US1296396A - Metallic railway-tie. - Google Patents

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J. A. HYLE & '1. W. HERMAN."

METALLIC-RAILWAY THE. APPLICATION mgo OCT. 29. my RENEWED JAN. 23, 1919.

1 ,296,396. I Patented-Mar. 4, 1919.

UNITED snares meme canton.

JACOB A. HYDE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, AND JACOB W. HEB/MAN, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIG-NORS T0 TRI-CITY STEEL OOMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

A CORPORATION OF DELAWARE.

METALLIC RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 4., 1919'.

Application filed October 29, 1917, Serial No. 199,045. Renewed January 23, 1919. Serial No. 272,779.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JAcoB A. HYLE and JACOB W. HERMAN, citizens of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, and in the city and county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, respectively, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to the construction of metallic railway ties and means for securely fastening the track rails in proper position on the ties of steam and electric railways.

The prime object of the invention is to provide an economical, strong, durable and efficient metallic railway tie and rail fastening means possessing the required strength to readily withstand all the usual strains to which the tie and rail fastening means are normally subjected when in use and which are so constructed as to materially increase the longevity of the same.

Another object of our invention is to provide a metallic railway tie in connection with wooden blocks constituting a resilient support for the track rails, and a safe and reliable insulation of the rails so that said rails will serve as efiicient conductors in th usual automatic signaling systems.

A further object of this invention is to so construct our improved railway tie that the number of ties required per mile of road bed will be materially reduced.

Still further objects ofthe invention are to so construct the tie that the wooden blocks utilized in connection therewith may be easily and readily removed and a new block replaced by one employee and without removing the tie, or in any manner disturbing the position of the track rail or ballast beneath the tie; to safely and firmly secure the wooden blocks to the tie, thereby maintaining absolute safety in the gage of the track rails, and to secure the track rails in their proper position upon the wooden blocks by the means of the ordinary railway spike now in use and employed in most all railways for the purpose of securing the track rails to a wooden tie, and to provide improved means forming a portion of the tie for preventing the Wooden blocks from face of one of the spreading apart under the strains to which they are subjected.

The foregoing and such other objects as may appear from the ensuing description are attained by the means hereinafter more fully described, and by the combination,.

form a part of the specification it will be seen that:

Figure 1, a side elevation of the improved railway tie and rail fastening means embodying our invention, showing the track rails in cross-section secured thereto.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the metallic tie proper with the track rail supporting and securing means removed therefrom.

Fig. 3, is an end elevation with the track rail omitted.

Fig. 4, is a plan view of a'portion of the metallic tie, and

Fig. 5, is a face view of the inner sur- I wooden block securing plates, and

Fig. 6, is a side or edge elevation of the same. 7

Similar numerals of reference are employed to designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings, V V

In carrying out our invention, we provide a railway tie of suitable or desirable dimensions throughout itslength and breadth and the metallic portion of said tie with which our invention is embodied in the formv illustrated may be made from any suitable metallic material, but is preferably made from cast-oil or worn-out steel railway rails by cutting through the web of the rail immediately below the tread portion, and

then rolling the web and base portion thereof into the form illustrated in the drawings, which comprises a flat laterally extended base portion 1, and a central vertical memthere being tWo blocks on each side. of the central vertical member of the tie, and two lq ks nea eachenc ott each block having smooth straight vertical faces and resting upon the upper surface of the' latera y e n ed, ba e P l QEl t tbs e the up: per s ur ofach block projecting astuta le. d stwvte ere he vertita to o theftie in order to efiectually'insiilate the t re l f om. he tie, mid o term a Wid b r ns' S t'e t up PQiftiQI here.- of for the base of the track raili Thegs ize of the block's is"sufficient"to furnishthe 're ql i d, "strength o l p'ptr the a a ls and'reta'in therail fastening means, such as Plai p ke 1 th tra tr l na ly u ed it ed g e rac ail 'td a Weeds? t t w ic sp kes. re driven nto. the wo den bltk' w ll l'th ihwd P rt on t ach. ik

overlapping and in contact the uppr l t 9 th lbt i HQ. f il- T e it tl il' blptks a st p e rably impregnated ivith crude oil or creosote t'oin; re e h durabi i y and. a i t et ar t td e t bl and with e ta fit a mte y @9 t e. bttls poi-e0 tii l against the 'centr alverti al member of the'tiepthe mensitn i 0i the'blbtk be li 'l i i r'm Sb ha t ey my be tu ed upsi e 19? or r id it y. 9 c nema he ten r trackra il s upporting surface. V

