US1220184A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

Description

C. H. CARROLL.

RAlL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 13, me.

1,220,184. v Patented MM. 27, 191?.

, waa 6mm mvsmon ATTORNEY cmnnsn. CARROLL, or mmrarnonrna RAIL-Jo nt.

Application filed May 1a; 1916. Serial No. 97,375.

. which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a rail joint and more particularly to a novel manner of joining the meeting ends of two railway rails whereby the spreading of the rails or the lateral displacement thereof with respect to .the longitudinal alinement of the rail will be prevented.

As a further object of the invention the rail ends are provided with obliquely disposed contacting surfaces formed by vertically cut portions of the rail ends thereby obviating the occurrence of the constant and injurious impact which occurs when the ,wheels of a railway coach pass over the meeting ends of rails.

I further purpose to improve the manner of joining the meeting ends of rail. 'ay rails by providing the inside half of the base flange of the rail with a right angularly vertical cut portion for providing meeting faces in each rail in addition to the obliquely disposed contacting surfaces thereby preventing relative longitudinal movement of the rails and lateral displacement thereof.

The above and additional objects are accomplished by such means as are illustrated in the preferred embodiment and in the accompanying drawings, wherein like characters denote like or corresponding parts throughout the several views, in which 1-- Figure 1 is a top plane.

Fig. is vertical transverse section on the li -44 of Fig. l.

Fig. 3 is a perspective View showing the manner of connecting one of the rail ends.

Fig. 4. is a perspectiveview of the adjacent end. v

The meeting ends of two railway rails are designated by the numerals l and 2 and each of the rails is provided with the rail head 8, the web i and the'base flange 5. The base flange 5 extends outwardly from opposite. sides of the web in the usual manner whereby the inside half 6 and the outside half 7 of each flange is provided.

The head 3, the web 4 and the outside half 7 of the flange of each rail are cut verti- Cally and diagonally as is clearly'shown in.

the drawings to provide the obliquely dis- Speeification of Iietters Patent.

edge of Patented Mar. 27, 1917..

posed surfaces 8 and 9.. The inside half 6 of the base flange is vertically cut at right angles to the longitudinal center line of'the rail and the cut extends inwardly from the the flange to the edge of the Web 4 where it joins the obliquely disposed surfaces 8 and 9. This right angularly cut portion provides the right angularly disposed contacting surfaces 10 and 11 which, when in engagement with each other, prevent therail ends from relative longitudinal movement which otherwise would occur-if the rail ends where simply provided with the obliquely or diagonally cut ends. By referring to Figs. 3 and. 4: of the drawing it will be observed that a sharp corner is provided where the obliquely disposed surfaces join with the right angular surfaces thus permitting the rail ends to neatly join or lock to get-her in which position they may be securely fastened.

Each of the rails is provided with a phi-- rality of apertures 13 extending through the webs i and a fi h plate 14 is mounted upon each side of the web 4. Each of the fish plates is provided with a plurality of apertures through which fastening bolts 15 are extended and have nuts 16 mounted on their ends for retaining the fish plates in tight engagement with the webs of the rails. The fish plates 14. overlap the meeting ends of the rails and extend for a considerable distance on each side thereof for assuring the connection of the rail ends.

In reduction to practice I haver'ound that the form of my invention illustrated in the drawings and referred to in the above description, as the preferred embodiment, is the, most eliicient and practicable; yet r izing that the conditions concurrent in the adoption of my device will necessarily vary, 1 desire to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in the details of c'onstruction, proportion and arrangement or parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of my invention, as defined in the appended claims.

agonally through the said head, web and the outside half of said base flange, the di- :igonal cut portions being identical. in. each rail end and adapted to engage tor preven ing longitudinal movement of the rail ends out of longitudinal alinement with eadh other, said base flange being further vertieally cut at right angles to the longitudinal 4 center line of the rail, the right angularly vertically cut portion of said base flange extending from the inner edge of the inner half of said flange and terminating in a sharp corner at the edge of the Web of the rail Where said vertically cut portion joins with the diagonally cut portion of said web.

2. In a rail joint, the combination with the meeting ends of two railway rails, each comprisin a head, a web and a base flange,

said base ange extending outwardly equally on each side of the web to provide inside and outside halves of said base flange, the said head, Web and outside half of the flange being cut verticall diagonally ineach rail for providing ob iquely disposed contacting surfaces adapted to engage and prevent the lateral displacement of said rail ends with respect to their true longitudinal alinement, the said inside half of the base flange in each rail being further out vertically at right anglesto the longitudinal center line of the rail for providing right angularly disposed meeting faces extending inwardly from the edge of the rail and terminating at the edge of the web, fish plates mounted.

upon the web and overlapping the meeting ends of each rail, and a plurality of bolts 7 carried by the fish plates and extended through-"apertures formed in the web for fastening the said fish plates in positioii.

3. In a rail joint, the combination with the meeting ends of two railway rails, each comprising a head, a Web, and a base flange, the said'head, web and outside portion of the said flange being cut vertically diagonally in each rail providing obliquely dis of the said flanges to be moved vertically into and out of contact with each other, the said vertical cut portion of the inside half of the flange extending from the edge thereof to the edge of the said Web.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

v CHARLES H. CARROLL. Witnesses:

F. M. WILLIAMS, F. W. Conn.

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