US130010A - Improvement in railroad ties - Google Patents
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- US130010A US130010A US130010DA US130010A US 130010 A US130010 A US 130010A US 130010D A US130010D A US 130010DA US 130010 A US130010 A US 130010A
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- asphaltum
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- railroad ties
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- 239000010426 asphalt Substances 0.000 description 18
- 239000000203 mixture Substances 0.000 description 8
- 229910052500 inorganic mineral Inorganic materials 0.000 description 6
- 239000011707 mineral Substances 0.000 description 6
- 210000000282 Nails Anatomy 0.000 description 4
- 239000002023 wood Substances 0.000 description 4
- 229940108066 Coal Tar Drugs 0.000 description 2
- 239000011300 coal pitch Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000011280 coal tar Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000002474 experimental method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000000835 fiber Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000010438 heat treatment Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000007788 liquid Substances 0.000 description 2
- 238000004519 manufacturing process Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000002844 melting Methods 0.000 description 2
- 238000000034 method Methods 0.000 description 2
- 239000003921 oil Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000004576 sand Substances 0.000 description 2
- 239000000126 substance Substances 0.000 description 2
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
- E01B3/00—Transverse or longitudinal sleepers; Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails
- E01B3/44—Transverse or longitudinal sleepers; Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails made from other materials only if the material is essential
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S411/00—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
- Y10S411/904—Fastener or fastener element composed of nonmetallic material
- Y10S411/906—Leather or fabric
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- My inyention relates to improvements upon the Letters Patent No. 127,553, and which were granted to me on the 4th day of June, A. D.
- the spikes 0r nails which are to be driven into this composition tie or post should be previously heated, so that they will enter more readily, and also that they will, by liquefyin g or melting the asphaltum immediately surrounding them, give them a much better hold but the spikes should not be hot enough to burn the wooden center into which they are driven.
- I claimp 1 In combination with an asphaltum or composition tie, the wooden or other center, for the purpose above described.
- a railroad tie, fence-post, or equivalent block composed of asphaltum either in a pure state or mixed with a mineral or earthy matter, either with or without the center.
Description
UNITED STATES JOHN L. BOONE, OF SAN FRANGISGQUALIFORNIA.
IMPROVEMENT IN RAILROAD TIES.
Specification forming part of Letters 'Patent No. 130,010, dated July 30, 1872.
SPECIFICATION.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN L. Boom, of San Francisco city and county, State of California, have invented a Railroad Tie; and I do hereby declare the follow-ing description and accompanying drawing are sufficient to enable any person skilled in the art or science" to which it most nearly appertains to make and use my said invention without further invention or experiment.
My inyention relates to improvements upon the Letters Patent No. 127,553, and which were granted to me on the 4th day of June, A. D.
1872, for an improved railroad tie and for improvements in fence'posts, telegraph-posts, &c. My improvement consists, first, in the employment of a wooden or other rigid center or Stiffening-piece for the ties and posts, which will be properly prepared before using; and, secondly, in the employment either of the pure asphaltuin or mixed with mineral or earthy matter for forming the tie or post.
In my former patent, No. 127,553, I mention ed that foreign substances could beplaced inside of the tie in order to stiffen it; but subsequent experiments have shown that when wood is used it should previously be prepared, in order to cause the asphaltum to unite properly with it. a To prepare the wooden center I treat it with hydrocarbon-oil, coal-tar, pitch, or liquid asphaltum, so as to thoroughly saturate its outside or exterior. This piece of wood I then apply so that it shall be in the center of the tie or post and be completely surrounded by asphaltum when the block is made.
Instead of fiber and asphaltum, I have found that the pure asphaltum, when not too rich in oil, can be used to form the tie or post; but when there is an excess of oil I mix. sand or other mineral or earthy matter wit the asphaltum, when it is heated, until the proper amount of oilis taken up by it. This addition also causes the block, when coo1,'to be much harder and to resist the heat of the sun much better.
The spikes 0r nails which are to be driven into this composition tie or post should be previously heated, so that they will enter more readily, and also that they will, by liquefyin g or melting the asphaltum immediately surrounding them, give them a much better hold but the spikes should not be hot enough to burn the wooden center into which they are driven.
Having thus described my invention, I claimp 1. In combination with an asphaltum or composition tie, the wooden or other center, for the purpose above described.
2. The method or process for preparing said wooden or other center above described.
3. A railroad tie, fence-post, or equivalent block, composed of asphaltum either in a pure state or mixed with a mineral or earthy matter, either with or without the center.
4. The process of heating the spikes or nails before driving them into the tie or post, sub
stantially as above described.
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal. JOHN L. BOONE. [L. s.]
Witnesses (J. M. RICHARDSON, Gno. H. STRONG.
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Cited By (1)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3021746A (en) * | 1956-03-07 | 1962-02-20 | Olin Mathieson | Fastening device |
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| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US3021746A (en) * | 1956-03-07 | 1962-02-20 | Olin Mathieson | Fastening device |
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