US1871185A - Track aligning and tie tamping device - Google Patents

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Aug, .9, 1932. P, KUSHNlER TRACK ALIGNING AND TIE TAMPING DEVICE Original Filed May 29, 193C) 4 Sheets-Sheet l Aug. 9, 1932. P. KusHNlER 1,871,185

TRACK ALIG'NNG AND TIE TAMPING DEVICE Original Filed May 29, 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 /NVENTOR a ask/wier M ey P. KUSHN|ER 1,871,185

TRACK ALIGNING AND TIE TAMPING DEVICE 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Aug. 9, 1931?.

Original Filed May 29, 1930 51 5o l I Pau I /5 /forny Aug. 9, 1932.

P. KUSHNIER TRACK ALIGNING AND TIE TAMPING DEVICE Original Filed May 29. 1930 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 f N VEN TOR Patented Aug. 9, 1932 i UNITED STATES A '.PAUL KUSHNIER, OF WARNEFORD, ON T AIBJIO, CANADA TRACK-ALIGNING AND TIE TAMPINGvDEVICE Applicationled May 29, 1930, Serial'No. 456,973. Renewed November 28, 1931.

This present invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in a track aligning and tie tamping device.

fThe primary object of the invention resides in the provision of a track aligning and tie tamping device which is highly ecient in use and maybe readily handled b-y a single workman. v

Another object of the invention resides in l) the provision of a track aligning and tie tamping device of the character stated which may be readily placed in position and adjusted for easy operation with the minimum expenditure of time, labour and expense.

A further object of the invention resides in the provision of a track aligning and tie tamping device of the character stated which.

is constructed so that it will perform the operation for which it is intended in the best manner possible without requiring more than one workman for duties which have heretofore required a number of workmen.

The invention has for a still further object the provision of a track aligning and tie tamping device of the character stated which will firmly -hold the track while aligning the same or tamping the tie, without danger of either the track or the device moving out of lset position. y

The invention has for a still further object the provision of a Ltrack aligning and tie tamping device of the character stated which is composed of the minimum number df parts, of simpleand inexpensive construction and arrangement and which may be readily assembled and adjusted with respect to one another.

The invention has for a still further `obj ect the provision of a track aligning and tie tamping device of the character stated which is of such construction that it may be readily manufactured at small cost Y `and therefore may be produced for railway companies at a reasonable price.

The invention has Jrora still further 'object the provision of a track aligning and tie tamping device of the character stated which will eiect a considerable saving in the cost of labour and time and will stand strains to which it is subjected without injury to the device and without ill eiiect on the track.

To the accomplishment of these and related objects as shall become apparent as the descriptionV proceeds, myinvention resides-in the construction, combination and arrange-- ment of parts as shall be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereunto appended.v

The invention will be best understood and can be more clearly described when reference is had to the drawings, forming a part of this disclosure, wherein like characters indicate like parts throughout the several views.

In the drawings Figure l is a plan view ofthe improved device With the parts assembled to adapt the device particularly for use as a track aligning device;

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the device, showing the same in use and operating against the far track rail, with the ymain portion of the device positionedA between the track rails;

v Figure 3 is a bottom planjview ofthe device; i

Figure 4 is a detailfragmentary side velevation, showing clearly the upper portionV of the body of the device; Y

Figure 5 isa longitudinal vertical section through the body of the device and the base thereof, showing clearly the parts operating within the body;

Figure 6 is a transverse horizontal section, taken substantially on the plane ofline 6 6 of Figure '5, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows;

Figure 7 is a vertical longitudinal section, similar to Figure 5, showing aslightly modied form of the invention with the parts arranged for engagement under the near rail of the track, with a portion of the base eX- tended beneath the rail;

Figure 8 is a transverse horizontal section, taken substantially on the plane of line 8-8 of Figure 7, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows ;y

