US1687049A - Metal crosstie for railroad use - Google Patents

Description

oct. 9,1928. 1,687,049 'A. WHITNEY l METAL rCROSSTIE FOR RAILROAD USE Filed April 4, 1927 flor ne 11 Patented oca 9,Y i928.

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' 'Application -nledfAprii 4,l

"This :invention relatesto the Aclass of railways land pertains Yparticularly to an 1mproved cross tie' structuref Y i'lhe primary object of 'the presentrinvention is to provide, in the manner as hereinafter set forth,a cross' tie which can be ballasted as requiredto suit various conditionsf- -Another'object ofV the invention is to provide, vin a Amanner :as hereinafter. fully de-V scribed, a railway crosstie formed in sections adjustably connected `together to assist ,in

arranging thetrackfirails in yproper relation' to give the Aline ofadetermined gauge., .l

A furtherobjectof theinvention is to provide a railway tie having v.cert-ain novelfeay tures of construction "which materiallyl eX- peditev the work involved in track.V l. v y A Y Numerous other objects and advantages of jthe present' invention will `become -apparent the laying of a A, 4asthe descriptionofthejsaine proceeds and the invention `will' behest understood from 'a consideration 'of the following detailed description "taken in connectionjwithfthe ac? vcompanying drawings forming a part of the present specification, with the understandving, howevergzthat theinvention'is; not cona rail flange to a tie section.

\ fined toany strict conformitywith the showing of thev drawings, but l may be 'f changed or modified so long as such changes/or, modiicati'onssmark noniaterial departure from the salient features of the invention ,as eX- pressedr in theappended claims.`

`In the drawings: Figure 1 shows a tion.

Figure 2 shows view.

Figure Sis a centralV longitudinal section the" tie vstructure plan through onevoffthe sections of the tie struc-l ture.

Figure 4' is a transverse. section taken upon the line 4 -4 of Fig. 1. Y Y

Figure 5 is a detailed perspective View of f a novel type ofbolt employed' for Referring now to the drawing in' detail, fwhereinelike numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout 'the several views, the .numerals lindicatea pair of tie members or sections wh1ch,when 1n operative position, are arranged in spaced end ytie of ythe character em?l bodying the present invention, inl side eleva- Securing 1927. "serial ".No. 180,960.

opposed .relation as shown in Figures il and2."w: V

' :Each of the ktie sections lis inthe forni inforcing partition .f2 depending'from lthe top wall 3 and-formed'integral'with the side ofan'lelonga'ted casing having a central re- Walls as shown in Figure 4. ThisY ,partition is spaced a slight distanceiabove `the' bottom `5 of the section to lpermit material which is rput in the section as ballastV to fromone'end'ito the other. Y

-:Th'eytop wall yof each section upon'each side of-the partition Q, is providedfwithrthe opening V@which extends transversely ofxthe pass top in` the manner shown kand each of these openings 'has a longitudinal edge'formed to setup a guide grooveA 7, the lower -portion of -which is flush with the outersurfaeei of Y the top to permit the'insertion between the edges, which are thickened as clearly :shown Y .l Between'the'filling openings 6 iIl each side in Fig. 3, of the closure plate-8.*

section l there is positioned upon the top of they sections andpreferably formed integraltherewith, a brace device 9,-this device i being located kadjacent one 'end vkof the vSec'- tion and having an upwardly extending portion -10 Awhch'i's designed -to engage under` the'lballof ta railsuch asfthat indicated by the numeral 11, when the same is in position transversely' ofthe tie section. 1 The-top 'wall -of each tief'section -is lfurther provided with 'a' short longitudinally VeX- s tending slot 12 which is spaced a sufficient distance from the baseportion ofthe brace This bolt 13 comprises the turning thereinbut permits the adjustment When the bolt is in position in a tie section with the lug 16 positioned inthe slot `ofthe bolt. longitudinally of the tie section .as willbe clearly understood.

12 in the-'head or .top wall of the section,a

y c one another so that the gage of tlietrack ca nj be accurately obtained. VThis connection loe'-l posed ends of the rods 21 are screw-threaded,

one oppositethe other as shown, and engagv Washer device 18 is engagedv overthe bolt With one edgeloverlying the' base flange 'ofYA the tie rail 11V asshovvnin Fig. 3. A locking Washer' 19 is then placed overthe Washer 18- y.

anda securing nut 20engaged ontlie upper end of the bolt'14 againstthe slotv portion to secure the parts inposition.

' Y The tie sections 1 are designed to'be Vcon-` nected together'r by a turnbuckle vconnection which permits their adjustment relative to tvveen the ,tiesections comprises a pair'of bars21reach having one end extended'` through an adjacent end wall of the tie sec tion shown in Fig.. 3. Each ofthebalrs 21 is surrounded at that Vend Which extends 4through .the Wall of a tie section nby an integral collar 22 Which bears against the outer face 'of the tie section end `ivall in the manner shown. The end of theV .rod Which projectsinto thetie section receives .thereon a nut23 which-'draws the collar 22 `securely-V against theouter face of thezvvall and'thus fixes the rod Yfirmly in position..` rlhe 'oping vthese ends is a turnbuclle 25, which is of kthe zusual constructionzrsp; y From(the'*foregoing description it vvillbe readily understoodthat Whenfthe tie seci tionsH 1 are. arranged .in ythe position de! scribed and connected by vthebars 21 and y f turnbuckles 25, they may be readily adj usted by actuating the turnbuclrle 25 to separate or gdravv together the rails 11 which rest thereonl It Will also be readily seen that ties constructed in accordance with this invention Will have all theV strength vand durability desired and due to the fact that they are hollow, their Weight Would notjbe excessive.

The means provided for ballasting ties of section for this. construction vis alsoA novel and permits the use ot ballasting. material Which could .not be readilyl used inthe usual manner.

f Having thus `describedmy invention, what e Vv'1. VA yrailway 'tie structure of port of fa 'trackV rail,k andY eachv having an opening' Vformed vthrough the top thereof `to permit the introduction of ballast materialY thereinto, Va ,cover plateV lorV the opening of j the character n. jdesc'ribelpcomprising a `pair of elongated box likesectinsfdesigned to be arranged in alinedfend-opposed relation .each for the supeach section', a draw-'bar section extending f from each of the opposed'ends of the tie sect ions,fand in aligned relation,fsaid draw bar sections each being provided With screw threads upon its reeend, and a turn-'buckle connectionbetvveenthe said reefends of the draw barjsections'designedfto assist in shiftL ing the tie: sections vrelative to one another.

i2. AA railway tie structure ofthe character described, comprising azpairr of elongated boxdke sections designed tobefarranged vin i aline'kd end opposed relation, each 4for the support of a traclrrailV v"and each havingfa pair of openings formedthrough the top thereof to permitthe introduction offballast material thereinto,a cover plate vfor each of l' sardiopenings, vin thevk sections, means arranged between the openingsof eachrail` thereto,a partition and strengthening plate at oneend tothe innerend of altie section, and means for connecting said barmembers one another.

securing an overlying frail Anron WHITNEY Y,

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