US1620908A - Tie plate - Google Patents

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March 15, 1927. 1,620,908

c. T MATTHEWS TIE PLATE Filed May 29, 1526 anon lion .r" a? aHOzn c: z'Maame s Patented Mar. 15, 1927. I i e li zfififl a v EDI STATE-ES? HART ENZEFT FF CARLTON-1T3 MATTHEWS; orrennnnrnnm Wisconsin, ASSIGNGR eon ONZE HALFr T9 nanonn Ks Mei-rrrH-nws orennnn nnr, ,WISCONSIN, v a

TIE PLATE;

Application filed May 29, 1926. Serial No; 1123389: This invention rela'tes' to 1 tie plates and: longitudinally the-re'has been 'provided anone object'of the invent on'ls to-provlde'a anchor-ban? which is also formed oi'steel-' tie plate which .may be securely held upon a oranyother strongmetal and has its-end tie by rail spikes and prevent" a railifrom portions bent-upwardly to fona armssa aet 5 having transverse o -longitudinal creeping Whichare bent to overhang the-side portions" .moveinenfiaswvell' as servingto zprotect the: of then-ail base, as'shovvn in Figure-2. Re-

tie. froin damage by pounding as a train ferring to this. figure, it will be seen the-t the movesvalon'g theftra'ck; distancebetweenthe inner edge-faces of the Another. object of the invention is to so upwardly extending portions-of th emrms-is 10 fdrmr he'ue plateth-at ananch'or"'bar, ,se+ greater tllall thwidlill of-theyrail baee and cu'i'echtoth'ebase. of a rail, may'haveintertherefore the anchormay b'ereadily applied locking engagement with the;plate and very to-the-railby first 'en-g-a-g ing the armQ WitIr effectively prevent longitudinalcrseriingiot one'side portio-nbf the rail hase- -Witlr the the rail. body-j of the anchor 1 barextending; transs -15 Another objectis to providearail anchor versely beneath-.the-rail and then swinging whichmay be re'leasably'b'utfirmly secured the anchor bar upwardlyand sliding itv in to a-railand'mjovejverticallywith the rail the reverse direction to dispose the inturned independent ofthe atie plate as atrain passes end portion of the arm 8-into overhanging lthe rail. engagementwiththe other side. edge portion j 20 This invention'is, illustrated m'the accomot'the rail base. The bodyportionofethe panying drawings; where n, anchor bar, is of such length between the Egure 1 is a top, pl-an viewshowing the outer edge facesof thearms thatsthe anchor in-iprove'dfie plate andrail anchorapplied bar' may be snugly received in a slot 10 to a fragment of airail, formed in thetie pla-te 'and; from-aninspeci Figure 2 is aavieW showing, therail: in tlon OfFigureQ, itvvill be readily-seenthat 3 transverse section along the line'2'2 ofl iige when the anchor. bar-.isseated in tl1'e ='slot ure 1" and tie plate in'endele'vation, formed rin the tie plate 'and securedwto: the

Figure 3 is a perspective View ofthetie railFhy-thewvedge 11, the rail'will be very plate, and v v y efl'ectivelv held against longitudinalcreep 3 Figure 4'is a side elevatiomlooking at the 1 ing."

inner side face ofthe anchor securing Wedge. After theanchor bar has been applied -to I The t1e late'and l ncliprf rming the the rail, the-rail-isseated'upon thetie plate subject matter of this invent-ion are intended with the anchor barf fitted intothe slot 10 is: use in railroad; construction. and aretO and the pike's-5 at the side of 'therail base a be appliecltoa tie-1' and-form Chair for the engaged by the arm8 n1ay be driven through rail The plate isuind'ica-ted'in general by the'plate into the tie with their heads in the numeral 3 and maybe fori ned of steel firnigripping engjagementvvith the railbase.

