US1860332A - Rail and support for the same - Google Patents

Description

May 24, 1932.

c. D. YOUNG ET A}.

RAIL AND SUPPORT FOR THE SAME Filed Feb. 5, 1951 WITNESSES WmMZW 11 BY ATTORNEYS.

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f mm was Patented May 24, 1932 CHARLES YO NG, or anemone, rsansy vm pm imam 3. o her;

' TRENEEQN; NEWJERSEY p I nernnnnsurronrfron THE sAiiE Application lfiled Eebruary 5,'. 1931. Seria1 No. 513, 50.

This invention relates to railsfi for 1 track or the like and to meansfor supporting rails. More particularly, the invention; is

characterized by the provision of a rail with reversible heads symmetrically arranged at the endsof alt-connecting web portion and the provision iof'supports in the formof clamp foundation affording abutmentslto prevent members disposed at opposite sides of the :rail.

and adapted to" grip the rail therebetwe en to maintain it in vertical position and at a pre-' determined height above the underlying ties.

, The object of the invention is to reduce the maintenancecost-of rails by providing adouble headed rail which is adapted to be sup ported in any one of four positions and which Whenworn-may be reversed with respect :to its supports so asto'present new surfaces at the gage side, the reversal beingaccomplished either by rotation of the rail about its longitudinalaxisyin which case the'under side hecomes thetop or' by 'rotationabout a vertical axis,in whichcase the inner side 'becomes the outer-side. l v v Hereto'fore it has =beenpr0posed to use doubleheaded rails in combination with clamp of its length and improper alignment with adjoining rails. p

A further object ofthe invention is to providesupportingmembers arranged at opp'o site sides and adapted to bear upon and to support the double "headed rail at the inner surfaces of the rail heads, together with meansforzdrawing the supports together to grip the rail and means on the underlying the rail supports from spreading apart;

Other objects and advantages characteriz ing the invention will become more fully apparentfrom' the detailed description which follows hereinatter','andwhich has reference a p V I I iAccordinglyysuch' wear as' mayptake to the aceompanyingidrawings, whereof f? I Fig. I is a plan 'view' of :a double headed rail supported in the manner of our'in'ventiongand, V c

c Fig, I1 is axc-rosssection of thesame; In the drawingsa double headed. rail. is shown at l,q;thejrail. comprising reversible heads 2 and 3 disposed symmetrically at the ends of a conne'ctingiweb ,portion t. Each head 2randzl3 is joinedto thew'eb portion 54 i inain'anner similar to that in which the heads oriordinary rails are joined to the webs. :Th

rail 1 is maintained invertical position by means of supports 15 arranged at opposite sides oftherailweb' t; vEach support 5 comprises a fiat base -6 anduprightclamp members 7 forming .an angle with the base 6 and terminating in inclined bearing surfaces -8, j

and 9 which engage the inner surfaces v10 and 11, respectively, of the :rail heads 2 and 3; i. e., the surfaces where-the railheadsQ and 3 join'the'web 'portione. The flat base 6 of each support 5 is provided with an eX-;

tension 12 which projects beneath the rail head 3; the head occupying the downward 7 position, to a point near the center thereof The upright members? form in eifect opposed clamp members between which the rail I 1 is firmlygripped. Both the rail land the clamp members 7 are perforated throughout their lengths, andwhen these perforations have been aligned, bolts 13 :are. passedetherethrough, the bolts and itheir nuts 14 serving as means for drawing together the-opposed clamp members to grip the rail 1.1 On the bolts 13, lock washers 15 maybe employed'towhich is intermediate the inclined surfaces8 and 9 bearing upon "the reversible heads of the rail l, is preferably of :a cross-sectional shape somewhattresembling that of axjoint bar {and it is concavedonlthe ins'ideas shown at 17. The-clampm'embers Tbeingso formed,

when the nuts Mare tightened on .the bolts 13, the Web-4110f the rail 1 is not-engaged bythe clamp members. In fact, the rail i'sen tirely supported bythe engagement otthe I inclined surfaces 8 and 9 of the clamp menu-I here with the innersurfac'es wand 11 'ofsxthe place onfthe clamp members 7 can 'be taken care ofby periodic tightening of the nuts on the bolts 13. i

' Eachtie plate isisecured to the underlying'tie by' spikes 21 passing through suitable perforations in the ends of the tie'plate. At

one endofeach tie-platelSthere isp'unehed out from the plate a shoulder l9'which is bent.

