US1025820A - Railway-track support and fastener. - Google Patents

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P. M. MUGLOGKLIN. RAILWAY TRACK SUPPORT AND FASTENER- APPLIOATION IILED AUG. 2, 1911. 1,025,820. Patented May 7, 1912.

F. M. MQGLOGKLIN. RAILWAY TRAGK SUPPORT AND FASTBNEB.

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P. M. MoGLOGKLIN.

RAILWAY TRACK SUPPORT AND FASTENER. APPLICATION FILED AUG 2, 19 11.

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Patented May 7, 1912..

FRANCIS M. MGGLOCKLIN, OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN.

RAILWAY-TRACK SUPPORT AND FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 2, 1911. Serial No. 641,999.

To aZZ whom it may-concern:

Be it known. that I, FRANCIS M. Mc- GLocKmN, citizen of the United States,' residing at Grand Rapids, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Railway- Track Supports and Fasteners, of which the following is a specification. The general object of the invention is to 1,0 eliminate the use of spikes, fish plates and bolts and nuts in fastening railway rails to cross ties. To this end I provide, a cross tie equipped with jaws adapted to pinch. or: grip both opposite rails and the meeting ends of two rails therebetween; and further ,to provide means for supporting the portions of the rails between the cross ties. This last named means being further adapt ed to be connected to adjacent cross ties whereby to provide a. unitary support for the entire track. 3

The 'above' and other objects will appear and be better understood'from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawingsin which:

Figure 1 is a .lan view of a portionof a track with one ih-rm ofmy device applied thereto; Fig. 2 is a perspective of the same showing the parts before the' rails are gripped; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section approximately on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1; F ig.- 4 is a similar view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a similar view on the line 5-5 of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a detail vertical 10ngitudinal section of one of the rail supports also showing portions of adjacent cross ties connected thereto.

The cross ties 5 and 6 are herein shown to be composite in structure each tie comprising a metallic trough or casing 7 filled with suitable plastic material such as concrete 8 and having a longitudinal channel. 9 the floor of which is inclined as at 10 so as to direct water which enters the channel through outlet-openings 11, as indicated in -Fig.. i

The tie 5 is herein shown as having one 4 channel? and suitably supported therein such asjby a pivot pin '21, passing through the-body of the tie and channel 9. A rail engztgingjaw22ig suitably connected such Patented sta 7, item.

as by: a pivot pin???) in the. opposite end of the channel 9 andisadapted to engage the lower portion; of the rail 13. i Y

A toggle herein shown to consist of the levers 24 and 25 is arrai "ed in the channel 9 the lovers being suita lily connected together at one'end such as by a pivot 26 and have their opposite ends. connected to the jaws 14; and 22 bythe pivot pins 23. The

levers are formed with the jaws 2'2 and 28 adapted to engage the base flanges 16 of the meeting ends andrail 13 as shown. Re;

ferring to thedrawings'the jaw 27 conforms p to the jaw 22 while the jaw 28 is elongated .and conforms to the elongated jaw 14 but is somewhat less in Width than the latter s0 as not to extend too far upward on'fth'e trcad'and in the wayof the flange ofthe wheel. The jaw 28, is also formed without pins or studs but in other respects is similar to the -jaw 14. With this construction it will be seen that when the toggle is forced. downwardly and into the channel the jaws will grip the meeting ends and rail 13 whereby the same will be rigidly held against lateral and longitudinal movement. Any suitable means such as a pin 29 may be employed to lock the toggle against'upward movement the said pin being herein shown as passing through an opening in the toggle and also through an opening in-the. cross .tie 5. "Whenit is desired to disengage the rails from the positions shown the pin 29 is removed and the toggle moved upwardly by a suitable tool into the position shown in Fig, 2 wherein it will be seen that the rails jnay be disengaged by moving the same in thp direction of their len hs.

The structurejust descri ed is intended for-use in old roadbeds wherein the well lmowaform of wooden cross ties are em ploy ed it being intended that in these roadbeds/the ties at the meeting ends will be re moved and replaced with the structure just described wherein it will be seen that the operation of coupling the meeting ends willv not only be facilitated but also the un-coupling operation will be equally facllitated at the same time the danger of the meetlng onds snrcading laterally due to the heretofor Loosening of spikes, bolts and nuts, will he ractically prevented.

rail engaging members 30 and 31 are similar in construction to those described for the cross tie 5 with one exception to wit; the elongated jaws 14 and 28 are dispensed with and in lieu thereof the jaws 32'and 33 are provided which are identical to the jaws previously described for gripping the rail 13 and so also are the jaws 34 and 35 similar to the jaws 32 and 33. The jaws 32-35 turn on the pivot pins 36-36 and are connected by pivot pins 4-4: to the members 3031. I

In addition to providing the cross ties 5 and 6 in a [new or reconstructed roadbed I also make use of piers -or rail supports 37 and 38. These members are herein shown as composite in structure each including a metallic casing 39 herein shown as substantially trapezoidal in cross section and filled with plastic material such as concrete 40. The base portions of the piers or rail supports are arranged upon the ground their upper ends having longitudinal grooves or seats to receive the base flanges of the rails, the lengths of the piers or supports corresponding approximately to the distance between the tics and are herein shown as interlocking with the latter by means of mortises 41 and tenons 42 which for purposes of illustration have been shown as formed at the opposite ends of the piersand on the cross ties respectively. In addition to performing their function of connecting the cross ties and supporting the, rails, the piers or supports further prevent displacement of the pins 21 passing through the jaws 20, 22,

32 and 35 since it will be seen, by referring to the drawings, that the ends of these piers form walls which bear on the opposite ends of the said pins 21. It being understood that in roadbeds where the piers or supports are not employed, the pins 21 will be secured against displacement in any preferred manner.

Although I have shown and described one form of the device it is to be understood that I am not to be limited to the specific structure and arrangement of parts herein shown since it will be manifest that various changes may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the sp rit or sacrificing any advantages of the, invention.

What is claimed as new is x 1. In arail'joint, in combination with a track including the meeting ends of rails; of across tie supporting the rails of the track and arranged below the meeting ends, a pair of track engaging jaw members pivoted to the cross tie one of which is adapted to bear on the said meeting ends and-the other on the opposite track rail', and a toggle connected to said jaws and formed with rail engaging jaws cooperating with the firstnamed jaws.

2. In combination with a cross tie; of rail engaging members pivoted together at one end and each including pivotally connected jaws one of which is pivoted to the cross tie.

3. In combination with a cross tie; of vertically movable rail engaging members ivoted together at one end and each inclu ing pivotally connected jaws one of which is pivoted'to the cross tie.

4. In a railway track including the meeting ends of track rails, in combination with a cross tie supporting the rails of said track and under-lymg the meeting ends and provided with a channel; of jaw members pivoted in said channel one of which is adapted to engage one of said rails and the other adapted to inter-lock with the said mcetin ends and cooperating jaw members pivotet together at one end and further pivoted to the first-named jaw members.

5. In a railway track, in combination with the rails and a cross tie for supporting the same and having a longitudinal channel; of jaw members pivoted in said channel and adapted to engage the base flanges of said rails and cooperating jaw members pivoted together at one end and further pivoted to the first-named jaw members and movable into and out of said channel. e

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

Y FRANCIS M. MCGLOCKLIN.

Witnesses: I

HAROLD CHELTHAM, ALEX. E. KRAKowsKI.

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