US1010601A

US1010601A - Rail tie and fastener.

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Publication number: US1010601A
Application number: US63642311A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert Dillon
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1911-07-01
Filing date: 1911-07-01
Publication date: 1911-12-05
Anticipated expiration: 1928-12-05

Description

A. DILLON. RAIL TIE AND FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED JULY 1', 1911.

1,010,601. Patented Dec.5, 1911 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

AlbefZfiDiZZan,

' A. DILLON.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER. APPLIOATION FILED JULY 1,1911.

1,010,601 Patented Dec.5,1911.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

ALBERT DI LLON, OF .AITGH, OHIO.

orator.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER.

improvements in rail ties and fasteners, and

my object is to provide a device of this 'character which will secure a rail in posi- -tion and lock the same againstcasual movenient, either laterally or longitudinally A further oljcct of the invention resides in providing a tie having pivoted looking or clamping members tlllQlBOIi fOI engagement with the base flanges of the ,rail, and

a further olfject of the invention resides in providing "wedge .members" for retaining said locking or clamping members inceflective engagement with the rail.

Another object of the invention resides in providing means in connection with the locking or clamping members whereby the wedge members will be prevented from total.

displacement in case the same become freed from their fastcnings.

A still further object resides in providing means on certain ofthe clamping members for clanhping the ends of a pair of rails together as well as to the tie, thereby forming a substantial rail joint.

Still another object of'the invent-ion resides in the provision of a lining for the openings in the tie formed of a single piece of metal lwhich is, adapted to be particularly applied to use when the tie is of cement structure'or the like.

A still further-object resides in providing a device which is extremely simple in construction, thereby readily and cheaply manufactured, and one which is durable, eflective and useful. in operation.

WVith these and other objects in view, my

a part of t iis application, Figure l is atop plan View of my improved rail tie and fastener ap lied to use. Fig. 2 is a vertical section ther through as seen on line 2-2,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 1, 1911.

invention consists in thenovel features of Serial No. 636,423.

Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a fragmentary vertical section through the tie showing a slightly modified form of rail clamping or fastening means. Fig. 4 is a vertical section as seen on line M, Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective of the metallic lining used in con nection with the openings a' cement orlike formed tie.

In carrying out my invention, I shall refer to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views and in which 1 indicates a tie formed of any desired material, in this instance, preferablycement or the like, adjacent each end of which is provided a pair of rectangular openings 2 and 3, which openings are extended substantially vertically and completely through said tie.. Each pair of openingsis alined with one anothervand the openings of each pair are spaced a short distance apart, while the outer side wall of the opening 2 and the inner side wall oft-he opening 3 are inclined inwardly from their upper to their lower ends, as shown at 4 and'5, respectively. As stated, this tie 1 is preferably formed of cement or the like, and when so formed, a metallic lining for the 'openings 2 and 3 is molded therewithin. This lining consists of a flat strip 6 which is adapted to rest-0111 the upper face of the tie betweensaid open-7 ings 4 and 5 and has formedintegralwith the side edges thereof and depending there fr'om,- a pair. of casing-s orthe like 7 and 8, which casings are designed to confornr in. outline to the openings '2 and 3 in thewalls of wli'ich they are adapted toi be 'm oldeda Thus when this lining is properly a'pplied to the tie, the same will entirely cover the four walls of each of=the openings 2 and3' and also cover the space'on the uppeiiface of said tie between said openings, wherebj Patented Dec. 5, 1911..

any apparatus which may be applied to the tie for the purpose of securing the rails thereto, will not be adapted to cause the tie to disintegrate.

Pivotally mounted on the bolts which extend, respectively, through. the walls of the openings 2 and 3 to project- 9 and. 10, V

beyond the side Walls of the tie proper, are

the locking or clamping members ll'and 12, said clamping members being of substantially inverted L-sha-pe in section and the horizontally disposed portions of said ,clamping members arespaced a short distance above the upper face of the tie 1 when said members are positioned effectively. When positioned effectively, the inner faces of the vertical portions of said members 11 and 12 are adapted to contact with the inner opposed walls of said openings 2 andi-l, and in such positions, the horizontal portlons of said members are adapted to engage the base flanges of a rail 13, and in order to cause said clamping members 11 and 12 to remain in their locked positions, the wedge members lt and 15- are provided which are adapted to be, respectively, entered in said openings 2 and 3 between the inclined walls thereof and the outer faces of said members 11 and 12. These Wedge members have one wall thereof, the outer, inclined coincident to the inclination of the walls 4 and 5, respectively, whereby when said wedge members are forcibly driven in position, the same will cause the members 11 and 12 to tightly bind against the base flanges and the'web of said rail to secure the same against both lateral and longitudinal movement. In order to prevent these wedge members 14 and 15 from becoming totally freed in case of casual displacement, the outer faces of said clamping members are provided with the recesses 16 in which are disposed the movable pins or lugs 17. These pins 17 are held in their protruded or ex tended positions, as shown in the drawings, by means of the coil springs 18 disposed in said openings between the rear walls lhereofand the inner ends of said pins, and in order to limit the movement of said pins, the same-are provided with ways '19 to form shculders at the ends thereof, whereby the pins 20 extending through the outer faces of said clampingmembers and entering the openings 16, will contact with said shoulders and prevent additional outward movement and limit the movement of said pins 17. It will be seen, therefore, that in placing these Wedge members,,thesame must be forced againstthe pins 17 which will yield against the springs 18, and when once positioned, the same cannot be totally removed without first forcing said pins within the openings 16 so that said wedge members may be passed therebeyond. When the. wedge members 14 and 15 have been driven into their effective positions so as to dispose said clan pi'ngmembers in engagement with the base fla' nges of the rail, the upper faces thereof are positioned a very small distance above the upper face of said tie, and in order to provide meanswhereby' said wedge members may be removed,'the same are pro-' vided on: their outer side "faces with the notches 21, whereby an instrument of any desired character may be entered within saidhio'tch'es to forcesaid wedges upwardly outof efi'ective'engagement with the walls 4; and- 5 and the clamping members.

