US1735360A

US1735360A - Car replacer

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Publication number: US1735360A
Application number: US274562A
Authority: US
Inventors: Lee B See
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-05-02
Filing date: 1928-05-02
Publication date: 1929-11-12
Anticipated expiration: 1946-11-12

Description

Nov. l2, 1929. v L, B, SEE 1,735,360

GARREPLACER Filed May 2. 1928 uuml Patented Nov. 12, 1929 UNITED sTATEs LEE SEE, F CUMBERLAND, MARYLAND CAR REPLACER i Appiicauon nea May 2, i928. seriai No. 274,562.

Another object of the invention is to sok form the car replacer that, when in position for use, it may be veryfirmly held in place and prevented from accidentally being moved longitudinally of a rail or away from the saine transversely thereof. f l f Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may he placed either in front of or behind the wheels of a derailed car and guide the wheels onto therails. H n

Anotheryobject of the invention is to so form the car replacer that it will be 'very ystrong but at the same time comparatively light in weight and also to permit waterfto pass through its intermediate yportion and thereby prevent it from being subjected to pressure which might move it out of its proper yposition if a track is flooded and a stream of'water is flowing across the track.

y Another object of they invention is to so proportionthe car replacer thatwhcn in 3Q place, it will not prevent the wheels of a car upon the track from moving along the track past the replacer and also to prevent danger ofthe replacer being tilted away from a rail n yout of an upright position when in use. The invention is illustratedin the accompanying drawing, whereinY q Figure l is a top plan View showing the replacer in operative relation to a portion of a track; f 4 y 40 Fig. 2 is a view showing the replacer in side elevation and the ties of a track upon which it n rests yin section; f i Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the replacer yand a portion of the track. y n

The replacer, which is indicated in general by the numeral l, is formed of metal havingr suflicient strength to support the weight of 5 a car Without danger of its breaking and is rjacent opposite sides thereof and bite into the preferably of such length that when in use it will extend across three of the ties 2 which support the rails 3 of a track with its ends resting upon two of the ties and its intermediate portion supported upon a tie, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

, By an inspection of Fig. 2, it will be seen that the body portion of the replacer is formed with a flat under face which extends in an yeven plane throughout its length and also in an even plane throughout its width, as shown in Fig. 3, so that it has a wide bearing surface which rests upon the upper faces of the ties. This body is relatively wide and when in place occupies practically the entire distance from the outer edge of the base of a rail to the outer ends of the ties, and therefore, it will be well supported and when in use there will be no danger of the pressure exerted bythe weight of a car causing the replacer to tilt out of an operative position. Spurs 4t and 5 extend downwardly from the intermediate and end portions ofthe body adties, asshowniin Figs. 2 and 3, so that the 5 replacer will'be iirinly anchored to the ties and prevented from movingout of its proper position relative to a rail. It should be noted l that the spurs 5 extend downwardly at an inward incline so that they will very effectively serve Lto prevent the replacer from being f forced longitudinally of the track when it is inuse.'y l` f The body portion of the replacer increases in thicknessfrom its ends towards its intermediate portion thereby providing the replacer withaii upper surface having its end y portions 6 sloping upwardly from its ends towards its intermediate portion7 which is disposed in a horizontal plane substantially parallel to the under face of the body.

kGrooves Sfextend longitudinally of the replacer in the upper surface thereof andhave their outer ends openingthrough the ends of the body and their innerend portions extending across the fiat intermediate portion 7 ofthe upper surface of the body.

.It should be noted that the inner end portions of these grooves are curved outwardly and disposedin crossed and intersecting relation to each other and open through the side edge faces oi" the body. V'lherefore, when the flange or' a car Wheel is engaged in one or the grooves and moved longitudinally therein, it will be guided towards a side ot' the body as it approaches the intermediate yportion ther-sot and niaypa'ss out or the `groove onto the rail of the track. lt should be further noted that the grooves decrease in depth from the ends or' the body towards theinner ends of the grooves and that theintermedate'portion ot the body is of such thickness that when the replacer is in use its intermediate p ortion will be of approximately the saine depth' as the depth of a rail of a standard construction. This is "clearly shown in Fig. 3 and referring to' this ligureV it ivi-'ll be seen thanwvhen the Wheel reaohes the inner end of a groove, it will be in proper position to move easilyc upon Jthe tread face o' the head' of 'a rail and at such an eleif'ation that it can easily ride'o'nto the rail. P cesses S-are 'formed at the sides of the 'pace of the body nd are of su a depth tha-` when the` replacer iscin use a p' the base of a rail may be snugly received in one of' the recesses and thereby retain the replacer parallel to the rail "with the interino, diateportion of itsside edge face in tlat con-Y tasting engagement with a side face' of the head of a rail. Since the rigores S lead from both ends of the body, the i piacer may be set in place either in iront o'foi n back o Wheel of a car to replaced and since grooves are formed adjacent 'a'ch side edge of the body the replacer may be used at either side of a tracl; .with equal facility a'nd no special car the" end cY y bod Vthat it ci which mustv be exercised when setting" it in place. l should be further noted that When the device is in use tl'ie lgroovey v' vhich receives the of a Wheel is lclose tothe rail and the replacer for the greater portion ot its Width projects outwardly troni the lvleel towards tie". Therefore, the r 5 1"cer 'will be very hrinly supported 21nd tl .vill be no d' r or the pressure e cited by the tv-eight ol causing it to tnt out oit operative plbA/.

