US295844A - Railway-crossing - Google Patents

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; Il'NIrEDN STATES PATENT EBIC. l

MABION WALLACE AND JACOB B. BOHBEB, OE CAMBRIDGE CITY, INDIANA, A

SAID WALLACK ASSICNOE OF ONE-HALE HIS EIGHT To BENJAMIN ESIIEL-` MAN, OE EAST GEBMANTOWN, INDIANA.

RAlLWAY-CROSSING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 295,844, dated March 25, 1884.

Application filed November 16,1833.f (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it' may concern:

Be it known that we, MARION WALLACK and JACOB B. BOHRER, of Cambridge City, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Crossings; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to IO which it apperta-ins to make and use the same. Our invention relates to an improvement in railway-crossings, the object being to provide means whereby the necessity of cutting the rails of the maintrack Shall be obviated, I 5 and whereby the use of all guard-rails shall be avoided; and with these ends inview our invention consists in certain details of construction and combinations of parts, as will be hereinafter described, and pointed out in the 2O claims.'

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is `afplan view of our 'improved crossing, the main track being open or unobstructed. Fig. 2 is a sectional view with the siding in its un- 2 5 obstructed position. Fig. 3 is a detached view of the pivoted portion of the side rail. Fig. 4 is a detached View of the block or rest.

A A represent the rails of the main track, and B B the rails of the siding.

l C lrepresents the movable portion of the side rails, being secured to a block of iron, a, or other suitable` material, which latter ispivoted to a tie, D, and allows the portion C to be moved in a position parallel, o r nearly so, with the rails A. The pivoted portion C is raised a short distance above the rails A, the web and base of'thesame being cutaway from the point b, where it comes in contact with rail A, the remaining tread of the rail resting Ao on the track A, and extending to the stationary rail B, the flanges of the wheels inpassing over the siding by these means being prevent'- ed from coming in contact with'the rails A.

E represents a block or rest, the top of which is on a line with the tread of the rail A, and is adapted to support the end of the pivoted rail G when the siding is in position for travel. This block E is situated against the rail A, and at the end of the rail B, and is provided on its upper face with a groove, 5o F, for the'passage of the ilanges of the carwheels passing over the rails A, the upper face being also provided with a pivoted Spring actuated cap, G, which iits against the end of the rail B, and is provided with the downward-inclined face c, said cap being adapted to keep the upper bearing-face of the block free from obstructions, which might prevent the end of the pivoted rail C from assuming its proper Vposition in relation to the station ary rail B. When the pivoted portion C of the rail' B is moved in position for travel over the siding, the end of the railC strikes the free end of the cap G, and moves the same around, the said latter being pivotally secured to the block at d, the cap assuming its normal position when the rail C is removed from contact therewith.

To the free end of the pivoted portion C is secured a bent metal plate, I-I, the upper portion of which is bent out to conform to the shape of the tread of the rail A, and the side of which is also bent to adapt 'it to the shape of the web and base of said railV A, the lower portion of the plate being bent parallel with and adapted to bear on the plate I, secured to the ties. Vhen the pivoted section Gis in line with the rail B, the said plate H rests on and against the rail A, and assists in keeping said section G in proper position. To the lower portion of this plate II is secured the rodior lever K, by which the device is operated. v

It will now be seenV that by our improved device the main rails are left solid, and the necessity of guard-rails entirely avoided.

Our invention is simple and economical in construction, is of few parts, and is durable and efficient in use.

Having fully described our invention, what 9o we claim as new, and desire to Secure by Let-- ters Patent, is,-

1. The combination, with the rails A A, of the rails B B, the pivoted Vsection C, con- Structed as described, and the plate H, bent 95 i to conform to the shape of "the rail A, and

adapted to retain said pvoted section in po- 1 specieaton in the presence of two subseribston thereon, substantially as set forth. ing Witnesses.

2. The combination with the rails B B of t, f a pivoted section connecting the ends of one 4 )L 5 of the rails B, and the block or rest E, prg)4 vided with a spring-actuated cap, su bstztntally NVt messes:

as set forth. SAM B. FISHER,

In testimony whereof we have signed this BENJAMIN ESHELMAN.

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