US1309170A - Uailway-tracs - Google Patents

Description

Patented July 8, 1919.

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J. ZUKA.

RAILWAY TRACK.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14, 1918.

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RAILWAY-TRACK.

Specification of Letters-Patent.

Patented. July 8, 1919.

Application filed June 14, 1918. Serial No. 240,034.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN ZUKA, a citizen of the United States, residing at Byesville, in the county ofGuernsey and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Tracks, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention comprehends generally improvements in tracks, and more particularly has reference to an improved railway track tie construction.

It is the principal aim and object of this invention to provide a track construction wherein the ties forming a part thereof are of novel form being preferably constructed in sections for receiving and clamping the rails in position without necessitating the employment of independent fastening de- Vices.

As an additional object, the present invention includes the provision of rails and rail sections designed so as to be seated in the ties and engaged by the looking or damp ing sections thereof so as to be readily reta-ined in position while the parts are of such construction that they may be readily assembled and disassembled when desired.

As a further improvement, this invention consists in the provision of the improved end sections of the tie which are designed to engage and lock the rail sections in the proper position.

More particularly the present invention contemplates the provision of an improved tieembodying an intermediate section comprising spaced bars having rail seats therein and between the outer ends of which sections are pivotally connected clamping end sections which in turn are designed to project through: the rail sections at the scarf joint at the meeting ends thereof so as to retain the sections in position or else engage the webs of the rails for a similar purpose, it being unnecessary to employ rail fasteners, et cetera, for the maintenance of the parts of the track in the proper position.

Among the other aims and objects of this invention may be recited the provision of a: device. of: the". character described with a view to compactness, and in which the number of parts is small, the construction simple and the cost of production low and the efficiency high.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a top plan view of the improved tie construction. 7

F ig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 22 of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of the forms shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. l is a top plan view of another form of the invention embodying a main line switch tie.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation thereof.

Fig. 6 is a top plan View of still another form of tie.

Fig. 7 is a perspective detail thereof.

Fig. 8 is a perspective detail of a block used in the form shown in Fig. 4, and

Fig. 9 is a perspective detail of a rail sec- 1 tion at the joint thereof.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings there is provided an improved track construction embodying a main line tie 1, of a sectional character comprising an intermediate section 2, and pivoted end sections 3. The intermediate section is composed of spaced bars 4: which are provided with. recesses 5 on their upper edges and at their ends which constitute rail seats while the end sections 3 are in the form of blocks and are reduced near their lower edges and at their inner surfaces to form extensions 6. These extensions are positioned between the bars and are pivotally connected thereto by means of elongated pintles or bolts 7 while the upper surfaces lie substantially flush with the recesses or seats 5. Incidentally the inner upper portions of the extensions are beveled as at S to permit of the downward swinging of the sections. 'VVhen it is desired to an range rails or rail sections 9 in the seats. The body of each block-like end section is offset as at 10 to form a rail base engaging shoulder, while projecting from the upper edge are spaced tongues 11 which are de signed to be passed through alining openings 12 in the webs of the rail sections at the scarf joint connection thereof, as indicated at 13. It will thus be seen that subsequent to the arranging of the rail sections 9 in the recesses or rail seats 5 the outer tie sections are swung upwardly so that the shoulders 10 engage the bases of the rail sections while the tongues pass through the alining openings 12 in the rail sections to lock the rail sections together and to also retain the same in the tie without the employment of independent fastening devices for connecting the rail sections together or for connecting the rail sections to the tie.

In Figs. 1 and 5 there is shown a slightly modified form of tie. In reducing this feature of the invention to practice the intermediate and end sections 14 and 15 respectively are of constructions substantially the same as that shown in the main line tie with the exception that instead of employing two tongues only one looking tongue 16 is employed, which is designed to pass through an opening 17 in the web of the rail which is seated in the adjacent seat. In this form it is to be noted, however, to use this tie in the capacity of a main line switch tie, the side bars 18 of the intermediate section 14 are formed with opposed recesses which constitute a rail seat which extends diagonally of the tie while pivoted between the side bars 18 by means of a pintle 19 is a rail clamping member 20 designed for engagement with the base of the rail and also formed with an offset lug 21 for limiting the downward movement of the clamping member, as is apparent.

In Fig. 6 there is shown still another form of the tie which is designed to be used in the nature of a siding switch tie and like the other forms of ties comprises an intermedi ate section 22, and pivoted end sections 23, of a construction somewhat similar to the construction in the other two forms with the exception that the recesses or rail seats 24 extend diagonally of the tie while the shoulders 25 on the end sections 23 are inclined or cut diagonally so as to correspond to the inclination or disposition of the recesses or seats 24. The side bars 26 are formed with relatively wide recesses 27 on the upper edges and intermediate the ends of the bars. A rail 28 is designed to be seated adjacent one end of the recesses and held thereagainst by means of improved locking means which consist of a supporting bar 29 pivoted by means of a pintle 30 between the bars while connected to the upper surface of the bar is a locking block 31 which is formed with a rail opening engaging tongue 32. This block is secured to the bar by means of a bolt and nut arrange ment 33 subsequent to the engagement of the block 31 against the rail and the tongue in the opening in the rail.

It is of course to be understood that the rail receiving recesses or seats in the side bars may be positioned at different points intermediate the ends of the tie and at vari ous inclinations to conform to the requirements of different switches for the proper accommodation of the rails and rail sections. Likewise the inclination of the recesses at the ends of the intermediate sec tions of the tie and the corresponding inclination of the shoulders on the adjacent end blocks may be varied, as desired.

It is thought in view of the foregoing description that a further detailed description of the operation of the invention is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of the invention will be readily apparent.

What is claimed is 1. In a track construction, in combination with rails, a tie embodying spaced bars having rail seats therein, and blocks. pivoted between the outer.ends of the bars for retaining and clamping the rails in position.

2. In a track construction, in combination with rails having openings therein, a sectional tie designed for receiving the rails, and means on the end sections of the tie for engaging the openings to maintain and clamp the rails in position.

3. In a track construction, in combination with rails having openings therein, a sectional tie embodying an intermediate section and pivoted end sections, the intermediate section being formed at the ends thereof with rail seats, and means on the adjacent ends of the end sections of the tie for engaging the openings in the rails to maintain and clamp the rails in the seats.

4c. In a track construction, in combination a pair of rail sections having a scarf joint connection provided with alining openings in the webs thereof, a tie embodying a plurality of sections one of which receives a rail section, and means on the outer sections of the tie for engaging the openings in the rail sections and for clamping the rail sections in position.

5. In a track construction, in combination with rail sections having openings therein, of a tie embodying an intermediate section and end sections pivoted to the ends of the intermediate section, the intermediate section being formed with rail seats, and locking tongues on the end sections for engaging the openings in the rail sections subsequent to the position of the rail sections on the embodying an intermediate section composed of spaced bars formed with rail seats at the upper edges thereof, block-like end sections formed with extensions pivoted between the ends of the bars for the spacing thereof, rail engaging shoulders formed on the end sections, and locking tongues projecting from the end sections for engagement with the openings in the rails subsequent to the positioning of the rails on the seats for retaining the rails against accidental displacement.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

JOHN ZUKA.

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

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