Figure 9 is a side elevation of the device it is to be noted that the device includes a base 16 which has prongs 17 extended downwardly atan angle vfrom its lower face for engagement in the surface to prevent movement of the base 16 in one direction. Carried on the upper face. of the base 16 'is the upstanding arcuate hollow body 18 or post, which has a central elongated slot `19 in its concave side.y The lever 2O extends through the slot 19 into the body 18 and-has its rear end secured in the socket 21 Vprovided therefor in the concave side of the slightly curved or arcuate rack barV 22 adapted to be raised within the body 18, along the inner face of the concave sides thereof. The rack bar 22 has downwardly directed rack teeth .or ratchet teeth 23 on its convex face substantially the entire lengthv thereof and with which teeth are engagedl the long upper pawl 24 and the short lower pawl 257 both of which are pivoted at'their enlarged lower ends on the pivot pins 26 and 27, projectinglaterally from the forward extension `28 of the handled socket 29. It is to be understood that the pawls 24 and 25 have their lower ends bifurcated so as to straddle the extension 28 of the handle socket 29 and the pawl 24 is carried on the pivot pin 26 while the pawl 25 is carried on the pivot pin 27. The pivotpin 26 also serves as the pivotinember ,for the handle socket 29. rfhis handle socket 29 is mounted in the rear extension 30 of the body 18, at a point below the plane in which the socket 2l is positioned when the rack bar 22 is in its lowermost position within the body 18. The handle socket 29 works through the comparatively short longitudinal slot 31 `in the rear extension of the body 18 and the main portion of the handle socket 29 is flared outwardly and provided with a socket Vopening 32 opening on the outer end of the handle socket 29 and tapering cr steadily decreasing in diameter from its'- open outer end to its small rounded inner end 33. lt'will there` fore be seen that an appropriatehandle 34 may be readily secured by a tapered end in the handle socket 29 for use in operating the device. The handle socket 29 has a stop finger 35 extended therefrom at an angle and projecting into the slot 31 to engage the upper pawl 24 and thus thereby limit upward swinging movement of the handle socket 29 and the operating handle 34, carried therein. rlhe upper pawl 24 may be readily withdrawn from the ratchet teeth 23 by means of the knob 36 projecting from the rear side of the pawl 24 for which the slot 31 is provided. A similar knob 37 projects from one side of the pawl 25 through the opening 38 in one side of the body or post 18, so that the lowerpawl 25 may also be withdrawn from engagement with the ratchet teeth 23, when desired. By withdrawing both the upper pawl 24 and the lower pawl 25 from the ratchet teeth 23, the rack bar 22 may be perl,

mitted to return to its lowermost position within the body or post 18. The lower pawl 25 is normally retained in `its operative engagement with the ratchet teeth 23 by the weight 39 carried on said pawl 25 and eX- tending along one; side of the rack bar 22. vThe lower pawl 25 may be held in its inoperative position, away from the rack bar 22, by means of the pivoted hook y40 which is mounted on the side of the handlesocket 29, by the pivot member 4l, preferably projecting laterally from the stop linger 35, said hook member 40 having anenlarged slotted working end 42 for engagement over the ,knob 37 when the `pawl 25 is swung outwardly from the back bar 22 and the hook member `40 swung inwardly onits pivot 41. When the sides of the body 18 or a single handle 45Y on the rear convex side thereof, as desired. When the pair of handles 44 are employed, the device may be conveniently carried by two workmen, one on either side thereof. Vi7hen the single handle 45 is employed, the `device may be more convenientlyl carried by one workman. Y

The lever 20 is pivotally mounted near its forward lower end on the fulcrum member-46 which is extended .transversely through the in the fiat track shifting member 49 which is` of substantially diamond shape in .plan and adapted for engagement transversely beneath one of the rails of thetrack for shifting and thereby .aligning the track as4 theldevice is operated, after being properly set in position between the track rails. 1

\ By referring to Figures 7 `and 8, itl will be seen that the slots 19 of the body .18 may be extended to the bottom of the body and therebyprovide for accommodating the laterally extended neck 450 at the bottom of the rack bar22 and on which neck 50 is carried the rail lifting member 51 in the form of a plate normally resting on the base plate 16 and adapted to be engaged beneath theQtrack rail adjacent whichthe-body 18 is positioned. In this form a portion of the base plate 16 also extends beneath the track rail and may be formed sepa-rate from the body 18 and the latter mounted on the base plate 16 by bolts 52 or the. like extended upwardly through said base plate 16 and through lateral flanges 53 extended from the bottom ofthe body 18. Otherwise, the construction and arrangement of the parts of the base plate 16 and-body 18 are the same as disclosed in the Figures 1 to 5 inclusive. In this form shown in Figures 7 and 8, however, the base plate 16 is not eX- tended and bifurcated as in the first form and the lever 20 is not required.

