US1439413A - Fishplate - Google Patents

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G. W-. HANNER.

FISHPLATE Dec. 19,1922.

ORIGINAL FILED AUG. l2. 1920.

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To (ZU fio/1.0m may concern.:

Be it known that l, Gnonor. W. l'lANNnn, citizen of the United States, residing,` at Lordsburg, in the county of Hidalgo and State of New Mexico, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Fishplates, of which the following` is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved 'lish plate for connecting the meeting` ends of railway rails, being a division of my application for railway tie and rail fastening, filed August 12, 1920, Serial No. $3,081, Pat-ent 1,403,027, Jan. lo, 192e.

Among,` other objects, the invention seeks to provide a fish plate which may be readily produced and which will be adapted to coact with the track ties for holding the plate against longitudinal movement so that eX- pansion and contraction of the rails will be equalized therebetween.

A further object of the invention is to provide a fish plate which, while being particularly adapted for use in connection with the structure shown in my prior application referred to, will also be adapted for general use.

And the invention has as a still further object to provide a fish plate which will coact with the track ties at the `ioints between the rails, to prevent creeping of the ties.

@ther and incidental objects will appear hereinafter.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is fragmentary plan view showinp; section of track, as illustrated in my prior application previously referred to, and illustratinpi a pair of the fish plates applied,

Figure 2 a fragmentary side elevation showing; the manner in which the lugs of the plate are disposed to coact with the side walls of the track ties, and

Figure Il is a perspective view one of the (ish plates in detail.

viltderring now more particularly to the drawing, l have illustrated my improved [ish plate in connection with a section of railway track embodying' ties and rail fasteners exemplified in my pending` application previously identified and, for convenience, l shall `lirst generally describe the tie and fastener of the parent application. The tie is preferably formed of metal and, as will be observed, is constructed with a bottom wall 10 having; spaced parallel side walls 11 rising therefrom. Extending VbeshowingF V192e,l Serial No. 403,081. 1922. Divided and this application iiled April 7, 1921.

Patent`1\lo.l1,403,02k7, dated January 10,

Serial ANo. 459,423.

tween said side walls are suitable chair plates upon which rest. the rails as conventionally illustrated at 12 and formed on the side walls are flanges 13 engaging over the base flanges of the rails at the outer sides thereof. Extending between the side walls in spaced parallel relation to the flanges 13 are stirrups or loops 14 and extending through these loops are clamps 15 cooperating at their inner ends with an adjusting bolt 16 rising from the bottom wall 10 of the tie, a shoe 17 fitting over the inner end portions of the clamps. The clamps serve to rigidly bind the rails upon the ties. Coming now more particularly to the subject of the present invention, l employ, at the meeting` ends of the rails, companion fish plates 18. As shown in detail in Figure 3, these plates are provided with spaced openings vfor receiving the usual bolts connecting the rails at their ends and formed on the plates at. their lower margins are medial laterally directed stop lues 19.` The lugs 19 `are preferably integral with the plate bodies, being bent to extend at substantially rightangles thereto and, as will be noted, the plate bodies are slit upwardly from their lower edges at the side edges of the lugs so that the lugs may be turned laterally. ills best shown in Figure Q, the stop lugs 19 lit snugly between the confronting` side walls of adjacent ties. At their ends, the fish plates carry, at their lower margins, laterally directed stop lugs 2O aliuingj with the lugs 19, the lugs 20 beingy also preferably formed integral upon the plate bodies. As in the instance of the lugs 19, the plate bodies are slit upwardly from their lower edges, at the inner side edges of the lugs 20, so that these lugs may be readily turned laterally, the lugs 20, however, being` of considerably less width than the lugs ,19.

The lugs E20 are. as also best shown in Figure Q, disposed to confront the remote side walls of the ties at the joint between the rails, The lugs 19 and Q0 will. therefore, cooperate with the side walls of said ties for holding' the fish plates against longitudinal movement so that any expansion or contraction occurring in the rails will be equalized therebetween. Furthermore. the lugs 19 will act to prevent. the ties from moving toward each other while the lugs 2O will serve to prevent the ties from spreading so that creeping of the ties supporting the rail joint will also be prevented. l accordingly provide a isli plate ot' highly eilicient design and. as will now be seen, a lisli plate which7 while being particularly adapted ttor use in connection with a tie oi' the character illustrated, may also be employed in connection with ordinary track ties now in common use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

As a new article of manufacture, a isli plate iinzlruliiig,- a flat body provided at its lower edge with lateral outwardl7 bent stop lugs comprising terminal lugs and a third elongated medially disposed lug, the lower margin of the plate being unobstructed between said lugs and being slit. upwardly at the inner ends of the lugs to permit lateral bending thereof.

In testimony whereof I ail'iX my signature. 20

GEORGE w. HANNER. [je Sg

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