US1012823A

US1012823A - Railway-rail joint.

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Publication number: US1012823A
Application number: US64721711A
Authority: US
Inventors: Calvin Depew
Original assignee: JESSE G WOODBURY
Current assignee: JESSE G WOODBURY
Priority date: 1911-09-01
Filing date: 1911-09-01
Publication date: 1911-12-26
Anticipated expiration: 1928-12-26

Description

C. DEPEW.

RAILWAY RAIL JOINT. APBLIUATIONFILEQSBPT. 1, 1911.

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RAILWAY BAIL JOINT.

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CALVIN DEPEW, 0F MLWAUKEE, WlSGONSIN, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF T0 JESSE G. WGODBURY, OF GRAND HAVEN, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-ML FOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

APatented Dec. 26, 1911.

To all whom 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, CALVIN Dnrnw, citizen of the rUnited States, residing at Milwaukee, in the county of Milwaukee and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain of the sections of the rail may be securelyclamped together and held in perfect aline- Inent and firmly supported` against the strain and pressure to whlch the ends of the rail are subjected by the passage of trains over the rail. f

' Another object is fto provide a railV joint of this character having means whereby the same is secured in position on the rails without the necessity of spiking the joint to the tie, said lfastening means being adapted to be readily released to permit the joint to be shifted for the purpose of removing any of the rail sections without disturbing the adjoining sections.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be more fully described and claimed. 4

In the accompanying drawings: Figure lA is a side view of the meeting ends of two rail sections showing the application of the invention; Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view thereof; Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. l; Fig. 4 is a similar view on the line 4 4 of Fig. l; Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the angle bars or fish plates of the joint; Fig. 6 is a similar view of the combined chair andplate clamping member'of the joint; Fig. 7 is a similar view of one ofthe Wedge plates for fastening the joint to the rai, vsaid plate being shown bottom side up. j

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l denotes the meeting ends of two rail sections and 2 denotes the angle bars or fish plates of my improved joint. bars or fish plates 2 each comprises a vertical web engaging portion 3 and base flange engaging portion 4, said portion having its outer edge bent downwardly and inwardly to form a flange 5 lwhich is adapted to project beneath the lower side of the base flange of the rail as shown. The base engaging portion 4 and the flange 5 of the angle bar are cut away midway between the ends of the bar to forma recess 6. The edge of the recess 6 is bent upwardly and curved or rounded to forma rib 7 along vthe upper side of the base engaging portion 4 of the bar as shown. The angle ybars or fish plates 2 when thus constructed are adapted to be appliedto the opposite sides of the meeting ends of the rail sections in the same manner as the ordinary form vof ish plates and when thus arranged are clamped into engagement with the rail ends by means of a combined chair and clamping plate 8 said chair comprising a base plate 9 which is adapted to receive and vform a seat for the base flanges of therail ends and which has formed on its edges vupwardly .extending inwardly curved clamping vlangeslO which are adapted to it'into the recesses 6 of the base engaging portion 4 of the angle bars and engage the ribs 7 formed on the edge of the recesses 6. The chair 8 when thus arranged forms a firm support for the meeting ends The angleof the rail sections and also serves asl a clamp or hinge member for the fish plates or angle bars whereby the latter when released from'the fastening device hereinafter described may be swung back in the flanges 10 and outofl engagement with the sides of the rai-1 sections.

Thevvertical portions 3 of the angle bars or fish plates may if desired be provided with bolt holes 'to receive the usual fastening bolts which are engaged with the bolt holes in the ends of the rail sections or as herein shown one of said angle bars is preferably provided with studs 1l secured thereto 1n any suitable manner and projecting a short distance beyond the inner sides of the vertical portion o-f the bars, said studs being adapted to engage the bolt holes in the ends of the rail section thereby preventing said rail sections from creeping. The studs r11 arev of less diameter than the i The angle bars 2 and chair 8 are heldin operative engagementvwith the ends of the yrail sections by means of wedge shaped lfastening plates 12, said. plates being slightly tapered toward one end and having their lower side ledges beveled. as clearly shown in Fig. 7' ofthe drawings. The tapered beveled edges of the plates are adapted to be engaged with tapered grooves.

or channels 13 formed by the inwardly projecting iianges 5 of thebase engaging por-v tions 4 of the angle bars as clearly shown in Fig. 2 .of the drawings. The outer ends of the wedge plates 12 are bent back upon themselves to form offset heads 14 whereb the wedge plates Amay be driven into and ou of engagement with the channels formed by the flanges 5. When the wedge plates 12 are thus driven into engagement with the flanges .5 of the angle bars thel portions 4 of the latter are drawn into tight engagement with the base flanges of the rail sections.

When it is desired to remove any ofthe rail sections the wedge plates 12 are driven back out of engagement with the flanges 5 and base of the rail sections after which the angle bars may be swun back in the flanges or hinge members 10 o the chair thus disengaging the studs 11 from the bolt holesv By constructing the angle bars and chair -as herein shown and described it will be readily seen that the joinin ends of the rails will be firmly supporte .bythe chair andthus held in horizontal alinement while the angle bars or fish lates will securely hold the ends of the rails in vertical aline2 ment thus providing a smooth even -joint for the meeting ends of the rails which will dispense with the noise. occasioned by the wheels of the rolling stock passing over the joints and will eii'ectually prevent the wear on the wheels which is occasioned by the passage of the same over uneven joints ofthe rail sections. y

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,l the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extended explanation. Various changes in the form, proportion and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificingv any 'of thev advantages of the invention as claimed'.l

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is: f

1. In a -railway rail joint, a pair of angle bars, said bars comprising vertical web engaging portions and base flange en--` vgaging portions', said base iiange engaging portions having their outer edgesbent in- Wardly to form ianges, a combined chair and clamping member comprising a base plate, clampingianges formed on the side i edges of said plate and adapted to engage the base 4engaging portions of the angle bars whereby the latter are Vheld inoperative engagement with the ends of therail sections and Wedging members adapted to bedriven into engagement with the flanges onl the base engagin portion of the angle bars whereby the Ia tive engagement with the ends of the rail sections in the chair. r i i 2. In a railway rail joint, a pair of angle bars, said bars comprising vertical web entter are drawn into operaj gagingportions, angular base. lang'e engaging portions, said 'portions having cen? trally disposed. recesses formed' in their outer edges, inwardly projecting fianges formed on and spaced a suitable distancel `from the Aedges of the base engaging portions vof the angle bars, said flanges and the adjacent `portions of the base of the rail sections forming tapered grooves or channels, a combined chair and clampingineinber` adapted to be engaged with the re-v cessedvportions of said angle bars andthe lower side of the raill ends and tapered ywedge plates adapted to'be driven into said vouter edges inwardlyl projecting ianges 4formed on and spaced a suitable distance from' the edgesof the base engaging portions of the angle bars,'said iianges and the adjacent portions of the base of the rail sections forming tapered grooves or channels, upwardly projecting ribs formed on the edges of the recesses in the sides of the rail, a combined chair and clampin member comprising a base plate adapte to engage the lower sides of the ends of the rail sections, overhanging flanges formed on the side edges of said plate and adapted to engage therec'esses Ain the angle bars and the ribs formed on the edges of said recesses, and wedge Ishaped fastening plates adapted Witnesses.

CALVIN DEPEW.

to be driven nto the tapered grooves in .the flanges of the angle bars, saidV Wedge shaped plates having their tapered edges beveled, and heads formed on thev outer ends of said 5 wedge plates whereby the latter are driven into and out of operative engagement with the flanges of the angle bar.

Witnesses:

RUDOLPH A. HAHN, FRANK F. SGHULTZ.I