US1191025A - Rail-fastener. - Google Patents

Description

s. A. NELSON.

. RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 29, I9I6. 1,191,025. Patented July 11, 1916.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1916.

Application filed January 29, 1916. Serial No. 75,076.

0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SWAN ALLEN NELSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tunnclhill, in the county of Cambria and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in means for securing rails to railway ties, and the object of the invention is first to provide a device of this character which is extremely simple in construction; second, to provide a rail securing device which will straddle the tie upon which the rail rests and which will be effectively connected to the said tie to prevent movement thereof in any direction; and finally, to provide a device of this character which shall embody the desirable features of simplicity, cheapness to manufacture, ease in application, as well as thorough efficiency in operation.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and falling within the scope of the appended claims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 'is a top plan view illustrating a rail secured to the tie in accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. .3 is a perspective view of the saddle member, Fig. 4 is a similar view of a modified form of said member, Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View through the tie, the saddle member as well as the grab hooks and one of the upper rods being also shown in section, Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the turnbuckle, Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of the rods, Fig. 7 is a similar view of one of the grab hooks, and Fig. 8 is an enlarged detail vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the turnbuckle and the ends of the threaded rods and illustrating the manner in which the securing elements are applied to hold the turnbuckle and rods upon the tie.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a rail which rests upon suitable ties 2. These ties may be constructed of any desired or preferred material and when the same are constructed of wood the saddle plate is preferably provided with longitudinally extending teeth, and when the said ties are constructed of plastic material the saddle plate is provided with both longitudinally extending and transversely extending teeth orbiting elements which will prevent the improvement from longitudinal movement when arranged upon the tie.

The saddle plate comprises preferably a substantially rectangular element, indicated by the numeral 3, the same having its outer face formed with longitudinally extending teeth 1 and being also provided with a central opening or bore 5. Extending through the bore 5 and projecting beyond the opposite sides of the saddle plate 3 is a rod 6. This rod has its ends pivotally connected with threaded members 7 the said threaded members being engaged by turnbuckles 8, rods 9 having their ends provided with threads arranged at an opposite angle to that of the rod 7 being secured to the opposite ends of the turnbuckles 8. The rods 9 are pivotally connected, as at 10, to laterally extending grab members or hooks 11 and 12 respectively. Both of the members 11 and 12 are provided upon what may be termed their under or lower faces with lugs forming rests 13 upon which the base flanges of the rails are adapted to be arranged, and by adjusting the turnbuckles 8 it will be noted that the saddle plate 3 will be forced into contacting engagement with the underface of the tie, so that the longitudinal movement of the securing device will be effectively prevented. g

If desired, and .as illustrated in Fig. 41 of the drawings, the saddle plate 1 1 has its upper face provided with teeth 15 which are arranged at an angle to each other or in other-words the upper face of the saddle plate is serrated so that the same will bite into the underface of the tie, and also the said plate, to the opposite sides of its bore or longitudinal passage 16 is beveled at an angle to its longitudinal edges and thus it will be noted that by adjusting the turnbuckles the member 14: will have its teeth 15 efi'ectively and securely contacted with the underface of the tie, regardless of the fact that the tie may be constructed of the ordinary wooden material or plastic or metallic material.

The turnbuckles 8 may be provided with transverse alining openings through which may be passed a pin or other securing device, indicated by the numeral 17. or either the members 7 or 9 may be formed with a plurality of spaced transverse depressions through which may be passed locking elements in the nature of pins or nails 20, the said members 20 entering the sides of the tie to secure the adjustable elements against rotation.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereof will, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the art to Which such invention appertains Without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

'1. In combination, a tie and rails arranged upon the tie, a rail securing device comprising grab members adapted to engage with both the under and the upper faces of the base flanges of the rails, rods connected with the said grab members, means for ad-' justing the rods, a saddle plate arranged under the tie, a rod disposed centrally of the saddle plate, and a connection between the said rod and the said adjustable rods.

2. A tie and a rail seated upon the tie, grab hooks engaging the base flanges of the rail and disposed to the opposite sides of the tie, said grab hooks having rail engaging surfaces adapted to receive thebase flanges of the rail, longitudinally movable elements plate .connected with the grab hooks and adapted 3. In combination With a tie and a rail resting upon the tie, asaddle plate provided with teeth arranged transversely of the tie and having its teeth contacting with the tie, a rod passing centrally through the saddle and having its ends projecting beyond the ends of the said saddle plate, threaded members pivotally secured to the opposite ends of said rod, turnbuokles connected with the said threaded members, threaded members secured to the opposite ends of said turnbuckles, grab hooks pivotally connected with the last mentioned threaded members, and said grab hooks engaging the base flanges of the rail, and means for securing the turnbuckles or the threaded members to the'tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses SWAN A. NELSON.

Witnesses:

EMIL CoUR'rIN, FLoREsT Gonnm.

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