US309399A

US309399A - Railway-ratl joint

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Publication number: US309399A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1884-12-16
Anticipated expiration: 1901-12-16

Description

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

G. A.' MILLER.

'RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT. v n No. 309,399. 9 Patented Deo. 16, 1884.

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CHARLES A. MILLER, OF CARTIIAGE, OHIO.

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SEIEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No.309,399, dated December 16, 1884.

Application tiled November 23, 1883'. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it 77mg/ concern:

. Beit known that I, Cuantas A. MILLER, a resident of the town of Carthage, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Rail Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The several features of my invention, and the various advantag'es resulting from their use conjointly or otherwise, will be apparent from the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I represents a side elevation of portions of two rails provided with the respective portions of an interlocki1ig-joint illustrating my invention, the rails being shown thereby united. Fig. II represents a bottom view oi' the rails shown in Fig. I. Fig. III represents a vertical central longitudinal section of the same. Figs. IV and V show in perspective the portions of the rails of Fig. I as unlocked and separated. Fig. VI, Sheet 2, represents a horizontal longitudinal section through the dotted line x x of Fig. I, and Fig. VII, Sheet 2, represents in perspective a preferred mode or' securing to the ties or roadbed the rails united or locked together.

rIlhe rail by my invention may be of any suitable shape. On the end of one rail, as H, a tongue, A, is formed, and in the adjoining end of the adjacent rail, as E, a notch, recess, or mortise, C, is formed, into which the tongue A is received. In this manner the rails are so united that the lateral movement of the end of one rail upon or in relation to the adjoining end of the adjacent rail is prevented, and a continuous rail is formed, and the wheel of the vehicle is at all times supported by the rail. Vhere the web c of the rail is thin, as is the case in the ordinary T- rail, it is desirable that the said web be thickened at and in the vicinity of the joint, iu order to allow the recess, mortise, or notch to Y be suflicicntly wide to accommodate a tongue of some width in a direction transverse to the vertical plane ot' the rail, and yet remain suciently strong to support the weight of the vehicle passing over and on the rail. With this joint I preferably combine a suitable device for enabling the meeting ends of the rails to be so locked or united as to securely resist all form'ot' such locking device consists as fol-v lows, viz: The edges of the side or sides, (indicated by D, )of the recess or mortise C are made to taper obliquely downward and forward,

and are provided with Vshaped notch or recess d, and tooth or lug d. For the purpose of interlocking with said notch d and tooth d inimediatcly back of tongue A on rail II, and preferably on each side of the tongue, are shoulders h. here thickened to form the said shoulders. These shoulders are made to lit the edges of the sides D. Thus where the edge of one of the sides D slants obliquely, as shown, and is provided with a notch and depression, the opposing shoulder h inclines obliquely dow11- ward and backward, and is pro vided with notch or recess b and tooth b, and both shoulders 7L are thus inclined and provided with notch b and tooth b when the edges of both sides D are inclined and formed as aforementioned. When the rails E and H are united the tooth b of shoulder 71l enters recess d of the side D, and tooth d of side D enters recess Ir of shoulder 7L. As the rear edge of tooth Z) and the front edge of recess d are correspondingly inclined at an angle to the horizontal, the rails, after the teeth d and b have entered their respective opposing recesses, are securelylocked, so that they cannot be longitudinally separated so long as rail II is not lifted` from the ties or rail-bed, and at the same time the tongue prevents lateral displacement of the rails in relation to one another. Vhen desired the tongue A and the inner end of recess or mortise G may be formed so as to interlock to prevent longitudinal separation of the rails. A preferred modeof such lock is shown inthe drawings, and consists as follows: The forward end or edge of the tongue inclines downward and forward, and is provided with a tooth, a, and notch or recess c. The inner end of recess Should the web e be thin, it is or mortise C is inclined obliquely downward K and backward, as shown, and is provided with notch m and tooth m. When the rails are united the tooth a of the tongue A tits into recess m of rail E, and tooth m of rail E fits into recess c of tongue A. The rear edge of IOO tooth c and the rear edge of tooth m are correspondingly inclined at an angle-to the horizontal. Thus the rails are securely locked together, and will securely resist separation longitudinally until rail E is lifted. So long as the notch or mortise C has a roof and the upper edge of the tongue iits closely under and up against said roof, the lifting of rail E will not separate or unlock the joint.

