US1006319A - Rail tie and fastening. - Google Patents

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A. VALKBLBERG. RAIL TIE AND FASTENING. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 2 8; 1911.

Ptented Oct. 17, 1911 a 7////llfl// five/afar UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT VALKELBERG, OF HITEMAN, IOWA.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 28, 1911. Serial No. 640,973.

Patented Oct. 17, 191-1.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Ammu'r Vncmcmssuo,

a citizen of the United States, residing at' trated in the accompanying drawings, wherem Figure 1 is a side elevation of the 1mproved rail tie and .fastenin Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof, and Fig. 3 is an end perspective view thereof. I

Similar characters of reference designate corresponding parts throughout thcfscveral views.

The body of the tie is indicated by the numeral 1, and is formed at its ends with fixed overhanging lips 2 and 3, the lip 2 having an outside position with respect to the adjacent rail and the lip 3 having an inside :uljacent position, with respect to the opposite rail. The lips 2 and 3 cooperate with lips i and 5 respectively, the lip -lhaving an inside position with respect. to the adjaccnt rail and confronting the tip 3 and the lip 5 having an outside adjaccnt posilion. with respect to the opposite rail and confronting the lip "lhc lips -l and 5 are formed upon chairs (3 and ('n'crhanging the same, said lips defining with the upper surfaces of said chairs a. recess in which the :uljaccnt rail llange ccmlln'niably rccei vcd. The chairs (3 are each provided at their lower ends with lateral extensions 7, and the tie 1 is formed with recesses or cut away portions in which the chairs '(3 with their extensions 7 conformably lit. The lips 2 and 3, together with the adjacent upper surfaces of the tie, also define recesses in which the adjacent rail flanges contormably lit, and which of course a re opposite to the recesses defined by the lips 4 and 5 respectively. The chairs 6 are so proportioned that their faces opposite the extension 7, which abut'against the adjacent faces of the recesses in which said chairs fit, are 00- incident with the central longitudinal plane of the rail. To secure the chairs, straps 8 are employed. The straps 8 are located at opposite sides of the tie and at each end thereof and extend across the extensions 7, being fastened in pairs by upper and lower transverse bolts 9 and '10.

, Ordinarily, the lips or flanges or equivalent'devices which'are employed to secure the rails upon the tie are fastened to the tie by spikes which are driven vertically through said lips or flanges into the tie, and which are quite susceptible to vibration, especially when. the tie is used upon bridges of like structures. According to the present improvements, however, such spikes are eliminated, and their function is performed by the straps 8 and the bolts 9 and 1.0, these elements being not susceptible to vibration, at least to any appreciable or dangerous extent, and, when nut locks are usetlin connection with the bolts, a fastening ofthe most positive and safe character is had. Aside from these considerations, the

lips 4 and 5 are integral with the chairs 6 and overhang the-upper faces of said chairs,

'which chairs provide half of the seating area of the rail. Consequently, there can be no variation of the size of the spaces or recesses in which the rail flanges fit, and

therefore there-is no liability of the displacement of the railfrom this cause. Moreover. the chairs 6 have a snug lit in the recesses which are provided therefor in the tie, and owing to the extension 7 any upward displacement or vibration of said chairs is prevented, while the straps 8 of course prevent any lateral displacement thereof. The construction does notinterfere with the ballasling of the road bed, as is obvious.

The improved tic may be readily taken from its place and a new one substituted. For this purpose all that is required is to remove one of each pair of the straps S. and thcnto remove the chairs 6. 'lhcrcupon the tie may be tal(cn t'rom place with a lateral sliding movement it heingbuly necessary to jack up one of the adjacent rails. Conscquently, no removal offthp rail sections is necessary for-the removal or replacement of a ti e. Thus'i'n the embodiment of Fig. 1, assumingthat the chairs 3 are removed, the tie may be taken from position by moving it to the left, in which case it is necessary to jack up the left hand rail,- so as to enable the lip 3 to pass thereunder. The presentconstruction, in securing the advantages rechair arran'gedat ea' -h end of the tie, one 3 ferred to, does notdo so at the expense of economy and simphelty, as is obvious.

Having fully described my invention, I-

claim:

rail tie having a fixed overhanging lip at each end thereof, onelip having an outside position with respect tc'the' adjacent rail and the other having an inside adjacent position' with respectto the other. rail. the

tie also hating! arecess adjacent each lip, a

chair o'ecupying an inside adjacent position I with respect to the firstnamed rail and the other chair o'cciipying an outside adjacent 15 position with-respect to the second named rail,- eaeh chair having an overhanging lip which cooperates with the corresponding one of the lips first-named, eaclr chair further having a lateral extension, the chairs with their extensions conformably fittingnin 3 said recesses, straps arranged to extend across the extensions at opposite sin sof the tie. and bolts muneeting the straps in pair.

I n testimony wl'lereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two snhsl'ribing'witnesses. I ALBERT VALKELBERG.

'itnesses: i

l'lm'ru SCO'I'I,

Amuss lhum'r.

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