US1136113A

US1136113A - Railway-tie.

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Publication number: US1136113A
Application number: US73778012A
Authority: US
Inventors: Benjamin Q P Foss
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-12-20
Filing date: 1912-12-20
Publication date: 1915-04-20
Anticipated expiration: 1932-04-20

Description

B. Q. P. Foss. RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. Z0. I9I2.

Patented Apr. 20, 1915.

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THE NDRRIS PETERS C0., PHOTO-LITHO., WASHINGTUN. D. C.

B. Q. P. FOSS.

RAILWAY TIE. Y APPLICATION FILED DC.I2 0 I9I2. MIHA w. Patented Apr. 2o, 1915.

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OTO-LITHO., WASHINGTON. D. C.

BENJAMIN Q. P. FOSS, F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-TIE.

' Specication of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr.. 261, 1915.

Application filed- Dccember 20, 1912. Serial No. 737,780.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, BENJAMIN Q. P. Foss, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to concrete railway ties in which a metallic structure is embedded in a body of concrete.

The obj ect of my invention is to provide a tie of the character described, in which the tie plate is secured to the metal bar or bars which reinforce the body of the tie, and

which will accommodate rails of various sizes and be safe and durable in use.

Other objects and advantages of my improved tie will be rendered apparent in the following` specification when taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, in

which- Figure l is a perspective view of one end of my improved tie with a portion broken away to show the interior construction.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the ties, showing the rail in place on one end of the tie and the rail removed at the other. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the complete tie. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section of one end of the tie, taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a plan View of one end of the tie showing the tie plate placed at an angle for the switch rails. Fig. 6 is a plan view showing a plate on the tie to receive a sliding switch rail. Fig. 7 is a cross section showing a modification in which an old rail is used as the central bar; and Fig. 8 is a detail showing a modification in which channel bars are used to inclose the body of the tie.

4o Referring more particularly to Figs. 1 and 4, it will be seen that I have provided-a tie body 10 made of a suitable concrete mixture, in which I have embedded a central longitudinal T-bar 13, and reinforcing

bars

11 and 12 at either side thereof. These bars are preferably turned inward at their ends, as shown at 11a and 12a in Fig. 2, thereby more firmly anchoring them in the concrete body. To the central bar 13 I secure a tie plateA 14 at each end, upon which the rails are placed and secured by devices which I will describe later. l

The tie plates 14 are provided with downwardly projecting webs 15, which terminate in horizontally disposed iianges 16 secured by rivets 17 to the bar 13. To secure the' rails to these tie plates I provide

clamping devices

18 and 19, which are preferably composed of round bars bent into a hook form, the bodies 20 of said bars being inserted in 60 guide apertures 20a in the bodies of said tie plates. These clamps are disposed in opposlte directions, as clearly shown in Fig. 4, n order to engage opposite edges of the rail ase. 55

The clamping devices or hooks 19 and 2O are provided with threaded ends for receiving adjusting and clamping nuts 21, by means of which the said clamping devices may be made to engage rail bases of various sizes. These nuts are held in their adjusted positions by means of nut locks 21a, which preferably consist of pieces of sheet metal, each having a tongue 22, which may be bent over against the flat faces of the nut.

The tie plate is provided with slots 23 and 23a in its horizontal body portion to accommodate the

clamping devices

18 and 19. The guide apertures are located in the vertical webs 15, and the bodies of the clamping devices 20 may bear along their upper surfaces against the lower face of the upper wall of the tie plate.

I provide

recesses

24 and 25 in the body of the tie to permit access to the nuts 21 and 85 also permit adjustment of the hooked ends of the clamping devices. After the clamping devices have been adjusted to their final positions, I fill the recesses referred to with asphalt or other suitable bituminous Ina- 9o terial or plastic substance, which subsequently solidifies. I use this asphalt, or like material, as a coating for all parts of the metal structure before it is embedded in the concrete. By this means all rusting of the metal is prevented. I provide the upper surface of the tie plate with upwardly projecting lugs 28, which receive the pressure of the rail, and between these lugs I place the asphalt. At the ends of the tie plate I provide the upwardly projecting ribs 26, and between said ribs I place a layer of pliable or yielding material 33 to serve as a cushion support-for the rail and to prevent the shocks `or blows of 'passing wheels from 105 seriously jarring the ties. This layer of material may alsol be used for insulating purposes.

