US1596898A

US1596898A - Cattle guard

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Publication number: US1596898A
Application number: US6576A
Authority: US
Inventors: Smith S Irma
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1925-02-03
Filing date: 1925-02-03
Publication date: 1926-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 1943-08-24

Description

' s l. SMITH CATTLE GUARD Filed Feb. 3, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 ATTORNEY Aug. 24, 1926. 1,596,898

s l. SMITH CATTLE GUARD Fil F,eb- 1925 2 Sheets-Shoot 2 S 1111111151222??? WIT ESSES ATTORNEY Patented Aug. 24, 1926.

UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

s IRMA s vrrrn, on-srnmerrntn, MISSOURI.

CATTLE GUARD.

Application filed February This invention relates to cattle guards. adapted to be used at railway crossings to prevent cattle from of way.

The object of the invention is to provide a guard which may be most economically manufactured in sections, and easily secured to standard'railroad' ties in a simple manner with ordinary tools, and more specifically a; guard which is so constructed that it-will protect the ties from rain, male Figure 2' is a plan view thereof with: -a

portion broken away.

Figure 3 is a vertical section takenon the line 3-3 of Figure2.

Figure 4 is a perspective view of one of the standard sections, constituting a part of the invention.

The invention is shown asapplied' to a railroad track, having rails 10, which are secured in the usual manner to standard'ties 11, except that the ties to which the inven tion is secured are preferably arranged edgewise, instead of resting upon their wider faces. The guard is made up of a plurality of sections 12, which may be formed from sheet metal of comparatively heavy gage. Each of these sections has two oppositely sloping

faces

13 and 14;, which meet in an apex or ridge 15. the sloping portions being continued at their bases to form narrow

vertical strips

16 and 17, which are adapted to fit over the upper edges of the tie, and to be secured thereto by suit able nails 18. Continuing from the lower these vertical strips are down-.

edges of wardly and outwardly sloping portions, as shown at 19 and 20. The sloping portion 19 is broad enough to reach substantially to the lower edge of the next tie, where it is received in a trough or gutter 21, which is secured to the vertical face of the adjacent tie by suitable nails 22, and extends straying onto the right 3, 1925. Serial No. 6,576.

continuously throughout the length of the tie. The other sloping portion 20 -is comparatively narrow, and overhangs a gutter 21 secured therebeneath to the same tie. The edge of the sloping portion 20 is provided throughout its length with serrations or teeth 23.

It will be seen that whenever ananimal steps upon the guard, the sloping surface thereof will cause the animals foot to slide downwardly and against the teeth 23, thus discouraging it from further forward travel. The sloping strip 20 is disposed at a right,- angle to the sloping portion 19, or nearly so, in order that the teeth may not catch in the animalslegs or tear the same, but

'on the, contrary will permit the animal to The easily withdrawhis feet andretreat. sloping edge of the last section remote from the crossing may be received in a gutter secured to the next tie, as is the case with the other sections, or it may be made narrow, as shown at 24, in which case no gutter need be provided for the next tie.

' The sections 12 are all made of the same standard size, which is suohthat two sections placed end to end will cover the'distancebetween the rails of a standard gage track, anda single section will extend from the outer edge of the rail, and overhang the end of the tie. Being all of the same size, they may be economically manufactured and shipped in quantities to the section foreman. The shape of the sections permits them to be quickly secured to the tie without any modification of the latter, and without any tool other than a hammer. The sections may also be conveniently nested for shipment.

When the guard is installed in the manner herein shown and described, all the rain which falls on the guard drains into the gutters 21, and is discharged beyond the ends of the ties, so that no rain can get underneath the ties to wash out the ballast, and consequently, it will be unnecessary, for a long time, to remove the guard in order to ballast the track, or to replace the ties at that point.

It is preferred to arrange the ties on edge in order to leave suflicient space between them, so that the sections 12 may have the most effective slope without extending upwardly far enough to be caught by'anything which may be dragging from the train.

While I have shown and described. in

detail the preferred form of the invention, it is to be understood that various modifications may be made therein without any material departure from the salient features or the invention. It is, therefore, my intention to include all such modifications within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed. is:

1. A cattle guard comprising a plurality of sections adapted to be secured to and to cover successive railroad ties, each section terminating at opposite sides in oppositely sloping portions, one of which has a toothed terminal edge, and gutters beneath said sections with each toothed edge overhanging and in spaced relation to one gutter, and the other sloping portion of the same section extending into the next gutter.

2. A cattle guard comprising a plurality of sections adapted to be secured to and to cover successive railroad ties, each sec tion having oppositely sloping portions, one of which is comparatively narrow' and terminates in a toothed edge, and gutters adapted to be secured to the ties with each toothed edge overhanging and in spaced relation to one gutter, the other sloping portion of the same section being comparatively broad and extending iiio the gutter on the next tie.

A cattle guard comprising a plurality of sections adapted to be secured to and to co er successive railroad ties, each sec tion having oppositely sloping portions integrally joined at the top to form a ridge, the bases of said portions being extended Vertically downwardly to form narrow strips which fit over the edges of a tie and terminating in oppositely sloping lower portions, and gutters beneath said sections, one of said sloping lower portions of each section having av toothed edge overhanging and in spaced relation to a gutter, and the other lower portion of the same section extending into the next gutter.

A cattle guard section comprising two oppositely sloping portions integrally joined at the top to form a ridge, narrow strips integrally connected to the lower edges of said sloping portions, and extending vertically downwardly and adapted to fit over the upper edges of a tie, and lower outWardly and downwardly sloping portions integrally connected to the lower edges of the narrow strips, one of said lower portions terminating in a toothed edge.

5. A cattle guard section comprising two oppositely sloping portions integrally joined at the top to form a ridge, narrow strips integrally connected to the lower edges of said sloping portions and extending vertically downwardly and adapted to fit over the upper edges of a tie, tions integrally connected to of the narrow strips and sloping downward icy and outwardly in planes approximately at right angles to each other, one of said lower portions being narrower than the other and terminating in a toothed edge.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aliixed my signature.

and lower pors IRMA SMITH.

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