US1013179A - Tie-plate. - Google Patents

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J. W. KENDRICK.

TIE PLATE. APPLIUATION FILED MAY 2. 1910.

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' APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1910. Lm 351 79. Patented 1311.2, 1912.

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JOHN w. nENzomcK, or c nIonGo, ILLINOIS.

TIE-PLATE.

To @ZZ whom t may concern: A

Be it known that I, JOHN W. KENDnwK,

la citizen of the United states, residing ai 'according to my invention, the parts at- -Chicago, in the-county of Cook and State of Illinois, have inventedcertain new and use- -ful Improvements in'Tie-Plates, of which;

the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide means for fastening'railway track rails to the ties in suchV a-manner that the larger part of the work may be performed in the preparation of thev4 ties and before the ties are Shipped to the location where the track is to b e laid.

-In the preliminaryl preparation of the ties tached to the ties are adjusted to the gage -of the track, thus further `decreasing the work to be performed at the place where the` track is laid. u

Other' and further objects of my inven- .I tion will appear from the vfollowing des'cription and claims, taken` inv connection ywith the accompanying drawings, in which; i

Figure 1 is a cross sectional view, show- 'ing a rail secured 1n position by my 11nproved device. Fig. 2A is a plan view of the `structureshown in Fig. 1'. Fig. 3'is a side elevation of a rail, tie, tie plate and fastening device, the tie, tie plate and fasteningl device bein in section. Fig. 4 is a -perspeci tive view-o a clip used in fastening the rail' in position. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary perspective view of one end of the tie plate.

vThe tie plate 1,- is provided `with spike jholes 2 to. receive the spikes 3,-!preferably 'screw spikes-whereby thetie plate is held in position upon the tie 4. Adjacent its ends the material forming the tie plate-1 is de flected upwardly, forming bosses 5.v These bosses take .a pyramidal form preferably. 'Injthe preset'instance they are' shown as I"square inhorizontal section and tapered uptherewith. The interior ofthe boss forms a wardly. It is obvious, however,that they may take any non-circular form,` in order to prevent rotation of the bolts' coperating `scribed,"a tie plate 1 is spiked at each end of-a tie 4,` the tie plate being adjusted to such position ythat when rails 9 are placed upon them,'as shown-in Fig, the track Specification of Letters Iatent.

will have the correct gage.l The bosses 5 at opposite ends of each'tie plate are separated a distance equal to the width of the base of the rail 9. Itwill be understood that prior to placing the tie plates 1 upon the ties, the bolts 6 are inserted in position in their bosses. After the tie .plates lare spiked to the ties, the bolts 6 form a part' of the assembled structure.

The parts may be prepared 'and'assembled as above described prior to their shipment to the place of track laying, provided such prior prepaatioxrof the`ties is advantageous. The rails' are seclredmtothe tie plates by means of clips l0. One"`\of.\t hese clips is shown in perspective in Fig. 4, and the relation of the clips to the other parts of the 'structure is illustrated inthe other views. The clips are provided with downwardly deflected ends 11 and 12, whereby whenthe parts are assembled, the lower surface of the Patented Jan. 2,1912. Application ined may 2, 1910. seriaiml 558,815. 1

central upper part of the clip' is spaced from the upper surface of theboss 5. Each of the clips 10 is provided with a bolt hole 13. After the track rail 9 is -laid in position upon the tie plate 1, the clip 10 is placed. in the position shown in Figs-1, 2 .and 3 with its' aperture '13 passing over the'bolt 7.7

Thereupon, the nut 8 .is screwed down upon the top of the clip 10. The fact invention is based upon onespecic ,-form,

it will be apparent that the invention may be embodied in other specific mechanisms, without departing from 'the principle thereof. Y

' 1. In .a device of the class described, a tie plate, means for securing-said tie plate to a .tie, a boss extending upwardly from the base of said tie plate at each end thereof,

-each of said' bosses being spaced inwardly from theendof said tie plate and having a bolt hole in itsv upper wall, the interiors of said bosses being non-circular in form, andv bolts passing through the apertures in said bosses, said bolts having non-circular heads yengaging non-circular interiors of said bosses. Y

2., In a device-of theclass described, atie plate, means for securing said' tie plate to a tie, and an upwardly vextending pyramidal boss spaced inwardly from the end of said tie plate, the upper wall of said boss being provided with a-bolt hole, thebolt having a pyramidal head, said bolt passing through sald aperture and having its head' seated inside of said boss. l

: spaced apart to receive the base 'of a rail be- 'tween'them, and bolts secured to and extending upwardly from each of said bosses.

4. An article of manufacture comprising atie, tie lates securedto the ends thereof,

perforate bosses struck up in said tie plates, 1'

and `threaded bolts` having their heads with'- in saidbosses. and' extending lupwardly therefrom through theperforations therein;v

5. ln a device of the class described, atie plate, a perforated boss struck up therein'. a bolt having its head within the boss and projecting up through the perforation, and; 25

a member overlying the boss and` resting upon the rail base at one side and upon the tie plate at the other si'de.

In testimony whereof,"I-have subscribed.' i

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i OHN W. KENDRICK.

Witnesses: f r

HENRY A. PARKs, gv

Enr'rnn M. ANDERSON.

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