US1330823A - Torpedo-holder - Google Patents

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C. 0. STANLEY.

TORPEDO. HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MA.Y 24, 1919.

Patented Feb. 17, 1920.

Eve/Won ATTORNEYS UNITED STATES PATENT oEEroE.

CHARLES O. STANLEY, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK, ASSIGNGR 0F FIFTY-FIVE PER CENT. TO GEORGE A. STRICKER, 0F BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

TORPEDO-HOLDER.

Application filed May 24, 1919.

To all whom 2'2, may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES O. STANLEY, a citizen of-the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of- New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Torpedo-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved torpedo holder whereby torpedoes are held on a rail of a railway track, so that when the wheels of a locomotive or car run over the same, a detonation will be produced which will serve as a signal for the trainmen.

It is the purpose of this invention to produce a holder of this character which is very simple and inexpensive in construction, capable of being quickly and easily applied to the rail and which will permit the wheels of a locomotive or car to run over the same and discharge the torpedo with certainty and without liability of the torpedo holder being displaced from its operative position when these wheels run over the same in either direction of the rail.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure l is a perspective view of the preferred form of my improved torpedo holder applied to a section of a rail. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse section of the same, on an enlarged scale.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in both views.

The form of rail to which my improved torpedo holder is particularly applicable comprises a horizontal base 3, a longitudinal stem or web 4 rising from the central part of this base, and an enlarged head 5 arranged at the upper end of the stem.

My improved torpedo holder comprises a longitudinal presser or running bar 6 which is preferably constructed of a strip of resilient material, such as sheet steel, and is bent or curved in substantially bow-form so that its central part is higher than its opposite ends 7, 7. The latter are preferably beveled so that upon placing this presser bar on top of a rail its ends will engage with the top of the rail and form joints therewith which lead over gradually from the top of the rail to the upper side of the presser bar and thus avoid the formation of any abrupt shoulders or obstructions between these parts, as shown in Fig. 1.

8 represents a cross piece which is also Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1'7, 1920.

Serial No. 299,601.

preferably constructed of sheet metal and secured with its central part to the underside of the central part of the presser bar by means of rivets 10, 10, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or by any other suitable means. One end of this cross piece is provided with a downwardly and inwardly -projecting hook 9 which is adapted to engage underneath the head of the rail 011 one side thereof, thereby retaining the holder against upward movement and also against lateral motion with reference to the rail. .The opposite end of the cross piece is provided with a downwardly-projecting arm 11 which is arranged along the opposite side of the head of the rail,the lower end of this arm being provided with an upwardly projecting finger 12 which is formed by reversely bending the lower part of this arm. The cross piece, together with its hook, arm and finger, is preferably constructed from a single piece of metal. The lower part of the arm and the adjacent part ofthe finger are provided with coinciding screw threaded openings 13, 14. These screw threaded openings receive the externally screw threaded shank 15 of a clamping screw which is adapted to engage its inner end with the stem or web of the rail underneath the head thereof opposite that side which is engaged by the hook 9. The outer end of this clamping screw is provided with a finger piece or head 16 for permitting the same to be turned by hand although this may be accomplished in any other suitable manner.

Underneath the central parts of the cross piece and the presser bar is arranged a retaining cap or cup 17 which is preferably constructed of sheet metal and secured to these parts of the cross piece and the presser bar by the same rivets 10 which connect the presser bar and cross piece. Between the cavity on the underside of this cap and the top of the rail is arranged the torpedo 18 which is to be retained on the rail and to be exploded by the pressure of the locomotive or carwheels running over the same and thus serves as a signal for the operatives to be on their guard. By means of the annular flange of this cap which embraces the torpedo, the latter is reliably retained in position on the top of the rail head, so that the torpedo is not liable to be shaken off from the rail due to vibration as the locomotive or cars approach the torpedo holder from either direction, thereby insuring giving a signal to the trainmen.

' Owing to the fact that the opposite ends of the presser bar hug or fit the top of the rail head very closely, so that practically a flush joint is produced between the same, it is possible for the wheels of the locomotive or cars to run ontothe presser bar and explode the torpedo without any danger of paratively low cost. The means for attaching this holder are also very simple andiinexpensive and permit of accomplishing this quickly and easily. Furthermore, by engaging-the clamping screw with the corresponding threaded openings formed in the are and the reversely bent finger of the cross piece, an effective screw connection is obtained between the cross piece and the clamping screw without the use of a separatescrew nut for this purpose. The reslli'ence of the finger 12 relative to the arm 11' also serves to hold the clamping screw securely against turning,,so that the torpedo. holder when applied to a rail will not be liable to be displaced by vibrations of the track, thereby insuring proper retention of the torpedo holder on the rail and warning the trainmen at the proper time.

I claim as myinvention:

1. A railway torpedo holder comprising a longitudinal upwardly curved presser bar which in its operative position is adapted to rest at its opposite ends on the upper side of the rail while its central part is elevated above the same and extends over a torpedo placed on the rail, and means for attaching said presser bar to the rail.

2. A railway torpedo holder comprising a longitudinal upwardly curved presser bar which in its operative position is adapted to rest at its opposite ends on the upper side of the rail while its central part is elevated above the same and extends over a torpedo placed on the rail, means for attaching said presser bar to the rail comprising a cross piece secured with its central partto the central part of said presser bar and providedat one end with a downwardly and inwardly projecting hook which is adapted to engage underneath the rail head on one side thereof, and a clamping screw mounted on the otherend of said cross'piece and-adapted to engage the rail underneath its head on the opposite side thereof.

3. A railway torpedo holder comprising a longitudinal upwardly curved presser bar which in its operative position is adapted to rest at its opposite ends on the upper side 0 the rail while its central part is elevated above the same and extends over a torpedo placed on'the rail, means for attaching said presser bar to the rail comprising a cross piece secured with its central part to the central part of said presser bar and provided at one end with a downwardly and inwardly projecting hook which is adapted to engage underneath the rail head on one side thereof and provided at its opposite end with a downwardly projecting arm which has its extremity'bent reversely in the form of a 7 finger, said arm and finger'being provided with coinciding screw threaded openings, and a clamping screw engaging said threaded openings and adapted to engage the rail underneath its head on the opposite side thereof. V V

4. Arailway torpedo holder comprising a longitudinal upwardly curved presser bar which in it's operative position is adapted to rest at its opposite ends on the upper side ofthe rail while its central part is elevated above thesame and eXtendsover a torpedo placed on the rail, means for attaching said presser bar to the rail, and a cap connected with the underside of said presser bar'and adapted to receive a-tor'pedo.

5. A railway torpedo holder comprising a longitudinal upwardly curved presser bar which in its operative position is adapted to rest at its opposite ends on the'upperside of the rail whileits central part-is elevated above the same and extends over a torpedo placed on the rail means for attaching said presser bar to the rail comprising a cross piece secured with its central part to the central part. of said presser bar and provided at one endwith a downwardly and inw'ardly projecting hook which is adapted to engage underneath the rail head on oneside thereof, a clamping screw mounted onthe other end of said cross piece and adapted to engage the rail underneath its head on the opposite side thereof, and a cap securedto'the under CHARLES o. STANLEY.

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