US1096768A - Rail-fastener. - Google Patents

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W. U. TONEY.

RAIL FASTENER- APPLICATION rxmm JAN.17, 1914.

Patented May 12, 1914.

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WALTER CARTER TONEY, OI PRINCETON, ALABAMA.

RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented m 12, 1914.

Application filed January 17, 1914. Serial No. 812,754.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, WVAL'rnn Canrnn Toner, a citizen of the United States, residing at Princeton, in the county of Jackson and State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in rail fasteners and has for its primary object to provide an improved and simplified form of rail fastener which will serve to securely fasten the rail to the tie Without the use of spikes, bolts, and the like, heretofore employed for such purposes.

Another object is to provide a device of this character which will be extremely cheap to manufacture and apply and which will be strong and durable as well as highly efficient and effective in use.

A still further object is to generally improve and simplify the construction and operation of devices of this character and Withoutmaterially increasing the cost of the same.

WVith the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is an elevational view, partly in section, showing a rail secured in position by my improved rail fastener; Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof with the rail in dotted lines for the sake of clearness; and Fig. 3 is a detail elevational view of the tapered key employed for locking the clamp in position.

Referring more specifically to the drawings in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, 1 designates a tie which may be formed of any suitable material and which has a recess 3 near each end to receive the base 4 of a rail. 5, the stationary finger 6 projecting over one edge of the recess and formed integral with the tie being adapted for engagement upon the outer face of the base 4 to one side of the Web portion of the rail, preferably the side of the base toward the center of the tie,

WVithin the tie 1 and to the opposite side of the base portion of the rail is a pivoted clamp 7 which is mounted upon the pivot pin 8 secured transversely through the tie l. the operating end of the clamp 7 having the upper long curved finger 9 and the short lower straight finger 10 projecting therefrom, said long curved upper finger 9 being adapted for engagement upon the upper face of the base 4; of the rail 5 and against the adjacent or outer face of the web portion of the rail to prevent upward movement of said rail, while the short straight lower finger 10 extends for a short distance under the base 4 of said rail 5.

It will be understood that when placing the rail 5 in position or removing the same, the clamp 7 is swung upon the pivot pin 8 to allow the fingers 9 and 10 to swing upwardly for the purpose of placing the proper edge of the base 4 between the fingers 9 and 10 and sliding the opposite edge of the base t beneath the stationary finger 6 or to disengage the opposite edges of the base 4 from the fingers 9 and 10 and the finger 6. \Vhen the rail 5 is in position and the fingers 6, 9, and 10 are properly engaged with the base i of said rail, the clamp 7 is locked against movement by forcing the tapered key 11 through the openings 12 provided in the opposite sides of the tie 1, beneath the outer end of the clamp 7 and securing said key in position by passing a pin 13 or the like through one of the transverse openings 14 in the small end of said key. The key 11 may be of any suitable form but is shown as being of rectangular form in cross-section and when in position, engages the under face of the clamp 7 near the outer end thereof and prevents downward movement of said outer end of the clamp, thereby preventing the clamp 7 from swinging upon the pivot pin 8 to allow upward movement of the fingers 9 and 10 to release the rail 5.

From. the foregoing, it will be clearly apparent that I have provided a rail fastener which will be of extremely simple and cheap construction and which will securely clamp the rail in position.

It will be understood that while I have shown the preferred embodiment of my invention, minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of parts may be. made within the scope of the appended claim Without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of the advantages or" the same. 7

What is claimed is A device of the class described comprising the combination with a tie having a rail seat therein and a finger projecting over one edge of said seat and adapted for engagement with the base of the rail positioned on said seat, said tie having a recess formed therein atone side of said seat, a pivot pin eXtending transversely through said recess, a clamp pivotally mounted intermediate of its ends upon said pin, said clamp having spaced 15 fingers for clamping engagement with the the same in locking engagement with the rail. 7

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

WALTER CARTER TONEY. Witnesses.

Geo. A. HAnBRIoK, FBEDILTI. FoNEY.

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

Washington, I). C."

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