US1064415A - Spike. - Google Patents

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F. WYNNE.

SPIKE.

PLIOATION FILED JAN. 14 191 Patented June 10, 1913.

FRANK WYNNE' FRANK WYNNE, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

SPIKE.

Application filed January 14, 1913.

TO 0,7/ 'lP/&0117 it may camera:

lie it' known that l. FRIYK XVYNNE, a citizen of the United States, residing at lhu'lington. in the county of Chittenden and State ef Vermont, have invented certain now and use't'ul lmprov ments in Spikes, of which the tollmving is a Specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention Comprehends certain new and useful iim'iroveinents in spikes, and has for its primary object to provide a railway spiki with guiding and anchoring means, whereby the spike may he properlv driven intp the tie without danger of splitting the lattcr.

Another object is to provide a Spike of this character having guide channels eX- tending longitudinally of the sides thereof to receive one end of the guide and anchoring means. the latter e-xtending rearwardly of the spilce and having its free end directed down 'ardly and sharpened for engagement in the tie to properly guide the spikeduring the omration of driving the same into the tie, said guidins and anchoring means also scrving to securely anchor' the Spike and pre- Vent. the same from working loose.

A further object is to provide a spike of this nature with longitudinal channels formed in such manner as to provide the spike with eight cuttin edges. two such Cutting edges being' located at each corner of the Spike, thcrebv making it possible for the latter to propei'lv cut its wav into the tie without following the n'i-:tn of the material and (hel-ehv splitting the tie or hending the spike and throu'ing the head of the letter,

out n'l' its pl'opcr hol'izontal plane.

r\ still further ohivct is to generally improvc and silnplit'y the construction of (levit'cs ol' this character and increase the etticiencv and Valmof the same.

With these and other objects in view this invcntion consists of certain novel details ol' construction. (combination and arrange- ]nent of parts to be her einafter more fully described ('laitncd. and illustrated in the :N-mmpa:lying drawings. in which- Figure l, is a Vertical sectional View through a portion of a tie and rail. showing' my illll'tH'Nl HDllv with its guide and enntha-ing means einplovcd for securing the rail tn the tie. the spikc being shown in elei'aiion with its lower pfin'tion broken away while the anwhoring and socuring means is Specification of Letters Patent.

l'atented June 10. 1913.

Serial No. 742,013.

shown in section. Fig. 2, is a top plan View of Fig. 1, the rail being removed and the spike shown in cross section. F g. 3, is an elevational-.view of the Spike guiding and anchoring means securedin a tie, said tie being shown in section. 'Fig. 4. is a detail view of the lower end of the soike.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeranl 1' designates the body of my i-mproved Spike, and 2 the head thereof, with a portion projecting for some distance beyond the body 1, as shown at 3, said projecting .portion preferably extending from the front side of the body 1 and adapted for engagement upon the base-1 of a rail 5 of ordinary construction, and positioned upon the tie 6.

The spike body 1 is beveled upon its front and rear faces at its lower end to produce the point 7, and said bodv 1 is provide-din its side faces with the longitudinally 'extending V-shaped channels 8, said channels 8 terminating at their upper ends a short distance below the head 2, the purpose of which Will presently be understood. The outer edges of the channcls 8 are positioned inwardly of the front and rear faces of 'the body 1 thus providing two sharp edges at each corner of the body 1, said sharp edges 'extending substantially the full length of the body.

The guiding and 'anchoring means consists of a substantially L-shaped member 9, formed of a flat Strip of material and having its short arm beveled from the opposite sides thereof, as shown at 10, and also from the opposite edges 11, at the lower end of said'arm to produce the point 12, Whereby the short arm may be readily driven into the tie 6. The long arm has a substantially doVe-tailed shape Opening 13 formed in its free end to receive the rear portio-n of the spike body l, the arms 14 formed by producing the opening 13, being adapted for slidable engagement in the -longitudinal channels 8. It; Will be understood that the short' straight Walls 13' are formed at the inner ends of the arms 14 for the straight portions of the sides of the body l between the rear corners thereof and the rear edges of the longitudinalchannels 8.

