US1490002A - Rail joint - Google Patents

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April 8 1924. 1,490,002 D. l.. GEARNER RAIL Filed sent. 1s. 1923 L. Gea-weer Patented pr. 8, 1924..

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To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, DANIEL L. GEARNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Duif, in the county of Dubois and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to a rail joint. The main obj ect of the invention is to construct the fish plates of the joint so that they will engage the top and bottom of the foot of the rail and in this manner support the adjacent rail endsat the joint. One of the fish plates is accordingly provided with a base resting directly on a tie and upon this base the rail is seated.

In the accompanying drawing one embodiment of the invention is illustrated, and- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the rail joint before assembling, and

Figure 2 is a transverse section of the rail joint in position.

In the drawings, the reference numeral 10 represents a tie above which the two ends 11 and 12 of the rails meet. The rail joints are provided in pairs comprising a base member 13 and a securing member 14. The base member includes a fish plate 15 which is arcuate in cross section. The said fish plate continues downwardly with an inclined flange 16 adapted to engage with the top of the rail foot 17. At the lower end of the ange 16 the base plate 18, integral therewith, is turned inwardly and has sufficient width to support the entire width of the foot 17. The base plate 18 does not need to have the full length of the flange 16 but is preferably considerably shorter. The top edge 19 of the fish plate is flat or blunt in order to engage with the inclined lower side of the rail head 20. The inner side of the fish plate is recessed, as at 21, so that it stands away along a horizontal central line a considerable distance from the neck 22 of the rail. l

The securing member 14 is shaped'in a similar manner to the base member 13 and consists of a fish plate 23 continuing downwardly with the flange 24 and terminating with a narrow foot 25 adapted to re-st on the tie 10. The securing member does not, however, have an inwardly turned base plate like the base member 13 and is not intended to abut against the edge of the base plate 18 Application filed. September.;

1,3, 519,23. seriainaecaeea when assembled, a narrow space 26 being formed between the latter and the foot 25.

Both fish plates 15 and 23 are provided with a series of transverse apertures 27 in which the clamping bolts 28 are adapted to 60 engage, as well as in corresponding apertures 39 provided through the necks 22 of the rails. When the nuts of these bolts 28 are drawn up tightly the arcuate fish plates 15 and 23 will expand in vertical direction to 65 engage tightly between the head 2O and theV foot 17 of each rail.

IIhe ianges 16 and 24 are also provided with apertures 29 and 30 adapted to receive the rail spikes 31.

This rail joint provides a very firm connection between the rail ends and gives a very good support for the same. It is evident that when rails have to be replaced, it is only necessary to loosen the nuts of the bolts 28 and remove the securing member 14 after the spikes 31 holding the latter to the tie have been taken out. rIhe base member 13, however, does not need to be disturbed but remains in position on the tie without removing the spikes 31. By this arrangement the advantage is gained that no adjustment of the rails need take place because the new rails will be alined in the stationary rail oint member 13. Ordinarily, a track gage is necessary for this relaying of rails but in the present instance the firmly secured joint members 13 provide a gage for the distance between each pair of rails.

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

1. In a railroad track having ties, a rail joint comprising a pair of arcuate fish plates, an inclined ange along the lower edge of each fish plate, a base plate integral with the flange of one of said fish plates medially positioned thereon and extending substantially the full Width under the foot of the rail and the full width ci the supporting tie, the flange of the other fish plate terminating with a narrow foot adapted to rest on said tie and having spaced relation with said base plate in assembled position, and means for securing the fish plates to the rail.

2. In a railroad track having ties, a rail joint comprising a pair of arcuate fish plates, an inclined flange along the lower edge of each fish plate, a base plate integral with the flange of one of said fish plates medially positioned thereon and extending substantially the full Width under the foot the neck of the rail; and bolts adapted te of the rail and the full Width of the supportclamp the iish plates securelyT to the rail, ing tie, the flange of the other iish plate tersaid iish plates being provided with suitable minating With a narrow foot adapted to rest apertures for said bolts and said flanges, a

5 on said tie and having spaced relation with -narrow foot and base plate having apertures 15 said base plate in assembled position, the top f situated adjacent the edges. of the rail foot edges of said ish plates engaging under the and adapted to receive rail spikes. head of the rail and the flanges standing on In testimony whereof afz; my signature. the top of the rail foot While the opposing 10 inner sides of the fish plates are spaced from DANIEL L. GEARNER. [n s]

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