US1331670A - Railroad-tie - Google Patents

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J. T. PELCHAT. RAILROAD TIE.

Arrucmou msn Auf-L29. 1919.

1,331,670. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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Attorney.

J. T.I PELCHAT.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED Auenzg. 1919.

Patented Feb. 24, 1920.

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JOSEPH T. PELCHAT, or BRADFORD, RHODEl ISLAND.k

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented renza, 1920.

Application'med August 29, 1919.Y serial No. 320,637'.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known thatl I, JOSEPH T. PELCHAT, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bradford, in the county of ashington and State of Rhode Island, have invented eertain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to railroadties and to the means for fastening Vthe rails thereon.

The essential objects of my invention are to securely maintain thel rails to the tie; to prevent the lateral spread of the rail :base anges, web, and head; to furnish adequate support; to afford facile assemblage of the' parts; and to attain' these ends in a strong,

permanent, and inexpensive structure.

To the above ends essentially,'my invention consists in such parts and in such combinations of parts as fall within the scope of the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings vwhich form a part of this specioatio`n`` v Figure 1 is an end elevation of a tie embodying my invention showing the adjacent portion of a rail, Y Y y Fig. 2, a plan view of an end portion of the tie showing the portions of the rail carried thereby broken away, i

Fig. 3, a side elevation of the tie end showing the rail in transverse section,

Fig. 4, aseotion ofthe tie withtherem'ovable parts absent taken on line of Fig. 2,

all the parts in place,

Fig. 6, a section on line 6-6 of Fig. 2,-

Fig. 7, a section Online 7-'-7 of Fig. 5', portion of the block being broken away, l Figs. 8 and 9, sections on line 8;-8` of Fig.-

Y parts throughout the views'.

' My tie andfastening means comprises' in the present instance an oblong tubularinetallic shelf creasing of rectangular c ross section with open ends constituting the tie body, and consists'of a base'v 111, sides 15, and

to 16. It is preferably Seton stone ballast.A acent'each end ofthe tie the wa'1ls15 areprovided with 'oblong opening'slS disposed each plate 29 Fig. 5,`a similar sectionof the saniewith` opposite each other in a right hand pair and a left hand pair. Above these openingsthe top 16 is cut away to form a transverse recessed opening 20. Since both ends of my tie body and the securing devices for both rails are identical, a description and detail showing of one end and one set of securing devices will servel for both. Beneath the outermost openings 18 at each end of the tieV is a transversely disposed metallic plate 22 fastened to the walls 15 by rivets 23 through their angular ends 24 or otherwise. These plates 22 constitute partitionsV against the crushed stone which is introduced into the open outer ends of the ties. Intermediate the pairs of openings near each end of the tie is a wooden block 26 provided with a lateral hole 27 to'aiford a finger hold to facilitate removal of the block for substitution. Each block contributes its support to the rail and load.

Above the blocks, and registering in the recesses 20 are rectangular safety plates 29, each having a transversely disposed reetangular elevation 30 upon its lower face at one end, and a shoulder 32 upon its upper face at the same en d provided with a rectangular cavit 33. The opposite end of as a central rectangular recess 35. The side edges of each plate have intermediate portions cut away also, forming lon 'itudinally disposed lateral recesses 36'. "Wiile the maximum width of each plate brings its edges flush with Vthe outer surfaces of the walls 15, the recesses 36 are sufficiently deep to form spaces or openings 38l between the plate and-the inner surfaces of the walls 15. Through the corner margins of each'of these plates are bolt holes 39.

The blocks 26 are insured against longitudinal movementin one direction by the elevations 30 which form abutments therefor. The shoulders 32for`m abutments for the outer ends of the rail flanges.

