US1654280A

US1654280A - Metal railroad tie

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Publication number: US1654280A
Application number: US171788A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lewis F Cavagna
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-03-01
Filing date: 1927-03-01
Publication date: 1927-12-27
Anticipated expiration: 1944-12-27

Description

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1.. F. CAVAGNA METAL RAILROAD TIE Filed March 1. 1927 INVENTOR Lewis 17.7 Cavagna ATTORNE'YZ -liotemtexl Het; Z7, 195W.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

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Application. filled March. 1, 1927.

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Intol'llei' lo limit; lille iofwzufll movements of lille drew-roe e Elli, enel] o'l lbf-imiS-pi'oi'illed within` eollm` Lllmloblecl lio Voet against lille inside `lzlee ol? the hollow eroewtiio musing. Adjacent lille oollni' ell :nifl loeiillefl on ille olllielcle fave oiE Elio llie "within the ceouinll elmonel Qyloifovifssloo ienlele of fluofjljllel ing `wlieel. 142 hei/ingr two sel-s olf epzieell :iper-- t'luf 1-3 nel lf-l, equally epeeed :woundA ils pellliillei'y. llieepel'tm'ee 43 of lzlie adjust Ling Wheel el me provided foi' the pur'poee of receiving an adjusting rod 45, shown in dotted lines in Fig. 4, whereby the railroad trackman or other employee will be enabled to readily force the clamping aws 30 and 3l upon the rail by rotating the wheel 42. After the draw-rods and aws have been adjusted into clamping position with the desired tension, as shown at the right of Fig. 2, the

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30 and 31 will be held againstI spreading apart by a locking dog 46 pivoted on a pin 47, said dog 46 being frictionally held against the side wall oi'" the central recess 23. The dog 46has a depending tooth 47a for engaging the apertures 44 of the wheel 42. The adjusting wheel 42 is nonrotatably held upon the inner end of the draw-bar 36, as by a key 48, as most clearly shown in Fig. 4.

In order toprovide an additional support for the rail on curves, a rail brace strip 49 is provided, said strip having an inclined section 50 for engaging the top of the rail and being secured to the guard plate 19, as by rivets 51, as clearly shown in Fig. 2.

In operation, the safety guards 19 will first be laid within the

side channels

17 and 18. The

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21 and 22 will then be placed within said guards, as shown at the left of Fig. 2. The apron cover 24 will then be removed, whereupon the operator will rotate ythe adjusting wheels 42, by means ot the tool 45, in such directions as to causethe draw-rods 36 to pull each pair of

jaw members

30 and 31 from the position shown at the left of Fig. 2 to the position shown at the right of said figure. The locking dogs 46 will then be manually forced down into one of the apertures 44 for preventing the adjusting wheel 42 from loosening. It will be understood that when the rails are to be removed from the tie, the operation will be the reverse of that just described, and that the locking dogs 46 will be held in raised position by reason of their frictional contact `Withthe side walls of the central channel.

While there has been disclosed in this specification one form in which the invention may be embodied, it is to be understood that this form is shown for the purpose of illustration only, and that the invention is not to be limited to the specific disclosure but may be modilied and elnbodied in various other forms without departing from its spirit. In short, t-he invention includes all the modifications and embodiments coming within the scope of the following claims.

Having thus fully described the invention, whatis claimed as new, and for which it Yis desired to secure Letters Patent, is:

1. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casino having a transverse channel, and a U-shaped wear strip seated in said channel for receivlng a rail, said wear strip having outwardlyextending flanges to fit over the top of the cross-tie.

2. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casing' having a pair of transverse channels, and a pair of U-shaped wear strips seated in said channels for supporting a pair of rails, each of said wear strips having outwardly-extend ing flanges to tit over the top of the cross-tie.

3. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casing having a transverse channel for supporting a rail, a second transverse. channel. and meansl adjustable from said second transverse channel for clamping said rail within said cha nnel.

4. In a railroad cross-tie, a casing having a transverse channel Vfor supporting a rail, a second transverse channel, and meansI ad justable from said second transverse channel for clamping said rail within said channel.

5. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casing having a pair ot transverse channels for supporting a pair of rails respectively, a third transverse channel between said rails, and means operable from said third transverse channel for clamping said rails within said rail channels.

6. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casin Y having a pair oit' transverse channels locate( near the ends of said tie for supporting a pair of rails respectively, a third transverse channel between said rails, and means operable from said third transverse channel for clamping said rails within said rail channels.

7. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casing having a pair of transverse end channels for supporting a pair of rails respectively, a central transverse channel located between said side channels, and means operable from within said central channel for clamping said rails within said side channels.

8. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casing having a pair of transverse end channels for supporting a pair of rails respectively, a central transverse channel located between said side channels. and means operable from within said central channel for adjustably clamping said rails within said side channels.

9. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casing having a transverse channel. for receiving a rail, a pair of slidable rail clamps for engaging opposite sides of said rail, and means located within said casing for engaging said rail clamps and Jforcing them against said rail.

10. In a railroad cross-tie. a hollow casing having a transverse channel for receiving a rail, a pair of slidable rail clamps for engagx ing opposite sides of said rail, a rod having threaded engagement with both of said rail clamps, the portions of said rod where it engages said clamps being of diiilerent diameters and of opposite pitch.

11. In a railroad cross-tie, a hollow casing having a transverse channel for receiving a rail, a pair of slidable rail clamps for engaging opposite sides of said rail, a rod having threaded engagement with both of said rail llll lill) lll clampm the portions of Said rod Whore it engages said clamps being ol? difli'oront diamoliora and ol opposite pitch, and a rotary ad jnsing Wheel on tlio ond of said rod.

In a railroad @roos-tio, a hollow casing liavingl a transverse channel :for receiving a rail, a pair ol slidablo rail clamp# for engaging; opposite aides ol" said rail, a rod having; tliroadod ongagon'lonlv with bolli of said rail clamps, the portions of said rod where it onengages Said clamps being of different di.- aniotors and oi" opposite pitcln a rotary adjiistingg Wheel on tlio end of said rod, and lnoanal :for locking' said adjusting wheel in an)7 dosirod position.

13. lo a railroad orosatie, a hollow @airing having` a pair oil transverse sido Channels for rocoiving; and supporting a pair of rails renpootivoly, a Libarmvorao Uontral channel lo fatod liomvoon said sido oliaimols, oacli of Said, oido oliannols having a pair ol .alidalilo rail clamps projooting liliorotllrougli, rods Within said casing', and moans on said roda for movingr1 .amid rail clamps in opposite directions; to clamp said railfs.

14. In a railroad oroaalio, a hollow casing having a li-ransvorao Channel, a` wear strip seated in said ol'mnnol lor l'ooeviiig a rail, and a liraoo airp .ff-,ocurod to the ontor edge olf said wear Strip for providing an additional support 'for said rail on ourvoa.

In oatiinony whereof, I havo aillixod my Signature lo thia speoilioalioo.

LEX/VIS F. CAVAGNA.