US1586014A

US1586014A - Railway-track liner

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Publication number: US1586014A
Application number: US55341A
Authority: US
Inventors: Taylor William
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-09-09
Filing date: 1925-09-09
Publication date: 1926-05-25
Anticipated expiration: 1943-05-25

Description

May 25 1926. 1,586,014

w. TAYLOR RAILWAY TRACK LINER med sept. 9, 1925 Hil Patented May 25, 1926.

UNITED stares WILLIAM TAYLOR, or LoRAIN, onIo.

RAILWAY-TRACK LINER.

Application inea september 9, 1925. serial No; 55,341. i

The present invention relates to a device for use in lining railroad tracks.

An object of the present invention i's to provide a track liner comprising but three- 5 main parts, a base member, a tongue, and an operating lever; all so constructed that. the parts are .relatively light in weight, capable of withstanding the necessary strains, and which may be operated by relatively light pressure upon the lever.

Another obiectv ofthe invention; is to provide a track liner which may be used in connection with the standard railroad lining bar and which has a tongue constructed in the form of al truss adapted to receive and transmit the necessary force for lifting a rail and ties and for moving the rail laterh ally into therequired posit-ion.

A further object of the invention is to provide a track liner with a tongue in the form ofv a trussand a base member constructed to support the tongue in upright position 'and to` provide a sliding fulcrum` for the tongue so as to firmly support the tongue without unnecessary strain or'wear upon the parts and pivots of the implement when the tongue is engaged with a rail and advancing it into correct position.

The above and various other objectsand advantages of this invention will in part be described and in part be understood from the following detailed description of the present preferred embodiment, the same being illustrated in the accompanying draw- 5 ing` wherein- Fig.1 is a vertical `longitudinal section taken through a track liner constructed according to the presentinvention and as applied to a rail.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal section taken through the same on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a transverse' section taken through the implement on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of the tongue or truss of the implement.

Referring to the drawing designates a runner-like base plate which is Hat and of suitable length and which preferably has its opposite ends 11 curved upwardly tofacilitate the positioning of the base plate on the ballast or roadbed 12 between adjacent ties 13, and the subsequent removal of thedevice from between the ties. One end ofy the base plate 10, referred to as the outer end, is adapted for insertion beneath a rail 14,-the base plate 10 being of a width to easily fity between the usually spaced ties 13.

Thev base plate 10 carries a pair .of upstanding brackets comprising relatively wide upstandingarms 15 -whlchare arranged in a nearly vertical position and which are slightly .spaced apart toward the opposite longitudinal edges of the base 10 and near the inner end thereof. These armsV 15 are reinforced by laterally extending webs 16 ilntegral with the base plate 10 and the arms The brackets are also each provided with a forwardly inclined arm 17 which extends from the top ofthe. adjacentarm 15 -to the base plate 10 at a point near its outer end. The brackets arespaced slightly apart to receive a tongue. 18 therebetween. The tongue 18 is of triangular truss form having a "T -flange `19 extending along the edge of its upper chord and which is adapt- Y ed to yoverlie and seat upon the upper edges of the inclined arms 17 of the brackets; The flange 19 extends forwardly and downwardly beyond the brackets and is provided with a rounded lower end 20 adapted to rest upon the base plate 10 and to slide thereon forwardly from the brackets as will be later explained. Thelower chord 21 of the truss or tongue 18 lies between the brackets and carries a fork 22 at its rearV end extending beyond'thetruss 18 and between which projects the lower end of an operating lever 23 connected to the fork by a transverse rivet 24 which .is headed at opposite ends and preferably countersunk in the opposite sides of the fork 22. i

The lever 28 extends upwardly between the brackets and is preferably thickened at an intermediate point, as at 25 and transversely apertured to receive a bushing 26 therethrough of slightly greater length than the thickness or width ofthe part 25. A pivot bolt 27 passes through the bushing and through the upper ends of the brackets for pivotally supporting the lever 23 therebetween. The upper' end of the lever is provided with a socket 28 of suitable depth and which opens through the upper end of the lever for receiving therein the outer end of a standard railroad lining bar 29.

lf desired the side portions ofthe base 1() may be recessed intermediate the ends of the base plate, as at 30 to reduce the weight of the implement and toliacilitate holding the base against sliding movement when ballast or road bed material hasbeen forced into the recesses by downward pressure upon the device;

