US1671877A - Rail tie - Google Patents

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May 29, 192s. 1,671,877

' F. J. STRZYZEWSKI RAIL TIE Filed July 2, 1927 INVENTOR Patented May 29, 1928.

FRANK J. STBZYZEWS'KI, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

PATENT oFFlcE.

nur. 'mal application mea July a, 1a27. serial no. 203,160.

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in rail ties.

The salient object of the invention is to provide a tie which may be embedded in the earth of a railroad road bed and which will be so arranged that the rails may be expeditiously. secured thereto.

Another object of the invention is to provide a railroad tie which may be constructed of cast metal.

A further object of the invention is to.

provide` a railroad tie of the above described type ner that draixpge of the roadxbed will be materially aid Other objects will appear hereinafter. The invention-consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts to be like.

hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form of construction and in which:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a railroad track-` way embodying a preferred form of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional .view taken substantially on the plane of the line 2-2 on Fig. 1;

Fig. 3.*is aperspective detail view of a preferred form of tie construction employed in my invention;

Figs. 4 and 5 are elevational views of modified forms of tie constructions; and

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view taken substantially in -the plane of the line M on Fig. 2. Y

Referring to the drawings wherein the referred embodiment of my invention `is illustrated it may be seen that I depict a railroad trackway comprised of rails 1` and 2 carried by ties 3 that are adapted to be embedded in the earth of a railroad rightof-way road bed generally indicated by 4 in the drawings. v 5

By4 referring to Fi 2 it may be seen that the tiesi-3 -are ein ded in the road bed 4 in such a way that a portion thereof extends above the earth level of the road bed. On the upper side of the ties 3 in the mid-portion thereof trough 5 serves to This construction ris such that the drainage will be so controlledthat the carrying o6 of the material comprising the road bed will be reduced since portions. o

which will be arranged in such a mana trough 5 is formed. The drain off lrainfall and the f sited. In

`the ties protrude above the level ofthe road bed. The drainage ow's through the troughs in the succeeding ties and due to the upwardly protruding portions of the ties itis apparent that the drainage will be directed so that very little of the road bed will be washed away. y

In the tie 3 on each side of the trough 5 recesses 6 are provided. These openings are preferably so arran ed that the lower walls thereof are in a ignment' with the earth level of the road' bed 4 when the tie isproperly positioned.V The recesses 6 are spaced apart in `,the ties a distance such that the center lines thereof are spaced apart an amount equal to the distance between the center lines of the rails that are adapted to be mounted thereon. As is clearly shown in Fig. 6, webs 7 are disposed between each pair of reces-ies so as to increase rigidity of the upper side of the tie in the region of said recesses 6.

In the upper side of the ties 3 and exf l tending into the recesses 6 are opemngs 8 which are arranged soas to be juxtaposed the rails adapted to be' mounted on the ties. L-shaped securing elements 9 are arranged so `that the stem portion thereof protrudes through the o emngs 8 into the recesses 6 and so that t e head portions thereof engage the foot portions 10 of the rails l and 2. The securing elements 9 have .openin s 11 provided therein through 'which t e Wedge shaped key elements 12 are adapted to extend. As is clearly shown in Fig. 2 the key elements 12 have wedge shaped portions on the lower side thereof while the side o posite said wedge shaped portion is made substantially flat and 1s adapted to engage the upperv wall of the recesses 6.

As has been stated the recesses 6 are disposed above the ground level of the road bed 4 and therefore easy access may be had at` all times. A suitable tool Jis used in order to force the wedge'elements tightly into the openings llin order to fasten the L-Shaped securing elements in position and thus securely fastenthe rails to the ties.

As has been stated the ties 3 are preferably composed of cast metal which as is obvious will afford a very economical method of manufacture. It is to be understood how` ever that other forms of material might be employed in the tie construction if so de- Fig. 5 a modified form of tie conlll struction over that disclosed in Fig. 3 is depicted. In this instance the tie 3 embodies a trough 5 which is 'made so as to be sub- Stantially rectan lar in contra-distinction to the substantiallyly V-shaped trou h 5 provided in-the tie 3. In Fig. 4 a furt fied form of tie construction is disclosed and the form depicted herein comprises a tie 3" which is constructed without the trough 5. This form of construction would be used where the drainage problem would be minoi` and is depicted for the purpose of showing that my improved tie construction is not limited to the embodiment of a trough.

It is apparent from the foregoing description that I have rovided a means for mounting the rails of) a railroad trackway in position which include a tie that may be very economically manufactured and one to which the rails may be secured in avery ex ditious manner.

- ile I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore do not wish to be limited to the recise details of construction set forth, but desire to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to protect by vLetters Patent is:

1. A railroad tie of cast metal having spaced apart recesses in the sides thereof juxtaposed the upper edge, the upper side of said tie having a depression formed therein between said reeessee, the lower er modi-- the en walls of said recesses and saiddepression being in ali ent.

2. In com ination with the roadbed of a railway,\ties adapted to be embedded in the earth of said roadbed so as to have portions thereof disposed above the level of said roadbed, spaced apart rails on said ties said ties having o said rails'in t e portions of said ties disposed above said roadbed so as to afford access to means employed for securingfsaid rails to said ties, said ties having depressions formed in the upper side thereof said depressions serving as drainage troughs for said roadbed, the lower walls of said recesses and said depressions being disposed in ignment with the earth level of said road- 3. A cast railroad tie havin formed in opposed ed said recesses hiring a rib formed therebetween and being disposed adjacent the upper edfl'e of said tie, said tie having a depression f5 of intermediate said recesses and to have the lower edge thereof in substantial alignment with the lower edge of said recesses, and said tie having openings formed in the `up r side thereof arranged in spaced apart re ation and adapted'to extend into said recess, said last named ope ings being spaced apart a distance substantially equal to the width of a rail whereb securing elements may be inserted throng said openings-to engage said rail so as to retain it in ition on said tie.

In testimony whereof I ax my, signature.

FRANK J..STRZYZEW SKI.

recesses arranged enings therein disposed below between said rails,

thereo adjacent ormed in the upper edge there-`

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