In order to reduce theweight of the re placer and permit it to be easily handled, there has been provided an openifr or passage l() which extendsthe full vv h of the v" and-is 'oi greater length than the 'flat inte 'odiate portion? of upper sur the body. This opening or passage isv i 'depth t' Xf'ads its ends thereby p thev pass and loii'er and l2, t

to heavy Y not only 'reduces the WeiOl ofthe replacer so be asily car adily'lgras'ped when it is to be lifted .l 'provides passage through ter *flow tiret-rasa is flood@ it to be re :and

tion of but also permits and a stream oiC rapidly flowing Water is movtransversely across the track. This permits the replacer to be easily moved towards a rail into proper position tor use after it has been set upon the end portions of the ties to support it. Recesses 13 are formed in the edge faces o1l the replacer so that it may be easily grasped when it is to be moved longitudinally of the ties into proper engagement with a rail or it is desired to slide the replacer along theV ground out or' the Way when it is not in use and temporarily placed upon the ground and openings lll are formed in the Wall l2 so that the replacer may be suspended upon pins rojecting from a Working car and thereby duspe'nde'd out' of the Way but in such position that it can be easily reached when needed.

Having thus described the `ii'iventio'n, I claim:

l. car replacer comprising an elongated body increased `in thickness from ,its ends towards its intermediate portion and having its intermediate portion of an even thickness to provide the upper surface 'of the body With a iiat intermediate portion and sloping end portions, the said upper surface of the body haw/ing Y longitudinally extending groei/es formed therein gradually slopingA tovards the sides of the body from its ends `and having having longitudinally extending grooves formed therein gradually slo jing towards the, sides of the lbody from its ends and havingA their inner end portions curved outwardly across the Yintermediate portion of the upper surface che-body in crossed relation to each otherfand opening through aside edge of the b'ody, theinterme'di'ate portion of i the body being or a thickness approiiimately corresponding to the height of a rail along one side 'vhieh the replacer is to be disposed When in use and the grooves gradually de;

creasing Ain depth 'from the 'ends of the bodyvv to their inner ends.

3. Acalr replacer compri' `ngfan elongated body increased in ktlifickne's's from itsfends towards its` intermediate rtion 'and h'avinb its intermediate po 'tionof 'an even: thickness to provide the upper surface of the' botlyjv'ith nat intermediate sloping end portions, the lood'y being 'relatively nvide and adjacentvone side having its lippe'i snr,-

aee formedy with longitudinally extending e the iqn'persnrface 'of the bor y with grooves leading from its ends and having their inner end portions curved outwardly across the fiat intermediate port-ion ot the upper surface in crossed and intersecting relation to each other and opening through the adjacent side edge face of the body.

4. A car replacer comprising an elongated body increased in thickness from its ends towards its intermediate portion and having its intermediate portion of an even thickness to provide the upper surface of the body with a flat intermediate portion and sloping end portions, the said upper surface of the body having longitudinally extendingr grooves formedtherein gradually sloping towards the sides of the body yfrom its ends and having their inner end portions curved outwardly across the flat intermediate portion of the upper surface of the body in crossed relation to each other and opening through a side edge face of the body, the intermediate portion of the body being of a thickness approximately corresponding to the height of a rail along one side of which the replacer is to ybe disposed when in use and the under tace ot the body having a recess along its intersection with the said side edge face to receive the side edge portion of the base of a rail.

5. A car replacer comprising an elongated body increased in thickness from its ends towards its intermediate portion and having its intermediate y portion formed with spaced upper and lower walls and open at its sides between the walls to provide an opening f through the intermediate portion of the body, the upper face of the body having grooves formed longitudinally therein and leading 7. A car replacer comprising an elongated body increased in thickness from its ends towards its intermediate portion and having its intermediate portion formed with spaced upper and lower walls and open at its sides Y between the walls to provide an opening through the intermediate portion of the body,

the upper face of the body having grooves formed longitudinally therein and leading from the ends of the body with their inner end portions curved outwardly across the in-` termediate portion of the body in crossed and intersecting relation to each other and opening through the adjacent side edge face of fthe body, and anchoring prongs extending from the ends of the body with their inner e end portions curved outwardly across the intermediate portion of the bodyin crossed and intersecting relation to each other and opening through the adjacent side edge face of the body. j f. n

6. A car replacer comprising an elongated body increased in thickness from its ends towards its intermediate portion and having its intermediate portion formed with spaced upper and lower walls and open at its sides between the walls to provide an opening through the intermediate portion' of the body, the upper tace of the body having grooves formed longitudinally.therein and leading from the endsof the kbody with their inner end pory tionsgcurved outwardly across the intermediate portion of the bodyin crossed and intersecting relation to each other and opening through the adjacent side edge ktace of the body, the lower Wall of the intermediate portion of the body having openings formed therein whereby the replacer may be' suspended from supporting pins when` not in` use `and theside edgesof the body having tiri# ger-receiving recessesy formed therein adjaterme'diate portion.

v cent-'opposite ends of the opening in its in-