In the drawings arev shown the usual rail- `way rails 41 comprising flanges 43", webs 411,

and heads 415. Av further abutment for the outer. portionof the rail; iange and a cleneher or clamp therefor consists of a thick rectan gular vplate 17 having. lateral downward flanges 48 adapted to embrace the tie walls 15. This plate' rests on the top 16 of the tie and is provided" with corner extensions or ears 50 which' with` the adjacent portionfof the plate'ovelapsthe Harige 43. The bottom 51 to admit face of this plate Lhasa cavityV K a notch 52.

theshoulder 32, and has also The plate is also provided in diate portion with an`inclined opening 53, and is locked into position by a pair of hook. bolts 55 passing through the openings 39 and through corresponding openings 56 in the plate 4d adjacent the ears 50. Each bolt 55 comprises a shank 57 passing through the plates and provided with a thread 58 on its outer 'end to receive a nut 59 engaging the plate. .Upon the lower end or' shank within the tie is a lateral arm or beak 60 provided with Hat oblong heads 61 registering in the right hand pair of openings'18 and corresponding in shape therewith.

Insideclenchers near each endV ofthe tie also clamp the rails. prise a plate 62 seated in the recessed. opening 20'. The inner.A margin 63 of the plate 62 is of increased thicknessV and'isv provided upon its under face with rectangular recesses 65 toreceive the inner end of the plate 29. .It is provided with depending laterall iianges 66, and with inwardly direct-ed ears 67 overlapping the inner margin oit the rail iiange 43 against which the plate 62 abuts. Intermediate the recesses 65 -upon the under side 'of the plate 62 is a depending beak or abutment 69 `disposed parallel u ith the rail and provided with a curved 'forward face adapted to engage the face of the block 26. Extending outwardly from an intermediate portion of the beak and integral with the plate 62 is a iin 71 having a projecting' end portion 72 adapted to engage theA under face ot the tietop 16. The plate has at its innerrmargin bolt holes 73 registering with two of the holes' 39 and through both of which pass a pair of hook bolts 74 identical in construction with bolts 55. Upon the threaded ends 7 6 of the bolts 74 are nuts 78 engaging the portion 63 of plate 62. And upon the ends ot the bolts 74 are the heads or plates 80 registering in the lett hand pair of the two pairs of open*- ings 18. -It will benoted-that the plate 62 is easily removable. .v

A rail brace for the web and head of each rail is provided. This consists of a hollow 47, and in their upper forward margins with'recesses 86 to receive vthe rail headv front of the sides and the front wall are heldI clamped against the rail by an inclined bolt'V 89 passing'through the holes 83 'and 53, and whose squared head 90 registers in the cavityV an interme- Each of these coni-V 52 of the plate 47. A nut 91'on the outer `end of the bolt engages the top 82 of theV brace. l l y ,Id/*hen joints occurbetween the rails I employ an obl-ong plate 92 having depending lips 94 upon both ends. rThis plate is apyplied to the bottom face of the'rail web walls adjacent walls 15. k The joint may be further protected by a connecting anglebar comprising a plate 96 on the web 44, a lateral extension 97, and an inturned flange'99 engaging the flange 43 and the plate 92. One endl of the'plate 96, in the present instance extends to i a peint intermediate the rail brace and the rail, which is .permitted Vby reason ofthe space Y,between the web 44 and the shorter of the bracewalls v84. The plate 96 is maintained .in position by bolts 100 passing through openings 101 and 102 in the plate and web respectively and held by nuts 103. L

It will be observed that the rails are braced against spreading and locked against all lateral displacement, and securely held; that the parts are arranged and interengaged in such a manner as to permit quick disassemblage and replacement of parts. This is further facilitated by the tactthat all the bolts pass comparatively loosely through all the bolt holes. It will be further noted that the wooden blocks contribute to afford the ' ings and engaging the blocks, and bolts within. the .body'connecting the plates and body. 3. Ina device of thecharacterdescribed,

a tubulary metallic bodycomprising a base, sides, anda top, the top being provided with recessed openings, and the sides beingprovided with openings, supporting plates in thev recessed openings, and hooklbolt-s coinprising' shanks in the plates, laterali arms withinthebody, and heads on the bolts regisH tering in the said side openings.Y

4.V In a'w'device of-theY characterdescribed,` a tubular metallic body providedV with open ends and with recessed openingslin itsyup-V` per portion, wooden blocks-in the body below the openings,` supporting Vplatesin the openings adapted tol engage the blocks, and

J. T.l PELCHAT.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION man Aue.29.1919. 1,331,670. Patented Feb. 24,1920.

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