US1070103A - Rail-tie. - Google Patents

Description

W. G. BERRIEN.

RAIL TIE.

APPL IGATION FILED 11111 0 1912.

1,070,103, Patented Aug. 12, 1913,

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WALTER C. BERBIEN, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

RAIL-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 12,1913.

Application filed February 20, 1912. Serial No. 678,836.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, l/VALTER C. BERRinN, a citizen of the United States, residing at San Francisco, in the county of San Francisco and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

An object of the invention is to provide a tie for supporting rails.

The invention embodies, among other features, a reinforced tie, the body of which is preferably made of a composition such as concrete, the said tie being provided with suitable means for retaining rails in supported position thereon and which are adapted to resiliently support the rails, thus absorbing the shocks and strains to which a tie is subjected when a train passes over the rails mounted thereon.

In the further disclosure of the invention,

reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings constituting a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is a erspective view of the device showing rai s mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the reinforcing plate. Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the underlyin fish plates, showing the same in disengaged position. Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the key.

Referring more particularly to the views, use is made of a tie body 10, preferably formed of concrete or the like and having embedded therein a reinforcing plate 11, provided with staggered openings 12, formed by strikin portions of the reinforcing plate vertically to form reinforcing flanges 13, the mentioned flanges being alternately struck upwardly with the intermediate flanges struck downwardly from the reinforcing plate, thus greatly strengthening the tie. End plates 14 are formed on the ends of the plate 11 and have flat portions 15 thereof arranged within the body, adjacent the under side thereof, the upper ends of the said end plates being curved outwardly to form gripping flanges 16, adapted to receive a jack or crowbar for the purpose of raising an end of the tie from the ground when it is desired to bank a track or otherwise repair the tie. Bolts 17 are mounted to extend upwardly through apertures 18, formed in'the reinforcing plate 11, the mentioned bolts having their lower ends bent to form laterally extending flange members 19, mounted to repose in seats 20, formed by striking portions '21 of the reinforcing plate 11 upwardly, the upper ends of the bolts being threaded and extended through apertures 22 formed in the body 10. Seat plates 23 are mounted to repose upon the upper side of the body 10 and mounted upon the seat plates are tie plates 24, each consisting of sections 25 provided with flanges 26 and depressions 27, the flange of each section 25 being arranged to extend within the depression of the adjacent section, thus retaining the sections in interlocking position as shown. The sections 25 have gripping flanges 28 integrally formed thereon and are provided with spaced beveled lugs 29, arranged to form openings 30, through which the bolts 17 extend. Now referring to Figs. 1 and 2 it will be seen that the seat plates 23 are first mounted upon the upper side of the body 10 and the interlocking sections 25 are then mounted upon the seat plates, the usual rails 31 being mounted upon the connected base plates with portions of the bases of the rails extending beneath the gripping flanges 28, to retain the rails in position upon the tie, suitable nuts 32 being then threadedly mounted on the bolts 17 to retain the tie plates 24 in rigid and interlocked position upon the body 10, thus also aiding in retaining the rails 31 in rigid position relatively to the tie plates. To prevent the nuts 32 from turning, due to any sudden shock, to which the tie is subjected when a train passes over the rails 31, keys 33 are mounted to extend through the apertures 22 and 18, the upper ends of the keys 33 being formed into heads 34, provided with tongues 35 adapted to extend over the tie body 10, with portions of the heads 34 engaging the nuts to retain the same in rigid position relatively to the bolts 17, suitable side prongs 36 being formed upon the heads 31 to permit of securing a grip upon the keys 33 when it is desired to remove the same from the tie.

Thus from the foregoing description it will be seen that the reinforcing plate 11, aside from greatly strengthening the body 10, performs the functions of a retaining member to retain the bolts 17 in proper position and prevent the same from being removed from the body 10, the mentioned bolts being arranged to retain the tie plates 2-1 in rigid position upon the body 10 and also retain the rails 31 in rigid position on the body, the nuts 32 of the bolts 17 being held in locked position by the keys 33, which extending downwardly adjacent the bolts 17, greatly strengthen the bolts and add to the efficiency of the rail tie. By mounting the lower ends of the bolts 17 in the seats 20, a certain amount of resiliency is produced which will aid in taking up the shock, transmitted to the tie when a train passes over the rails 31;

1. In a rail tie, the combination with a tie body, of a reinforcing plate extending longitudinally through the medial portion of the tie body, and gripping flanges formed by bending the ends of the plate around the ends of the tie body, exteriorly thereof.

2. In a rail tie, the combination with a tie body, of a reinforcing plate extending longitudinally through the medial portion of the tie body and projecting beyond the ends of the tie body to form gripping flanges, tie plates supported on the said tie body and adapted to support rails, and means passing through the said reinforcing plate and projecting exteriorly of the tie body to engage the said tie plates and retain the same rigidly on the tie body.

3. In a rail tie, the combination with a tie body, of a reinforcing plate extending longitudinally through the tie body, with the ends of the plate projecting beyond the ends oi the tie body and bent to form gripping flanges, tie plates supported on the upper face of the tie body, and bolts passing trans\-*ersely through the reinforcing plate and projecting exteriorly of the tie body to engage the said tie plates and retain the same on the tie body.

In testimony whereof I ai'lix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WALTER C. BERRIEN.

Witnesses I. Jaoons, M. LEVY.

(Ionics of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

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