US1235495A

US1235495A - Rail-anchor.

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Publication number: US1235495A
Application number: US16063017A
Authority: US
Inventors: William M Mitchell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1917-04-09
Filing date: 1917-04-09
Publication date: 1917-07-31
Anticipated expiration: 1934-07-31

Description

w. M. MITCHELL.

RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.9. 1911.

Patented July 31, 1917 W. M. MITCHELL,

RAH. ANCHOR.

1,235,495. APPLICATION man APR. 9, Ian. Pa mnted July 31 1917.

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-Byllkll1ll1jlhtil3lVILLIAM M. MITCHELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ief Louisnille;county-of Jefferson, and State of Kentucky, havge invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Anchors, of -'l1ich,.I-.do declare thefollowing to be a full, cleanand exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part-50f this specification.

"lli'ei-pnesent-invention has for its object to provide iasimple, cheap. and effective constructaon i of rail anchor adapted to pre- "ventthe creeping of railway rails; and tonthis: end the invention consists in the features of novelty hereinafter described, illustrated in theaaccompanying drawings and particularly pointed-out in the claims atthe I end 'of this specification.

Figure 'lsis' view in side elevation and.

Fig. a plan' View showing part of a raiL way mng cross ties' offa track .and a rail anchor embodyin my invention; Fig. 3 is view/inf central yertrcal cross section through Fig: '2, parts being shown in elevation: Fig: a is amg enlarged detail view sho the-joii'it 'between the. anchor menr. her and the 'stud' onpro ection on the rail flange? Fig. '0 isa' v iew' sim'ilar to Fig. 2

but showing a modified form of the invention. FigPB is-a- View 'ii'ic'entral yertical cross section through Fig. 5. v

Referring more particularly to the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 1 to l of the drawings, A designates the cross ties of a railway track and A denotes one of the rails mounted thereon and suitably spiked thereto. To one side of the center of the rail A and preferably to one of its base 40 flanges a, is connected a stud or projection B adapted to be engaged by a suitable anchor member C that Will be conveniently connected to one, or preferably a plurality, of the cross ties A of the track. The stud or projection B may consist of a short post or section of a. bar that is united to the rail (preferably to the base flange a}, by fusing or Welding the stud to the base flange as by means of a portable cry-acetylene torch.

That is to say, that portion of the rail base flange to which the stud or projection B is to be attached is first heated to approximately the fusion point by the torch and the stud is then fused to the flange by aid of the torch, a fillet of metal fused from a steel rod or pencil being preferably run between I RAIfJ ANCH Qi-l A i M I V Specification bf LettersIEateiit, p fj t gj yg 19 ;.',--App1i cation filedhpriifi,leiiil serialno.160,630. i i i or around the baseof the stud or projection B and'the base flange or of the rail. By this means the stud is solidly and permanently united to the rail, becoming, in effect, an integral part thereof.

The anchormember C may be made in a variety of. forms, one simple form being the bar G having end portions 0 adapted to eX- tcnd over a plurality of cross ties, these end portions 0 being formed with holes to receive spikes c by which the anchor member C is connected to the on :s ties. A portion of the anchor member C is'bent inwardly and slightly upwardly as shown. at C and is formed with an opening 0 adapted to set over the stud or projection B. to firmly engage or interlock with said stud or projection. Preferably the stud or, projection B is provided at its free end with a suitable offset Z) adapted to prevent any accidental tending obliquely to the line of the rail A,

and the hole 0 in the inwardly bent portion C of the anchor member C may be formed of an oval shape corresponding to the shape of the head 7) of the stud B but the major axis of this hole 0 will extend parallel with the line of the rail A. In applying'the anchor member A to the stud B, the anchor member will be turned obliquely to the line of thevrail A so that the head or offset 1) of the stud B may enter the oval-shaped hole in the portion C of the anchor member, after which the body of the anchor member C will be turned slightly to a position parallel with the rail A and the portion 0 of the anchor member C Willthen be spiked to the ties. lVhen the anchor member is thus in position for use, it will securely hold the rail against creeping in either direction and all danger of the loosening of the anchor member or its disengagementfrom the rail will be effectively overcome.

'It is obvious that the manner of applying my invention may be widely modified without departing from the spirit of the invention. Thus, in Figs. 5 and 6 of the drawingsl have shown aprojection B that is fused or welded to the outer edge of one of the base flanges a of the rail A and with this stud or projection engages an anchor member C that has its end portions provided with spike holes to enable it to be at I tached' to the cross ties A] of the track. The

central portion oi the anchor'member G is bent asshown at C and is formed with ahole to receive the stud orprojection B The stud B? isp'reterably formed with an cpeningB -ive' a cotter pin, a nail or the like to more securely hold the anc or member in position upon the stud, although inasmuch as the anchor member is spiked to the ties, the, danger of any disengagement of the anchor member from the stud or projection B is practically negligible. With this form of my invention, as with that hereinbefore described, it will be seen that when the anchor member has been engaged with the stud B and has been spiked to the ties, all danger of the creeping of the rail in either direction is avoided.

- It is obvious that changes may be made in the details set forth without departure from the essentials of the invention as defined in the claims.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a railway rail and its supporting cross-tie, of a stud or projection welded to the rail, and an anchor member separable from the rail and adapted to co-iiperate with said stud or projection v naeaeae" an'dm'eans tor connectinglsaid anchor n emher to said stud or projection;

4.. An anti-creeperfor railway rails prising a stud or projection welded to'the rail, and a' bar adaptedto be spiked to a cross-tie and having 'a portion engaging with said stud or projectio 5. An anti-creeper for railway rails com- 'prising a stud or projection welded to the rail, and an anchor member having a hole to receive said stud or'projection and having a portion adapted to be spiked to one or more cross-ties.

6. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a stud or projection welded to the rail, and an anchor member having a bent and perforated portion toengage said stud or projection and having an end member for engagement with the cross-tie.

7. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a stud or projection welded to the base flange of the rail and an anchor member having a bent and perforated portion-to fit over said stud or projection and having an end member for engagement with the cross-tie.

8. An anti-creeper for railway rails comprising a stud or projection welded to the.

rail, and an anchor member having a centrally bent and perforated portion to engage said stud or projection and having perforated end portions for engagement with the cross-ties of the track. 7 Y

9, The combination with a railway rail and its supporting cross tie, of an anchor adapted to cooperate with the cross tie to prevent creeping of the rail, and a stud -fused or welded to the rail and arranged to hold said anchor removably in position on the rail.

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