US1001165A - Railway cross-tie. - Google Patents

Description

J. w. RICHARDSON.

RAILWAY GROSS TIE.

APPLIQ TION FILED JUNE 3, 1911.

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RAILWAY CROSS-TIE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN Wn'amrasron RICHARDSON, a citizen of the United States,

residing at Ea 1e Corners, in the county of Richland and tate of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway CrossTiee, of which the following is a specification reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

This invention relates to. new and useful improvements in railway cross-ties of the type composed f metal to serve as a substltute for the usual wooden tie, and has for its objectto provide an improved tie of this character, which ma be readily and chealy constructed pre erably of rolled meta which possesses the requisite strength and cheapness, and which is provided with means which in practice serve to effectually lock the rails thereto.

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

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel fea tures of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the. claims and shown'in the accompanying drawings .in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie constructed in' accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

' Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the base comprising a sin le ieoe of metal of the desired length an wi th, and having its longitudinal edges bent upon themselves, as shown at 2.

The tie plate 3 is formed of a single piece of metal and a is substantially of inverted U-shape form and provided with the flanges 4 pn each side thereof, having the longitudinal edges 2 of the base plate engaged thereover forming a substantial tie. 1

The tie plate 3 is to be reinforced by the braces 5, each of which is composed of a single strip of metal bent into substantial U- e form, having the side 6 somewhat wider than the other, these U-shape braces Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed J'une 8, 1911. Seria1- No.'631,07 8

being turned on ed e and inserted under the tie late so that the large side 6 rests on the ass 1 and the small side bears against the top, the braces, when inserted, being placed so that they are oppositely disposed, as shown in Fi 3. These braces are held rigidly in place y the'bolts 7.

The rails 8 are secured to the tie by means Patented-Aug. 22, V

of a rail plate 9 secured to the tie-plate and having its ends 10 bent upon themselves to engage over the outside flange of the rail;

A retaining plate 11 is employed, having its ends 12 reinforced by bending them upon themselves and then disposed over the innor flange of the rail, the plate being then rigidly secured to the tie by means of the bolts 13 passing through the plate and disposed adjacent the edge of the inner flange of the M11. At curves. and switches where a good deal of strain falls on the rail the braces 14 are provided and are secured at one end to the tie by means of the bolts 15.

The other ends of the braces are turned upwardly and adapted to be disposed up against the web of the rail and under the head as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

From the foregoing description, it will be plainly seen that a tie constructed in accordance with my invention, will possess durability and strength and can be manufactured .at a very low cost.

,While I have shown and described the preferred construction 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 sacrlficing any of the novel features or departing from the scope thereof.

What I claim is 1. In a railway cross-tie, comprising a base, a hollow metallic body secured thereto, U-shaped braces turned on edge and inserted within said body and oppositely disposed therein, and means for securing the rails to the top of said body'. 7

2. In a railway cross-tie, comprising a base, an inverted-U-shaped tie plate, flanges formed on the lower edges of said tie plate, having the longitudinal edges of the base bent upon themselves and engaged thereover, bracesdisposed beneath the tie plate and rigidly secured thereto, and means sethe rails thereto; p p v curing the rails to the tie plate. 10 3. In a railwaz cross-tie, comprising a In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my base, an inverted -shaped tie plate secured signature in the presence of two witnesses.

cured toltlfe top ef said plate for fastening side bears against the top, and ineahs for se- '5 thereto, U-shaped braces having one side I JOHN WELLINGTON RICHARDSON.

somewhat wider than the other and oppo- Witnesses: sitely disposed 'w1th1n the he plate so that HARRY GLAss,

the wide side rests on the base and the small 1 J. Rom. Carmen.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0. 1

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