is disclosed inFig. 3, I hav provided a slightly 'modified form of rail fastening means wherein a pair of pivoted clamping members 22 and'23 are pivotally mounted within a pair of openings 2% and 2?, respectively, of a tie 26, the arrangement of the openings and the pivoting of said members in said tie being substantially the same as that described in the other form, and in this modified form, the wedge members and the spring forced pins carried on the clamping members are also provided. The inner opposed or effective faces of sa' clamping members 22 and 23 which are adapted'to engage the web of a rail, are provided with interlocking means and in this instance, the clamping member 22 is provided with a pair of spaced apart pins or lugs 27, while the face of said clamping member23 is provided with a pair of openings 28 in alinement with the pins 27 and adapted to re ceive the free end thereof as said clamping members are forced into their eflective positions. This form is adapted to'be used as a rail joint, and in this instance, a pair of rails 29 and 30 are each provided with an opening 31 adjacent the abutting end thereof, said openings being in alinement with the pins 27 and the clamping member 23, and it will be seen when said rails. are placed on the tie between the clamping members and said clamping members forced into their effective positions so that the pins 27 will extend through the openings of each of said rails and into the openings 28 of the opposite clamping member, and the wedge members driven into effective position, said rails will be securely clamped together and to the tie. a

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided an improved rail tie and fastener wherein pivoted clamping members are provided on the tie which are adapted to engage the web and base flanges of a rail to securely clamp the same to the tie against lateral and longitudinal movement thereon, It will still further be seen that in carrying out this same principle of locking the rail to the tie by means of clamping members, I have also provided means for the clamping of two rails together, thereby forming a substantial rail joint as well as a fastening means for the rail to the tie. Furthermore, it will be seen that these pivoted members 7 will be forced and retained in their effective positions by means of Wedge members, and it will still further be seen that I have provided means on the pivoted members for the retention of the wedge members in their positions in the openings of the tie, thereby, preventing totaldisplacement of the same It will further be seen that I have provided ametallic lining for thelopenings in the tie, whereby when said tie is formed of cement or like material, the same will not be adapted to disintegrate when the-movable parts are provided with the clamping members to se secured therein and placed in operation. It will further be seen that this metallic lining for each pair of openings, is formed of a single piece of metal, whereby the same may be readily molded with the tie, and if de:

\ sired, can, in itself, be used as a supporting means for the rail and at the same time be cure the rail' thereto, thereby forming a substantial tie and securing means in itself. Furthermore,.it will= be seen that my device is of extremely simple construction, wheres by the same may be readily and cheaply manufactured, but one. which is durable in construction, and effective and useful in operation.

lVhat I claim is 1. A device of theclass described, comprising a rail tie having a pair of openings adjacent each end thereof, clamping members pivotally carried within saidopenings, wedge members adapted to be entered in said openings to force said clamping members in their effective positions, and means carried on the clamping members to prevent the total casual displacement of said Wedge members.

. the total casual displacement of said wedge members.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a rail tie having a pair of openings adjacent each end thereof, clamp ng members pivotally carried within said openings,

Wedge members adapted .to be inserted in said openings to force said clamping members in their effective positions, and yieldingly-held means on each of said clamping members to prevent the casual displacement of said wedge members.

"d. A device of the class described, comprising a tie having a pair of openings adjacent each end thereof, clamping'members pivotally mounted within said openings,

wedge members adapted to be inserted in said openings to force said clamping members intheir effective positions, a pin projecting from one face of each of said clamping members to prevent the casual displace:

ment of the wedge members, spring members acting on said pins to normally force the same in their extended positions, and means to liinit the movement of said pins.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a tie having openings therein, clamping-members pivotally mounted within said openings,.and wedge members adapted to be inserted in said openings to force said clamping members in their eflective positions, said .wedg'e members being provided with notches in their outer faces, whereby the same may be readily engaged and removed from their effective positions. I 6. A device of the class described,. comprising a tie having openings therein, clamping members pivotally mounted within said openings, and wedge members adapted to be inserted in ,said openings to forcesaid clamp-. ing membersm their -e ective positions, sald wedge members being IOVldGd' withnotches on'thejr, outer faces w ich project above the upper surface of said tie, whereby'th'e same maybe readily engaged and removed from their efiective positions.

17.;V-A device of the class described, comprising a tie having a pair ofspaced apart openings adjacent eachend thereof, alining.

for each pair of openings formed of a single piece of metal and comprising a pair of casingsfitting within said openings and a bridge piece r said casings resting on the upper face of said tie between said openings,

clamping members pivotally mounted within said openings, iand means to force the same into their effective positions.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aiiix my sigmature 1n the presence of two witnesses.

ALBERT DILLON. Witnesses:

CORA TRUEX,

ROBERT SMITEL,

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