US1071390A - Railway-tie. - Google Patents

Description

J. W. BOLINGER, SR.

RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED APR\28,'1913.

Patented Aug=.26,1913.

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J. W. BOLINGER, SR-

RAILWAY TIE.

AP1L IOATION FILED APR.28, 191a.

Patentd Aug. 26, 1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES WM. BOLINGER, $3., OF DISCO, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-TIE.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JAMES WM. BOLIN- .GER, 81:, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Disco, inthe county of Hancock and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway- Ties, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway ties and more particularly to a steel railway tie, the object of the invention being to provide a railway tie of this character which will replace the old wooden ties now in use and also to provide a tie having means whereby the rails are readily mounted upon the tie and securely held in position.

Another object of the invention is to pro vide a railway tie having the locking members to securely hold the rails when placed in position and said locking members having yieldingly held locking bolts adapted to engage the rigid portions of the tie to hold the locking members against movement.

A further object of the invention is to provide a railway tie of the above character which will possess advantages in points of efficiency and durability, is inexpensive of manufacture and at the same time is simple in construction and operation.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claims and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of a railroad tie constructed in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; Fig. 3 is a top plan view, the rails and locking members being removed; Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through a number of the ties; Fig. 5 is an end elevation; Fig. 6 is a longitudinal sectional view; Fig. 7 is a side elevation of one of the locking members; Fig. 8 is a top plan view of one of the locking members; Fig. 9 is an end elevation of one of the locking members; Fig. 10 is a bottom plan view of my improved rail joint; Fig. 11 is an end elevation of one end of the rail; Fig. 12 is a top plan view of one end of the rail; and Fig. 13 is a top plan View illustrating the respec- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 28, 1913.

Patented Aug. 26,1913.

Serial No. 764,236.

v tive position of the meeting ends of the rails.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 indicates the body of the tie which is substantially rectangular in cross section and provided at each end thereof with the raised portions 2 having undercut side walls 3 upon the inner face thereof adapted to receive the base of the rails. The ties 1 are provided adjacent each end thereof with the longitudinal grooves 4:, the outer ends of which are provided with the undercut tapering side walls 5 and the other ends thereof provided with suitable openings 6.

Locking members 1 7 are provided, the outer ends of which are formed tapering, as shown at 8, and are adapted to be disposed beneath the inclined side walls 5 of the grooves 1. The locking members are provided upon their outer ends with an upwardly projecting portion 9 which is disposed upon the inner side of the rail and adapted to engage over the base thereof and cooperate with the inclined side walls 3 to securely hold the rails against lateral movement. The locking members 7 are further provided with a centrally arranged bore 10 adapted to receive .the coil springs 11, said coil springs being normally compressed by means of the sliding bolt 12, the opposite end of which is provided with an engaging lug 13 adapted to be disposed within the openings 6 to securely hold the locking members in their operative positions. The inner ends of the locking bolts 12 are provided with the lugs 14 upon which are mounted the springs 11, the other ends of said springs engaging the inner end of the bore 10 to yieldably hold the lugs 13 within the openings 6 and securely retain the looking members in their operative positions.

It will be readily apparent from the drawings that the central rigid portion of the tie is provided with the inwardly tapering recesses 15 whereby a bar or other suitable instrument may be inserted within the outer end of the bore 10 and engage the locking bolts 12 to withdraw the lugs 13 from the openings 6 and release the locking members 7 so that the rails may be'quickly and readily removed from the ties. It will also be apparent that the rails may be readily placed in position by first inserting one side of the base beneath the inclined side walls 3 and then arranging the locking members in position, pressing the inner ends downwardly until the lugs 13 engage within the openings 6. It will be obvious that by having the outer ends of the lugs 13 tapering, as shown at 16, they will readily engage with the inclined surface of the recesses 15 so that they may be easily pressed downwardly.

In Fig. 10, I have illustrated the preferred form, of rail joint adapted for use in connection with my improved tie. In this form of rail joint, the meeting ends of the rails are tapered, as shown at 17, and extending in opposite directions so that when the meeting ends of the two rails are fitted closely together, they Will be of the same width, as the body of the rail. The tapering ends 17 of each of the meeting ends of the rails are provided with an inwardly projecting lug 18 adapted to be disposed within the recesses 19 formed in the rails adjacent the ends thereof, thus locking the rails against longitudinal movement. The lugs 18 are preferably formed in the base of the rails, as illustrated in the accompanying drawings so that the tread of the rail will present a smooth surface, thus limiting the clicking noise of'the wheels as they pass over the joints.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple and durable railway tie which will securely hold the rails against lateral movement and whereby the rails may be quickly and readily placed in position or removed from the ties. It will also be apparent that the ties are extremely simple in construction and can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost.

While I have shown and described the preferred form of my invention, it will be obvious that various changes in the details of construction and in the proportions may be resorted to for successfuly carrying my invention into practice without sacrificing any of the novel features or departing from the scope of the appended claims.

What I claim is 1. A railway tie including an elongated body member having enlarged portions at each end thereof, said enlarged portions having downwardly inclined walls, said body being provided adjacent each end with a longitudinal groove, the outer ends of said grooves being provided with inwardly inclined Walls and provided at their inner ends with openings, locking members removably arranged within said grooves and having their outer ends engaging over the base of the rails to hold the same against movement, and spring held locking bolts carried by said locking members and having one end engaging within the openings in the inner ends of the grooves to hold the looking members in position.

2. A railway tie including an elongated body having longitudinal grooves formed adjacent each end thereof, said grooves havi ing their outer ends inwardly inclined and their inner ends provided with openings, locking members removably arranged within the grooves and adapted to engage the base of the rails to hold the same against movement, said locking members being pro vided with longitudinal bores, bolts slidably mounted within said bores and having one end engaging within the openings in the inner ends of the grooves and coil springs disposed on the inner ends of the locking bolts and within the closed ends of the bores to securely hold the locking members in position.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JAMES IVM. BOLINGER, Sn. Witnesses:

A. E. ST. CLAIR, J E. TAYLOR.

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

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