US413609A - Railway wear-plate and brace - Google Patents

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'm-maal.) A A l L.'BLAGK-STO`NB l RAILWAY WBAR PLATE AND BRACE. No. 413,609. Patented out'. 22, 1889.

l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

` LOUIS BLAOKSTONE, OF JERSEY OITYfNEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF TWO- THIRDS TO JOHN A. BENSEL, OF NEW YORIQN. Y., AND CHARLES D. HALSEY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY'l i RAILWAY WI-:AR-PLATEYAND BRACE.

srncirrcnrron forming part of Lettere Patent No. 413,609, dated october 22, 1889. .Application tiled April 25, 1889. Serial No. 303,635. (No model.)

Aof which the following is such a full, clear,

and exact description as will enable any one skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

My invention relates to a combined wear- Vplate and brace for railways for preventing the rails from cutting into the wooden crossties,'and bracing therails laterally, so as to wholly relieve the rail-spikes of the sidethrust or hammering of the rails, which, if allowed to come into lateral .contact with the spikes and to play freely against them, would quickly cut away anddestroy the spikes.

The objects of my invention are to provide a device for the combined purposesof relieving the ties and the spikes of the wear from the rails, that will be simpleain construction and efficient in service, affording vextended lateral bearings for the-rail-base, and causing little or no damage to the ties upon which it may be mounted. e

To these purposes my invention' consists in the novel and peculiar constructions-and arrangements of the various parts of the device, all as hereinafter fully described, and

then pointed out in the claims.

My invention is illustrated. in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of myimproved combined wear-plate and brace (shown as mounted in operative position upon a cross-tie) with the railway-rail seated and secured thereon, the rail and tie both being -shown in part. Fig. 2 is a section taken on `a plane passing vertically and transversely V Sallie.

through the center of the plate and rail shown in Fig. l.. Fig. 3 is a similar View to that shown in Fig. 2 of a/plate with the braceshoulders extending allthe way across the Fig. 4 is a plan view of. a portion of the plate shown in Fig. 3.

In the said drawings like numbers of refer- 5o ence designate like and corresponding parts throughout.

Referring to the drawings, 6 designates the body of my improved plate, across the upper face of which are disposed the two 5 5 parallel brace shoulders orribs 7 7, which are suitably raised to form between them a seat of sufficient width to readily receive the flat base or foot 8 of the ordinary railway-rail 9. The shoulders 7 7 are to be engaged by the 6o edges lO l0 of tlie rail-base, and it is designed to have the shoulders of considerable length in order to aord anextended bearing or contact-surface between the same and the railbase edges. may extend partly across the plate, as shown in Figs. l and 2, or they may extend entirely across the plate, as shown in Figs. 3 and 4., the extent of the same being a matter of preference, so long as an extended bearing between the two parts is secured. The rail is firmly braced in its lateral movements bythe shoulders, which, being solid, can well withstand the constant :hammering or knocking of the rail against them. 'Moreoven the extended bearing of the rail against the shoulder affords a mutual .advantage to the contacting part-s, since they will not be so quickly. cut away by frictional wear as otherwise..

Thev plate is formed with suitable openings 1]. 1l for receiving the ordinary rail-spikes l2 1.2, the under faces of the head-flanges-of which engage the upper faceof the rail-base,- 8, as indicated in the drawings. The spikeopenings ll ll` are slightly offset from the line on which the rail-base edges lO 10 make contact with the shoulders 7, as clearly indicated in the drawings, especially in Fig. 4t thereof. This is for the purpose of preventing the side-thrust or hammering of the rail from being received by the' spike, the neck of which cannot in this construction be rubbed or cut away by the lateral movement of lthe rail. Thus, in reference to the rail, the only These brace shoulders or ribs/65'A sirably prolonged, since it is wholly relieved of the lateral frictional rubbing of the rail, and this tends also to prolong the life of the tie, as the spikes do not have to be renewed so often. The spikes 12 also serve to hold the combined wear-plate Vand brace in place upon the tie; however, I make special provision for fastening the plate to the tie. Such means consists in the bolts 13 13, which pass through suitable holes 14 14 in the plate and enter the tie. These fasteners may be spikes or screw-bolts, though in the construction shown I have preferred the latter, for they take a firmer grip into the wood of the tie 15.

I find that one spike 12 at each side of the rail will be sufficient for each plate, and I locate the same, preferably, diagonally opposite,.one being near each side of the plate, as shown. The fastening-bolts 13 are shown as placed opposite each other, though their situations may be changed as desired.

The plate shown in Figs. 1 and 2 has its shoulders 7 7 punched up from the body of the plate on the central line thereof, and, as before stated, the shoulders extend only part way across the plate.

In the form shown in Figs. 3 and 4 the brace-shoulders 7 7 run entirely across the plate.

In the practical use of the combined wearplate and brace, which is to be made of suit- -able metal and either cast or struck up, I design to have one secured upon the upper face of, preferably, each cross-tie 15. The base of the rail is then to be seated between the shoulders 7 7 and spiked down by means of spikes 12 12, so as to be held fast to the plates,which are made fast to the ties by the bolts 13 13. This serves to hold the rail securely in position, thereby preserving the gage of the rails, at the same time maintaining the rails in true alignment by preventing them from cutting away and sinking into the tie.

The important advantages of the combined wear-plate and rail-brace are that the lateral thrust and rubbing and consequent frictional wear of the rail are not imposed upon the spike, thereby not requiring frequent replacement of the spike. The rails are held truer to gage and more securely, and the fiber of the wooden ties is but slightly mutilated, if at all, in mounting the plate thereon, thereby causing practically no damage to the ties and preventing the water from entering and rotting the'same.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as my invention is- 1. A combined railway Wear-plate and brace interposedsbetween the rail and tie, and consisting of a plate provided upon its face with brace-shoulders or ribs receiving the rail between them and engaging the edges thereof for holding the rail against Alateral movement, the plate formed with rail-spike openings oifset from the line of contact of the rail-base with the shoulders, so that lateral contact between the rail and spikes is prevented, whereby cutting away of the spikes is avoided, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

2. The combinatiomwitha railway-rail and a tie, of a combined wear-plate and rail-brace consisting of a plate interposed between the rail and tie and formed with spike-openings, and provided upon its face with two ext-ended parallel shoulders or ribs forming a seat for the rail-base and receiving the entire side thrust of the rail, the rail-spikes passing through said openings into the tie and engaging with their head-flanges the rail-base, and fasteners for holding the plate to the tie, whereby the spikes are wholly relieved of the lateral hammering and rubbing of thel rails and the rail is prevented from cutting into the tie, substantially as hereinbefore set forth.

3. The combinatiomwith the rail 9 and the tie 15, of the plate 6, placed between the rail and tie and bolted to the latter, and provided with the two parallel shoulders or ribs 7 7, engaging the edges of the rail-base and receiving the entire side-thrust of the rail, the spike-openings 11 11, offset from the shoulders 7 7, and the rail-spikes 12' 12, taking through openings 11 11 and engaging the rail-base with their heads, so as not to receive the side-thrust of the rail,but to prevent the same from rising, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and aiiixed my seal, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 22d day of April, 1889.

LOUIS BLACKSTONE. [L. s] lVitnesses:

JOHN T. THOMPSON, JAMES H. Cox.

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