US234436A - Railroad-switch - Google Patents

Description

(ModeL) r T. SOL'T.

Railroad Switch.

No. 234,436. Patented Nov. 16,1880.

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NI'IED STATES Erica.

"ATENT RAI LROAD-SWITCH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,436, dated November 16, 1880.

Application filed June 26, 1878.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS SOLT, of Rockport, county of Carbon, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Switches and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being bad to the accompanyingdrawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a plan view, and Fig. 2 a side elevation.

The object of my invention is to provide a railroad-switch that will prevent the movable ends of the switch-rails B coming in contact with the ends of the permanent or fixed rails H by expansion, also to prevent them from separating too far by contraction, the trouble with the ordinary switches being that they will bind at their ends by expansion and separate too l'ar by contraction, so that the wheels of the car going over the switch will batter and destroy the ends of the rails B and H.

My plan for preventing the above-mentioned difficulties is to provide binders A, made of iron rails or other material, fastened firmly to the head-shoe D and tail-shoe E, for the purpose of preventing the movable ends of the rails B coming in contact with rails H, and to prevent their separating too far. I accomplish this by fastening the binders A to the head-shoe D and tail-shoe E, for this will hold the headshoe D and tail-shoe E always at the right distance, corresponding with the expansion and contraction of the switch-rails B. The rails H are fixed firmly to the head-shoe D with the binders A. The switch-rails B are fastened to the tail-shoe E with the binders A. These fastenings hold the ends of the switch-rails B'always at the same distance from the ends of the rails H. I also fix under and near the ends of switch-rails B lugs (J,witl1 lips extending under the head-shoe D, for the purpose of pre venting the end of rails B from jumping up and down. This will save the ends of the rails, and the cars will pass over smoothly without striking. This jumping up and down of the end of the switch-rails on other switches is the cause of a great deal of annoyance, trouble, and expense.

My switch will answer for any number of tracks or turn-outs.

The head and tail chairs or shoes I make to extend entirely across the track and outside the binders; the result whereof is, that when the binders are applied outside entirely of the fixed and switch rails, and not immediately beneath them, they, with the chairs, constitute a rigid frame-work, in which the switch works. It, with the binders so applied, the chairs were divided midway of the sleeper, the device would be rickety and insufficient for the purpose.

The head and tail shoes are provided with ribs, as shown, to assist in holding the stationary rail ends against lateral displacement.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination, in a switch, of the stationary and switch rails, the binders, and head and tail chairs, said chairs extending entirely across the track and outside of the binders, and having rigidly secured thereto the stationary rail ends, the binders, and the fixed ends of the s\vitc'lirails. v

2. In combination with the switch constructed substantially as herein described and shown, the ribs arranged upon the head and tail shoes, and adapted to hold the stationary rail ends against lateral displacement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I. affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS SOLT.

lVitnesses JOHN H. KEEFER, F. H. MosER.

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