US1710030A - Railroad crossing - Google Patents

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Aprily 23, 1929. A o. R. PEARsoN ET AL. v 1,710,030

RAILROAD cRossING med sept. s, 1928 y d Ynv'entor 7 Q0. 7?. Feama/a, C'. V. rfdersom I7 l y 31%* PatentedApr. 23, 1929. y

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OTTO n.. rsansoN ANIi CARI. v. ANDERSON, or IIIBBING, MINNESOTA.

RAILROAD CROSSING.

Application tiled September 8, 1928. Serial'No. 304,648.

on each side are made of several bars similar` in construction and in the same spaced relation as the bars between the'rails, yet much shorter and held in position against the outside oit the railroad track by spikes or other suitable tastening means, said shorter bars also carrying metal plates secured thereto.

A still further object is the provision Oil a strong and simple highway crossing of few parts capable oil being installed permanently and this incomparatively shortertimewith respect to other devices ot like character.

Other objects and advantageswill become apparent during the course of the following description and wherein said novel features are pointed out to produce a highly elhcient und removable railroad crossing.

Referring to the drawings wherein like .iigures indicate corresponding parts;

Figure 1 is a plan view of a railroad crossing showing the 1. re'erredy embodiment oi my invention,

Figure 2 is a transverse section through the track showing my structure inv end elevation, and

Figure 3 is a fragmentary side elevation et the crossing structure at the outside oitk the trackway.

ln the drawings, nun'ieral indicates the track rails having the conventional treads 6, webs 7 and ybases 8. Our invention resides in a plurality of spaced transverse bars 9, said bars 9 consisting of sections 10-10 and having their inner ends pivoted as at ll.

Resting upon the top of sections 10-10 are plates 12-12, secured thereto by suitable fastening means 13 such as screws, bolts and the like vand adapted to be held in a rigid position longitudinally with respect to said rails 55. f

The outer ends Ot the sections 10-10 are formed for intcrlitting engagement with the whe n edges ot the plates 12-12 and trackrails In abutting relation with respect to the out side of the track rails 5--5 and in similar spaced relation as the bars 9 are shorter transverse supporting bars 15-15, in intel-fittingr relation with respect to the outside ot said track rails as at 1G', and secured to the conventional railroad ties 17 by spikes or other suitable fastening means 18.

y'ripproach plates 16-16 are arranged on the `tops of said bars 15ml?) and secured thereto by suitable fastening means 17', said approach plates having their inner longitudinal edges in abutting relation with respect to the outside ot the track rails 5-5. y

It will thus be seen that we have provided a plurality of transverse supporting bars within the rails, each bar comprising hinged sections lll-10 andsupporting a longitudinal plate, said hinged sections adapted to be raised vin rthe direction of the arrow as is clearly illustrated in Figure 2. It will therelorc bev seen that we have provided a durable and ellicient platform 'for traliic and novel features in the construction ol? our device railroad crossings may he renioved or laid` with speed and economy due to lthe few parts and simple construction.

7c desire it to be understood that we may make changes in the construction and arrangement of several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope ot the aprails, the last mentioned bars secured to the cross ties, longitudinal plates secured to said of said sections 10%10 supporting bars within and without the track y in a, rigid position with respect to the supporting bars. Y

2. A railroad crossin@` coni nrisin a alurality of supporting transverse bars in spaced relation Witlnn and Without the track rails,

vsaid transverse bars WithinV the track rails comprising hinged sections7 a plate secnred to opposite sections, approachplates adapted to be carried by and secured to said supporting liars Within the tra-ck, the lastmentioned.

supporting bars being' secured rigidly to the railroad ties and said inner and ontertrans- Verse supporting bars disposed in abutting relation with respect tothe track rails.

3. A railroad crossing comprising` trans-

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