US1009775A - Method of making rail-securing clamps. - Google Patents

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W. H. MORGAN. METHOD OF MAKING RAIL SECURING CLAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED 0GT.14, 1909.

1,009,775, Patented Nov. 28, 1911'.

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W. H. MORGAN. METHOD OF MAKING RAIL SECURING CLAMPS.

APPLICATION FILED 00114, 1909.

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WILLIAM H. MORGAN, 0F ALLIANCE, OHIO.

METHOD OF MAKING RAIL-SECURING CLAMPS.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MORGAN, of Alliance, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Methods of Making Rail-Securing Clamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in the method of making rail securing clamps from old railroad rails, and it consists broadly in severing the head of a rail from the web, or flattening out the head, and beveling the edge of said web or flattened head longitudinally and transversely, and then bending same toward the base flange, whereby it, and one side of said base flange constitute clamping jaws to receive the base flange of the rail to be secured, and then longitudinally beveling the opposite base flange and bending it downwardly to engage an overlapping abutment on the tie.

The clamping devices produced by my improved method, are designed for use in connection with metal ties having recessed seats as disclosed in my pending application No. 522,288 filed October 12, 1909. The said application discloses a tie having a recessed seat with overhanging end walls and a centrally located rib having overhanging side walls, and two clamping plates, each having beveled edges to engage respectively an end wall of the seat and one side of the central rib, and a jaw for overlapping one side of the base flange of the rail. With this construction the rail rests on the plates, and the latter are held from vertical and lateral displacement by their beveled edges engaging the correspondingly beveled sides of the end walls and ribs.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a tie showing a rail clamped thereto. Fig. 2 is aview of one of the clamps and Fig. 3 is a view of two rails showing the manner of cutting and bending same to form the clamps.

In carrying out my improved method I I take a rail 1, preferably a worn or discarded rail and sever the head 2 therefrom or flatten out the head. After the head has been severed or flattened to form a continuation of the web, I hammer or otherwise reduce the thickness of the web 3, and also bevel its edge 7 both longitudinally and Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed October 14, 1909.

Patented Nov. 28, 1911.

Serial N 0. 522,660.

transversely as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. This web 3 is then bent up to form a seat for the lower face of the base flange of the rail 5, the base flange 4t on the same side of the clamp, forming the upper jaw of the clamp. The remaining side 6 of the base flange 1, is then bent down as shown in Fig. 3, and is beveled longitudinally as at 8 so as to conform to and rest under the beveled lip 10 011 the end wall of the recess. The lower edge of side or flange 6 is squared or out off on the plane of the lower side of the web 3, which as before explained when bent into shape, constitutes the lower jaw of the clamp, so that when in place they rest on the floor of the recessed seat in the tie and solidly support the rail.

Two clamps, one for each side of the rail, are employed for each recessed seat, and when in place and locked, form an unyielding support on which the rail rests. The beveled edges 7 and 8 are parallel, and as explained engage the overhanging lips of the end walls of the recess and centrally located rib. The recessed seat is arranged obliquely to the tie hence the clamps move obliquely to the rail, thus forcing the edge of jaw l which with the side edge 8 constitutes a wedge, solidly against the rail 5. These clamps are introduced longitudinally, and are removed in the same manner, hence there is no possibility of the rail tilting, or chance for vertical displacement of the clamps, and by utilizing old rails I not only reduce the cost of manufacture but secure clamps that are structurally as strong as the rail.

In most cases the web of the rail will be sufficient to form a clamping jaw, and in such cases the head would be removed, but where the web is not of sufficient depth to form the clamping jaw the head will be flattened, and thus form a continuation of the web, and so much of the flattened head as may be necessary be used, and the surplus severed. Hence by the term web in the claims I intend to not only include the original web of the rail, but any enlargement thereof produced by flattening the head.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letlongitudinal bevel of the Web, whereby the edge of said Web and the bent edge of the base flange Will be parallel.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two sub- 15 scribing Witnesses.

YVILLIAH H. MORGAN.

Web toward the base flange at one side, and beveling and bending the base flange at the other side down to engage the tie.

2. The method of making rail securing clamps from old rails consisting in obliterating the head of the rail; beveling the Web longitudinally and transversely and bending it up toward the base flange and bend lVitnesses: ing the base flange at the other side doWn- VVILBUR ZIMMERMAN, Wardly and beveling it to conform to the A. W. BRIGHT.

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

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