US1342502A - Rail-cutting device - Google Patents

Description

F. C. HASSE.

RAIL CUTTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, a. 1918.

Patentediline s, 1920.

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RAIL CUTTING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, 1918. 1,342,502. PatentedJune 8,1920.

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RAIL-CUTTING ijn'vionb Application filed March 8,

TD {LZZ whom it mayv concern:

we it known that l, FRANKLIN C. HAssn, a citizen of the United States, and a resident, of Congress Park, in the county of Cook and State of lllinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Rail-Cutting Devices, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of iny specification. i i f My invention relates to a device adapted for the purpose of cuttingrailroad rails, or

other similar structural metallicbeams or members;- the' device being especially adapted for use in connection with rails that have been laid orput into place.

The vobject of my invention isto provide aiconstruction which is more especially intended to employ acut'ting blow-pipe or' torch, which is adjustably secured by the device to the rail and enables a'quick' and even cut to be obtained. k r

Another object of the invention is the provision of a'device which may be quickly and readily adjusted to various sizes of rails,ror other standard structural members, as will be apparent from the following detailed'description of the accompanying drawings, whereinz- 1 I Figure 1 illustrates my improved device in side elevation attached to a T-rail.

Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken on the'line 22 of Fig. 1 lookingin the direction of the arrows.

device, as disclosed in Fig. 1', clamped in op- Fig. 3 is an end elevation of my improved erat-ive position on a T-rail,- with the latter shown partially cut.

Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of a'modilied form of blow-pipe holding means.

ln'the particular exemplification ofthe invention, I have shown it applied to a well known type of T-rail indicated at'A; the device being in place for the cutting operation, which, according to the disclosure made in Fig. 3, has been'partially made; having been begun at the base of the rail and continued in a vertical direction, as shown at a.

The device comprises a main portion on frame 5 provided with downwardly presented ends 6 and 7 the distance between the downwardly presented ends in order that the device may straddle the rail, with the ends of the frame disposed on opposite sides of the head of the rail, as j Specification of Letters Patent; i

7 heights;

being. greater than the width of the head of a rail vided with an angular or bent portion, disposed. substantially perpendicular to the? 1918. serial No. 22i',332-.-1- 1 shown in Fig. 1; tapered inwardly or arranged atan inclinae 'tion toward thehead of therail so as to en-. able t to engage with the lower edge of the rail-head,- as; shown at .8. in Fig. 1 Thecend;

and portions of the main frame may bepro vlde'd with suitable V reinforcing 'ribs, as shownin the drawings, in order to give the 11ecessary-strengtl1. The end 6 isnot intended-to engage with the rail, but is pro-g vided with; the pivoted clamping memberwhich comprises thezlever 9 terminating in the cam-portion .10. which is adapted. to be brought into clamping or wedgingengagige v ment with the adjacent side :oftlie'head of the trail, as shown in Fig.1. The cam-pontion 10 is readily brought into wedging or clamping engagement with the rail-head s mply by the downward -movement of the ii tedd v y isip'referably J .75 handle or lever-portion 9, about the pin '11 wh ch formsa pivotalpoint for the lever on the end 6 of; the main frame 5. In order to 5 l adapt the device to different widths or sizes,-

of rails, the end 6 isshown providedwith a plurality of pivot-receivlngholes 12 for the pivot pin-l1.

The oppositeend ofthe main frame, 5,,

to-wit the end .13 which is provided with an? elongated vertically; disposed slot, shown in dotted lines 1' at 14 in Figs. 1 and3, adaptedto receive; a

suitable bolt or pin 15 wherebythe bar or stem 16 isadjustably secured in position on the head-portion 13. The bolt {or pin 15 is vertically by means of slot 14 in the head 13,;

thus adapting the device to rails of different The lower end of bar 16 terminates in a sleeve or'hollow portion 18, adapted to be disposed in a direction lengthwise of the rail. This sleeve-portion 18 is adapted to receive,

the cylindricalshank or portion of an arm 19, wliiclrlatter is intended to carry or pivotally support the cutting torch or blowpipe, indicated'atQO. The arm 19 is pro longitudinal axis of the arm, as clearly provided with the depending; port1on 7, also terminates n -a 1 gulde-head provided with suitable; clamping means, for examplethe nut and washer, indicateiil at 17 inFig. 3,- which enables the bar or stem 16 to be firmly clamped to the head 13 of the shown in Fig. and this bent portion or end is of sufficient width to permit of a slot 21, being formed therein, which receivesthe blow-pipe clamping and holding members now to be referred to. The blow-pipe holding membersconsist of an eye-bolt 22, the

' I shankwhereof is 'adaptedto extend through a suitable bushing 23, seeFig. 2, whi'ch, with the. shank of the, eye-bolt, passes through the slot 21 of arm 19.- The bushing enables the eye-bolt-22 to be firmly locked or clamped in the desired position by means of the nut 24: which takes about the threaded end of thebushing 23 and engageswith theside of the arm 19, as clearly shown inFigs. 2 and ,3, while-the eye-bolt 22 is held in place i 7 against displacement by asuitable nut'25.

