, the tie having age or shoulder 5, which projects over the tie 6. v Between the- ?Batented Sept. 18, 1908.

f fitted n the is by sliding the artsofthe chair on the upper flange'of the tie, as s shown in Figs. 3 and 5 of the drawings. 7 I

moving on the tie by; provided with 'a pro chair is prevented from the stop-lug 9 which I is flange of the tie. The upper portion of this jection, 10, which passes through a slot inthei which rests on the top of the lug rests against the vertical side of the chair 3 and serves as a stop thereto, any'spreading oi the rails. Y

The chair is locked in position ing-lug 14, which is provided with a projection 12, which passes through a slot in the flange of the tie. it is also provided with a projection 13, which rests on the upperface of the flange of the tie. The shoulder", or

locking-lug proper, M, rests against the por? tion of the chair, and the two parts o'f the,

chair are thus'held between the lug 9 and the As a portion of the chair 3" locking-lug v preventing by the'look extends over a portion of the projection of a stoning,

lug 14,- niay be secured to the tiebymeans 0 eye 15.

Between the fish-plate 1.6, the lower which rests beneath a flange 17 of the chair 3 3, which extends over the flange of the fishplate. To place these fish-plates in position, they are inserted at the end of the chair and driven into place longitudinally until they come against the stop 18, which is formed at the sari of the flanges 17 of the chair 3 3.

In the use of my improved railway-tie and been formed of suitable material, preferably of fig-bar form, slots having been out in the flange for the reception of the stop-lug and locking-lug, the tie is placed in position across the line of the rail- Way in the usual manner. Y The chairs 3 3 are slipped on thetie, the lug 7 engaging with the flanges of the tie in the manner already described. The stoplugs are then putin place and the chair is moved hack until it comes in contact'therewith, so that the chairis in position to prevent'the stop-lug "from rising, and the stoplug prevents the chair from slip ing out of place. -lhe Wooden block 4 an the rail 2 this stop-lug camiotescape from its position in theslot of the tie. The lock ng head and'foot of the rail. 2 is e and outer portion of are then placed. inthe chair, the parts of the chair are pushed together te'engsge with end secure the rail, the locking-lug H- is droppezil into its slot and secured by 3. suitable key, and the fish-pistes are driven heme under the flangesfl of the chair.

In some cases the chair wilibe-foumi to be all that is required, not only to hoid the to the tie but to joint-he reiis one with the other, as is ShQWil in Fig. 1. In most eases, however, especiaiiy on curves, it is desirsbie to use the fish-piates above described.

In the foregoing description I have de scribed my tie as adapted to be laid tmnsverseiy across the line of railway. In Figs. 3 to 10 I have shown a modification of my invention in which the ties are .iaced. parallel to the line of track and the re s are laid ion gitudinaily thereon. In these figures the chair 3 is shown formed in one piece, having a single shoulder 5* and en the opposite side of the reii the key-i1g 14 takes the piece of the shoulder, thus enabling the rail to be instarted and removed from its seat in the chair. The remaining pert-s-thet is, the siicieweys 7 a and the tie fi s'ney be simiier to the slide Wev 7 and tie 6 aireeaiy described.

nstead of having it single chair 3 for each tie the chair may be made of sufiicient length to extend across the space between two ties and-to engage with the outer flanges of the ties as is shown in Figs. 11 and in this modification the siitieweys 7 are pieced at the ends of the ehsir To prevent the ties from being drawn toward eech other by the jarring of the rel I employ separators i9,

Which may be composed of s tube or be? heving jaws 20 and. stop-nuts 21.

The advantages of my invention result from the construction end errengement of the u We end simple fastening for mils, but eiss means for each other. I

H eviiig thus described my invention, what i eieim, end desire t0 secure by Letters Petent. is-'.

i. A .ir-eii-iestenei." consisting oi e reilw eyem ts :Wilifii'i together foam. not only e streng', 1

j (lining and uni ting'the rails to I tie having s 'flenged heed,'e chair having slidewejrs adapted "to engage with the flanges of the 'reilway tie, sheulders ade ted to en--' gage with the feet of the rail to ho d the same 2. A reii-festener consisting ofe reilivaytie i e'vinge flengee head or upper portion, a. chair having shdeweys eds 'ted. to engage with the flanges of the tie en hsving ash0ul der adapted to engege with the foot of the rail, and e flange to engage with fa.- fisibplete, substaiitisiiy es specified.

3, A. reli-testener consisting of is chair havflenges of the tie,' having due or more she-'11 dei's adapted to engage and hold thefoptof ing e siidewey adapted to engage with ti; v

the rail, and having a shoulder adapted to re g.

tain a fish-piste, and e removable iockingfr.

lug; substantially as, specified.

in testimony whereof I have my hami. 4

Witnesses:

JAMES, K. BAKEWELL,

CARRIE E. Esesss.

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