US1606708A - Heel plate - Google Patents

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N. LAKE ET AL Nov. 9 1926.

HEEL PLATE Filed July 5, 1926 Inventors 14 577224 1 jZ.

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Attorney Patented Nov. 9, 1926..

UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

NORMAN M. LAKE AND JOHN E. PERRY, 0F OLYPHANT, PENNSYLVANIA.

HEEL PLATE.

Application filed July 3,

This inventionrelates generally to turn out for narrow gage railroad tracks and hasmore particular reference to a heel plate for pivotally supporting the inner end of the usual latch of the turn out.

The primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a heel plate of the aforementioned character that is cooper atively constructed with respect to a special toe plate shown and described in our cope'nding application, Serial No. 120,330 filed July 3, 1926, for maintaining the latch in correct'horizontal alignment at all times for reducing to a minimum the liability of car derailment due to the prevention of the closure rail from working away from the end of the latch.

Other objects will become apparent as the nature of the invention will be better understood, the same consisting of the novel form of heel plate hereinafter more fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

' In the drawing wherein like reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views: 7

Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan of a narrow gage railroad turn out employing our improved heel plate.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary side elevation,

and

Figure 3 is a perspective of the heel plate per se.

Now having particular reference to the drawing, A designates one of the main rails of the turn out B, the adjacent diverging switch rail and D the latch rail of theturn out construction that is pivoted at its inner end to the heel plate designated generally C, the forward end of the latch rail being supported in horizontal alignment with the rear end thereof by reason of our improved toe plate E shown, described, and claimed in said copending application.

The heel plate G is in'th'e form of a single casting and is generally of rectangular 1926. Serial No. 120,329.

shape, and in actual use is disposed at one end beneath the main rail A and rests upon one of the transverse railsupporting ties as shown in Figure 2. Directly inwardly of the rail A, and in front of the adjacent end of the diverging rail B, the plate is formed with a rectangular shaped block 5 through which as well as the plate proper is a vertical opening 6 for receiving the usual pivot pin that serves to connect the latch rail D to said heel plate.

At its outer end, the plate C is formed intermediate its longitudinal edges with a spike receiving opening 7 while in back of the block 5 said plate is formed with a pair of spaced openings 88 for receiving spikes disclosed in Figure 1 which further serve to anchor the plate to the tie, and also the rail B to the plate directly inback of the block, as disclosed.

It will thus be seen that by the provision of a heel plate of this character, the same will so cooperate with our improved form.

we claim as new and .desire'to secure by a turn out, a block formed upon the top side of the plate directly inwardly of the rail;

said block being formed with a vertical opening so as to permit of the pivot'al'ao tachment of the inner end of the usual latch rail thereto. v I

tures.

NORMAN M. LAKE. JOHN E. PERRY.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signa-

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