I regulatedbv screwing nut 30 in the proper The bushing 23 supports a transversely disposed member or saddle 26; the opposite ends whereof are suitably grooved to receive the tip or nozzle end 27 of theblow-pipe or torch 20; the tip being seatedin the grooves formed in both ends of the saddle,

as clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and thereby held against any movement independent of the saddle.

, The shank or arm 19 extends through the sleeve-portion'lS of the bar or stem 16, as

clearly shown in Fig. 3, and theextended end is provided with'a suitable coil spring 28; one end whereof bears against the end of the sleeve-portion 18, while'the other end 'isengaged by'the washer or member 29 held in place by a suitable nut 30 which screws onto the threaded end of the shank of arm 19. It is evident from the construction shown that the tensionof spring 28 may be direction. f ith a sufiicient'compression of the springinduced by the screwing up of nut 30, a frictional relation between arm 19 and sleeve 18 is provided which will prevent I the voluntary or free rotation of arm 1.9 in

the sleeve-portion 18, while at the same time permitting the, arm 19'to be rotated in'sleeve 18, by the application of sufficient force or pressure on the .blow-pip'e' 20 by the operator.

The main portion or frame 5 of the device 1s provided at an intermediate point with portion or loop 31, which is preferably formed integral with the main portion 5 and shown disposed at right angles thereto, so

as to extend lengthwise of the rail when the device has been put'into place. The opposite end of the loop or portion 81 is disposed downwardly and terminates in a straddling" or saddle portion '32 adapted to straddle or extend about the head of the rail A, as shown in Fig. 3. The straddle or saddle end 32 of the lo'oprportion 31 may be provided with a reinforcing connecting [rib 33 formed integral therewith and with the main portion 5 so as to'give sufficient strength and rigidity to the frame portion rail.

point in proximity to the place where the cut is to be made, by having the frame 5 exas to bring the tapered or inclined side 8 of the end 7 in abuttingrelation with the side of the head. The lever 9 is then moved tend transversely of the head of the rail, 7 as shown in Fig; 1, and placing the same so downwardly so as to bring the cam-portion lOinto firm relation with the adjacent side of In order to provide a proper clamping enthe head of the rail, asindicated in Fig. 1, i

7 gagement with the rail operated on, adjustment of the clamping element, as previously.

stated,is accomplished by placing the pivot pin 11 through the proper hole 12 at the end of the frame-portion. It is evidentthat the adjustment of. the clamping element just described needmerely be altered where the head'or upper end of the rail-sectionjto be cut is of materially smaller transverse di-' mensions than that disclosed in Fig. 1, as the clamping element is capableof-clamping. engagement without readjustment even though there may be slight variations in the transverse dimensions or sizes of the rail-head, as such variations will be taken care ofby the increasing radius of the wedg ing cam-portion 10 from pivot 11. .With

the device thus adjusted, the bar or stem16 1s then adjusted vertically by'means of the clamp-nut 17 on the 'end' of bolt 15 so as to adjust the deviceto the heightgof the cutting similar sized rails, no furtheradj ustment need be made after the adjustments just referred to have been completed; and the device can be readily clamped to the rail through the single operation or movement of the lever 9 of the clamping element.

The eye-bolt '22 is drawn into firm relation with the bushing 23 and saddle 26 by means of the nut 25, after the tip 27 of the blow-pipe 20has been passed'through the eye of the bolt. 'Thescrewing up of nuts 24 and. '25 will cause the eye-bolt to force the nozzle ofthe blow-pipe into the grooves of the saddlemember 26, and thus prevent any movement of the nozzle of the blow-pipe relative to the saddle '26; while the saddle 26, in turn, will be held in firm frictional relation with the'end of arm 19 by means of nut 24, through the medium of the bushing 23. With the'tension of spring 28 regulated so as to provide a sufficient frictional relation between thearm 19 and sleeve-portion 18, it is apparent that the blow-pipe will be held While the device is being used for.

against movement except through the application of sufli'cient force by the operator on the blow-pipe; the frictional relation, however, permitting the tip or nozzle of the blow-pipe to be oscillated or moved through the are of a circle so as to direct the'cutting flame in a progressive manner from the initial point, or point of beginning, to the final end of the cut to be made; as for ex ample the tip of the blow-pipe may be rotated so as to direct the cutting flame in the dicated by the dotted line 00, progressing upwardly and completed when the nozzle has been rotated so as to direct the flame in the direction of dotted line 00, thereby completely cutting or severing the rail.

With the arm 19 extending toward one side of the main or frame-portion of the device, it is apparent that the frame portion will in no way interfere with the swinging movement of the blow-pipe so as to direct the flame toward the adjacent edge of the rail-base, namely along the dotted line 00.

