US1241901A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

Description

L A. AUTRY & B. REAGAN.

BAIL 101m.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 10. I917.

1,241,901 Patented Oct. 2, 1917.

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RAIL JOINT.

APPLIC Y 10. 1917. 1,241,901. Patented Oct. 2,1917

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.engagement between the saidrails, .when'the rails are associated, whereby't'oprevent the sinking, creeping, or lateral movement of the rails and so retain the heads 'of 'the'rails in proper alinement whereby the shocks and jars incident to thewhe'els of the rolling stock passing over the joint of ordinarily connected and constructed rails will be entirely overcome.

It is a further object of the invention to.

produce a scarf joint for rails which shall 'e' of a comparatively simple construction and which shall afford a simple strong and efl'ective connection between the rails.

With the foregoing objects 1n v1ew, the invention resides in the construct1on,'combination and operative arrangement of parts set forth in the following description and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the, drawings, 1 Figure l is a side elevation of two rails constructed in accordance with the present invention, the rails being of mating engagement, and one of the fish plates being removed.

Fig. 2 is a sectional view approximately on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, the connecting plates being secured to the rails.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view approximately on the line 83 of Fig. 1. I I 1 Fig. 4 is a top plan view. 1 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the rail ends.

Fig. 6 is a similar view end.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the rails are indicated by the numerals 1 and 2, respectively. The body of the rails is of the ordinary construction, usual head 3, base 4, and connecting web 5, the webs being provided with the usual bolt openings.

of the other rail Applic'ationfiled luly lb,1917.f ser a na-iva'rss; 1

0f the said' hori'z"oiital'walls.

"ofthe' rail 1, at a suitable distance, inward of the wall or shoulder 9 is provided with.

including the nArL-Jomtb. I

Specification of Lettersfatent, I P t fif d' t, 2, 191% The base'4,of the rail 1', is'continued a suitable distance beyond the end of the said rail, and the said base,"at-a slight but suitable distance, inward of the end thereof, is out angularly from opposite directions provlding the base with the substantially V- shaped opening 6', 'the'web being cut horizontally in a line'w'ith the upper face of the base,.so"th=atjthe' said web isextended centrally over the opening 6,-the under face of the extensionof the web being horizontally straight, as indicated" by the numeral 7'. The "web 5,-of the said rail 1, iscut horizontally in a'line approximately on the axial center of the said web and is likewise out horizontally at the junction of the web with the head '3 of the said rail 1, and the said"web atitheterminals' of the saidreferredto horizontal" cuts'is out t'ransversely providing the end of the web' with a substantially rectangular depression or opening 8, thenppercand lowenwalls'of' which being I straightfand the end wall 9 being arranged at a right angle to the plane vertically disposed shoulders 10, and the said head 3, at the terminals of the shoul ders 10 is cut angularly in opposite directions from the said shoulders, providing the head 3 of the rail 1 with a substantially V-shaped projection 11. The projection'll terminates approximately in a, line with the terminal of the web 5 of the rail 1, which terminal .is indicated, for distinction, by

the numeral 12. v

The rail 2 has its base 4, at a suitable dis.- tance inward of the with transverse'shoulders 13, and the said base, from the said shoulders is cut angularly to the terminal of the said base, which, extends a suitable distance beyond the rail proper, providing the said base with a substantially V-shaped portion 14, which is of a size to be snugly received in the V-shaped depression 6 in the base 4 of the rail 1, and

the shoulders 18 are designed to contact with the straight ends15 of the base of'the rail 1, outwardly of the angular walls 'providing the V' shaped'depression 6. The web 5 of the rail 2 is out horizontally to a line with the axial center of the said web as Well as being out horizontally in a line with the upper surface of the base 4 and is then cut transversely providing the same with a rail proper provided substantially rectangular pocket 16, which is of a size to snugly receive the projecting portion 17 of the web of the rail 1, the end of the said portion 17 contacting with the end wall provided by the cut away portion or opening 16 of the web of the rail 2. The

head 3 of the rail- 2, at=a suitable distance' inward of its ends, is cut angularly fromopposite directions providing the same with a V-shaped opening 17 the web of the said rail 2 being cut horizontally so that the same provides a straight, ledge 18' which projects centrally of the opening 17 in the head of the said rail 2, and this ledge, to gether with thereferred to cut away portion 16 forms the end of the web 5o-f the rail 2 with a substantially rectangular extension 19 of the size to be snugly received in the cut awayportion or notch 8 in the end of the web 5 of the rail 1.

The fish plates or connecting bars are indicated by the numerals 20, the samebeing provided with openings which aline with the openings'in the webs of the rails, and the numerals 21 designate the connecting elements which pass through the said openings and secure the plates to the rails.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is 1 In a device of the class described, two rails each having projecting base portions, the vbase of one of the rails inward of the end thereof being formed with a l shaped opening arranged below the; base of the said rail, theother' rail having its base provided with shoulders and being cut angularly from the said shoulders to the end thereof forming the same with a V-shaped element designed to be received in the referred to V-shaped opening of the first mentioned rail, said first mentioned rail having its web, at the upper portion thereof, notched longitudinally, the second men tioned rail having its-web, at the lower por tion thereof notched longitudinally, and the projecting portions of the Webs of the respective rails designed to be received in the notches thereof, said first mentioned rail having its head adjacent the end thereof provided with transverse shoulders and with a V-shaped extension projecting from said shoulders, the second mentioned rail having its head, inward of the end thereof formed -with a V-shapeddepression designedto receiverthe V-shaped portion upon the end of the first mentioned rail, and

means comprisingangle bars and securing elements therefor for connecting the rail ends. i 1 Y i p In testimony tures. I

LEMUAL ARLANDA AUTRY. BARNEY REAGAN'.

whereof we afiix our sigma-- Copies of this patent may be obtained. for five cents each, by addressing the Comniissioner of fatents,

. Washington, D. 0., W

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