US1550170A - Rail-securing device - Google Patents

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Aug. 1s, 1925. 1,550,170

J. F. JOHNSON lHAIL SECURING YDEVICE Filed NOV. '20 1924 Patented Aug.. 18, 1925.

UNITED STAT .i

JOSEPH FRANKLN JOHNSON, OF MILAN, TENNESSEE.

RAIL-SFCURNG DEVICE.

Application filed November 20, 1924. Serial' No. 751,046.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOsnrr-i F. JoHNsoN, a citizen of the United States of America, and resident of Milan, in the county of Gibson and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Securing Devices, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to tie bars or rail chairs, and has for an object` the provision of a device associated with elements adapted to support the meeting ends'of railway rails, said device having novel means for retaining the rail supporting member against movement with relation to cross ties which support it, and in addition thereto, the provision of novel means for prf-iventinglateral movement of the rails or longitudinal movement thereof.

lt is a further object of this invention to produce a tie plate or rail chair having wedgesiadapted to be inserted between abutments carried by the plate and the edges of base flanges of rails, associated with novel means for preventing displacement of the said wedges, whereby creeping of the rails may be prevented.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists in the details of construction, and in thev arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

ln describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this application wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 illustrates a plan view of a fragment of a track showing a device embodying the invention applied thereto;

Figure 2 illustrates a similar view with parts in horizontal section;

Figure 3 illustrates a vertical section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 1;

Figure lillustrates a vertical transverse section on line d-l of Figs. 2 and 3;

Figure 5 illustrates aview in side elevation of one end of the rail chair;

Figure 6 illustrates a top plan view thereof; and

Figure Y illustrates a perspective view of a wedge.

ln these drawings, 10 denotes that portion l of the tie plate or base which bridges the space between the cross ties 11. The ends plates have alining or coinciding apertures, y

14, the superimposed end plates can be secured to cross ties by fastenings, such as spikes 15, extending through the coinciding or alining apertures and imbedded in the cross ties.

rFhe top plate 13 has a longitudinally eX- tending shoulder 16 at or near one side to be engaged by the edge of the flange 17 of a rail, and recesses 18 are formed in the shoulder which aline with the apertures of the plat-e so that when spikes areL driven through the apertures, the head of the spikes may engage the upper surface of the base v flange of the rail for the purpose of anchoring it.

It will be apparent from an inspection ofv the drawing and from the foregoing description that when the tie plates are arranged end to end, the end portions of each plate will be placed in superimposed relation to the ends of other plates and the plates will be attached to the cross ties with the rails resting on them, and the spikes that are utilized for securing the plates will have their heads overlying the base flanges of the rails so that the whole structure is effectively anchored to the cross ties.

Each plate section 10 that bridges the space between the cross ties has a tie anchor secured to its under surface, and in this embodiment of the invention, the tie anchor comprises a rib 19 having ends 2O and 21 which bear against the sides of cross ties to hold the cross ties in spaced relation to each other and to aid in relieving strain on the spikes by which the device is anchored.

In addition to the spikes which are relied upon to hold rails en the plates, recessed lugs or housings 22 are secured to the plates. The housings have diagonally disposed side walls 23, and each housing has a groove 24: in which a feather or flange 25 of a wedge 26 or 27 is slidable.

The purpose. of the wedge or keys is to hold the rails against creeping, as they might do under constant pressure of travel of trains. Each housing has a detent 28 formed integral therewith and terminating in a relatively sharp edge 29 which engages serrations 30 formed on the wedge in order that the wedge may be held at different positions of adjustment. lt will be seen trom an inspection of Fig. 3 that when the wedge is driven in to bear against the edge of the flange of the rail that the serrated portions thereof will be engaged by the detents and prevented from movement.

The feather or flange 25 which is located in a groove of the housing aids in retaining the key in place as the rail vibrates up and down.

I claim:

l. A rail securing device comprising tie plates arranged end to end, the meeting ends of the tie plates adapted to be superimposed on cross ties, the said superimposed ends having coinciding apertures ilor receiving fastenings to be driven into the cross ties, housings carried by the plates, the said housings having diagonally disposed walls, and wedges between the said diagonally disposed walls and edges of a rail base, substantially as described.

2. A rail securing device comprising tie plates arranged end to end, the meeting ends of the tie plates adapted to be superimposed on cross ties, the said superimposed ends having coinciding apertures for receiving fastenings to be driven into the cross ties, housings carried by the plates, the said housings having diagonally disposed walls, wedges between the said diagonally disposed walls and edges of a rail base, and ribs on the under surfaces o't the plates having their ends adapted to engage the sides of cross ties, substantially as described.

8. A rail securing device comprising tie plates arranged end to end, the meeting ends of the tie plates adapted to be superimposed on cross ties, the said superimposed ends having coinciding apertures for receiving tastenings to be driven into the cross ties, housings carried by the plates, the said housings having diagonally disposed walls, wedges between the said diagonally disposed walls and edges of a rail base, said wedges having serrated surfaces, and wedge engaging projections carried by the housings and adapted to engage the serrations, substantially as described.

4l. In a rail securing device, plates adapted to be arranged in pairs having their ends superimposed, each of said plates having a shoulder to engage the base 'flange ot a rail, the said plates and shoulders having coinciding apertures for the reception ot spikes, housings on the plates, each having a beveled side wall, wedges engaging the said walls of the housings and having their opposite edges bearing against the edge ol the base flange of the rail, substantially as described.

5. In a rail securing device, plates adapted to be arranged in pairs having their ends superimposed, each of said plates having a shoulder to engage the base flange of a rail, the said plates and shoulders having coinciding apertures for the reception of spikes, housings on the plates, each having a beveled side wall, wedges engaging the said walls of the housings and having their opposite edges bearing against the edge oit the base flange of the rail, the top wall of said housing having a groove and a feather on the wedge fitting in the said groove.

JOSEPH FRANKLIN JOHNSON.

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