US374090A

US374090A - Phillip simlee

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Publication number: US374090A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1887-11-29
Anticipated expiration: 1904-11-29

Description

(No Model.)

P. SIM'LER.

ATTACHMENT FOR RAILROAD TIES.

Patented Nov. 29

Phillip 51111121:

WI TJV E SSES Attorney To all whom it may concern.-

v UNITED STATES SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 374,090, dated November .29, 1887.

Application filed October 6, 1887.

Be it known that I, PHILLIP SIMLER, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Allenvillejn the countyof Cape Girardeau and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, which forma part. of this specification.

My invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in attachments for railroadties, whereby the ties may be securely held in position in such localities where the road-bed is liable to be washed away; and my invention consists in providing supports adjacent-to the ties at suitable intervals, which are driven into the solid ground upon which the made road-bed rests, and connecting the ties to said piles or supports by straps or bars, so as to hold them securely in place, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and specifically pointed out in the claim. J

In theaccompanying drawings, which illustrate my invention, Figure 1 is a perspective View showing my improvement applied, and Fig.2 is an end View.

A refers to the ties, upon which the rails are placed and secured in the usual manner.

B represents the made ground upon which the ties are placed, beneath which is the solid natural foundation ,into which piles or posts 0 PATENT OFF CE.

. PHILLIP SIMLER, 0F A'LLENVILLE, MISSOURI.

ATTACHMENT FOR RAILROAD-Tl ES.

Serial No. 251,633. (No model.)

are driven or otherwise planted, so as to be held securely and rigidly in position, the upper ends of these piles orposts extending a slight distance above the ground, and to the ends thereof are boltedor otherwise attached metallic bars or straps D, the opposite ends thereof being bolted to the ties. The bars or straps D incline preferably from the posts upwardly to the ties, as shown.

In practice this device will be used on every fifth or sixth tie, 'or at farther or closer distances, as may be desired.

By meansof the devicehereinbefore de- In combination with a railroad-tie, posts 0 G and straps orbars 'D, eonnecting the ties thereto, substantially as 'shown, and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I a'flix my signature in presence of witnesses.

his- PH'ILLIP SIMLER. mark.

Attest:

H. O. HIN'I'ON, JOSEPH SCHMIDT,

F. X. MAROHILDON.