US1038944A - Combined tie and rail-fastener. - Google Patents

Description

T. G. OELKE.

COMBINED TIE AND RAIL FASTENER.

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THEODORE G. OELKE, 0F ANADARKO, OKLAHOMA.

COMBINED TIE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 1'7, 1912.

Application filed March 22, 1912. Serial No. 685,529.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE G. OELKE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Anadarko, in the county of Caddo and State of Oklahoma, have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Ties and Rail- Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to combined tie and rail fasteners.

The principal object of the invention is to provide a simple and efiicient device of this character which will support and clamp the rails without the use of bolts or other fastening devices and in which the clamping effect upon the rails will be increased in proportion to the pressure applied thereto.

A further'object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which will obviate the use of spikes, fish plates, and bolts and which will prevent the track from spreading or sliding which often occurs with disastrous results.

Further objects of this invention will appear as the following specific description is read in connection with the accompanying drawing, which forms a part of this application, and in which Figure 1 is a side elevation. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the inner or fulcrum member. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the outer clamping members. Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 represents the inner or fulcrum members and 2 the outer clamping members which coact with the inner members to clamp the rails as will be hereinafter described. The inner member comprises a substantially U-shaped body 4 having side flanges 5 which leave the body, and connect with heads 6 at the terminals of the body and flanges. The heads 6 are provided with vertical web engaging flanges 7 and have notches or recesses 8 formed therein to receive one half of the base flanges of the rails 3.

The clamping members 2 comprise a substantially U-shaped body 9 with the side flanges 10 and 11, the former with the body connecting two heads 12 in which notches 13 similar to those shown at 8 are adapted to receive the opposite half of the base flanges of the rails. In this instance, the

heads 12 extend up beneath the heads of the rails and directly engage the webs thereof. The flanges 11 extend along side of the bottom 14 and are continued beyond the same in the form of pivotal ears 15 which receive a bolt' 16 passing through the said ears and through flanges 5, thus pivotally connecting the clamping members 2 and the fulcrum or inner member 1.

It will be readily seen that the weight which is applied to the rails will cause the outer ends of the clamping members to have relative vertical movement with relation to the fulcrum point or pivotal bolt and that the more pressure exerted upon the rails, the greater the clamping effect of these members upon the rails. It will also be understood that when this type of tie is embedded in the roadway, that it will be practically impossible for any slipping to occur or any longitudinal movement of the rails upon the tie when weight is applied thereto.

What is claimed is 1. In combination, an angular member having rail seats formed in the legs thereof, and clamping members pivoted to said angular member at the juncture of the legs and having corresponding rail seats.

2. A combined rail tie and rail fastening device comprising a U-shaped member having rail seats at its ends, clamping members pivoted to the U-shaped member intermediate its ends, and rail seats formed therein to correspond with the rail seats in the U- shaped member.

3. A combined rail tie and rail fastener comprising a pair of pivotally connected members, rail receiving seats formed thereon, and a member pivoted. between said first members and having corresponding rail seats lying in a plane with said first seats.

In testimony whreof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE Gr. OELKE.

Witnesses:

A. J. HOLMES, Osonn DIEHR.

(fop'ies of this patent may be obtained for flve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, I). G.

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