US1061946A - Cross-tie form. - Google Patents

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PENIS. QROSS'TIE POEM. APPLICATION FILED IAN.22, 1912.v

Patented May 13, 1913.

A. ;PBTT1s CROSSV TIE FORM.

APLIUATION FILED JAH'. 22, 1912.

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WJTNESSES Patented 'May 13, 41913.l

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ANDREW PETTIS, F VIAN, OKLAHOMA.

cRossJrIE' FORM.

specification of Letters Patent.

State of Oklahoma, have invented a new and useful Cross-Tie 'Form to be Used with i Concrete, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroadties, and' the principal object of the invention 1s to provide a tie in which the rail supporting members are' placed in a frame in which cement islpouredi to securely hold the rail supporting members in position.

Another object of the invent-ion is to provide an improved type of rail supporting device which is so constructed that the rails may be easily connected with the supporting device and so'that the rails `will be tightly held in position. s'

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved type of deviceso that a switch frog will be supported and prevented from moving out of the desired position.v

This invent-ion is illustrated in the accompanying' drawings, wherein:

Figure 1 is a sectional view through a tie;

formed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the outer frame. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the rail supporter. Fig. 4 is-a perspective view of one of the devices which holds the rail in position. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the second device whic 1 engages the opposite side of the rail base and which holds the.

device shown in Fig. 4 in place. F V6 is a top plan View showing a section ot a track ata pointwhere a switch 1s placed. Fig. 'i

' is a sectional view through one of the ties shown inLFig. 6., Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the supporting blocks at the switch frog. Fig. 9 is a perspective view `of the member which engages the innerl flanges of the rails 'at the switch. Fig.' 10

is a perspective View of the device which engages the outer langesof the rail to brace the rail.

Referringy particularly Vto Figs. 1, vto 5, it will beseen that this inventionl 'comprises an outer frame having the side walls 10 which lare preferably of the lattice work type, and which vare connected by the lower cross bars l1 forming supports for the rall supporting device. vThese lside rails are formed as shown in Fig. 2 so'that when the fion, the cement rests upon thelfegt 13 ums any Upward movement is preventedf 'of the block.

cement is poured into these frames around the rail supportingdevice, part of they cement will flow through the spaces formed in the side walls and thus form anchorsv which will prevent the rail supporting: d

tendlng openlng 14 1s formed adjaceiitfrpn end ofeach of the blocks and a transveiseli extending opening 15 is also formed in t Patented May 13, 1913.

Application filed January 22,1912.' Serial No. 872,761. i

upper portion of the block andintersects 1' the verticalopening 14. From anvinspectionof F ig. l', 'it will be seen that the lower portlon of each of these blocks is hollow'v thus permitting the cement to .flow through the openings 16 and 17 formed-"i portion of the blocks and thus 'sfecuij the blocks in position. -It shouldf-a noted that when these blocksarefin Then using this device, ditchesare clit .the lewein the road bed and which are then 'partially iilled with cement so thatthe cementbed ,"f. 1s formed for each of the ties. 4lheouteliy-,.g

frame lshown in Fig. 2 is then placed in thea ditch and the blocks 12 are placed upon the connecting bars 11 in the position'shownc, Fig. 1. The rails 18 are then placed imp sition and rest upon the top of the supporing block l2. Pins 19'are then placed 'in the 'openings 14 with their heads 20 engagP ing the bases of the rails and With their openings 21 positioned in alinenienty with :ff the transversely extending openlngs 1.5'. sA

key shown in Fig. 5 is then passed through each of the openings 15A with its reduced end portion extending beyond the inner end p Each of these keys comprise .'a-

tapered body portion 22 terminating \in:.a-=V cylindrical end portion23 having anelon l gated opening 24 formed therein. `A neckz 25'extends from the body portionf-22wandj1 carries-a head 26 which engages the oppositet f1 Arms 27 .extendv ifroni side of therail base. v each side of the neck 2 5 andtit into the grooves 28 t-huslimiting the inward'movement lof the key. A securing pinv29 is passed throughthe opening 241afte1fthe key is in place, and since Athis pin is provided lwithan inclined side face, Ait 'will readily be seen that when driven tightly into place' 1.10

` it will draw the key through the bloclf `as 1 blocks in position.