In Fig. 4 I illustrate a modified form of the blow-pipe holding means, namelythe blow-pipe nozzle-receiving portion of they device. Instead of employing the saddle and eye-bolt construction shown in Fig.2, the blow-pipe nozzle-holding, means may be in the nature of an angle member 34:,with

one leg or side of the angle terminating in a tapered sleeve portion 35; The opening through the sleeve-portion 35 is preferably tapered toward the tip of the sleeve so as to correspond somewhat with the taper of the nozzle of the blow-pipe; and the opposite end of the opening is also slightly beveled as shown at 36 to receive-the beveled base or butt-portion of the blow-pipe nozzle. lVith this construction, a firm holding relation is provided. Vith this form of holding means, it is apparent that while the blowpipe will be firmly held in place, the blowpipe may alsobe oscillated in the sleeveportion 35 so as to dispose the blow-pipe lengthwise of the rail and thus enable the flame to be directed toward the upper part of the rail in situations where the ties or road-bed would otherwise interfere with the proper use of the device on laid rails. The other leg or side of angle member 345 is intended to abut against the angularly disposed portion of arm 19 which is shown in section in Fig. 4; the side of member 34. being provided with a hole adapted to receive a short bolt 37,-the head whereof takes against the side of member 34:, while the threaded end of the :bolt extends through arm 19 and receives anut38 whereby th'e member is removably secured in lace.

The Constructions shown permit the device to be quickly applied and secured to the rail to be cut and enable the blow-pipe to be swung into any position necessary to apply the cutting flame at the desired point on the e'lementor rail to be out; and while I believe the constructions to be the'simplest embodiments of my invention, the same may be V altered in certain respects within the scope 0 the claims without, however, departing from the spirit of my invention.

What I claim is 5' 1. 'A device of the class described, comprising a frame consisting of a pair of railstraddling portions-rand an intermediate loop or hand-receiving portion, one of the ends of the straddling portions being adapted to engage beneath the rail-head, a

wedging member pivotally secured to the opposite end of" said straddling portions so I V as to oscillate vertically, said wedging member comprising a lever terminating in a' cam, the latter beingadapted to form wedging engagement withthe rail-head, a vertically disposed'member adjustably secured to one end-of said frame so as to depend along the rail side,ja blow-pipe carrying element rotatably mounted in the lower end of said vertically disposed member and adapted to rotate about a horizontally disposed axis, means whereby said element is yieldingly held in its adjusted relation with saidvertically disposed member, 1 and blow-pipe holding means comprising a socketed member and nozzle-seating saddle, the saddle and I socketed member being adapted to have adjustable clamping relation with each other and with said element.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a frame adapted to straddle a rail.

and having depending ends, one of the ends being formed to provide clamping relationwith the rail, means pivotally securedto the other. e'ndof the frame and adapted to swing into clamping relation with; the rail-head when the means is oscillated, a vertically disposed member adjustably secured to the first mentioned end of the .frame and terminating at its lower end in a sleeve portion, a

horizontally disposed arm rotatably mountt ed in said sleeve-portion, yielding means secured to one end of said arm and adapted to provide a yielding. frictional relation between said arm and sleeve-portion, and blow-pipe holding means secured at the free end offsaid arm, said means comprising saddle member in which the nozzle of the blow-pipe rests and a clamping member through which the nozzle extends, the saddle member and clamping member having contacting relation with each other.

V 3. A device of the class described, com- 1O laterally beyond the frame side, means gaging aw, adjustably pivoted to the other end of the frame, a vertically adjustable member secured to the first mentioned end of the frame, depending beneath the rail-head I and terminating in a laterally disposed sleeve portion, a second member rotatably V secured in said sleeve portion and disposed whereby said second memberis frictionally held in its adjusted positions, and blow-pipe holding means adj ustably secured to one end of said second member.- Y r 4. A device of the class described, comprising asaddle portion adapted to fit over the head of a rail, one end of said portion being formed to engage beneath the railhead, a cam adjustably pivoted to the other end of said portionso as to engage With the adjacent side of therail-head a' vertically disposed member secured to one end'of the saddle portion so as to depend beneath the rail-head, a second member rotatably secured in thelower end of the first member so as to extend parallel With the rail beyond the side of the saddle portion, yielding meanswvhereby the second member is held in its adjusted positions, and'a blow-pipe holding socketed member adj ustably secured to one end of said second member. 1 FRANKLIN GLHASSE. i Witnesses: 7 i 7' y W. J. LEIGHTY, I 1 MURIEL M. GoLDsTEIN;

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,342,502, granted June 8, 1920, upon the application of Franklin 0. Hesse, of Congress Park, Illinois, for an im provement in Rail-Cutting Devices, an error appears in the printed specification requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 129, claim 2, for the Word contacting read contracting; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of July, A. 1)., 1920.

SEAL M. H. GOULSTON,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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