' The fastening means preferably employed for firmly and securely clampingieacli"block to' the body portion ofthe tie consists two headed bolts 6, screw threaitled' at one" end herbf f'w l mp n P a e v h en from the top to the bottom of thefbloclg; and siq, ringu s 8 eeqh el pa s through theopeniiig in the block and the openin 9 in the central member of the. tie, iv ef tiy t e blb' iks e' t id t 't pii s'tl e atfa rse tr :"lttled' tg hltt v; e? am bolts 6", and the securing iiuts 8 fitted the threaded end of each bolt and resting inconwit t i' fi ir' ei f umping p j a, .i It will beobserved that each of the clamp.- ing plates 7 on inner'fac'e vvit'hfa" eloilgatd yert idallyl arranged lat-- e 'a ."ei ,e i6fi' T a t re t' t l t Z t'ra l fopeiiing 11 ex tens' ionsarei adaptd ti a a b ttmei, 'fi t t td t tit b 1 t i g fi fi t tent 5; t t byr etti any, b'a 't if i ggf e t '0' th'e blolc'gsor the plates'vi heli'l the eretta" way ties during the" strai base portion of the tie a plurality of vertical 'or upright integral extensions 12, each extension being so located as to rest in contact with the outer end surface of' each block, thus serving to preventv the outward movement of the "blocks," and the'b'ase portion of the tie is provided vvith a recessed; central pe t n. L extend g Su sta t ally the en distance 'b etvvee'nthe block's, thus economizing in the amount and cost of material employed and alsofurnishing more convenient and a e sl b 'e. ea s f r 1 empt 1 h ballast arranged around the tiesjfurtl er; to preyent the tie fro'iii'becoming center-bound. le We how he ase bf t t ck rai seated upon the upper. surface of the ooden bl ksl t'w l e bti u tha y Su l or desirable plate may be utilized tore'st upon the blocks and' thereby forn 'a seat for the trackrail basel i i i It will be readily perceived that each Wooc lenbloclg projects above the metal-porw tio' n' of the tie, thus constituting an insulating medium and" preventing interference with the use of electric signaling means" and the laterally extended base portion of the tie upon W liichjthe Wooden blocks are "supported forms a ivideiied tie, thus materially reducing the number of. ties mile of'road bed as are usually required;andit is more" readily retained in ace than th 'nmower ties. 'It'Kvill also, be seen that each block being provided iv'itlftwd openings therethrough and the openings in "'tlie central itei'tic'al member of the "metal tie, that when the claliiping plates arefseoured to the outer side Wall ofeacli block by theffaste ning bolts and nuts the fiber of the Woodenblo cks will become tightly compressed and prevented from splitting ivhenthefrail fastening spikes are driven therein, andth'eblo'cks' 'vvillf'be held securely in contact with the" base of the t'ie, thus preventing any up and do'fiv'n movemeiit'from the said base with the Wavemd t'ion 'of' the rail "during the passage of the rolling stock over 'tliet'rack rails", and there can be 116 shifting of the blocks 'tvithout moving the entire tie and track rail supportmg means, "thetety insuring and always rails encampment of the track. I

"'Itavi-ll be u'iiderstood that the space betwe'e'n the wooden blocks mitt" the "outer end of said blocks istfilld up "with tr a'ckballast' vhich iii preventing any lateral, lb hgitudiiial or ski'dd-iiig actioii ofth el raila hite we maintaining the ro er gage of thei'ti'ack V The wooden blocks such as utilized are inexpensive, since the ends of logs and other pieces of wood are used up which would ordinarily be classed as waste material.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. A metallic railway tie comprising a flat base portion having a central recess at each side thereof, a central vertical member inclined outwardly at each end, two wooden blocks resting upon the base at each side for supporting the track rails, means for securing said blocks to the tie, means for securing the track rails to the blocks, and a plurality of integral vertical extensions stamped from the base of the tie and resting in contact with the outer end face of each block.

2. A metallic railway tie comprising a flat base portion provided with a central recessed portion at each side thereof, a central integral vertical member, two Wooden blocks resting upon the base at each side, securing bolts passing through each block and said central member, a plurality of metallic plates fastened at each side of the outer side face of each block, a securing nut fastened to the threaded end of each bolt, and a plurality of integral vertical extensions stamped from the base of the tie.

3. A metallic railway tie comprising a flat base portion having a central recess at each side, a central integral vertical member,

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the two wooden blocks resting upon the upper surface of the base at each side of said central member, securing bolts passing through the said blocks and central member, metallic plates fastened to the outer side face of each block extending the entire height of the block, a securing nut fastened to the threaded end of each bolt resting in contact with the outer face of each metallic plate, and a plurality of integral vertical extensions stamped from the base of the tie and resting in contact with the outer end face of each block.

4:. A metallic railway tie comprising a flat base portion having a central recess at each side thereof, a central integral vertical member, two wooden blocks resting upon the upper surface of said base at each side of the central member and projecting above said central member, means for securing said blocks to the tie consisting of securing bolts passing through each block and the central member, a plurality of metallic plates having an extension on each inner face adapted to be embedded into the block when secured thereto, a securing nut fastened to the threaded end of each bolt, means for securing the track rails to said blocks, and a plurality of integral vertical extensions stamped from the base and adapted to contact with the outer end face of each block.

JACOB A. HYLE. JACOB W. HERMAN.

commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 0."

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