US1384333A - Flangeway-guard - Google Patents

Description

' J. W. 0RROCK.

FLANGE WAY GUARD.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8, 1920.

1,384,333, Patented July 12, 1921.

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APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 8. 1920.

1,384,333, ted July 12, 1921.

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UNITED STATES-PATEN Jorm wrnsoiv 033001;, or WESTMOUNT, QUEBEC, banana To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN W. ORRooK, subjectof the King of England, residing at WVestmount, in the Province ofQuebec and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Flange way-Guards, of which the following is a specification. a

his invention relates to an improvement in flange-way guards for railway railsto be used at road or grade crossings and in shop floors and the like where the floor is level with the top of therail and it is necdistinguished from essary to provide a groove or channel for wheel flange clearance and to protect the floor from being damaged by vehicles passing transversely over therailsa a v primary object of the invention is to provide a guard adapted to be carried en'- tirely by the rail which has the advantage of avoiding interference with tie plates and track fastenmgs, and furthermore keeps the guard to a true line and surface with the rail as it moves under the influence of pass-- ing Wheel loads; Heretofore, it has been the general practice to attach or support the guard directly or indirectly on the tie as a C support which solely engages the rail and is free from all con-v nection with the ties or traclgfastenings; On the contrary, the present invention con templates the provision of a rail carried ing the guard directly tothe flange-way guard which will effectively function as an integralpart ofthe rail after application thereto. a

further object of the inventlon is to pro simple and practical means for-clamp rail at varying intervals that may beconveniently selected with reference to the tie and joint spacing to thereby enable/the installation to be easily and quickly made witha minimum of labor, while at i the same, time maintaining a low subsequent cost of maintenance which mav teriallyl enhances the practical value and utility of the improvement. 1

With the above and other objects inaview which will more readilyiappear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the, same consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts'here inafter more fully described, illustrated and claimed.

vide a 1' that is adapted j FLANGEWAY GI ARD. 1

A preferred and practical embodiment of the invention isshown in the accompanying drawings, in which figure l is a sideelevation of a portion of the IIDIJI'OVQCl fflangeway guard applied to a rail, and illustrating the relative spac 111%9f the stands or supports therefor,

1g. 2 1s avertical"cross-section of an charactenby providinga device which is carried entlrely by and withthe rail. That any part of the device with the tie or element ofthe road: bed, because of thefexistence o the-'wellknown wave'motion of the rails ;under the influence "of passing OFFICE; i 1 'v Patented July 12, 1921. 1 Application filedSeptember s, 1920. serial No. i I

proposed to avoid connecting other wheel loads which causes the rail to move w relatively independentofjits fastenings, and) in installations wherein the guard rests on or is spiked to the tires there'is a differential movement betweennthe guard and the rail which frequently produces precisely the results intendedto be avoided of the wheel flange-way.

Accordingly, drawings it is proposed to tially troughed or channeled: guard member side of the rail "R and soformed as toprovide a relatively long outside flange ,2, a relatively short inside flange 3,.an'd an in? by provision as will beapparent from the i provide a substan- 9 5 to be fittedto the running 7 tel-mediate floor portion 4. In the case of the flange 2, it will be observedlthat the same is preferably inclinedupwardly and terminates asat2 flushlyzrwith'the grade of the road crossing, whilethemflange 3isto: fit snuglyvbeneath the in-- beveled as at 3 flared at f as shown in clined under side of the head of the rail R. The end section of thi Iguard is preferably i 5. V The relatively flat floor portion 4 of the guard maybe convenientlyutilized to pro-' vide a plurality of: fastening receiving openings 5, spaced on predetermined centers, to readily accommodate various road conditions and requirements of installation with respect tol theplacing and fitting of the novel guard supports orstands designated generally as S. That "is to say, the stands by reason of, the plurality of points of attachment to the guard may any suitable and convenient interval, as between the ties or joints, to give the desired upporting effect to the guardQ 1 In connection with the. stands S it is to be observed that each essentially includes the guard, and means means for supporting thebase of the rail for securely v grlpping I to hold the stand inplace. .To this end it is proposed tomake the stand proper inany desiredway,'one example being a suitable metallic, platewhich may be conveniently bent and cut to providethe' nejcessaryelements for facilitating the seating of the same on the base flange of the-rail. That is.

to say, it is proposed to provide a-body element 6 having the relatively flat crown or for supporting the floor of, end 8 of the body extends downwardly; in an inclined plane to provide the rail flange engaging foot 9 for. resting upon the base flange of therail adjacent the web thereof, ,Theopposite sides of the body 6 of the stands are preferably formed withthe metal tongues V 10 which are bent downwardly to engage of the rail.

