US1188557A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

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M. N. PHILLIPS. RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION men mac. 8., 1915.

Patented J1me 27,1916.

M. N. PHILLIPS.

RML JOINT APPLICATION FILED DEC. 8, 1915.

. 1 1 8,557 Patented June 27, 1916. I 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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MARTIN N. PHILLIPS, OF ELIZABETHTOWN, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR F ONE-THIRD TO SYDNEY J. BUSH OF LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

BAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 27, 1916.

T 0 allwhom it may concern Be it known that I, MARTIN N. FH LLIrs, a citizen of the United States, I'GSldlIlg at Elizabethtown, in the county of Hardin and State of Kentucky, have inventedcertain 'new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in rail joints.

An important object of the invention is to provide means of the above mentioned character, adapted to form a smooth and continuous joint between the adjacent ends of the rails, and which is exceedingly strong and durable. I

A further object of the invention is to provide a rail joint of the above mentioned character, so constructed that the parts thereof will not work loose, and the weight .of the load carried by the rails will be taken 0E of the bolts whereby they will not become ;br.oken.

' A further object of the invention is to "provide a rail joint of the above mentioned .character, which is simple in construction,

mexpenslve to manufacture, and durable.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description. y In the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail joint embodying the invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, Fig. 3' is a horizontal sectional view taken on line 33 of Fig. 6, Fig. dis a similar view taken on line 4- of Fig. 6, Fig. 5 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken on line 5-5 of Fig. 2, Fig. 6 is a similar view taken on line 66 of Fig. 2, F ig. 7 is a perspective view of a base plate and associated elements, Fig. 8 is a bottom plan view of a fish plate, and, Fig. 9 is a perspectiveview of a short connecting rail:

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is showna preferred embodim'ent of my invention, the numeral 10 designates cross ties, upon which are mounted rails 11. These rails have their vertical webs provided with openings 11'. The inner or adjacent ends of the rails 11 are preferably diagonally cut or beveled, as shown at 12, and'a' short connecting rail 13 is arranged between these ends, and has its ends diagonally cut or beveled, as shown at 13', to have fitting engagement therewith. This short connecting rail has its base laterally reduced or cut away, as more clearly shown in Figs. 4 and 9, and the vertical web of this connecting rail is provided at a point equidistantly spaced from its ends, with an opening 15, as shown.

The numeral 16 designates a base plate, 6.1 adaptedto receive thereon the bases of the rails 11 and the base of the connecting rail 13. This base plate is provided upon its opposite longitudinal edges with spaced apertured ears or extensions 17 and 18, for 1 receiving spikes 19, which serve to bind the base plate to the cross ties.

Rigidly connected and preferably formed integral with .one longitudinal edge of the base plate 16 is a substantially vertical fish plate 20, having an angularly arranged lower portion 21, forming with the base plate 16, a recess 22, for receiving the bases of the rails 11 and 13. As more clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6, the fish plate 20 is beveled, as shown at 28, corresponding'to the diagonal cut or bevel of the ends of the" rails 11, to have fitting engagement with the bases of these rails.v V

The numeral 29 designates a co-acting '95 fish plate, having a lower inclined portion 30, carrying spaced apertured ears or eX- tensions 31, which areadapted to be arranged adjacent the cars 18 and to receive the spikes 19. The vertical web of the fish plate 29 is provided at its upper longitudinal edge with a head or bead 32, and beneath this head with a longitudinal recess 33. This fish plate is provided with openings or bolt holes 34 and 35, as shown. 1

Preferably formed integral with the lower side of the inclined POItiOIlBQ of the fishplate 29 is a bar, lug or member 36, having its bottom wall 37 flat and adapted to be arranged horizontally upon the'base plate 1w sit ' therewith.

The numeral 39 designates bolts, which are passed through the openings or bolt holes n the fish plates and the vertical webs of the rails,was shown,

" As clearly shown in Fig, 3, a pair of bolts is arranged at each end of the connecting rail 13 and a single bolt passes through the center of this connecting rail, making five bolts in all, required for binding the parts of the.j.oints together, in the most highly satisfactory manner When. the parts of the rail joint are assembled foruse, the short connecting rail 13 has its base let engaging the base plate- 16, and tliis base 14 is arranged between the bars 27 and 36, as more clearly illustrated in Figl-4Q.- The diagonally cut or beveled ends l3 of the base it coincide with the beveledends 28 and 38, the same having fitting engagement with the beveled ends 12 of therails 11. The bolts 39 serve to bind the fish plates to the rails and the spikes l9 anchor the base plate and fish plate to the cross ties.

Attention is called to the fact that the rail joint cannot have vertical motion The expansion is equal on both ends of the short rail, and by using the short rail 1 dispense with the hinge joint.

It is to be Jnn'derstood that the "form of my invention herewith shown and described is to betalren as a preferred example of the san 1e,'.and that various changes the shape,

v size,- and arrangement of parts may be retheir adjacent ends beveled, of a short consorted to Without departing from the-spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoinedbclaims,

Having thus described the invention, I claim; y V '1. The combination with rails having necting rail having its ends beveled and arranged'between the adjacent ends of the first 1 named rails and having its base laterally reduced, a base plate receiving thereon the base of all of the rails, fish plates arranged upon opposite sides of the short connecting rail ,and extending outwardly beyond its ends to overlap the ends of the first named rails and having lower angularly arranged portions to engage with the'bases of. the rails, and bars arranged beneath and rigidly secured to the angularly arranged portions of thefish plates and having their ends beveled to coincide with the beveled ends flames ct this patent mail he obtained tor of the laterally reduced base the. short connecting rail and cooperating therewith to have fitting engagement with the beveled the bases of all of the rails, fish plates ar-' ranged upon opposite sides of the short connectlng rail and extending outwardly beyond its ends to overlap the ends or the first named rails and having lower angularly arranged portions to engage with the bases of the rails, bars arranged beneath and. formed integral with the angularly arranged portions of the fish plates and extending longitudinally thereof and having their ends beveled to coincide with the beveled ends of the laterally reduced base of the short connecting rail, and cooperating therewith to have fitting engagement with the beveled ends of the bases of the first named rails, bolts passing through the fish plates and rails to bind them together and nieans to secure the fish plates to cross ties.

3. The combination with rails having their adjacent ends beveled, of a short connecting rail having its ends beveled and'arranged between the adjacent, ends of the first named rails and having its base laterally reduced, base plate receiving thereon -ing fish plate arranged upon the opposite side of the rails and embodying an angularly arranged portion, a co-acting longitudinal bar formed integral with the lower surface of the angularly arranged portion of the second named fish plate and having its ends beveled, bolts serving to bind the fish plates and rails together, and means for securing the base plate and fishqplates to cross ties.

In testimonywhereof I aliix my signature.

in presence of two witnesses.

, MARTIN N. Plll ililPS.

Witnesses:

W. C. MINTGUNNEN, V.

five cents each, by adrlrpe stag g fteinmiastener at Emerita.

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