US1549829A

US1549829A - Combined tie plate and rail joint

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Publication number: US1549829A
Application number: US521629A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hachmann Frederick; Henry C Sickmann
Original assignee: SICKMANN
Current assignee: SICKMANN
Priority date: 1921-12-12
Filing date: 1921-12-12
Publication date: 1925-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 1942-08-18

Description

Aug. 18, 1925.

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Application filed December 12, 1921, Serial No. 521,629. Renewed February 16, 1925.

To all whom it may concern lie it known that we, Fnnnnnror; Elliott- MANN and HENRY C. SicrcaniNN. citizens oi the United States, and residents of the city oi St. Louis and State of ll lissouri, and townot Marthasville, county of llhirren, and Stateof li Iissonri, res ectively, have invented certain new and useful Tmproven'ients in Combined Tie Plates and. Rail Joints, 01": which the following a specification, containing a full, clear, and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, torn'ling a part hereof.

Our invention relates to improvements in eiiunbined tie plates and rail joints, and has for its primary object a rail joint, by means ct which the rails can be secured together without the use of bolts and nuts.

A. further object is to construct a rail cint in which the fish plates are held against the rails by means of wedges. and in which the joint is also provided with a tie plate which will prevent the meeting ends of the rails from working up and down.

A still further object is to construct a rail joint in which no other tools than a hammer are necessary to secure the meeting ends of the rails in position.

In the drawings,

Fig. l is an end elevation of our improved device with the rail in position.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 an end elevation of one of the wedge membersmade use of.

Fig. 4 a top plan view of the same.

Fig. 5 a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the tie plate.

Fig. 7 a longitudinal section on the line 7 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 a cross section on the line 88 of Fig. 6.

Fig. 9 a side elevation of one of the fish plates.

Fig. 10 an end View of a modified form of fish plate, and Fig. 11 is an end elevation of the fish plate of Fig. 9.

In carrying out our invention we employ a tie plate 11. This tie plate is provided along its edges with notches 12 to receive spikes by which the plate is secured to ties 13. The tie plate is also provided along its center longitudinal line with countersunk spike openings 14 through which spikes may be driven desired, to secure. the plate to the t e in area- 11 h Spikes e alone the edges. Formed integral with the plate 1 p: r 18, while the wedge base 15 is lowest at end 19, and highest at the end 20.

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17, 18, are projections 21. These prospaced apart, so that the base railway rail can pass between The railway rail is provided with the web 23 and ball 24. Located on each 1. the web are fish plates These .ses lit between the wedge bases 15 id are prevented from moving lonwill be noted tron'i 9 that the fish plates have their base flange 26 thicker at e end indicated by the numeral 27. than he end indicated by the numeral 28. A portion of t e base flange of the fish plate is cut away or recessed so that it will engage with the edge of the base flange of the rail. (See Figs. 10 and 11.) The portion 29 of the f sh plate the web of the rail, while the portion 30 acts as a support for the ball of the rail. Formed integral with the wedge bases 15 and 16 are inwardly eX- tending ribs 31. These ribs also are inclined horizontally. (see Fig. 7) the end 32 being lower than the end 33. Theseribs project inwardly at an acute angle and are designed receive the wedges 34, these wedges being thinner and narrower at the end 35, than at the end 36. The wedges are provided with a vertical face 37 which has formed along its lower edge a bead or rib 88, the opposite i ace or edge of the wedge being tapered, as indicated by the numeral 39, this taper coinciding with the inclination of the ribs 31. The ribs 31 are braced by means of laterally extending ribs 40, which are formed integral with the ribs, wedge bases and tie plate, and prevent the spreading of the ribs when great force is exerted on them The rib 88 termed 0n the wedge members 34 is adapted to fit within the recess 41 formed along the base flange 26 of the fish plates. The purpose of this rib is to preclude any possibility of the wedge tipping after it has been driven home. The installation of our device is as follows;

' The tie plate is first placed on the ties and by means 01 the projections 21.

the rails placed in position with the base flanges between the projections 21. The fish plates are then placed on either side of the rail, and between the projections 21. The wedge members 34 are then placed in position and forced in position. After they have been pushed as far as possible, a sledge is employed to drive them in still further. This forces the fish plates tightly against the rail and holds it securely. Due to the downward inclination of the wedges, they are firmly held against accidental jarring loose, due to the travel over the roads. Vhile in the event of rail creeping, the loosening of the wedges is prevented by reason of the fact that the Iish plates are held against longitudinal movementby the projections 21 and consequently no longitudinal movement is imparted to the wed 'es.

It will be noted in this connection that only a portion of the wedges rests on the wedge bases 15 and 16, the remainder of the wedges resting on the inclined portion of the base flange of the fish plate, so that the wedges not only force the fish plates against the web of the rail, but also bind them tightly against the base flange.

By the use of our device the meeting ends of th rails are securely held against upward and downward movement, the upprising in combination with a rail, a tie plate, inclined wedge bases formed integral with said plate, inwardly and upwardly proj ecting ribs formed integral with the wedge bases, projections formed integral Nth the tie plate and wedge bases, fish plates for securing the rails in position, said fish plates adapted to be held against longitudinal movement by said projections, and wedges tapering in opposite directions located on each side of the rail, and adapted to i'oree the fish plates against the web of the rail. In testimony whereof, we have signed our names to this specification.

FREDERICK HACHISEANN. HENRY C. SICKMANN.