US1392398A

US1392398A - William a

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Publication number: US1392398A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1921-10-04
Anticipated expiration: 1938-10-04

Description

W. A. BUTLER.

TIE PLATE AND RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION man MAY 23, 1921.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

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APPLlCATlON FILED MAY 23, I921.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM A. BUTLER, 0F PORSTMOUTH, VIRGINIA, ASSIGNCR OF ONE-HALF" TO WILLIAM J'QBEALE; OF NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.

TIE-PLATE AND RAIL-FASTENER.

Application filedMay 23, 1921.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, VVILLIAM A. BUTLER, a citizenof the United States, residing at Portsmouth, in the county of Norfolk and State of Virginia, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements 1n Tle-Plates and,

and the primary object of the invention is to provide a novel tie plate for forming a seat for-the rails to prevent undue wear or injury to the ties, and a novel fastener and brace associated with the tie plates for effectively holding the rails against displace ment or creeping.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie plate having struck in teeth formed in the upper and lower surfaces thereof, the tie. plate having slots bisecting the teeth, and fasteners slidably associated withthe plate having locking teeth formed on their upper surfaces for engaging-the teeth on the lower surface of the plate, and fastening bolts carried by the fastening members and slidably mounted in said slots, the heads of. the bolts having teeth formed thereon arranged to engage the teeth formed on the lower surface of the tie plate.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel type of brace for use in connection with the tie plate including a base'member for engaging the teeth formed on the tie plate, and an upwardly 'inclined body portion for engaging the web and'ball of the rails;

Astill further object is to provide a novel the market and incorporated with ties of any preferred type, at a minimum cost.

With thesewand other objects in view, the inventionconsistsrin the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will behereinafter more specifically described,

claimed and illustrated in the accompanying.

drawings: forming a part of this specification, in whlch drawlngs-z Figure Lisa-plan view'of a tie, showing the improved tie plates and fasteners inco porate 5 therew h, por ions, of the fas- Specifieation'of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 471,902.

teners being shown in section on one end of the tie.

F g. 2 is a side elevation of a tie showing the lmproved tie plate and fasteners incorporated therewith, one of the tie plates and its rall fastener being shown in section.

Fig. 3 1s a transverse section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

F1g. at is a plan view' of a tie showing a slightly modified form of my tie plate incorporated therewith, one of the fastening members associated with one of. the tits plates being shown in section.

F 1g. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig.4.

F1g. 6 is a detail perspective view of a fastener, which is adapted to be utilized with the tie plate, and

Flg. 7 is a detail perspective view of one of the brace members, which also can be utlhzed with the tie plate.

Referring to the drawings in detail,

wherein similar 'reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the letters A and B indicate respectlvely a tie plate and fastener, which can be effectively used with concrete ties, the tiebei'ng designated in Figs. 1 to 3 by the letter C. While I have shown the tie C of concrete, 1t lsto be understood that the tie plate A and fasteners B can be effectively used with other types of ties, and in fact I have shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings, a slightly modified form of tie plate designated bv the letter D which can be effectively used wlth wooden ties, which are designated by the letter E. i

The tie C can be formed in any preferred manner, and as shown includes the body 10, which can be strengthened if so desired, with longitudinally extending rods or brace wires. Thetie C is adapted to receive the usual type of rails 11, and the tie plates A are disposed between the rails and the tie. Directly below the tie plates A, the upper surface of the tie is provided with grooves or ways 12, for a purpose which will be hereinafter more fully described. These ways 12 can extend beyond the tie plates A. if so desired. The tie plates A are preferably formed'of metal of the desired thickness, and can be provided with openings 12, adjacent to their corners, for the reception of bolts lf-i, which extend" through? the tie (J;

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

upwardly projectin The upper ends of these bolts are adapted to receive suitable nuts 14, which can be of the castle type, if so desired. The tie plates A, as shown, are provided with struck in teeth 15, which form corrugations bothon the upper and lower surfaces thereof.

These struck in teeth form corrugations both in the upper and lower surface of the tie plate A as stated and form a guide way for the heads 16 of bolts 17, which are utilized for holding the rail fasteners B in position, as will be hereinafter more fully described. As shown the corrugations or teeth on the upper surface of the tie plate A project above the plane of the tie plate, but if so desired, the same may extend flush with the upper surface ofthe tie plate. In- Wardly extending slots 18 are formedin the opposite. side edges of the tie plates, andbi- I sect the struck in'tooth portions 15 of the tie plates, and these slots 18 form guide ways for receiving the bolts 17.

' The rail fasteners B each include a body 20, .theilower surface of which is provided with transversely extending teeth or corrugations 21'. which are adapted to engage the corrugations or teeth formed on or struck V out fro'mthe upper surface of the'tie plates shoulders 22 form means for preventing spreading and twisting of the rails, while the lugs 21 prevent tilting of the rails.

The body portions 20 of. the rail fasteners Bare provided withopenings 23, which are in direct alinement with the slots 18 formed in thetie plates, and these openings are adapted to slidably receive the bolts 17. The upper'ends of the bolts 17 are adapted to receive nuts 25, which can be of the castle type if so desired. These nuts 25 form means for holding the rail fasteners in position on the tie plates in relation to the base flanges of therails 11.- It can be seen that by providing the struck out teeth or corrugations, movement of the rail fasteners in relation to the tie lates A or the'rails 11 is absolutely prec uded. The bolts 17 are slidably mounted in the slots 18 to permit adjustment of the rail fasteners toward or away from the base flanges of the rails.

