US1765220A - Antispreading device - Google Patents

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w. E. EVERETT ANTISPREADING DEVICE F iled J an. 28. 1929 INVENTOR Y I Y B I I 4 ATTORNEY June 17, 1930.

Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES O F E) WILLARD E. EVERETT, or ou yrnnnLnnn, MARYLAND Application filed January 28,-'.1929. Serial No. 335,592:

This invention relates to an anti-spreading device for the rails of a track, the general object of the invention being to provide a simple form of tie means for connecting the two rails of a track together, so that the rails are prevented from spreading, with meansv for preventing the tie means from electrically connecting one rail with the other. g

This invention also consists in certain other features of construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing the invention in detail, ref- Fi ure 6 is a sectional view showing this 23 modification in use.

Figures 7 and 8 are views showing another modification.

Figures 9 and 10 are views showing a'further modification.

In these views, the numeral lindicates a strip which has one end of hook shape, as shown at 2, and its other end is bent upwardly at right angles, as shown at 3. The

hooked end is passed under the-rail A and the hook part placed in engagement with the outer part of the base of the rail. A

strip 4 of non-conducting material is placed between the railiand the strip, so as to insulate the strip from the rail. As shown in Figure 4, the material is of channel-shaped form to overlapthe edges of the strip 1.

The end, 3; is passed through a hole formed inithe splice bar C of the rail B and a cotter pin 5 is passed through a hole 6 formed in this part 3 of the strip. Thus the two rails aretied together by the strip so that there isno danger of the rails spreading, and by insulating this strip 1 from therail A, there is no danger of the strip electrically connecting the two rails together.

In the modification shown in Figures 5 and 6, the end of the strip 1' is not bent up, as in the first form, so that this straight end extends under the chair and is fastened to the inner side part of the chair by the bolt 7 which passes through the perforation 6 in the straight end of the strip.

In the modification shown in Figures 7 and 8, the strip 1 isof such a length that it will extend entirely under the splice bar and has its end bent up, as at 3, to engage the-.7

engages. the :splice bar, is of substantially hook shape, as shown at 8, with the beak of the hook extending downwardly so $0 that it can pass through a slotin the splice bar C, as shown in'Figure 9, with a cotter pin 5 passing through a perforation Win the beak.

Thus in all the modifications, I have pro- 1 vided simple means for connecting the two Y rails of a track, so that there is no danger ofthe rails spreading, the connecting means between the rails being such that such means can be easily and, quickly put in place andzz;v

removed, when necessary.

It is thought from the foregoing description that theadvantages and novel features of the invention will be. readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the .combi-.

Figures 9 A What I claim is In combination with the rails of a track and a splice bar forone rail, said bar having a hole in its base part, a strip having a hookshaped part at one end thereof adapted to engage the base of one rail, a hook forming part --at its other end for engaging the hole in the splice bani-the last mentioned hook shaped part being formed by bending the,

strip upwardly and then forwardly and then downwardly, With the downwardly extending part passing through the hole in the bar and a pin passing through the extremity'of the downwardly extending part and engagin the under face of the bar.

in testimony whereof I 'a'fiix my signature.

WILLARD E. EVERETT.

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