In use. the base plate 10 is slid beneath the rail 1&1 between ties 1?) and rests upon the ballast or roadbed 12. The lever 23. is swungto upright position as shown in Fig. l to lower and retract the tongue 18, and while in this position the implement is advanced beneath the rail 14 until the top liange of the tongue strikes the base of. the rail. The lining bar 29 is now swung downwardly with the lever 2?) and the inner end of the truss is elevated while the forward end of the truss pivots upon the rounded end 20 and bears directly upon the base plate. The truss is so proportioned that the rail base engages the upper chord of the truss near. its outer end 20 and consequently the greatest strain is imposed on the end 2O and transmitted directly to the flat base plate 10. The construction relieves the pivots 2li and 27 from the greatest strain.

As the lever 23 is swung downwardly at its upper end` the truss or tongue 18 is elevated at its inner end and is slid forwardly to arelatively slight degree depending on the length of the working arm or lower end of the lever. 23. The action thus lifts the rail 14- with the ties 13 and at the same time laterally shifts the rail andthe ties 13. The lever 23 is swung to the desired extent until the rail 14 is in correct position.

Owing to the provision of the slightly spaced apart brackets on the base plate 10, andthe structure ofthe tongue 18 fitting between the brackets, the pivots 24 and'27 are also relieved from lateral' strain in supportingthe tongue. The brackets also hold the tongue from shifting laterally on the plate 10 andv thus prevent any binding between the tongue and lever, and the lever and the brackets.

It is of course understood that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design ofthe above specifically described embodiment withoutdeparting from the spirit thereof, such changes andl modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims.

That is claimed is:

1. A railway track liner comprising' a base plate havingY a, pair of npstanding spaced brackets rigid therewith, a lever piv- Oted between and to the brackets, and a tongue movably fitting between the brackets with one end bearing on the base plate and with its other end directly suspended from said lever.

2. A railway track liner comprising a. base plate adapted to rest on a roadbed between adjacent ties, and said plate having a pair ofj upstanding brackets sloping toward one end of the plate, a tongue of truss form fitting between the sloping ends of the brackets, bearing at its outer end upon the upper face ofthe base plate, and provided with lateral projections which, in one position of the tongue, bear upon the sloping portions of said brackets, and a lever pivoted between the brackets and connected to the inner end of the tongue for elevating said inner end of the tongue and shifting the outer end thereof.

3. A railway track liner comprising a base plate adapted to rest upon a roadbed with its outer end beneath a rail,l said base plate having a pair of upstanding brackets inclining downwardly toward the outer end of the base plate, a tongue movably fitting between the outer ends of the brackets and h( ving an overhanging flange along its upper edge. adapted to engage the base of the rail and adapted to engage the base plate at its forwardy end, a lever pivoted between the rear ends of the brackets andy pivotally connected at its lower end to the rear end of the tongue, said lever having a socket in its upper end. and a bar fitting in said socket for operating the lever.

t. A railway track ,liner comprising a flat base plate provided with a pair of upstanding brackets of substantially triangular form having their upper portions incliningl downwardly toward the forward end of the base plate, a truss fitting between the forward ends of the brackets and having a T flange extending along its upper chord overhanging the upper edges of the brackets and extending downwardly at its forward end to the base plate, said truss being adapted to pivot and slide upon the base plate forwardly of the brackets. and a lever pivotally mounted upon and between the rear ends of the brackets and pivotally connected at its lower end to the rear end of the lower chord of the truss.

5. A railway track liner comprising a base plate having` a pair of spaced upstanding brackets with their forward ends extending downwardly toward the forward end ofthe base plate, a tongue of substantially triangular form fitting between the brackets and having an overhanging flange along its upper edge arranged above the brackets and adapted to engage the base of a rail, said flange extending downwardly and' having a rounded lower end to engage the base plate and provide a sliding fulcrum for the tongue, and a lever pivoted between the rear ends of the brackets and extendmg downwardly therebetween and pivotally connect# ed to the rear lower portion of the tongue 5 to elevate the saine and shift it forwardly bet-Ween the brackets.

6. A railway track liner comprising an elongated runner-like base plate adapted to rest on a road bed between adjacent ties, Said plate having its opposite ends curved upwardly and recessed at its sides intermediate said curved ends, and a tongue and operating lever mounted on said plate.

WILLIAM TAYLOR.