US1069069A

US1069069A - Portable branch track.

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Publication number: US1069069A
Application number: US77214613A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph Kober
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-06-06
Filing date: 1913-06-06
Publication date: 1913-07-29
Anticipated expiration: 1930-07-29

Description

J.KOBER. V PORTABLE BRANCH TRACK. APPLIOATION FILED JUNE s, 1913.

1,069,069. Patented July 29,1913.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 29, 1913.

Application filed June 6, 1913. Serial No. 772,146.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JosEPI-r KoBER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Irwin, in the county of Westmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Portable Branch Tracks, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to a portable branch track, especially designed for mine and other industrial railways.

The primary object of my invention is to provide a portable branch track that can be easily and quickly placed in the room or entry of a mine, whereby cars can be transferred therein from a main track and the main track cleared whereby cars can be moved thereon.

Another object of this invention is to provide a portable branch track having a hinged curved switching section that can be easily thrown into position upon the main track to transfer cars onto the branch or siding track.

A further object of this invention is to provide a simple, durable and easily installed branch track that will facilitate the moving of cars in and out of a mine.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention resides in a novel construction combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter specifically described and then claimed.

Reference will now be had to the drawing, wherein Figure 1 is a plan of a portion of a main track provided with the portable branch track. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the branch track showing by dotted lines the hinged section thereof in an elevated position. Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross sectional view taken on the line IIIIII of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line IV--IV of Fig. 1.

In the drawing, the

reference numerals

1 and 2 denote main rails supported by ties 3, said rails constituting a permanent track upon which cars can be moved with a suitable motive power.

The reference numerals 4 and 5 denote portable rails carried by ties 6, said rails constituting a portable track that can be used for siding or branch purposes. The rails 4t and 5 have curved ends 7 and hinged, as at 8 to the curved ends of said rails is a movable section comprising

curved rails

9 and 10 having beveled ends 11 adapted to extend onto the rails 1 and 2'respectively. The

rails

9 and 10, adjacent to the beveled ends thereof, are connected by a brace 12 having depending ends 13 adapted to engage the outer sides of the

rails

1 and 2. The brace 12 prevents the hinged section of the branch track from becoming laterally displaced relatively to the main track. It is through the medium of the hinged section of the branch track that the main track can be used independently of the branch track by simply swinging the hinged section upwardly, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

As an instance of the use, of the portable branch track, I will assume that the same extends into the room of a mine. It is then possible for an empty car to be shifted into the room and traffic continued on the main track. It is also possible to remove a loaded car from the room onto the main track, raise the hinged section, shift the loaded car down the main track, lower the hinge section, shift an empty car onto the branck track, raise the hinge section, and then with the same motive power that moves the empty car, the loaded car can be coupled onto and removed from the mine. By being able to place the portable track in a room or empty line, a miner or his helper is saved considerable labor of carrying coal to a main track.

One embodiment of my invention has been illustrated, but it is to be understood that the structural elements are susceptible to such changes as fall within the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is The combination with a main track, of a branch track, a hinged track section carried thereby and adapted to be swung onto said main track, said hinged track section having the rails thereof provided with beveled ends to engage the rails of said main track, and In testimony whereof I affix my signature a brace eonnectlng the ralls of said hinged 1n the presence of two wltnesses.

track section and havin de oendin ends to engage the outer sides f the rail: of said JOSEPH KOBER 5 main track to prevent lateral movement of \Vitnesses:

the rails of said hinged track section rela- CHAS. H. SIEGEL,

tively to the rails of said main track. JOHN Bosoo.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D; 0.