Thelocking devices of the shoulder or shoulders 7L, and side or sides D, may be used without the looking devices formed on the tongue A and on the end of recess C; so, also, the locking devices of the tongue A and end of recess C may be employed without the locking devices of the said shoulder or shoulders and side or sides; but these locking devices are preferably conjointly employed, and when thus employed the positions of the teeth and recesses are preferably such (as shown) as that the rails when interlocked cannot be separated except by elevating either` one of the rails at the end opposite to where the said locked joint is located. Thus when the rails are `horizontal the teeth d and b prevent separation of the rails by longitudinal force, or by lifting the rail E at the end where the locked joint is, and the tongue when it vlits features of my invention.

closely in recess G without locking devices, or when it has a suitable locking device, as tooth a, fitting a suitable notch, as m in recess G, will prevent the separation of the rails by longitudinal force. Vhen the rails are locked together the lock prevents their being pulled apart, as well as prevents any up or down movement ot either. The tongue and the ilangcs prevent any lateral motion of either rail. The one rail, when the recess C has a roof and the tongue fits closely up against said roof, is supported in part on the tongue and in part on the sidesl D, while the other rail rests-on the tongue and sides D and their bottoms or feet F, and thus the parts form a mutual support. In this manner is lformed a union which prevents the rails from being separated or moved in any direction. The rails are easily joined and the union is :firm and strong. rIhe track produced is smooth and durable.

One or more of the meeting edges may be suitably cut back so as to allow, if desired, of provision for expansion and contraction ofthe rails. All fish-plates may be dispened with. So, also, all chairs may be dispensed with, and ordinary bolts alone be used. f

Fig. VII, Sheet 2, illustrates a preferred mode of securing the rail to the ties when the rails are united by my improved joint. In practice where a continuous rail is to be eniployed each end et' each rail will preferably be interlocked with the adjacent end of its adjacent rail by means of a feature of the Each rail may have at one end the notch or recess, dre., and at the other end the tongue; or one rail may have at each end a tongue, and the next rail have at each end a notch-recess.

That I claim as new and of my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y 1. A rail-joint the one rail thereof provided with a vertical tongue and the other rail provided with vertical notch or recess having closed sides, the outer edge of the tongue and the inner end of the notch or fecess being formed to interlock, the sides of the tongue being everywhere embraced by the sides of the notch or recess, the tongue being formed on and being integral with the end of the one rail, and the notched portion being formed on and integral with the end of the meeting rail, and not on chairs or pieces intervening between the meeting ends of said rails, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

2. In a rail-joint, the combination of rail H, having tongue A, provided with tooth a and notch c, and notch or recess C, having at its inner end the notch m and tooth m, substantially as and yfor the purposes specified.

3. In a rail-joint, the combination of rail H, having tongue A, provided with tooth a and notch c', and also having shoulder li, and rail E, having notch or recess C, provided at its inner end with the notch m and tooth m, the outer surface ofthe sides extending laterally beyond the sides of the web, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

4. In arail-joint, the combination of rail H, having vertical tongue A, and shoulder having notch b and tooth b, and rail E, having vertical notch or recess C, and sides D, having notch d and tooth (1, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

5. In a rail-joint, the combination of the rail H, having vertical tongue whose front edge is inclined aud provided with tooth a and notch a', and rail E, having vertical recess C, having inclined inner endl having notch m and tooth m, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

6. In a rail-joint, the combination of the rail H, having vertical tongue and shoulder h, the front edge of the shoulder being inclined and provided with tooth I) and notch b, and rail E, having sides D, side D having vertical notch d and tooth d, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

7. In a rail-j oint, the combination of the rail H, having vertical tongue and shoulders IL, the front edge of the shoulders being inclined and provided with tooth b and notch b', and rail "E, having sides D, inclined and provided with notch d and tooth d, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

8. In a rail-joint, the combination of the rail H, having vertical tongue whose front edge is inclined and provided with tooth c and notch c', and having shoulders 7i, the front edge of 011e or both shoulders being inclined, and provided with tooth b and notch b', and rail E, having vertical recess C, having its innerend inclined, and provided with notch m and tooth m, and having sides D, one or both sides being inclined, and provided with the notch d and IPO IIO

tooth d, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

9. In a rail-joint, rail H, having a vertical tongue, and rail E, having a vertical notch or recess to receive said tongue, the said tongue and recess having an interlockingjoint, and the rail E outside of the recess and the rail H outside or" the tongue being also provided with an interlocking joint, substantially as aud for the purposes specified.

l0. In a rail-joint, the combination of rail H, having a vertical tongue having its free edge or end inclined and long at bottoni, and a rail, E, having a recess long at bottom and inclined within to fit the inclination of the tongue, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

ll. In a rail-joi nt, the combination ot' rail H, having a vertical tongue and inclined shoulders inclining upward and forward toward the end oi" the rail, and arail, E, having a vertical notch or recess to receive said tongue, the sides of the recess being inclined downward and forward toward rail H, and fitting the inclination of said shoulders, substantially as and for the purposes specified. l

l2. In a rail-joint, the combination of the rail H, having a vertical tongue, the tree end of the latter being inclined forward and downward, and long at bottoni, the rail H also having shoulders inclining upward and forward toward the saine end of the rail, and the rail E, having a recess long at bottoni, and having its rear end inclined upward toward the rail H and inclined to fit the end of the said tongue, thc sides of the recess of rail Ebeing inclined from the upper portion of rail E forward and downward toward rail H, and iitting the inclination of said shoulders, substantially as and i'or the purposes specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set iny band in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES A. MILLER.

XVitnesses:

SA. MILLER,

m ATHANIEL CALDWYELL.