For both formsshown in Figures 1 to 5 inclusive and in Figures 7-8, the slot 19 may either have the upper end thereof closed or may have its upper end opening on the upper end of the body 18 and furthermore,ithe base pla-te 16 may be formed separate from orintegral with the'body 18, as preferred. In both of these forms of the device, the operating handle and handle sockets 29 are manipulated in theisame manner to force upwardly the rack bar 22 and thus cause the parts-controlled thereby to function in raising or shifting the track rail engaged thereby.

For tamping a tie, special mechanism is supported on the body 18 and this mechanism includes `a bracket plate 54, mounted on one sideof the body 18, near the upper end thereof, as shown clearly in Figures 9, 10 and 11. This bracket plate 54 has forwardly eX- tended arm 54a at its forward upper corner and on which a bearing 55 is carried to supportthe upper end ofthe verticle 'rod 56 adapted to reciprocate therethrough. A pair of bearings 57 are also carried on the bracket plate. 54, adjacent the lower edge thereof and through which is rotatably mounted the horizontal shaft 58. vThis shaft V58 carries a bevelled gear 59 on one end with which is engaged the driving Agears 60 carried on VVone end of the transverse driving shaft 61. This transverse driving shaft 61 rotates thro-ugh the rea-r lower corner of the bearingplate 54 and through a second bearing plate 62 secured on the other side of the body 18. The drive ing shaft 61 has oneend extendedfasV a crank 63 with an operating knob or` Yhandle 64 mounted thereon, whereby the driving :shaft 61 maybe `readily rotated by hand. The shaft 58k has a wheel 65wmounted thereon, concentrically with an eccentric pin 66 proj ecting from its outer'face and having mounted thereon the link 67, which is also mounted at its other end on the pin 68 projecting radially from the collar 69 which is lrigid on the lower portion of the vertical rod 56. Thus, asthe crank 64 is operated, the shaft 58 is rotated and, through the medium of the wheel 65, the eccentric pin 66, the link 67, the pin 68 and the rigid collar 69 on the vertical rod 56, the latter is reciprocated vertically inthe bearing 55 yand in the lower guide bearing 70 carried on the forward'end of the supporting arm 71 projecting from the side of the body-18, below the bearing plate 54. On the lower end of the rod 56, a sleeve 72 is carried, through which is adl justably secured the transverse horizontal rod 73, firmly secured in its adjusted position by the set screw 74 in the sleeve 72 or by other appropriate means. `A sleeve 75 is adjustable longitudinally on one endof the rod 73 and retained in adjusted position thereon by a set screw 76 or other appropriate means. An arm 77 depends from the sleeve 75 and has adjustable thereon the collar 78 held in adjusted position by a set screwv 79 or other means. Diverging and downwardly inclined arms 80 project from diametrically opposite points of the collar 78 `and are rigid therewith. Pivoted to the outer lower ends of the arms 8O arethe tamping arms 81 which depend and converge slightly toward one another for operation at opposite sides ofthe ties to be tamped. The tamping .arms 81' have enlarged or widened lowerworking ends 82V and they areV resiliently retained in their innermost positions by the respective springs 83 connecting the tamping arms 81 with the arms 8O bywhich they are suspended. During the operating of the tamping mechanism,fthe raill is retained in elevated position, as by the rail supporting plate 51 and the crank handle 64 is Voperated to cause raising and lowering of the rod 56 to lelevate the transverse horizontal rod 73 and thus raise the tamping arms 81 repeatedly,V permitting them to automatically lower and tamp the material at the opposite sides of the ties, after each raising of the rod 56.

As the construction of the device has thus been described in' detail brief yreference is now had to its use and modus operandi: When this device is to be employed either for aligning the track or tamping a tie, the complete device is properly positioned bythe side of the vtrack orvbetween the rails and also between and longitudinally of a pair 'of the ties supporting the rails. When the `device is positioned between the rails, the track aligning 24'and 25 properly engaged with the ratchet teeth of the rack bar 22, itis then only necessary to oscillate the actuating handle. engaged in the handle socket 29 and thereby cause the pawls 24 and 25 to alternately move on the ratchet teeth of the rack bar 22 and raise the latter in the body 18. This causes a tilting of the lever 2O and the member 49, thus pressing upwardly on the rail andv causingthe same to slide on the tilted member 49 until theV track is properly aligned. During this operation, the prongs 17 will serve to firmly hold the body 18 and base plate 16 in set position. vWhen it is desired to permit return of the lever 20 and the member 49 to normal position, the pawls 24 and 25 may be readily disengaged from the ratchet teeth of the rack bar 22 and maintained in withdrawn position until the rack bar 22 is completely returned to its lowermost or normal position, together with the lever 2O and the member 49. Nhen the device is employed to raise one of the'track rails by means of the member 51, this member 51, together with the projecting portion of the base plate 16 should be properly positioned beneath the rail and the actuating handle carried in the handle sockets 29 oscillated to raise thev rack bar 22 and thus velevate the member 51 with the rack bar 52 until the rail is raised to the desiredposi- Y tion. Without withdrawing the device, the

