US1070305A - Metallic railway-tie. - Google Patents

Description

Vl G. TORNQUEST. METALLIC RAILWAY TIB. APPLICATION H'LBD 111111. s, 191s.

1,070,305, y Paten1ea Aug.12,1913.

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To all whom it may concern.'

Be it kn'own thlat I; Vmmnn Gr.' 'Ibarr- QUEST, a citizen of: the United' States, rei' sidin'g'at Calumet, in the county oFHbughton and State of Michigan, have'invented! ne'w and usefnl Improvementsin' Metallic' Railway-Ties, of* which the followingis' a" specification.

` This invention relatesv tonew andusefiil .0 ,improvements in metallicrailway ties` andi 'fastenings for' the rails and mcrefpartic'ul larly to that class ofisuch-devices iii-which are employed two' lheads" and a connecting'or tie bar hwith mean'sl for' attachingthe"rails' l5 to the heads.

The present invention has for* itsv object, among others, to provide aninip'rovedtie of this character which willtie'light', .though strong, cheap and durable, and by meansof whiehftherailsma-yfbe' easilyl and quiclrly secured in position, yet held against .all'tendency to become accidentally displaced; The tie servesto eii'ectively hold the track in line, the connecting bar of the tie plate as well as V'the legs of the heads being embedded in the roadbed. V f

The improvement yiurther consists in the combination, construction and operative ar. rangement of parts set forth in the follow'- ing description and falling within 'the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawing, which illustrates a satisfactory reduction of my improvement to practice, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a pair of rails supported upon my improved tie, Fig. 2 is a central vertical longitudinal sectional view through the same, the ties being arranged within the roadbed, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of a head member disconnected from the connecting plate, and

Fig. 4 is a view of the nut and bolt employed f for securing the rails upon the tie. Fig. 5 is a detail elevation illustrating the bar 12 and one of the foot members 5 providedwith co-acting serrations or teeth.

The improved tie embodies essentially two 'head members l and a connecting bar or plate 12. Each of the heads 1 is of a similar construction, and embodies a top plate 2 which has its ends provided with depending. legs 8 and 4, each of which has its extremity formed with outset feet 5 'and G. 'lheieg .3 is arranged at a right angle to thebody,

and'its foot 5 is arranged at a right angle 5 to the leg. rl`he leg 4 is incli-ned outwardly from the top or connecting plate 2,while its Letters Patent- Patelited Aug. 1913;

1913. Seria1No.,753,047.

fbot 4'is,arranged in a'pl-ane substantially 4even with the horizontallydisposed connecting'bar'or plate '12.1 The' top 2 :may be ofal greater" thickness-than the legs'andfeet, or" the'said-top 2 may have integrally formedv therewith enlargements which aredispo'sed a suitable distance from theg center osaid portion 2 to provide `f'rthe 'reception of the base flanges o'f'the rails'R. The shoulders T provided by the enlarged i portionsl of the' onally' engage with n head are adapted to friet the longitudinall edges of the-'base 'Hange's the rails It, andthe 'portion 2 of each of the heads isprovide'd, at diagonally opposite points with suitable openings 8.: These openings are adapted for-the rece tion' of headedl members 9 having' threade shank's 10. The heads 9'"are"preferably"projectedE 'only upon one side of the shank '10, the said projectiii'g`portio1i being sha-pcdl to" afg-ree' iwitht-iie cross sectional shape of the base 'flange o't' the rails with which they are adapted to contact.

` The numerals 11 designate nuts which en- 'gage with the Shanks Wliich extend below the connecting member 2 of the heads 1, and whereby the heads 9 may be secured in tight frictional engagement with the base tianges of the rails.

By the peculiar arrangement of the legs 3 and 4 of the heads 1, it will be noted that when the roadbed has been tamped around the same, the heads will be prevented from movement in any direction.

In order to properly space the heads 1 to receive the rails of the track, I employ a tie plate or connecting bar 12. This bar embodies a fiat rectangular ,member which may be of a width equaling the width of the heads 2, or may be of a lesser width it desired. The connecting bar is formed, adja-A cent its ends, with elongated slots 13, and the feet 5 are provided with bolt openings 14 for the reception of bolts 15 which pass therethrough and through the elongated slots 13. The bolts 16 are employed for retaining the t-ie bar upon the feet 5 of the heads. It will be noted that the tie bar 12 is disposed below the feet, and that by providing the tie bar with elongated slots 13, the heads may be moved toward or'away from each other in proper spaced relation to agree with the gage oi the tracks. @Howeven if "'desired, I may provide one or both of 'the faces of the tie bar 12 adjacent the ends thereof with depressions or teeth 17, and.

likewise provide the undertaces of the feet 5 with serrations providing teeth 18 which may engage with the teeth 17 of the tie bar l2, and thus entirely overcome the danger of accidental displacement of the said bar from engagement with the feet 5 of the heads l.

Having thus described the invention, what l claim as neiv is:

l. A metallic tie for railroads comprising two heads, each of said heads including a top plate having its dnds formed with downturned legs, and the llegs provided with outwardly extending feet, the inner leg of each of the heads being arranged at a right angle to the top barof the head, the outer leg of each of the heads being arranged at an outward angle from the top or connecting bar of the head, the feet of the inner legs being provided with openings, a tie rod having elongatedslots adjacent its ends and adapted to be disposed below the feet of the inner legsof the head, bolts in the openings in the feet and in the tie bar, a nut for each of the bolts, means for securing the rails 'to the connecting plates of the heads and the legs of the heads of the tie bar adapted to be embedded Within the roadbed of the track.

2. ln a metallic tie tor railroad rails, two heads, each of said heads comprising a top plate which is formed with a rail passage for the reception of the rail, means embodying headed bolts for securing the rails Within the passages, each of t-he said plates having downturned legs at their ends, each of the legs being provided with out-turned feet, the outer leg being arranged at an outward angle from the top plate of the head, the feet of the inner leg members having their undertaces serrated, a connecting bar, said connecting bar having one of its faces adjacent its ends serrated to provide teeth Which are adapted to engage with the teeth of the feet, means for longitudinally adjusting the con neeting bar with relation to the heads, means for securing the connecting bar to the inner feet of the heads, and the feet 'and legs and connecting bar adapted to be buried Within the roadbed ot the track. i j A ln testimony whereof l atix my signature in' presence oi tvvo Witnesses.

VERNER Gr. TORNQUEST.

Witnesses CHARLES Swanson, HYALMAR KJELLGREN.

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