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l L. o. ORTON. GROSS TIE AND PASTBNING FOR RAILRGAD RAILS. 1\Io.'290,'793.v Patented Dec. 25, 1883.

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LYMAN O. ORTON, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- FOURTH 'IO RICHARD M. POPHAM, OF SAME PLACE.

CROSS-TIE AND FASTENING FOR RAILROAD!RA|LS.A

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 290,79?, dated December 25, 1883. Application filed Juue 14, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, LYMAN O. OR'roN, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Penn- 5 Sylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Cross-Ties and Fastenings for Railroad-Rails, which improvement is fully set forth in the following specification and accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a top view of a cross-tie and fastening for railroad-rails embodying my i11- vention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical section in line x x, Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a detached portion.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.

My invention consists of fastenings for the rails of a railroad, whereby they will be securely held without the aid of bolts, nuts, or pins, and any increase in the load upon the rails will proportionately tighten the grip of the clamps, as will bel hereinafter set forth.

It also consists of a novel mode of connecting the fastenings and cross-ties.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a metallic cross-tie, in which is an opening for a wedge-shaped box, B, the upper end whereof has a flange, c, whereby the box is sustained in position on the tie. The inner face of the box is recessed on opposite sides, and in the recesses are fitted fillings C, of wood or other comparatively elastic material, which project sufficiently beyond the surrounding walls of the box to receive the impact of clamping- 35 jaws D D, which are tted to the sides of a wedge-shaped block,E,thelatter being adapted to enter the box B. Each jaw D has its upper end, b, curved or bent, forming flanges to elnbrace one side of the base of the rail, and the bottom is flanged or bent, as at c, to engage with a shoulder, d, on the side of the block E. A lip, c, also projects from the inner face of the jaw below the upper end, b, and rests on a shoulder, f, near the top of the block E, it being noticed that the rail rests on the top of the said block E, and has the sides of its base fitted between the ends b and lips c of the jaws D.

It will beseen that when the rail and jaws are placed in position on the block and the latter introduced into the box the jaws come in contact with the fillings C and tighten thereagainst, whereby the rail is firmly clamped by the jaws and securely held, it being evident that the increase in the load upon the rails will proportionately tighten the grip of the jaws. rlhe shoulders d and flanges c prevent the jaws from rising or upward displacement when the block and jaws are introduced into the box B, and the lips e and shoulders f serve to retain the jaws in position when primarily fitted to the block. rIhe fillings C are so disposed that they remain firmly in position, and are prevented from being battered on their upper edges by downward action of the jaws, such action being exerted on the contiguous faces of the filling and simply compressing the same without injury thereto. The taper of the outer faces of the jaws coincide with that of the portion of the block E below said jaws, so that the jaws and block coincide with the angle or inclination of the inner faces of the fillings C, and are flush therewith. Furthermore, the tightening action of the jaws is positively effected by the fillings C, providing an elastic support for the block E, the benefits of which are imparted to the rail.

In order to prevent upward displacement of the box B, there is exteriorly on one side thereof a lip, g, forming with the flange a above the same a groove, g', to receive the wall of the opening in the cross-tie in which said box is iitted. rIhe opening is leugthened, and the wall of the side opposite to the lip q is formed into a lip, h, which is primarilybent down, as seen in Fig. 3. When the box is introduced into the opening, it is inserted in the side of said opening adjacent to the lip h, and thenmoved to the opposite side, whereby the groove g' receives the respective wall of the opening. The lip h is now bent up from below against the flange c and body of the box, whereby the latter is prevented from being moved laterally, and as the lip g is interlocked with the cross-tie, vertical motion of the box is also prevented.

The tie may be made of a continuous 'piece for the two rails, or a piece for each rail, as

desired, andthe ballasting may be of any desirable nature, it being evident that the objections to wooden ties are avoided. The top of the block is right angular to its vertical axis; but it may be inclined or canted, as indioatedlby dotted lines, when so required by the nature of the road.

Having thus described iny invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is"

l. A rail-fastening having` a pair of jaws, a

wedge-shaped bloel; interposed between said jaws and supporting the saine, and a wedgeshaped box receiving said jawsrand block, the rail beingY adapted to rest directly on said block, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. i 2. A wedge-shaped box, in combination with a wedge-shaped block and jaws, said block being recessed to receive the jaws forming the sides of the block and jaws iush and tapering, substantially as and Afor the purpose set forth.

3. Abox having recesses on its inner sides, in combination with filling-pieces, a block and jaws, said block being interposed between the jaws and sustaining the rail and said jaws, the sides of the block and jaws being tapering and engaging with the lling-pieces without liability to rest on the top thereof, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

4. A rail-fastening consisting of a box with filling-pieces, a block formed with shoulders at top and bottom, and jaws flanged at top and bottoni and provided with lips below the top ilanges, substantially as and for the purpose set forth. Y

5. In a rail-fastening, a box provided with a groove, in combination with a cross-tie having an opening and lip, whereby the box and tie are connected, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

LYMANY O. ORTON.

Cl/witnesses:

Einw. E. lixsox, A. l?. GRANT.

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