US1395596A - North caroxina - Google Patents

Description

J. B. RESPESS.

RAIL FASTENER. APPLlcATloN FILED Ayaan, 1920.

1,395,596?. Patented Nov; 1, 1921.

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JOHN B. RESPESS, OF WASHINGTON, NORTH (IAROIDIIQA.4

RAILFASTENER.

ySpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 1, 1921.

Application filed. August 30, 1920. Serial No. 406,951.

provements in fasteners for rails, and has for its primary object to provide a fastener of this nature capable of being easily and quickly attached to the tie and to hold the rails firmly secured thereto.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a fastener of thischaracter constructed in such a manner that the two parts forming the fastener are capable of being moved laterally into binding engagement with the base flanges of the rail and simultaneously into tight engagement with the upper surface of the tie.

Still another object of the invention is to rprovide novel means for preventing the clamping bolt from becoming accidentall disengaged from the tie.

Another object of the invention is to provide a tie formed from sheet metal and so formed as to impart to the rails mounted thereon the resiliency characteristic of the usual Wooden cross-tie.

l/Vith these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of construction, formation, combination and arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawing; in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device and a section of rail.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view of the device.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view.

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the clamping bolt .and locking wedge.

Fig. 5 is an end view of the fastener, removed from the rail.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the fastening members.

Referring to the drawing, 1 designates the tie, which is formed from suitable sheet metal and is substantially inverted U-shaped in cross section, the sides 2 of which are inclined outwardly. The sides 2 terminate in 'flanges 3 which engage in the grooves 4 carried by the bottom plate 5, and it will be noted that the flanges 3 do not contact with the base of the grooves 4. Thus the sides 2 will be permitted to give slightly and impart to the tie the desired resiliency.

The ends 7 of the tie are inclined out,- wardly, and are secured in such a manner as to prevent relative longitudinal movement of the tie and base or bottom plate 5.

Y VThe sides 2 are formed with rectangular openings 8, which are arranged in registry for receiving the clamping bolts 9, the purpose of which will appear later.

Each fastener comprises two members, and since they are identical in construction the description of one will suffice for both.

VEach member consists of a base 10, and integral end plates 11, said plates being formed with rectangular openings 12, which are adapted to register with the openings 8 formed in the sides 2 of the tie 1. The openings 12 are of less depththan the openings 8, the purpose of which will later appear.

The outer edges of the bases 1() terminate in an inwardly and upwardly inclined plate 13, which forms in conjunction with the bases 10 grooves 14 for receiving the base flanges of the rails 15 in a well known manner.

When the opening 8 of the tie and the opening 12 of the plates are in registry the bolts 9 are passed therethrough, and the wedge members 16 engage in the respective openings. These wedge members consist of a head 17 and integral fingers 18, said fingers being bent inwardly until their inner ends engage the body of the bolt 9, and since these members are formed from stout sheet metal it is obvious that the fingers 18 contain a small amount of resiliency. The heads 17 are formed with openings 19 for receiving the bolts 9, and since one end ofthe bolt is provided with a head and the other with a threaded nut it is obvious that upon manipulating the nut to draw the wedge members toward each other that the fingers 18 thereof will engage the vertical side walls of the openings 12. Since these plates 11 I carrying the openings 12 are arranged in overlapping relation the inward movement of the wedge members 16 will cause the two members of the fastener to move toward each other, thus firmly clamping the rails therebetween. This is due to the fact that the fingers 18 engage the opposite outer side walls of the respective openings 12.

As these wedge members are moved inwardly the uppermost fingers 18 will engage thetop walls of the openings 8 only,ithus causing the base plates 10 of the fastening members to be drawndownwardl into snug engagement with the upper sur aceof the tie.

. The lingers 18 being somewhat resilient vvwill be flexed slightly as the wedge members move inwardly in the respective openings, which action will cause the inner ends of the fingers to tightly engage the body 0f the bolt v9,'thus holding the, same :againsty applied. l

n will be apparent to those Skilled in the art that plates in the shape of the usual fish plates may be substituted for the plates 13,

whereby the fastener may be used with equal `success at the-points where the rails abut.

It will be of course obvious that to apply vthe fasteners it is only necessary to place the' same on the tie so that the end plates 1l lie flush against the inclined sides'2 of `the tie 1, after which the bolts 9 and the wedge members 16 are manipula-ted to draw the wedges together, thus firmly securing the rail clamped between the fastening members.

The bottom plate 5 has associated there- .with spurs 20 which are directedj downwardly and located at the ends of said plate, and serve to engage in the-road ballast to prevent longitudinal movement of the tie.

his plate 'also vhas recesses 2l which are disposed on the sides of the plate for receiving bolts when the tie is used on wooden 40 ties. What is claimed is:

Vl. Ina rail fastener, thecombination-with a tie having openings in its sides, of a pair offastening. membersv removably engaged with the tie, and means passable through the members and openings of the tie for ,simultaneously drawing the fastening mem- -bers intobinding engagement with the rail and tie.

y2. In a rail fastener,fthe combination with aj tie having rectangular openings 1n its sides, of a pair of fastening members having end plates for engaging the sides of the tie, said plates having rectan lar openings therein and adapted to register with each other and with the openings in the sides of the tie, wedge members engaged in the respective openings, and means associated with the wedge members for drawing the same toward each other, as and for the purpose set forth.

3. In a rail fastener, the combination with a. vsheet'me'tal tie, of Va pair of fastening members having end plates for engaging the sides of the tie, the plates and sides of the tie. having openings formed therein, abolt passable through the respective openings, wedge members engagedfon the bolt and in the openings, said wedge members having fingers, and means for forcing the Wedge ,members toward cach other to cause the fastening members togrip the rail and top of the tie, and the :fingers to grip the body of the bolt.

4. Ina rail fastener, the combination with a tie, of a pair of fastening members, said members and the tie `having openings formed thereinr for registry, wedge members engagedin the respective openings and having fingers, and'means forforcing the Wedge Vmembers into the openings and the fingers into binding engagement with the wedge forcing means.` 1 f 5. In a rail fastener, the combination with a tief having rectangular openings formed in its sides, of a pair lof fastening members having end plates for overlapping engagement on `the sides of the tie, said vplates having rectangular openings formed therein for registry with the first named openings, and means engaged in the respective openings to move the plates laterally and vertically to simultaneously cause the fastening members to grip the rail therebetween 'and Vb indinglyen'gage the upper surface ofthe tle.

In testimony whereof I have hereuntoset my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOHN B. REsPEss.

Vitnesses:

H. R..HUGHEs, SULLIVAN V. "'Joiiria'eola.L

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