US363040A - anderson - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. L. ANDERSON.

RAIL JUINT.

No. 363,040, Patented May 17, 1887.

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L. ANDERSON.

RAIL JOINT. No. 363,040. Patented May 1'7, 1887.

UNTTnn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LEE ANDERSON, OF PARIS, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONETHIRD TO FRANK FITZHUGH, OF SAME PLACE.

RAIL-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 363,040, dated May 17, 1887.

Application filed March 5, 1887.

To all whom, it 71mg/ concern:

Beit known that I, LEE ANDnnsoN, of Paris, in the county ot' Lamar and State of Texas, have invented eel tain newand useful Improvements iu Rail-Joints, of which the following is a speciticaion.

My invention relates to an iml'n'omment in rail-joints, and it consistsin a novel construction and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter fully set forth and claimed, whereby I secure a simple, cheap, and eftieient fastening for the adjacent ends of the rails.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of my improved joint looking from the inside; Fig. 2, a similar view looking from the outside; Fig. 3, avertical transverse sectional view; Fig. 4, a sectional view on the line x x of Fig. 3; Fig. 5, a perspective view of the parts separted, and Fig. G a modification of the bolt or pin.

A Aindicate two rails which are to be conneeted, B and O, respectively, the iuncr and outer fish-plates, and D D the bolts or pins passing through the rails and plates.

The bolts or pins D, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5, have, preferably, a cylindrical body, e, and heads b and c, which are made elliptical orenlarged in any other suitable manner.

The sh-plates D C each comprise an upright portion, d, and a lateral or base portion, e, the upright portion being provided with 0blong or elongated holes f to correspond with and nt the heads b c ot' the bolts, while the lower or base portion may, and preferably will be, provided with holes g, to permit spikes to be driven through them. The plates are further provided on their bottom faces with a recess, as at 71, forming a shoulder, t, so that when applied to the rails and spiked in place they will tit snugly against the lateral web or feet of the rail, and help sustain the lateral strain to which the rails are subjected; As the flange of the wheels is on the inner face of the rails, the latter are crowded outward, and hence it :may not be necessary to recess both of the plates, or even one of them, though I prefer the construction shown, because of the greater rigidity afforded thereby. It will thus be seen that the plates B C are duplicates of each other, except in one particular, and that is that in one plate, C, of the drawings, the

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oblong holes f have their longer axis horizontal, while in the other, B, the longer axis is vertical.

In the upright web of the rails are cut openings or holt-s j, which will be elongated, not only for the purpose of allowing the bolt D to pass therethrough, but also to allow the rails to expand and contract without affecting tliejoint.

\Vith the parts thus constructed it is only necessary to place the plate O up against the sides of the two rails to bejoined so that the holesfandj will register, and insert the bolts D through said holes. Vhen inserted far enough to allow the inner face oftheheads b and c to come, respectively, in line with the outer face of plate O and the inner face of the rail, said bolt is turned or rotated a quarter-revolution aboutits axis, thereby bringing the longer axis of the heads of the bolts to a vertical position or at rightangles to the oblong holesin the rail and the plates C, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4. Vhen in this position,it will be seen the bolts cannot be withdrawn without giving them a partial revolution and bringing the heads I) and c into a horizontal position, so as to pass through the holes in the plate O and the rails.

rlhe form ofthe heads and their arrangement relatively to the body ofthe bolt is such as to tend to keep the latter' in the position shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, and this is further insured by making the distance between the heads b c to correspondvso exactly with the thickness of the rail and the plate O that as the boltis turned or rotated to bring it to the locking position it will bind the plate C and the rails closely together, and oft'er sufficient resistance in turning to hold it in the desired position. To provide, however, for positively locking the bolts in properposition, the plate 3 is provided with the holes fto receive the ends of the bolts when the latter are in their locking position and prevent their assuming such a position as would enable them to be withdrawn.

The plate B tits snugly up against the rails in a manner similar to plate O, and when in proper position it is spiked down to the tie, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3.

From the foregoing construction it will. be

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seen that it will be impossible to remove the bolts D 4Without first turning them to bring their heads in line with the opening in the rail, and that in order to do this the inner plate, B, which tits over the heads @,must first be removed.

It is of course immaterial whether the slots or holes f in the plates B and C be at an angle to each other, as shown, or whether they have the same direction. In the latter case a bolt such as shown in Fig. 6, with the headsb c at an angle to each other, wouldbe employed.

The form or construction of the slots f and the bolts D may be varied considerably without departing from the spirit of my invention, which consists, broadly, in the combination, with the slotted rails, of bolts having enlarged heads and fish-plates upon the opposite sides of said rails, one of said plates being clamped to the rails by means of thebolts and the other serving to prevent the bolt from being turned to bring its head in line with the slot in the plate which it holds in place.

The holes g for the spikes will preferably be so arranged as to permit the spikes in being driven through the plates to touch the edges of the rails, as shown in Fig. 3, so as to assist directly in holding the rails in place upon the ties, as well as securing the fish plates in position.

I am aware that it has been proposed to employ in a rail-joint two fish-plates having elongated holes, a bolt having enlarged heads to pass through the holes in the iishplates and rails iand to be turned to bind the fish-plates to the rails, and. to employ in connection with such a device a separate and independent keyplate adapted to tit over and upon one end of the bolt, said keyplate being retained in place by means of keys passing through bolts se.

cured to one of the fish-plates, and this construction I disclaim. My plan differs from this in that the extra key-plate or other special fastening device is rendered unnecessary, thus enabling me to secure with but two plates a joint equally as strong as othe'rs of whichI am aware, and which obviates the necessity of using keys, wedges, or nuts for securing the parts together.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- 1. In combination with the slotted rails A A', a plate, C, provided with elongated holes, bolts D,provided with enlarged heads to bear upon the plate C and the web of the rails, substantially as shown, and a second plate, B, to t upon the heads of the bolts opposite to the plate C.

2. Incombination with the slotted rails A A', a plate, C, provided With elongated holes, bolts D, having Venlarged heads to clamp the plate G to the web of the rail, and a second plate, B, applied to the heads of the bolts on the side of the rails opposite to` plate C.

3. In combination with slotted rails A A,an L-shaped plate, C, provided with elongated holes f, bolts D, having enlarged heads b c a distance apart equal to the thickness of the plate and the Web of the rail, and an L-shaped plate, B, fitting upon the heads c of the bolts, all substantially as shown.

4. In combination with the slotted rails A A and the bolts D,havi11g enlarged heads b and c, a plate, C, clamped to the rail by the heads b and c, bearing, respectively, against the outer face of the plate C and the upright web of the rails, and a plate, B, applied to the heads c ofthe bolts.

5. In combination with rails A A', having slots j, bolts D D, provided with heads b a, plates B and O,provided each with an upright flange, d, to bear against the upright web of the rails, and provided With holes f, and a flange, e, to rest upon the lateral web ot` the rail and to extend out beyond the edge of the latter, and provided with holesg in line with the edg of the rails.

6. In combination with the slotted rails and the bolts D,having enlarged heads, the plates B O,ha'ving elongated openings, (the openings in one plate being at an angle to those in the rail,) and provided, also, with holes g in line with the edge ofthelower ange ofthe rail,sub stantially as shown,whereby the spikes driven through said holes g are caused to impinge against the angeof the rail and hold the plates firmly in proper position.

In witness whereof Ihereunto set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

LEE ANDERSON.

Witnesses:

WALTER S. DODGE, ANDREW PARKER.

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