US1021936A - Rail tie and fastener. - Google Patents

Description

W. A. LEWIS & J. E. STEPHEN.

RAIL TIE AND FASTBNER. APPLICATION FILED 00T.17, 1911.

1,021,936. Patened Avpr. 2, 191,2.

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Attbrneys W. A. LEWIS & J. E. STEPHEN.

RAIL TIE AND FASTBNER.

APPLIoATIoN FILED 001217, 19u.

Patented Apr. 2, 191.2.v

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by I l l n I Attorneys NTTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. LEWIS AND JOHN E. STEPHEN, OF ASHLAND, OKLAHOMA, ASSIGNORS 0F ONE-THIRD TO HARRY Gr. ROWLEY, OF STUART, OKLAHOMA.

RAIL TIE AND FASTENER. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 2, 1912.

one of the objects of the invention being Vto provide an all metal t-ie which can be readily formed from heavy rolled metal, the tie having means integral therewith for engag-V ing the road-bed so as to prevent the tie from creeping.

A further object is to provide a metallic railway tie having integral rail seats or chairs, means being combinedtherewith for adjust-ably engaging the base flanges Vof the rails so as to securely hold them against movement relative to the tie, said rail-engaging devices being adjustable so as to clamp tightly upon the rails.

With the foregoing and, other `objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanyingdrawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings;-Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie embodying the (present improvements, the middle portion of the tie being removed and the rail fastening devices only being shown at one end thereof,

a portion of the other end of the tie being broken away. Fig. 2 is a central longitudinal section through the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a section on line A-B Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section ony line O-D Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a plan view of one of the jaws. Fig. 6 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 7 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 8 is a plan view of another one of the jaws. Fig. 9 is a front elevation thereof. Fig. 10 is a side elevation thereof.

Referring to the gures by characters o f reference, 1 designates a channeled body formed by bending a heavy strip of metal so as to form upstanding side flanges 2. Tongues 3 are struck downwardly from the bottom vof the body and extend perpendicularly therefrom, these tongues being'adapted t-o project int-o the road-bed so as to prevent the tie from creeping after it has once been placed in position. If desired, all of the metal may be removed from between the two tongues so as to thus reduce the cost of the tie and at the same time render it more elastic than would be the case should the metal be retained within they tie bottom. Ears 4 are turned inwardly from the upper edges of the flanges 2 and form rail-supporting ledges or seats. formed within the flanges 2 at points below these ledges 4 and receive theends of supporting rods 7, said rods being extended along the inner faces of the flanges 2 and parallel wit-h the ledges 4, the ends of the rods being upset, as indicated at 6, so as to prevent the rods from' being accidentally withdrawn from the flanges. Notches 8 are formed in the upper edges of the flanges` at points between the two sets of ledges 4 and these notches receive tongues 9 projecting from the ends of cross strips 1() which bridge the space between the flanges 2. The

Vstrips have threaded openings 11 therein for the purpose hereinafter set forth. Openings 12 are formed within the flanges 2 between the rods 7 and the free ends of the tie body and these openings receive tongues 13 formed at thefends of cross strips 14 which bridge the space between the flanges 2 and have their upper edges in the same plane with the upper edges of the strips 10 and of the flanges 2. These strips 14 have openings 15 for the purpose hereinafter set forth. l

The rodsL7 hereinbefore described are designed to support the rail-engaging and fastening jaws to be used in connection with the tie. These jaws are arranged in pairs, and have been indicated by the letters E and F, respectively. The fastener E has a base 16 having an integral plate 17 arched thereover, there being wings 18 extending laterally beyond the base 16 and designed to bear downwardly on the adjacent rod 7,

19 insertible between the rods 7. A railengaging jaw 20 projects from the plate 17 at one side thereof and notches 21 are formed within the other side of the, plate. -J y .The other fastener F is made up of a block 22 having a rail-engaging jaw 23 upstanding from one edge thereof, while spaced ears 24 extend from its other edge and are adapted to project into the notches 21. This block has laterally extending wings 25 designed to bear downwardly on the rod 7. Clamping screws 26 extend through the threaded openings 15 and are adapted to bear against the base plate 16, two of these screws being preferably employed for each fastening member E. A single clamping screw 27 extends through the opening 11 in each cross strip 10 and bears against the adjacent block 22. Each of these screws is preferably provided with a lock nut such as indicated at 28.

When it is desired to fasten a rail to the tie, the screws 26 and 27 are loosened and the fastening members E and F are moved apart a sufficient distance to permit the base flanges of a rail to be inserted between them and to rest upon the ledges 4. The screws 26 and 27 are then tightened, shifting the members E and F toward each other until their jaws bind firmly upon the base flanges. It is to be understood that the wings 18 fit snugly between the ledges 4 and the rod 7 so as to prevent displacement of the fastening members E in either an upward or a downward direction. Moreover, the jaws 20 fit snugly between and extend above the ledges so as to hold the fastening member E against lateral displacement. The same is true also of the fasteners F, the jaws 23 thereof fitting snugly between the ledges 4 while the wings 25 fit snugly between the rods 7 and the ledges 4 so as to hold the fastening members F against displacement upwardly or downwardly relative to the tie. After the fastening members have been tightly members slidably mounted between the,

ledges and the supporting devices, said fastening members having interfitting portions,

rail-engaging jaws upstanding from said members and above the ledges, and means4 engaging the cross strips for shifting the members toward each other to bind their jaws upon a rail.

2. The combination with a tie body having rail-supporting ledges, of rail-engaging members extending under the ledges and having jaws projecting upwardly above said ledges, and means for supporting said members within the tie, each of said means including a length of material having laterally turned terminal portions secured within the side of the tie body.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have hereto aflixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A.' LEWIS. JOHN E. STEPHEN.

Vitnesses:

ROBERT H. HENDERSON, VALTER P. FoRREsTER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained. for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

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