US1735586A

US1735586A - Rail joint

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Publication number: US1735586A
Application number: US291417A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph B Ruettimann
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-07-09
Filing date: 1928-07-09
Publication date: 1929-11-12
Anticipated expiration: 1946-11-12

Description

Patented Nov. 12, 1929 UNITED STATES JOSEPH 1B. RUETTIMANN,

Application filed July 9,

My invention relates to rail joints and the main object is to provide a simple, eflicient,

- noiseless and boltless joint of said kind.

Further objects and advantages are hereinafter fully set forth reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which,-

Fig. 1 is a perspective side view of two adjacent rail ends connected by my improved joint device in its preferred form. This is an inside view of a rail.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the adjoinin being omitte Fig. 3 is a top or plan view'of Fig. 1, showing additionally parts of three ties'to which the rail parts are attached;

Fig! 4 is a cross sectional, view through my ili nproved rail joint member, as on line 44 in ig. 3. v

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of my joint member looking toward its smaller side.

, Referring to the drawing by reference numerals, designates the usual railway cross ties of a track, and onto which is fixed a, rail by means of the usual spikes '11. Saidrails are designated 12 and comprise each the usual tread 12A, web 12B and base flange. 12C.

The preferred form of my rail joint is illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive and will presently be described. In the use of my joint -member the adjoining rail ends are made of certain'shape, namely that ata certain predetermined distance from each rail endits tread is cut-off angularly to provide an elongated angular and vertical face 12F (best shown in Fig. 2). i

The adjoining ends of tworails to be joined have these angular faces in opposite directions as shown in Figsr1-5 inclusive.

That part of the rail web 12B outwardly of its face 12F presents simply an elongated vertical web centrally over the rail flanges or base, to the end of the rail. The rail ends. are placed close together as shown and rest on a tie 10. My device comprises an elongated metal joint-filler or block designated 14 and has a tread 14A correspondinginsize to the rail treads and supported in common plane therewith by a thick vertical web 14B slit rails on? of Fig. 1, the joint member PATENT OFFICE or ST. PAUL, MINNESQTA Jom'r 1 28. Serial No. 291,417.

fongitudinally'from below as 140 to straddle and loosely engage the adjoining upright webs 12B, of a pair of rails constructed-as above described, and below this web 1413 it is flanged outwardly both ways as 14D and part of the adjoining rail ends from which thetread has been removed, the joint being supported with its tread in proper plane by its flanged base parts 14D14D'. The angular faces 12F14F provide for smooth wheel movement over the rail joint. This joint be- I ing of course also necessarily larger at its base than the rails it is obvious that there is ample stability of, rails and the use of bolts through the rail webs is eliminated, although if so desired such bolts may be used (not shown).

The flanged extremities of the base parts of my joint member are fixed to the ties by the usual spikes 11 as shown, andit is an important feature of this invention that very A few, if any, more spikes are used with my device than in prevloustrack construction,

besides that no bolts are necessary as stated.

In a railway joint, a, pair of alinedrails with their adjoining ends out transversely and their base parts resting on a tie, thetread of said adjoining rails terminating in angular faces in spaced relation to their rail ends and said angular faces in obtuse angular relation to each other, a joint filler rail comprising a rail-tread with angular faces cut at obtuse angles to correspond to the relative tread faces of the said rail ends, a web extending. below said tread and grooved to straddle the adjoining webs of the rails described, said web formed with outwardly extending opposite flanges recessed longitudinally at their under side to loosely straddle the rail base and said recessed flanges havin r downwardly exposed faces outwardly of said recess to lie directly on the ties, the short base flange adapted to be secured to the tie supporting the rail ends and the longer base 5 flange adapted to be secured directly to said same tie at its center and its extremities se- 7 cured to the next adjacent ties, said longer flange comprising-the inner side of the rail joint connection.

13 In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

JOSEPH B. RUETTIMANN.