In use of the improved tie plates and fasteners, the plates are. arranged on the upper surface of the ties, and are held in position by the bolts 13. The rails 11 are then laid on the upper surface of the plates, after i which the bolts 17 are placed in the opening 23 of the rail fasteners, and the bolts are then slid into the slots 18. The fasteners are then moved into operative position in re lation to the base flanges of the rails, after which the nuts are tightened which bring the corrugations or toothed portion 21 of the body portion 20 of the rail fasteners B into engagement with the teeth or corrugations formed on the upper surface of the tie plates A.

It is preferred that the heads 16 of the bolts 17 also be provided with corrugations 26 so as to engage the corrugations or teeth formed on the lower surface of the tie plates A. This forms a second means for absolutely precluding movement of the fasteners in relation to the tie plates A and the rails 11. While I have shown four bolts 13 for connecting each of the tie plates to the tie C, I do not limit myself to this exact number of bolts, as it can be readily seen that more or less bolts can be utilized for holding the tie plates in position.

In Figs i and 5 is shown a tie plate D which is particularly adaptable for use with wooden ties E, but it is to be understood that the tie plate D is susceptible of use with other types of ties.

As shown the tie E is of the ordinary form, with the exception that the upper surface thereof adjacent to its opposite ends is provided with grooves or guide ways 30, which are out of alinement with each other, and which lie on opposite sides of the longitudinal axis of the tie. This tie plate D is constructed exactly like the tie plate A, with the exception that only the opposite diagonal corners thereof are provided with openings 31 instead of all fpur corners thereof. The provision of only two open ings in the tie plate D eliminates the necessity of making a plurality of openings in the tie E, and as shown each end of the tie is only provided with two openings for the reception of the fastening bolts The arrangement of the fastening bolts 32 at the opposite diagonal corners of the tie plates D absolutely precludes twisting movement of the plates on the tie. It can be seen that in this form of tie plate, the teeth portions thereof, which are designated by the numeral33, and the slotted portions thereof designated'by' the numeral 34, are arranged on the opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the tie plate and directly over the guide ways .30 formed in the upper surface of the tie E. Thus the fasteners B in this instance, engage the rails at points out of transverse alinement, which also prevents spreading and twisting movement of the rails. Otherwise the association of the fasteners B with the tie plates D is exactly the same as the means of associating the fasteners B with the tie plates A.

In some instances, it is desirable to utilize brace members in connection with the tie plates, such as on curved tracks or the like, and to conform with these instances, brace members F are provided. These brace mem bers F include body portions 35, which are provided with openings 36 for receiving the fastening bolts 17. The lower surface of the body portions 35 is provided with corrugations 37 for engaging the corrugations or teeth formed on the upper surface of the tie plates. The inner transverse edges of the body portions 35 of the braces F are provided with inwardly and upwardly extending transversely curved arms 38, which are adapted to overlie and engage the base flanges of the rails. The inner surfaces of these arms 38 abut against the webs of the rails and engage under the balls thereof. Thus it can be seen that the same forms an effective brace for the rails.

It is to be of course understood that the brace members F are to be associated with the tie plates exactly in the same manner as the fasteners B.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen that a novel form of a tie and fastener has been provided, which will effectively hold the rails in position against lateral shifting movement, and protect the ties against undue wear by the contacting of the rails therewith. I

Changes in details may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of this invention.

I claim:

1. In a tie plate and rail fastener, a rectangular shaped tie plate arranged to fit upon the upper surface of the tie and adapted to receive a railroad rail, the opposite side edges of the plate having in wardly extending slots formed therein, and struck in teeth formed in the upper and lower surfaces of the plate on each side of the slots, members adjustable over the upper surface of the tie plate arranged to engage the rail, teeth formed on the lower surface of the member arranged to engage the teeth formed on the upper surface of the tie plate, bolts carried by the member slidably mounted in the slots, heads formed on the lower ends of the bolts, corrugations formed on said bolt heads arranged to engage the teeth formed on the lower surface of the plate, and nuts carried by the bolts arranged to frictionally engage the upper surface of said members.

2. The combination with a railroad tie having guide grooves formed in the upper surface thereof adjacent to its opposite ends, of tie plates fitted on the upper surface of the tie adjacent to its ends, the tie plates having inwardly extending slots formed in the opposite sides edges thereof arranged in alinement with the guide grooves, guide ways formed in the lower surface of the tie plates arranged to aline with the grooves, and being of substantially the same width as the grooves, struck in teeth formed on the tie plates in said guide ways, teeth formed on the upper surface of the plates, members slidably carried by the top surface of the plates arranged for movement toward and away from a rail, bolts carried by the members slidably mounted in the slots, heads formed on the bolts fitted in the grooves and guide ways formed on the plates and arranged to engage the teeth in said guide ways, means for holding the bolts in position, and teeth formed on the lower surface of the members arranged to engage the teeth formed on the upper surface of the tie plates.

3. A tie plate comprising a flat substantially rectangular body having guide ways struck up from the lower surface thereof, the guide ways having inwardly extending slots formed therein, the plate having bolt receiving openings formed therein adjacent to the corners thereof, and teeth struck up in said guide ways forming corrugations in the upper and lower surfaces of the plate.

WILLIAM A. BUTLER.