' and-the foot9, the

' tion' upper face-of the base flange" It will thus be apparent that through the cooperation of the tongues 10 body 6 of the stand is effectivelybraced whenvpositioned on the upper side of the base flange of the rail.

the inclined 'And,;in order to, maintain the stand in its proper position,-the depending skirt por- 11 off the body 6 is provided nwith an ""gopening 12 for .receivlngrthe threaded end in opposition 16 of'the bolt which engages over and about 13 ,of;a securing bolt '14,- whereby the nut 15 .onjthe said threaded portion 13 may act to the hooked end or head thebase flange of the rail opposite that to which, the flange-Way guard 1s applied.

From the foregoing the-manner of application will be apparent but by way of further explaining the manner of installation it may be pointed'out that the troughed guard member '1 may be conveniently supported on the table portion 7' of the stands S at any desired point along its length bypassing a suitable bolt B or equivalent coupling element in one of the openings 15 .in the floor of the guard and be placed 7 at the opening 7 in the table portion 7 Upon determining the desired location of they stands S'with reference to the guard, and fittingthe same in'positionat the gage side of the rail, the tie or fastening bolts 14 may beplaced'in the position shown in Fig. 2, whereby the tightening of the nut 15 will firmly anchor the stand in place by shifting the bolt transversely across the under side of the rail base in such a manner that the hook or head portion 1 6 thereof will firmly bind or grip the opposite rail flange in a manner which will beobvious'. V I Also from Fig. '2 of the drawings, more particularly, it will be observed that the assembled structure provides through the medium .of the flange 3 of the guard member, the foot 9 and tongues 10 ofthe stand,.such an arrangement, located substantially With-- in the fishing space of the rail, that when. the fastening bolt 14: or its, equivalent isscrewed into position it will have the effect Withoutfurther description it is thought the invention'will be readily apparent, and it will ofv course be understood that various changes-in the proportion, and minor detailsof construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention .or scope of'the appended claims.

'Iclaim: V.

1. A flangeway guard including incombination with the rail, a channeled guard member offset from the gage side of. the

base flange of the that the many features and advantages of. p

rail and having an engagement beneath the headthereof, and a supporting member fass tened tothe rail base and arranged to suse tain the guard member in position.

2. A fiangeway guard includingin' (50111-3 bination withthe'rail, a guard element located at the gageside of the rail, and means havingan engagement with both base flanges of therail for holding the said'guard in position.

3zA flangeway guardincluding in combinaton with the rail, a guard element 10-:

0 catedat the gage side of therail, and means it 1s believed that engagement with a having a supporting:

for holding the said.

base flange of the rail guard in position g y 4. A flangewayguard including in combination with the rail, a guard element located at the gage side'of'the rail and'having a plurality of spaced attachment openings, and supportingdevices for the guard adapted to be located at any one of the said spaced openings and having means for engaging a base flange of the rail to hold the guard in position. i

flangeway guard including in combination with the rail, a guard located at the gage side of the rail, a plurality of guard supporting stands having a supportlng engagement with the upper inclined face of one of the base flanges of the rail, and means having a holding engagement with a base flange of the rail for maintaining said supporting stand in position.

In a flangeway guard, the combination With the rail of a guard member adapted to'be located at the gage side of the rail head, a plurality of supporting stands detachably engaged with the guard member and resting upon the upper inclined face of one of the base flanges of the rail, and a bolt for engaging with the support for the guard member and also with the opposite base flange of the rail to hold the said supporting stand in place. i

7. In a flangeway guard, the combination with a troughed guard member having a portion fitting beneath the rail head,.and a stand for engaging with the guard and the upper inclined face of the base flange of the rail, and means for drawing said stand transversely of the rail to tightly wedge the portion of the guard engaging beneath the, rail head against the latter as the stand rides up the said inclined face ofthe base flange.

8. In a flangeway guard, the combination with the rail, of a guard member and sup port therefor each having portions fitting within the fishing space of the rail, and

means for advancing the guard andits support into the fishing space toward the web of the rail to secure the same in position.

9. In a flangeWay guard, the combination with the rail, of a guard member of troughshaped cross section and having one Wall thereof of less height than the other and also having an intermediate connecting wall and engaging with openings for holdat the gage side of trough shaped cross-section and havingone height than the other and also having an intermediate connecting wall, and means carried by the base of the rail and engaging with the guard for holding the same in side of the head of said rail.

11; In 'a flangeway guard, the combination. with the rail, of a troughed guard member, and a stand including a body having a relatively horizontal portion for supwall thereof of less porting the guard member and a downwardly'inclined portion presenting a foot for engaging with the inclined upper sur-' face of the base flange of the rail adjacent openings, and means carried"v position at the gage' the Web thereof, an inclined tongue formed from opposite edgesof the body of the stand for engaging the upper inclined face of the base flange of the rail adjacent the edge thereof, and a device for engaging with the body of the stand for securing the same in position on the rail. I a

12. In a flange-way guard, the combination with the rail, of a continuous guard member adapted to be positioned at the gage side of the; rail, a plurality of supports adapted to be selectively positioned along the guard member, and means having a holding engagement with the rail for maintaining position. I V

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

F. M. DuoKnrr, M..J. MoCANiI.

said supports in a base flange of

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