.tar as possible thus securelyholding the key andpin 1,9 in place. j After the rails have been Connected with the supporting blocks cement is poured into` the outer frame and flows between the frame and the sides of the blocks and isalso'po'ured between the blocks and at each end oit' the blocks. -This cement, therefore,'oompletely Surrounds theblocksand'also iiows through the openings 16 andy 17 intothe interior of the blocks thereby securely holding the that the cement which istat `the ends of'ithe frame and in the center of the frame mixes l with'that, which forms the bedrl for 'the ties andytherefore, when the cementhardens the ports' 82 vare placed inthe frames 1.0 and are to engage-ethiek -rail's'iaireamounts(i a 'anyy movement whatever w supportingl blocks. e 80,

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.cementwith-inthe fname will be connectedy with that .whichs forms 'the supporting bed for the ties. It will thusbe readily seen from an 4ins ection of Fig. lithat the supporting bloc s-will be immovably held in place when `the cement has set, and it will also" be seen from an inspection of Fig. 2 that Vwhen the(l ycement ows through the spaces formedin the side walls that anchors will be formed which will securely preventof the frame or In Figs. 6to. '10 tliere'ha's been `sliown the manner-of constructing the trackv at the poiritwhere a s witchfis provided for leadingfay train toja siding. At' tliis-,l'ioint the ,rails 80 and 31 rest *upon the'side wallsfoi theeframes'lO which" are constructed vsimilar 'to the frame shown in Fig. 2.' Thjesupheldin place'by the 'cementfillifng shwnin Fig. 7. The'rails 30 andxlt are securedfto thesedevces 32 bylany suitablemeans such asthe clamps lfas'tenecl to the tops of the supporting members' S2. Guard rails 34 aref placed betweenathevvrails 30 and v5l-to prevent vthe train fromfjumping the'l ltrack and are ase "ur edA by devices such' as that shown lsta nda rd :which is ifprovided with ifibas T elvtex'idin'e'y heretrm ,Y ,l order thathe revi rai a @inwieweit The supports 39 ifnayfalsw ne p in aint to tliil shown in Fig. 9

It should also be Vnoted 4 -shafts 43 of the gripping members 44'pass. These notches y42 also provide arms 45 which Vrest upon the upper face of the supporting member 41,` and thus limit the inward movement of the centrall --gripping member.

The head 46 engages the inner sides of the ifail bases ofthe two sets of rails, andthe pose'of holding both of the rails to the tie. The `shafts'fl which pass through the rewhich pass through eyes 50 formed upon the ysiding by 'ioving the shift rail to the proper position asl shownin Fig. 6. It will, therefore, be seen that the same principle vis used rails being supported upon ties comprising framesr in which rail supports are placed and after being connected with the rail locked in place by a cement binding.' v 'Having thus described the-invention, what is claimed as new, is *Y l' A tie comprising a jfltiie, rail support-A ing blocks positioned in said frame and provided with hollow lower portions having openings to permit communication with the interior of/'the' lower portions, said blocks in said vertical openingy and-provided" with an opening positioned inalinement with said transverselyextending opening, a rail engaging'ttikey .passingthrough vsaid transversely extending. opening and through said pin to hold said pinilrpliice, means for holdin said f key in pos l aid utp..

formed in one end portion of said key to hold supporting 1ne1nber'32. This rail is shifted-V by any suitable means, and the trains can thus be guided from the main track'on to the atthe switch as l' along the main track, the

being each provided with a vertical opening in its upper portion and with a transversely extending opening intersecting with said i vertical opening, a'rail engaging pin placed tion, anda plastic positione central member, therefore, serves the purcesses 42 nare secured by lmeans of the pins 47, vthe longitudinal movement of theA shafts' being limited by thearms 48. lIt'should be noted that one of the rails 40 is slidably mounted and 1s provided wlth arms 49 to provide recesses 42 through `which the the same in place, arms extending from said 130 key and positioned in said grooves to limit the inward movement of said key, and a plastic placed in said frame and surrounding said block and passin into the interior thereof to hold said bloc rs in position.

35A tie comprising a vframe, rail supports ]zositioned in alinement With the transversely extending'opening, a rail engaging key passing through said transversely extending opening, sa id key comprising a tapered body ing opening and provided with 4an Openingl portion terninating in a reduced end having a longitudinally extending `opening formed therein, a neck extending from said body portion, a rail engaging a head at the upper end of said neck, armslextending from said neck and positioned in grooves leading from said transversely extending opening to limit'vthe inward movement ofvsaid key, a securing pin passing through the opening of said' key to hold said key in' ay locked position, and a plastic positioned Within said frame and surrounding said blocks to hold .said blocks in. position.

ANDREWT PETTIS.

' VVitne'sses:

. W. H. MORLEY,

- 1R. MAYFIELD.

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