When this device is to be employed to secure a rail upon a tie, the point 7 of the Spike l is positioned upon the tie 6 and the Spike driven into the tie for a short distance, it being understood that the guide minor Changes may be made in thedetails'- 'end of the long ,arm of...-the 9 is en- 1 Or the head 2, 'Will s'impz eause'the arms itudinal channels 8 and preventmo'venientf 'end thereof duringgthisifii'st step of the op- A eration. After the spike body 1 has been driven inwardiy for 'a 'short distance, the guide and anehoringmeans', is moved downwardiy. and the short arni' thereo driven into the tie until the iong mn rests upon the upper surface of the tie, The-operation of' driving the Spike' 1 intqgpstion-is then continued, it 'being eviden't" Lthe 'member 9se'rves .to ptoperly during'ite downwrd'hioveni lfter the Spike has been driven into, the tiejuntil the gaged in theupper 'ends of .the longitudinai ehannels 8, and the extended 'portion of v the head 2 is engaged upon. the-basepf the rail, .it wil'l be' eident that-'the 'member'9- willvserve to seen-::elly anehorjthe spiiszeand revent the samerom working loose, as all stran upon, ,the upper end of. the-body 14 to' bind against the s of the, lon'gi' of the spike in any direction. v F rom'the oregoing, it will be evident that I have provided a spike and guide sind anchoring means therefor of extremely 'sim'- pie construction end Which will b'e highiy eflicient and dura-bie in use.

It Will be understOod-that While I have' shown the preferred einhodiment of my in vention ZOWeVer," I do not wish to be limited no this specific construction, -as

of construction within the Scope of the appended claims without departing. from the spirit of my invention.

What is ciaimed is 1. The combination With a Spike having ehannels t-heren, of anchorin'g and guide means having one arm slidably engaged in the spike dow'hw'rdly and terminating in apoint for engagement in a tie; I

2.: The combination witha Spike eomprising a bodyiaving longitudinal channels in its side: faces anda -head with an extended poi'tion projecting .irom the frontface of the body, of ancho'i'ing means having oue with which the spike body' is engaged.

iongitlidinal channels in the side faces of the body thereof, the outeredges of the channeis being spaded from the front and body -bein'g bevled upon its front' and rear -and anchoringjmeans having One end enthe side faces "of the body.

anchor means having adove-taii'edl Opening free-'end of one arm to receivelone edge, 'fl a pike body, the arms .providing the. dove-Eaiiedopening in' the end of the or siidabie engagejmentin the longitudinah site endof the 'guide .and anchor means is gagenient' in a solid member with whifi:: the Spike is engaged, said"downwar dly i'ected end of the guide 'and nnchoriij means being-parallel with the Spike body In testimony Whereof I her'eunto 'afixx signature in the presence of twofwitnesse FRANK :WYNNE-n VVitnesses; v

- EUGENE LANGERINE,

said ehanneis and the other' arm directed Copics of this patcnt may be Obtaincd fer five cents PETER LANGERINE.

each, by addrcssing the cominissioner ot mama,

Washington, D. 0."

'real' edges 01? the spike member, said spike ide' and enehoringmeans b'ing adapted directed' downwardly and '-pointed for-em;

arm slidabiy' engaged in the channeis of the.spike body, while the; other 'arm is adapted forxnga' ement with the material' The combination with 'a Spike having' 'faces at the lower end of the body, of. guide* gaged around" the :'ear portion of the 'Spike' kbod'y' and i'n-.the' longitudinal channels in The'eo'mbination with a 'spike having n -'hngitudinal channeis in opposite faces 1 of' fiteodjyportion, of an angular 'guide and ehannels of the 'Spike-body, while the oppo

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