rail may be maintained in this raised or 'elevated position and the tamping mechanism then operated by means of the crank 64 to ,f cause a thorough tamping of the material at both sides of lthe tie over which the sleeve 75 is positioned. While all :of `the parts of the tampingl mechanism are supported on the body 18, they do not in any way interfere with the eiiicient operation of the track aligning or'rail elevating mechanism also carried by the body 18. However, the body 18 serves as the supporting and carrying meansfor all of the mechanism .of the device. Y

F rom the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be manifest that a track aligning and tie tamping device is provided that will fulfill all the necessary requirements of such a device but as many changes could be made in the above description and many apparently widely different embodiments of Vmyinvention may be constructed within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit or scope thereof, it is intended that all matters contained in the said accompany` ing specification and drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrativeand not in a limited sense.`

Having thus described my invention, what IV claim as new and ,desirey to secure by Letters Patent is Y l. A track aligning and tie tamping device including a' base; a body carried on said 1 base; a rack bar operable in said'body; means controlled bysaid rack bar;'and means operating through said body for elevating said rack barwithin said b ody.

2.7Atrack aligning and tie tamping device including a base; an arcuate body carried on said base; a rack bar operable in said body; means controlled by said rack bar; cooperating pawls for raising said rack bar in said body; and a handle carrying member working through said body and supporting said pawls.

3. 'A track aligning and tie tamping device including a base; a body carried on said base; a rack bar operable in said base; a rail engaging member controlled by said rack bar; an actuating handle carrying socket working in said body; pawls carried on said handle carrying socket for operating on said rack bar to raisethe latter in said body; and tie tamping mechanism carriednby said body.

4. A trackl aligning and tie-tamping Vdevice including a base; a body mounted on said base; a rack bar operable within said base; track rail engaging means connected with said rack bar and "operable with the same; handle carrying means working through said body; pawls carried von said handle supporting means and operatively engaged with said rack bar to raise the latter in said body; and vtie tamping mechanism carried by and operable on said body.

5. A track aligning and tie tamping device including a base; an arcuate body carried on said base; a rack barv operable in said body; handle carrying means vworking in said body; pawls carried by said handle carryingmeans for raising said rack bar in said'body; a track rail engagingl member operable with said rack bar; and a tie tamping mechanism operable on said body and supported by the latter.

6. A track aligning and tie tamping device including a base; a slotted body carried on said base; a rack bar operable in said body; handle supporting means operable in said body; pawls carried by said handle carrying means and engaged with said rack bar to operate the latter in said body; a track rail engaging member connected with said rack bar and operating through the slot of said body; and tie tamping mechanism supported on said body and operable thereon.

7. A track aligning and tie tamping device including a base;-a body carried on said base; handle supporting means working through one side of said body; a rack bar within said body vand operable therein; means extended from said rack bar and working through the opposite side of'said body for operation on a track rail;`rack bar operating members carried by said handle supporting means; tie tamping mechanism carried by vsaid body and operable thereon; and actuating means for said tie tamping mechanism.

8. A track aligning and tie tamping de- Vice including a base; a body Carried on said base; a rack bar operable in said body; track rail engaging means operable by said rack bar and Working through said body; handle supporting means Working through said body; rack bar operating means carried by said handle supporting means; a pair of tie tamping members; a supporting means for if, said tie tamping members; a lifting rod for said tie tamping supporting means; means for mounting said lifting rod on said body; means carried on said body for operating said lifting rod; and actuating means for the said last mentioned means.

In testimony Whereo1 I hereimto affix my signature.

PAUL KUSHNIER. Y [L s]

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