US1919090A - Device for handling railway rails - Google Patents

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J. E. BUSBY July 18, 1933.

Filed April 5, 1932 Patented July 18, 1933 PATENT JUNIUS E. BUSBY, OF JACKSON, KENTUCKY, ASSIGNOR OF ONEJEALF TO THQMAS ARTHUR GABBARD, OF

OAKDALE, KENTUCKY DEVICE FOR HANDLING RAILWAY RAILS Application filed April 5, 1932. SeriaI No. 603,330.

This invention relates to improvements in devices for handling railway rails and pertains particularly to a device for facilitating the placing of a rail in position when the a same is being laid as a replacement for a removed rail.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a device by means of which new rails may be easily and quickly drawn into the roper position on ties, after they have een disposed on the ties following the removal of the old rails.

In replacing old rails it is the custom to pull the spikes from the track ties along the inner side of the old rail and this rail is then pulled to the middle of the track and a new rail laid across the ties. This new rail is not set exactly in position when laid but is placed in the proper position by a gang of workmen who follow the workmen who are removing the old rails and laying the new ones ready for placement.

The present invention is designed to eliminate the slow present method of shifting the new rails into the proper position by the means of crowbars and lining bars by the provision of a draw hook coupled with a lever member which is pivotally mounted upon a base plate which in turn is adapted to en age the adjacent end of a tie.

By using two or three of the present devices for each rail the rail may be easily and quickly engaged and drawn into the proper position onto the bed plates on the tie and against the spikes which previously engaged the outer side of the old rail.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the above described character which has few parts and which is strong and durable and easily assembled for use.

The invention will be best understood from a consideration of the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification, with the understanding, however, that the invention is not confined to any strict conformity with the showing of the drawing but may be changed or modified so long as such changes or modifications mark no material departure from the salient features of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.

In the drawing 7 Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the device embodying the present invention showing the same applied;

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken transversely of the rear end of the tie engaging plate substantially upon the line 2 2 of Figure 1; V

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view of the rail looking toward the hook engaging the ball thereof and showing the manner in which the hook conforms with the side contour of the ball.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing wherein like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 indicates a tie of a track upon which the rail shifting de vice is shown mounted and coupled with a rail 2 which has been drawn into position upon the bed plate 2 and against the spike 2 which previously held the outer flange of an old removed rail.

The device embodying the present inven tion which may for convenience be referred to as a jack, is indicated as a whole by the numeral 3 and as shown it is, when in use, mounted upon. the top of the tie 1 adjacent the outer end thereof. This device comprises an elongated plate body l, one end of which is turned upwardly as indicated at 5, while the opposite or rear end has a right angularly turned portion or tail-piece 6, the inner face of which is provided with a pair or more of spurs 7 which, when the plate body 1 is disposed in position upon the top of the tie with the tail-piece overhanging the end of the tie as shown, bite into the end of the tie and thus prevent the rear end of the plate from pulling up when the jack is in use.

The turned up forward end 5 is provided to form a foot support for the user of the device so as to assist him in the operation of the jack.

Upon the top of the plate body 1 at a point rearwardly of the upturned forward end lot) , it necessary 5, there are secured the two angle members each of which is indicated by the numeral 8 and each of which has an upstanding portion 9.

The upstanding portions of the angle members 8 are disposed in spaced relation and provide bearing brackets between which is mounted upon a suitably positioned transverse pin 10, one end of a hand lever 11.

Adjustably connected with the hand lever is a hook bar 12, the forward end of which is formed to provide a hook bill 13 which as shown is shaped to generally conform to the cross sectional outline of one side of the head or ball of the rail, while the rear end is riveted between the ends of a pair of spaced parallel arms 14, each of which is provided with a series of bolt apertures 15. The hand lever 11 is provided with a suit able aperature at a point above the pivoted lower end and through this aperture, is passed a pivot pin 16 which has its ends mounted in two alined apertures 15 in the arms 14-. V

In the use of the present device, after the old rail has been removed from position by drawing the spikes upon the inner side thereof, the new rail is placed across the ties and three or more of the devices embodying the present invention are mounted upon ties at suitable points along the body of the rail and the lever 11 of each is then oscillated forwardly by a trackman or laborer so as to hook the bill 13 of the hook bar over the head of the rail. By then pulling back upon the lever 11 of each device the rail will be drawn into the proper position upon the bed plates and against the outer spikes as illustrated in Figure 1.

It will thus be seen that the placement of the rail may be accomplished with a single movement of the lovers of the jacks, whereas by the old method a number of crowbars and lining bars have to be used, thus making that each laborer pry up on the rail several times with his crowbar before placed in the proper locaver, a pivotal connection between one end of said lever and said plate, a bar member having a hook at one end for engagement with the track rail, and a pivotal connection between the bar member adjacent the other end and the lever, adjustable longitudinally of the bar.

2. A railway track rail jack comprising an elongated plate having a right angularly turned end portion upon its inner ace v ith spurs and having an obliquely an i vt portion at the other end, a lever, pivotal connecting means between one end of the lever and the top of the plate, a bar having a hook at one end for engagement with the track rail, means to provide a pair of spaced longitudinally extending members at the other end of the bar, said members being provided with apertures and said lever being designed to position between said members,- and a pin member designedfor selective engagement in said apertures and adapted to extend through said lever.

3. A track rail jack, comprising a base member, a pair of ears carried by said member, a'lever pivotally connected at one end between said ears, a bar member extending at one end transversely of the lever and formed to facilitate its longitudinal adjust ment 011 the lever and pivotal connection therewith, and a hook formed at the opposite end of the bar and having its inner shrface. designed to conform to the side contour of the ball of a railway rail.

JUNIUS E. B'USB

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