The asphalt or other protecting layer of bituminous material, or the like, is shown at 11o 32 in various parts of the tie,*more particuj larly in Fig. 1. In Fig. 2 the asphalt is whichan old rail 29 is used as the central bar. An old rail lwheninserted as shown serves very efficiently for the purpose and the base flanges are very Vconvenient for the attachment of the tie plates. rIhe rail head V29b provides great strength in this form.

l In Fig. 8 I have shown a modification in which I incjlose the concrete body of the tie in channel bars 30 and attach the tie plates 14@ to the anges thereof by rivets 17a. In this case the tie plate would have a position above the body of the. tie.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown modifications to accommodate switch rails. The tie plate may be placed in a diagonal position, as shown at'lllb in Fig. 5 for fixed rails. A plate 35 may be placed on the tie in the desired position to support sliding rails, as shown in Fig. 6.

VMy improved tie will be seen to be indestructible and capable of serving its purpose forranindeiinite period. 'I'he metal parts, being thoroughly protected by the coati-ng ofvasphalt, will not rust. The adjustable clamping devices permit rails of differentV sizes to be used without 1n any way injuring the ties when the change is made. It will be seen that the holding jaws produce a double vise grip on the rail base. Y Both the jaws are adjustable, thereby securing the rails firmly on opposite sides.

While I have shown andv described my invention with more or less minuteriess and as being embodied in certain precise forms, yet -it will be understood that I do not desire to limit myself thereto unduly, or any more than is pointed out in the claims. On

the contrary, I contemplate Y Y all proper changes in form, construction, and arrangement, the omission of immaterial parts, and the substitution of equivalents, as circumstances may suggest or necessity render eX- vpedient.

What I claim. is Y 1. In a railway tie, a body of molded material, a reinforcing barl of metal comprising a vertical web and an upper transverse plate embedded in said body, a tieplate secured .i to said reinforcing bar,and adjustable rail clampsY attached to said tie plate and movable longitudinally ofsaid tie.

2. VIn ya railway tie a body of molded material, a metal structure embedded in said body, andseparately adjustable rail clamps attached-to said metal structure and slida'ble longitudinally of said tie.

V3. In a railway tie, a

body of molded mds terial, va metal structure embedded in said d body, separately adjustable rail clamps attached to said metal structure and adjustable longitudinally of said tie, and a bituminous material enveloping said metal structure within said body.

4. In a railway tie, a body of molded material having recesses in its upper face, a reinforcing bar of metal embedded in said body, said bar having a horizontal plate and a vertical web integral with said plate and a tie-plate having webs projecting downwardly into said recesses and secured to said reinforcing bar.

5. In a railway tie, a body of molded material having recesses in its upper face, a reinforcing bar of metal embedded in said body, said bar having a horizontal plate and a vertical web integral with said plate a tie plate having webs projecting downwardly into said recesses and secured to said reinforcing bar, and adjustable rail clamps attached to said tie plate.

6. In a railway tie, a body of molded material, a metal structure embedded in said body, said metal structure comprising a horizontal plate and a vertical web integral with said plate, and a layer of bituminous material around said structure and between it and said body.

7. In a railway tie, a body of molded material, a metal structure embedded in said body, said kmetal structure comprising a horizontal plate and a vertical web integral with said plate, a layer of bituminous material around said structure and between it and said body, rail clamping devices having a hook form attached to said structure and movable longitudinally of said tie, said body having a recess for said clamping devices, and bituminous or like plastic material which hardens enveloping said clamping devices in said recesses.

8. In a railway tie, a body of molded material, a metal structure embedded in said bodf said metal structure com brisin(y a yof said rail.

kIn testimony whereof, I have subscribed my name.

. BENJAMIN Q. T. FOSS. Witnesses:

I-IENRY A. PARKS, E. M. ANDERSON.

Copies of this'patent inay be obtained for ive cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

. Washington, D. C.