US1229153A - Railroad-tie. - Google Patents

Description

F. C. SHEARER.

RAILROAD TIE. APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9, I915.

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Patented June 5,1917.

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FREDERICK C. SHEABER, 01* EAGLE PASS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR TO U. S. INDESTRUG'IIBLE TIE MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF EAGLE PASS,

TEXAS.

TEXAS, A CORPORATION OF RAILROAD-TIE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 5, 1917.

Application filed ()ctober 9, 1915. Serial No. 55,012.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Fnnonnron C. Srrnannn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Eagle Pass, in the county of; Maverick and State of T eXas, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Railroad-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a. full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railroad ties and the principal object of the invention is to provide a tie which may be made of concrete, metal or the like and which is so constructed as to enable the rails to have resiliency and still prevent the same from spreading, sinking or creeping.

Another object of the invention is to provide a novel means for holding the rails in place on the tie.

A further object of the invention is to provide a reversible cushioning block which is preferably formed of wood or similar material which will take up the vibration of the traffic over the road.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which 2- Figure 1 is a perspective view of a tie constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary view on an enlarged scale of one end of the tie.

Fig. 8 is a sectional view through the tie.

Fig. 1 is a horizontal sectional view through the tie. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the recess lining.

Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates the body of the tie provided on its under side with a central curved portion 2 which is concave and forms the reduced 7 n connecting member 3. This curved portion is designed to allow the tie to more firmly seat in the road bed and prevent the same from rocking cndwise. It will also be noted that a tie of this structure less liable to shift laterally of the road bed and it will thereby be seen that the rails will be more perfectly alined.

The body 1 has embedded therein at each nd. 5 a pair of bars de g ated y the character a which extend longitudinally of the de ice and are in parallel relation. and form reinforcing and connecting bars for the cushion block 12 of the tie. These ends 5 are formed in their upper faces and near their inner ends with the recesses 6 which are provided with a metallic lining 7 forming a rest for the rail brace which will be more fully hereinafter described. The sides of each end section are formed with the recesses or depressions 8 which cooperate with the recesses 9 in receiving the bars 10 corresponding to the bars 4: except that these bars 10 are not embedded in the concrete of the tie and inset. Suitable alining apertures are formed in the bars d and 10 and extending through these openings and connecting the bars are the bolts 11 for holding the cushioning block which will be more fully hereinafter described.

The cushioning block above referred to is designated by the character 12 which is provided with the parallel transversely extending openings 13 and a longitudinal groove l t in its upper face. The openings 13 aline with the openings in the bars i and 10 to receive the bolts 11 which hold the cushioning blocks in place and the groove 14 is to receive the lug or shoulder formed on the under side of the rail brace as will be more fully hereinafter described.

The rail brace above referred to comprises the fiat portion 15 which is provided near one terminal with a bolt receiving opening through which the bolt 16 eXtends which has its free end embedded in the tie by which the device is held in place. The end of the rail brace opposite the one which is secured within the chamber or recess 6 is formed with the depending lug or rib 17 which engages in the groove 1 1 hereinbefore referred to. A suitable flange engaging extension 18 is formed on the plate 15 at the end carrying the rib 17 and this rail flange engaging portion holds the outer flange of the railroad rail in place. The inner flange of the rail is supported and held against movement by suitable spikes 19 as clearly shown in Fig. 1.

It will be apparent from the foregoing upon examination of the drawings that in use the rail is set on the tie in the manner illustrated in Fig. 1 and should the cushioning block 12 become worn at the point where the rails seat, the same may be turned so as to present any one of all four of the faces upwardly to provide the rail seat, since the block is square in section and the chamber for receiving the same is of the same shape. In this Way it Will be evident that the length of life of the tie will be materially increased as will the length of the life of the cushioning block and when the block becomes so worn as to be of no further use, it may be easily and quickly removed and a new block substituted therefor at a minimum expense While in the foregoing there has been shown and described the preferred embodiment of this invention, it is to be understood that such changes may be made in the combination and arrangement of parts as ill fall Within the spirit and scope of the appended claims.

vVhat is claimed is 1. A railroad tie comprising a body, provided near opposite ends With chambers, the upper faces of said body provided with recesses communicating at one of their ends With the chambers, bars embedded inone side face of the body and extending longitudinally across the chambers, cushioning blocks positioned in said chambers and means extending through the bars and cush ioning blocks to hold the cushioning blocks in place.

2. A railroad tie comprising a body provided near each end with chambers, bars embedded in one side face of the body and extending longitudinally across the chamber, recesses in the upper faces of said body and communicating at their inner ends with the chambers, cushioning blocks positioned in said chambers, bolts extending through the bars and blocks for holding the cushioning blocks in position, the said cushioning blocks having grooves in their upper faces, and means arranged in the recesses cooperating with the grooves for holding the rail in position upon the blocks.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of a Witness.

Witness E. R. RICE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. 0.

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