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US1789200A
US1789200A US376958A US37695829A US1789200A US 1789200 A US1789200 A US 1789200A US 376958 A US376958 A US 376958A US 37695829 A US37695829 A US 37695829A US 1789200 A US1789200 A US 1789200A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
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  • This invention relates to improvements in means for connecting the ends of railway rails, and the object thereof is to form the abutting ends of adjacent rail lengths 1n such a manner that will assist the fish plates in sustaining the headsof the rails against vertical movement, prevent pounding of the wheels of a railway car upon the meeting ends of the.rails and to provide a rail joint that shall be safer than the joint usually em-' ployed.
  • the improvement resides in the constructlon, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and fallin within the scope of the appended claim. 11 the drawing, Figure 1, is an elevational view showing the abutting ends of two adjacent rails in spaced relation.
  • Figure 2 is a plan view of the joint proper.
  • the rails 1 and 2 are of the conventional T-form and comprise treads 3 and 3', webs 4 and 4 and bases 5 and 5. To form the joint, both of the rails 1 and 2 have their ends cut and shaped as follows:
  • the tread 3 and web 4 of the rail 1 are cut vertically downward in a plane at any suitable angle to the longitudinal axis of the rail, the angular cut terminating at the exact bottom of the web 4. or the top of the base 5, 'said end of the out being designated by 6; the same being true of the rail 2.
  • the bases 5 and 5 are then cut through in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of each of .said rails. It is to be distinctly noted that the transverse plane of the cut through the bases 5 and 5' coincides with the edges 7 and 7' of the rear side of the webs 4 and 4', i, e. (looking at the rails l and 2 from 40. the ositlon shown in Figure 1). In other wor s the lane of the transverse cut and the plane 0? the angular cut intersect at the point A ( Figure 2) which point is the upper terminus of a line common to both abutting surfaces of the rails 1 and 2.
  • the rails 1 and 2 are joined together by the conventional fish plates 8 and 9 and rivets or bolts 10. I
  • each of said rail sections having its base portion cut at a right angle to the length of the section, the cut portion extending straight from one edge of the 'baseof the rail to the opposite edge, the tread of each rail section having a diagonal cut, said diagonal cut extending through the web and crossing the straight out in the base, the diagonal cut on one rail meeting the straight out on that rail at a point coinciding with the near side of the web to the acute angle of the diagonal out in said rail, and'the diagonal cut on the other rail meeting the straight out at a point coinciding with the far side of the web to the1 acute angle of the diagonal cut on that ra1 In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

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Jan. 13, 1931.
K. SHARP RAIL JOINT Filed July 9, 1929 IN VEN TOR. y l/k'fiy (Sid/ 0 A TTORNEY.
Patented Jan. 13, 1931 PATENT OFFICE KIBIBY SHARP, OF ODEM, TEXAS BAIL JOINT Application filed m 9, 1929. Serial 110. 376,958.
. This invention relates to improvements in means for connecting the ends of railway rails, and the object thereof is to form the abutting ends of adjacent rail lengths 1n such a manner that will assist the fish plates in sustaining the headsof the rails against vertical movement, prevent pounding of the wheels of a railway car upon the meeting ends of the.rails and to provide a rail joint that shall be safer than the joint usually em-' ployed. Y With the above-and other objects'in view, the improvement resides in the constructlon, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in the following specification and fallin within the scope of the appended claim. 11 the drawing, Figure 1, is an elevational view showing the abutting ends of two adjacent rails in spaced relation.
Figure 2 is a plan view of the joint proper. The rails 1 and 2 are of the conventional T-form and comprise treads 3 and 3', webs 4 and 4 and bases 5 and 5. To form the joint, both of the rails 1 and 2 have their ends cut and shaped as follows:
The tread 3 and web 4 of the rail 1 are cut vertically downward in a plane at any suitable angle to the longitudinal axis of the rail, the angular cut terminating at the exact bottom of the web 4. or the top of the base 5, 'said end of the out being designated by 6; the same being true of the rail 2. The bases 5 and 5 are then cut through in a plane at right angles to the longitudinal axis of each of .said rails. It is to be distinctly noted that the transverse plane of the cut through the bases 5 and 5' coincides with the edges 7 and 7' of the rear side of the webs 4 and 4', i, e. (looking at the rails l and 2 from 40. the ositlon shown in Figure 1). In other wor s the lane of the transverse cut and the plane 0? the angular cut intersect at the point A (Figure 2) which point is the upper terminus of a line common to both abutting surfaces of the rails 1 and 2.
The rails 1 and 2 are joined together by the conventional fish plates 8 and 9 and rivets or bolts 10. I
Having thus described the invention, what I claim is: i
In a rail joint, rail sections, each of said rail sections having its base portion cut at a right angle to the length of the section, the cut portion extending straight from one edge of the 'baseof the rail to the opposite edge, the tread of each rail section having a diagonal cut, said diagonal cut extending through the web and crossing the straight out in the base, the diagonal cut on one rail meeting the straight out on that rail at a point coinciding with the near side of the web to the acute angle of the diagonal out in said rail, and'the diagonal cut on the other rail meeting the straight out at a point coinciding with the far side of the web to the1 acute angle of the diagonal cut on that ra1 In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.
- KIRBY SHARP.
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