or anv other strong.metal'vvhich' will suc= A'fter the spikes at this Sideotthe rail=have cess'fiilly resist pounding," tOWhlChit is subbeen. drivenintoplace, the wedgellispztssed I 40 jeoicd as a trainwmovesalong, antrack.v The through the arm 9With the adjacent side tieplate extends transversely beneath the edge portionoftherail?base receivediinthe base of the rail, as shown in Figure 2, and is longitudinal extending groove or recess 12 formed with openings 4 through which formed in the Wedge. The Wedge tapers tospikes 5 may be passed to hold the plate upon Wards one end, as shown in Figure 4, and it a tie and retain the rail sea-ted upon the will be readily understood that When it is plate. 'Ribs 6 extend upvvardlyfrom the driventhrough the arm 9 Will serve to plate With their lnner faces alined with the firmly hold the anchor bar in engagement inner edges of the spike receiving openings Withthe rail and prevent danger of the rail and serve to engage the side edges of the creeping longitudinally through the anchor rail base and prevent the rail from having bar. After the Wedge has been inserted the movement transversely of the track. The remaining spikes are driven through the tie :rails of a track Will, therefore be prevented plate into the t1e and the rail Wlll be securely I from spreading and danger of a Wreck from held in place. The anchor bar may, how- 55 this cause will be averted. ever, have limited vertical movement in the In order to prevent a rail from creeping slot as the rail is, moved downwardly bythe weight of a train and then returns to its normal position without this movement be- 'ing transmitted to the rail plate and danger of the spikes being loosened by upward movement of the tie platewill be eliminated. When the rail is to be removed and a new one substituted, it is merely necessary to withdraw the last mentioned spikes and drive out the wedge and the rail may be lifted from the plate and the anchor bar disconnected from the old rail and applied to a new one which will, of course, be seated upon the tie plate and the withdrawn spikes and wedgereplaced.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. A tie plate having a slot formed therein and adapted to be secured upon a tie in position to extend beneath a rail, a rail anchor adapted to engage the base of a rail with a portion extending beneath the base of the rail and fitted into the slot of said plate to hold the rail against creeping, and a wedge to hold said anchor in engagement with the rail extending longitudinally of the rail when in place, said plate being formed with openings spaced from opposite sides of the slot and adapted to receive fasteners to secure the plate upon a tie, the fasteners when in place positioned to engage the ends of the wedge and prevent withdrawal of the wedge. 2. A tie plate having a slot formed therein and adapted to be secured upon a tie in position to extend beneath a rail with the slot disposed transversely thereof and projecting from opposite sides of its base, and an anchor bar adapted'to fit into said slot transversely beneath a rail seated upon said plate and having portions extending upwardly from the plate for engagement with opposite side portions of the rail base. 3. A tie plate having a slot formed therein and adapted to be secured upon a tie in position to extend beneath a rail with the slot disposed transversely thereof and projecting from opposite sides ofits base, an anchor bar adapted to fit into said slot transversely beneath a rail seated upon said 1 plate and having portions extending upwardly from the plate and shaped to overin and adapted sides of a rail base, an anchor removably.

fitted into said seat and having portions extending upwardly for overlying engagement with opposite sides of a rail base, and a wedge for fitting between the rail base and one upwardly extending portion of said anchor to firmly hold the anchor in engagement with the rail base, said wedge being held in place by fasteners passed through adjacent.

openings in said plate.

5. A tie plate adapted to rest upon a tie beneath a rail, a rail anchor adapted toengage opposite side portions of a rail base and engaged with said plate to prevent movement of the anchor transversely and longitudinally of a track, a wedge to hold said anchor in engagei'nent with a rail, and common means for securing said plate upon a tie and retaining the wedge in place. i

6. A tie plate having a slot formed there to be secured upon a tie in position to exten'd beneath a rail with the slot disposed transversely thereof and projecting from opposite sides of its base, and an anchor bar adapted to fit into said slot transversely beneath a rail seated upon said plate and having portions extending. upwardly from the plate and shaped to overhang opposite side portions of the rail base, one of the upwardly extending portions being .spaced from the adjacent side edge of the CARLTON 'r. MATTHEWS. .[L.s.]

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