US1213612A - Metallic railway-tie. - Google Patents

Description

F. E. FRENCH.

, METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION man Aue.2a, 191e.

Patented Jan. 23, 1917.

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FRHNKUN E. FRENCH PATENT OFFICE.

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METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

s Specification of Letters Patent. f

`.empi'marienalea aug'ust 2a, 191s. 'semina nages.

Be it'. known that LIFRANKLIN EQFRESQH; a citizen. ofthe United States, residing at Princeton, in the county of Gibson and State vof Indiana, have invented certain new andv useful Improvements in kMetallic Railway-Ties, of whichthe following is a. specification, reference being had' to the` accompanying drawings` y s ThisV invention comprehends v[certain new and useful improvements in metallic rail-k wa)v ties, and, it hasgfor its ,primary objectlav durable and strong construction of' tieof t'hischarac-terI` the parts of which may be ver)v Ieasilymade and readily assembled land j properly adjusted according'to the gageV of track desired. and to securely hold the ltrack g rails in place` Y A further object means forliolding the track rails in position without the use of Spikes or similar fasten! ing devices, the. parts being so arranged that both rails may be simultaneously clamped, and released when desired and in a very quick and easy manner. And the invention also aims to generallyv improve devices of this class so as to render them more useful and commercially desirable. g

With these and, other objects in view, as willmore fully appear as the description proceeds. the invention consists in certain constructions,y 'arrangements and 4'combinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter more fully describe and claim.

- For afull. understanding of the j *j are in the form of plates.' as shown. having;vr

reference is to be had tothe following'd'escription and accompanying; drawing, in

which` I .y

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a railway tie embodying thegimprovements of this in-' vention, Fig.t.2 is 4a longitudinal sectional view thereof on the line 2-2 of Fig. l, and

Figs. 3 and 4 arertransverse sections on their" lines 3 3 and 4--1 of Fig. 1, respectively. Corresponding and vlike parts are referred to in the following description and designated in all of the views of the accompanying drawing by like reference characters.

The body portion A of my improved metallic railway tie is constructed in complemental sections 1 and 2. said sections be ing hollow, as shown, and preferably of a substantially semic'ircular shape, 4although it is to be understood that the invention is' j of theinventionis'a tief of this character embodying improved to the desired gage of the track V notf'liniited in this regard. Thesectionsjl andi) are formed at their eudsivitli transverse` webs 3 wherebyvv said ends-are closed', and concrete or ordinary ballast may be rreceived withinltlie hollow portions oft-lie sections so esto-securely hold'it in'jilafce; Preferably each section is formed midway of its' I' ends across its bottom with 'transverse brace' l, preferably locatedtlirectlyunder the rail'seat. `f l' f 65r The sections 1 laiidfQvof tliejt-ie .are formed at their adjoining ends with longitudinally" extending arms 5 which overlap; as shown. to form a joint vinrlthe nature'ota scarf joint, the overlapping arms forming con- 70 tinua-tions of tliensectionsat'the sides there? j lof and each pair, ofarms being fornied witlimvvf.

bolt openings Gf to receive bolts 7 borsimilai,y `fastening devices.y f each arm being prefers1:f4 ably provided with a plurality oflgtliese-75 openings Givhereby thetwo sections inavgbe adjusted one relative to the' other according i Each secti'on'ofrthe tiej'is.'frmelonits` Y upper surface and intei'iiiediate the ends 80 thereof, with a transversely extending una* 4dercut: shoulder S designed to# engage the' outei base flange of ya raill 9 andthe sections", are formed, contiguous tothe shouldersl j with flat rail supporting surfaces 10ft ies sides of which are formed ,with longitudif --nally` extendii'ig:v recessesglii; forming side tianges lglas ellenrivvilliisttedfin the draw-v v j i f their side edges turned downward ,andy iirvward to form 'retaining tianges 11 engz'iging`v retained and guided for a'lngitudin'a'l"slid fing movement upon the ties.,`t Rachi-ail yenlk gaging member or plate'lSis forr'nedaAfJts outer end with a projecting lip'lfwlii'cy is lot preferably beveled on its under; 4'si'iirface-`r s indicatedat 16. for engagementwith/thai ner base flanges'of the rails.. j*

