US1192698A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

Description

W. T. SMITH.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MAYM, 1915.

1 ,1 92,698. Patented July 25, 1916.

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RAIL JOINT.

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WILLIAM E. SMITH, 0F BELLEFONTAINE, OHIO.

BAIL-JOINT.

Application filed May 14, 1915.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lVILLIAM T. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bcllefontaine, in the county of Logan and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in means for connecting the meeting ends of railway rails, the object being to simplify and improve the existing art by providing a chair upon which the meeting ends of the rails rest and connecting the angle bars or fish plates to the chair in such a manner as to prevent the downward movement of the rails at the joint thereof and also to obviate the liability of the creeping of the rails, but at the same time permitting of the necessary longitudinal movement, thereof incident to the expansion and contraction of the rails.

With 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 perspective view of two rails connected in accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the line 9.2 of Fig. 1, Fig. 3 is a similar sectional view approximately on the line 33 of Fig. 1, Fig. 4; is a perspective View of the rail chair, Fig.5 is a similar view of one of the angle bars, Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 66 of Fig. 2, Fig. 7 is a perspective view illustrating a slight modification, Fig. 8 is a secticnal view approximately on the line 88 of Fig. 7, Fig. 9 is a detail perspective view of one of the sections of the chair, and Fig. 10 is a similar View of one of the spikes.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numerals l-1 designate rails connected in accordance with the present invention, and 22 the ties upon which the rails rest. The rails are of the ordinary construction and in the preferred form of my device the ends of the rails are connected by angle bars 3-3, each of said angle bars having its vertical portion received within the fishing spaces of the rails and secured thereto through the medium of the usual connecting elements in the nature of bolts and nuts therefor. The horizontal flange of each of the angle bars is provided adjacent its Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 25, rain.

Serial No. 28,144.

opposite ends, with outwardly extendin tongues 4- 1, the said tongues being preferably square or rectangular in plan.

The numeral 5 designates the chair member upon which the meeting ends of the rails are received. The chair includes a base 6 winch is preferably horizontally straight and which also is preferably let into suitable openings in at least three of the ties. The chair is, provided with vertically projecting longitudinally extending side anges 7-7, each of said flanges embracing one of the opposite longitudinal edges of the connected rails, and the said side flanges are approximately centrally formed with; extensions 8, the said extensions being provided with longitudinal slots 9 through which the tongues di of the angle bars pass. The chair 5 has its base to the opposite sides of its extensions 8 formed with flat horizontal projections 10, and, if desired, spikes may be inserted with in the ties and engaged in notches in the said projections 10, and still further similar spikes may be forced into the ties to engage with the side flanges proper which are indicated by the numerals 7, the said spikes, of course, entering the ties 2.

In arranging the rails upon the chair one of the side plates or angle bars is first arranged upon the chair and has its tongues 4; passed through on of the side flanges of the chair. Next the rails are assembled upon the chair. Thereafter, the second angle bar isdisposed at an angle to the rails, having its tongues passing through slots 9 upon the second extension of the side flanges. Thereafter, the said second mentioned angle bar is forced into contact with the rails and the nuts and bolts are adjusted as will readily be understood.

Upon the left hand side of the device illus trated in Fig. l, I have shown fish plates or angle bars 11, the same having their vertical members received within the fishing spaces of the rails and the longitudinal edges of the horizontal flanges of said members 11 are bent below the rails and are received within suitable slots in one or'mo-re of the ties 1. to the rails by the usual nuts and bolts, as clearly illustrated by the drawings.

In Figs. 7 to 9 I have illustrated a still further modified form of my device, In these figures the rails 12-12 are of the ordinary construction and the fish plates or angle bars 13-13 are also similar to those These angle bars 11 are connected.

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previously described, the same being connected to the webs of the rails in the usual manner, such as by nuts and bolts and the said fish plates adjacent their opposite ends are formed with outwardly projecting tongues l41 l. The chair 16 is constructed of a pair of members each including a base which is approximately equal to onehalf of the width of the rails and the inner or longit'udinaledges of said chair members 16 are preferably bent downwardly or othera V wise provided with longitudinally extending flanges 17.- The ties 18 are recessed to receive the chair sections and each of said sections is provided with an outer longitu dinally V extending vertically disposed flange 19. Each of these flanges is approximately centrallyprovided with an upstanding portion 20 and each of the said upstanding portionsis formed with a longitudinal slot 21 to receive the tongues 1 1-4 1 of the respective fish plates or angle barsll3l3.

Extending longitudinally of the upstanding portions 20 and the base of each of the chair sections is formed an auxiliary extension 22 and each of said extensions is approximately centrally provided with a slot or opening 23, the said opening being preferably disposed approximately central of one of the ties 18, and passing through the opening 23 is the shank 24: of a securing member 25 which enters the central tie 18; This member 25 is provided with aright angular head 26 which engages with the vertical edge of the [upstanding portions 20 of the chair members '16, and the'said shank 24: is disposed between the tongues 1a which project a suitable distance beyond the members 2 of theichair sections 16, Of courseyspikes or other suitable securing elements may be mserted 1n the remaining ties, thef'said spikes having their heads contacting with the upper edges of the longitudinally ex tending flanges l? and if necessary, with the outer longitudinal edges of the rails.

From theabove 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 Having thusdescribed the invention,what I claim is: i

supporting'ties and'having vertical side 7 flanges which are of a height approximately equal vto the thickness of the edges of the flanges of'the rails and j which engage copies of this pate t m y he anne for the said flanges, said sides at the portion thereof arranged over the central tie, being widened and formed with spaced longitudinal slots which have their lower walls disposed slightly belowthe tops of the flanges, the chair below the widened portions of the side flanges having laterally extending horizontally disposed members which rest on the central tie, angle bars for the rails having the edges of their horizontal portions provided with extending tongues which are receivedin the mentioned slots in theside flanges of the base, and members having angular depending heads, said members being inserted through the horizontal extensions of the chair and forced into the central tie,

widened portions thereof of the chairand having their headsengaging with the inner facecof the said widened portions of the sides and overlying the horizontal portions 7 of the angleibars.

- 2. A joint member for rails including a chair having a flat base on which the rails rest, said chairbeing of a length to rest on three of the :supporting ties and being formed with a central depending flange which is let into the ties, the base of the chair having vertical side flanges to contact with the edges of'the rail flange and the said are let into the mentionedcentral tie, angle bars of a length approximately equal that of the mentioned extension of the side flanges said members hugging the side and the of the chair arranged upon the opposite sides of'the rails, the horizontal plate of 'each of the angle bars having outwardly projectingtongues which pass through the referred to slots in the central widened portion of the side flanges of the chair, and members having hook shapedheads passing, .through openings in the lateral extensions of the base of the chair and into the central tie, and the hook shaped head of each of'the said members embracing the central widened portion of the side flanges of the chair andf I v rly ngvthe horizontalplates of the angle 7 bars.

In testimony whereof'I afiix my signature in presenceoftwowitnesses. V a 7 WILLIAM T. SMITH. Witnesses: r o

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