to the form ofahook and the two tie plates ders 1'9 afi'ord abutments engaging the outer edge of the rail supports 5 and preventthem V from'liftingor spreading apart, thus assist ing their function of maintaining the rail l V V such otherabutments as'may be provided to! in avertical,positionisuspended at 'a predeterminediheight above the tie plates. .o r Obviously the form of the shoulders 19 or prevent spreading of the. rail supports? ads mits-of considerable variation, and while-we have. referredto the member 18 as 'a":tie plate, it will be understood that the spaced abutments for preventing the spread o'fthe clamp members may beprovided on many forms of tie plates, ties," or foundations for the rails. The double headed rails described 1 above are preferably rolled in lengths as long- I as commercially practicable, and likewise the rail supports are also preferably rolled. in lengths as long as practicable and are oined together at their vendsiby suitable splicing members which form no part of this invene tion; It will be apparent from the description thus far that the rail 1 maybe reversed to present fourdifferentwearing surfaces at the .1 gage sidef By reversing the rail, either 7 through rotation'abou't'its longitud nal 'axls,

that with the exception ofthe areasat the in in which case the head2 occupies the under side'and the head 3xthe upper -side,'or by'rotation about a vertical axis, in which case the head '2 remains at the top butthe gage side is changed, the surface upon which -wear takes place incident to the passage of rolling Y stock may be renewed periodically;

, y tendenoyof thejrail 1 to be deflected fromv its normal vertical positionv is opposed by the relatively wide flat'bases Gof the supportmg memb'ers'l'.

' V The material selected for the heads ofthe reversible rail of thisinvention is preferably 7 an alloy, .rorpla'infcarbon steel, heat treated,

of such quality and temper towithstandhighg unit loading pressures without detriment to the railheads,

'' Furthermore, itwill be particularly noted thatthe supportsi5 are so formed'and disposed 'withyrelation' to the reversible rail 1 clined bearing surfaces- 8 and 9, there-is sub,-

stantial" clearance;between the railsupports f and the downturned head 3 of theirail 1. Ins o asmuch as the engagement between the rail and its supports'is confined" to-the areas at the'inner sides oi the heads 2; and 3, such variations in the! dimensions. of *th eflrail' as result fromallowed tolerancesin rolling or from distortionfof the rail in service, do not materially affect-the proper: positioning of the rails at a predetermined height above the ties, nor the alignment of onerail with an-V of each pair areso arranged that their shoulders l9'are in opposed relation. The shouloth'ei,-'nor the-position of the tread of a rail "where the heads have'been reversed.

F While wezhave described ourinvention in some detailza'ndwith reference toa partlcular form of rail and supporting members theree for, it -will .be apparentthat changes maybe madein the formof the structures disclosed without departing from the 'spiritfof our in vention'asdefined in the-annexed claims. a :Havmg-thus lQSCIIbGd OUBIIIVBIltlOHyWB 1; In combination, arail havingaweb portion and heads symmetrically disposed at each end of said web portion, supports for said. rail in the form of clamp members bearing on the inner surfaces of said rail heads at opposite sides but elsewhere clearzof the rail heads, and clear of. the rail :webso that as wear occurs 'theyvmay be. drawn closer to get-her, and means a for securing saidyclamp members togetherwith .the rail; gripped therebetween.

2. In combination, a rail having a webporv tion and reversible; heads disposed "at each web so that as wear occurs they may be drawn closer together, and, meansfor securing the clamp members of said: supports together with the rail gripped -.ther ebetween, fsaid means passingthroughthe rail'weba,

'3. lncombinatiomaa railhaving a; Web

portion and reversibleheads disposed ateacli end of said web portion, supports comprising 7 -fiatbases'withupright clampmembers adapted to engage'the inner 'surface'sfof the rail heads at opposite sides,'and said clampv members being clear of the rail 'atjall other. points so that as wear occurs they maybe drawn L 2 closer together,and bolts passing through-the rail Web for securing theiclainp members of said supportstogether with the rail grip d therebetween.

' "4;. {In combination, a irail' portion; and reversible heads at" each 'end of SEL lClJWGlQ portion, supportsforsaid rail com- 7 pri sing fi a,t b,ases with-luprightxclampmeme hers having inclined bearingssurfaces I adapt- 7 ...ed to engage meanest surfacesiofi the-frail heads at oppositeisides butfelsewhere clear of the rail heads, and said clampmembers having intermediate said inclined bearing surfaces concaved inner surfaces clear of the rail web so that as wear occurs they may be drawn closer together, and means for securing .said clamp members together with the rail.

5. In combinatioma rail having a web poras wear occurs they may be drawn closer to gether,.and bolts passing through the rail web for securing said clamp members tof gether with the railv grippedtherebetween.

6.;111 combination a rail having a web portion and reversible heads disposed at each end of said web portion, supports comprising fiat bases with upright clamp members thereon, said clamp members having inclined surfaces adapted to bear upon the inner sides of the rail heads with substantial clearance between the web of the rail andthe inner sides of said clamp members'whereby said members may be drawn closer together as wear occurs, bolts passing through the rail web for securing said clamp members 'to- 4 gether with the rail gripped therebetween, and tie plates beneath said-rail supports, said tie plates having hook-shaped abutments thereon at opposite sides of the rail for preventing said clamp members from lifting or spreading apart.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto signed our names at Philadelphia, Pa, this 19th day of January, 1931, V V r a CHARLES D. YOUNG.

ARTHUR B. CLARK.

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