US1654885A

US1654885A - Reversible guard-rail block

Info

Publication number: US1654885A
Application number: US213935A
Authority: US
Inventors: Philip J Jones
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1927-08-18
Filing date: 1927-08-18
Publication date: 1928-01-03
Anticipated expiration: 1945-01-03

Description

P. J. JONES REVERSIBLE GUARD RAIL BLOCK Jan. 3, 192s. 1,654,885

F1edg.18, 1927 Y ir Y if.

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f PHILiPJ. Jonas,` OFELKHART, INDIANA.

Rnvnnsrnmi GUARD- RAIL BLOCK.

Application filed August 1S, 1927. Serial'No. 213,935.

This invention relates to railway devices and especially toguard rail blocks.

-The present commontype of guard-rail end spacer block is not a reversible element and to fullyequip a guard-railwith a pair ot' such blocks it is necessary to install a right-hand blockfor one end of the rail and a left hand block for the other end.

The object of my invention is to provide reversible guard rail end spacer block, one that is either right or `left hand construction, and which may be installed at either end of the guard rail. @ther objects of the invention are mentioned and described herein.

The preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 isa top plan view of the guard-railbloclr'secured in posi-v tion between the guard-rail end and a main rail of a railway tra'clnandl in the right hand position; Fig. 2 illustrates atop .plan View of the block alone; Fig. 3 is a side elevation thereof; Fig. 4- is an end elevation thereof; Fig. 5 is a section taken on line'- of Fig. 1; Fig. 6 is a section taken on line 6-6 of Fig. 1; and Fig. 7 is a top plan view illus trating the application of pair of blocks to a guard-rail and the main rail.

Sin'iilar numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views on the drawing. 1 Y

Referring to the details of the drawing the numeral 1 indicates generally` the body of my improvedguard-rail block, preferably made ot suitable cast. metal, and adapted to be secured betweenl the main rail 2 of the railway track and the guard-rail the latter being placed between the two main rails Vof the track and secured tothe ties, as is well known. The opposite ends lland 5 of the guard-rail 3 are preferably somewhat an-` gularly bent away from the adjacent main rail, as is well known, and it is within this angular area that the block 11s installed and secured toA both rails. Preferably, thebloclr 1 is formed'with theA outer end 6 somewhat broader than the inner end 7 to correspond with the angle of the bent portion 4 or 5 of the guard-rail. The numerals 8'v and 9 respectivelyv represent a pair of opposed bosses formed on the opposite sides of the blocl; adjacent the broader end thereof, the opposite or narrower end of the block being provided with' the

opposed bosses

10 and 11, respectively.,

ward the smaller end of the block. kwise, vthe generalv plane of the obtuse angles +11 die adjacent said end.y Preferably, thev block portion 12r intermediate said bosses is somewhat reducec'l in width. The boss 8 is provided withthe two converging angular rail engagin'gfaces 15y and 14 which define an obtuse angle, and the boss 9 is provided with two converging'angular rail enga,ging faces 15 and.16 ,also deiining anobtuse angle.

vSimilarly the

bosses

10 and 11 are each rprovided with two angular coni/erging rail engaging faces defining an obtuse angle and numbered 17 and 18 for boss 10, and19 and 20 for boss 11. f l

For securing the block 1 between and to the rails 2y and the block may be provided dwith the two bolt holes 21 and'22 which are Aadapted to be engagedby the usual fastener v

bolts

23 and 24; which engage in suitable apertures in said rails.

Tie general planeV of the obtuse angles formed von the

bosses

8 and 9, as described, is kdisposed somewhat angularly in relation to a longitudinal center line through the bloclrl, said planes tending to converge to- Likeformed on bosses 10 and 11k are convergingly disposed at an angle to said lon gitudinal center line of said block but at an angle of lesser degree than that ofthe planes of the other bosses.

l, When my improved block is'used as a right-hand block (Figures 1 and 7) the face 1li ofboss 8. engages the main rail 2 with j face 13 disengaged, andface 15 of boss 9 engages the bent portion of the guard-rail 3, with face 1G disengaged. And rail engaging face 17 of the boss 1() engagees the main rail 2, with face 18 disengaged, and face 20' of boss 11 engages the-'bent portion of the guard-rail, with face 19 disengaged.

When the block is to be used as a lefthand element vat the opposite end of the vguard-rail (Fig. 7) `it is reversednot over-` turned-thereby causing-the opposite set ofA rail engaging faces of the

bosses

8, 9, 10 and 11 to Contact with the main'and guard-rails, and also reversing the position of the bosses in relation to the rails and vplacing

bosses

8 and 10 in relation tothe guard-rail arid bosses 9 and 1l relatively to the main rail,

' Therefore, in this left-hand relation of the block bosses to the rails the engaging block face 13 of boss y8 enga-ges the guard-rail, and face 16 of boss 9 contacts with the main rail. Likewise, face 18 of bossi() engages the guard-rail, and face 19 of boss ll engages the main rail.

I claim:

l. A reversible guard-rail block or' the character described and comprising a'body member kWider at one end than the other, said block being provided with a pair oit rail engaging'faces on each side thereoic adjacent each end thereof, of which one halt only of said rail engaging faces contact ywith opposed rails for right-hand use of tlieblock7 the other halfJv only of said rail engaging Y facesA being adapted to engage said opposed rails When the block is reversed forlethand use.

2. A reversible guard-rail block comprising a. body member provided with opposed boss sections adjacent each end thereof, each oit' said bosses having a face deining an obtuse angle, and means for securingsaid block to a rail.

3. A reversible guard- 1ail block lcomprising a: body member wider at one end than the other 'and provided With opposed boss sections adjacent each end thereof, each of said bossesvhaving a lateral face dclining an obtuse angle, and fastener member aper-v tures in said block body.

` LVA reversible block of the character described and adapted for right and-left-hand application to the main and guard-rails'of a railway track, said block *comprising a body portion Wider at one endY than the opposite end thereof, said block being provided Witli a pair or opposedY boss sections adjacent each end thereof, each of said bosses having a pair of rail engaging faces defined .as right and left hand engaging faces cf which one Vface engages a rail when the block is in the right-hand position and the left-hand face is out of contact With a rail.

5. A reversible block of the character described and adapted for right or leitt-hand application to the main and guarderails of a railway track, and comprising a body providedV with tive pairs o bosses, one on cashV end thereof and in opposed relation, each boss being provided With a pair of rail contacting suraces only one of'ivhich engages leither the mainl or the guard-rail when in