The members or plates 13 aieifoririedat their inner ends with preferably/integral y'10.5 stem or rods 17 which are mounted in longitudinal alinement with each other, as shown, and provided at their adjoining ends with screw threads for engagement by a turn buckle 19, the screw threads of the reiic spective stems or rods 17 being right' and left hand threads, as clea ly il ustrated the drawing, whereby movementv of the turn buckle in one direction will draw the plates 5 oi'V members 13 toward each other o'ut of engagement with the rails 9 and an opposite movement of the'turn buclrle will yforcathe plates or rail engaging members firmly into en gement 4with t e inner base il of thfl rails, whereby the latter will be y held in position in between the beveled lips land t e undercut shoulders 8.' If desired, the turn buckle 19 may be provided at its ends with locking nuts and it may be made in two sections bolted't gether, as at 21, so that an insulating substance mav be inserted between the two sections of the turn buckle for the purpose of aisting in insulating the tie. 2o From the foregoing description connection with the accompaying drawing, the operation of m improv railway tie will be apparent. n .the practical use of the device,v after the two sections 1 and 2 of the body portion A of the tie are coupled together, as required, according to the desired gage or the track, the rails 9 are engaged at their outer base anges with the un ercut shoulders 8 and b operating the turn buckle 19 iii/the requi direction, the rail engaging .members or platee 13 are moved out- `wardly lupon the ties so that the lips 15 engage' with the inner base dan of the rails, andthe latter are securely he d in position.l Preferably the arms' 5 are of a width less than the height o f the sections 1 and 2, whereby an open space is rovided for the v convenient and easy manipulation of the turn buckle 19.

While the accompanying dra-wing illustrates what4 I believe to be the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be un'- derstood that the invention is not limited thereto but that various changes may be made in the construction, arrangements and proportions of the parts without depart' from the scope of t e invention as c aim What is claimed, is:

1. A railway tie of the character described, com rising complemental sections formed 'at t eir inner ends with overlapping arms, means for adjustably connectin said arms at different extensions, for t e purpose specified, the sections being formed with rail supporting surfaces and at the outer ends thereof with undercut shoulders extending transversely, rail engagin plates slidable upon and .retained on sai rail supporting ent adjustments lengthwise of the tie, thesections bei formed with rail supporting surfaces, an means for holding the rails on said surfaces.

3. A tie ofthe character described comprising complemental sections each formed with a transversely extending undercut shoulder designed to engage the outer base flange of a track rail and with a rail sup portin surface extend' inwardly from said s oulder, the side e ges of said rail supporting surfaces being provided with longitudinal recesses forming longitudinally extending flanges, rail engaging plates movable on said rail supporting surfaces and formed with downwardly and inwardly turned side flanges enga 'ng the flanges of said surfaces, the said p stes being formed at their inner ends with threaded stems and at their outer ends with beveled lips adapted to engage the inner base flange of the rails,

and a turn buckle engaging the threaded.

stems, as and for the purpose set forth.

4.-. A tie of the character described, comprising complemental sections formed at one end with longitudinally extending side arms, said side arms bein of a width less than the height of the sections, andthe arms being arranged inoverlap ing relation to each other, means for ho ding said arms connected together, the sections being formed with rail supporting surfaces, rail engaging plates movable upon said surfaces an formed at their adjoinin ends with longitudinally extending threatfedstems extending over the space between and above said arms, and a turn buckle receivable in said space and engaging said stems, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I hereunto ailix my signature in the resence of two witnesses.

FRAh N EDWIN FRENCH.

Witnesses:

J. W. Rrrcmr, H. Barnim.

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