US452863A - Railway-rail fastening and support - Google Patents

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(No Mom.) 2 sheets-sheet 1. G. B. FISHER. RAILWAY RAIL FASTRNING AND SUPPORT.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEICE.

i GEORGE FISIIEYR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-RAIL FASTENING AND SUPPORT.

i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 452,863, dated May 26, 1891.

Application filed August 9, 1890. Serial Nox 361,5 50. (No model.)

To LZZ whom zit may concern.' i

Be it known that I, GEORGE I3. FlsI-IER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illi-` `on the line 5 5 of Fig. l.

My invention relates to a metal fastening for securing railway-rails to the ties and a support connected with the same for sustaining the rails at joints when they occur between the ties.

The object of the invention is to provide broad bearings for the edges of the rails and adjustable clamps for securing the rails to these seats, so that they may be readily removed therefrom, and also to support the rails at joints between the ties by a device connected with the respective fastenings.

I will proceed to describe in detail a fastening device in which I have carried out my invention in one practical form, and will then point out more definitely in claims the particular improvements which I believe to,` be new and wish to secure by Letters Patent.

In the drawings, A represents the ties, which are of wood or any other suitable material, and B the rails, which are of the usual T-head form. The chairs C, on which the rails are seated and by which they are secured to the ties, are of cast metal and of peculiar construction. These chairs 4are provided with a at upper surface c and with depending side flanges c', which t down over the sides of the ties and are secured thereto by bolts D, as seen in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

In the fiat upper face of the chair there is a groove or depression cl running centrally almost across the chair and preferably concave. This groove runs out...at one edge of the chair, but not at the other, and at the latter edge and outside of the groove there is a second groove or channel c3 cut in the face of the chair and running at an inclination slightly from a perpendicular to the crossgroove c2. This latter groove c3 is of dovetail form in cross-section. The former groove c2 is formed by a bend in the surface-plate of the chair, as seen in Figs. 2 and 3 of the drawings. There are also short perpendicular flanges c4 depending from the edges of the chair at right angles to the flanges c. These latter iianges are triangular-shaped, and the apex of each is intended to be set into the surface of the tie, as seen in said Figs. 2 and 3.

One member E of the clutch or fastener by which the rail is secured to the chair is ccnstructed with a base c, adapted to fit the dovetail groove c3 and to slide back and forth therein. On the top of this base is a long curved dan ge or hook e', which is bent inward from the base when the latter is properly placed in its groove. This hooked ange is, however, arranged at an angle to the base e and at such an angle that when the latter is placed in the groove c3 the hook will stand at right angles to the cross-channel c2 and parallel to the rail when placed on the chair. The bottom of this clutch-piece is also provided with a series of cross-grooves c2, which serve to fasten this piece in position, as will be described presently. It will be seen from this description that this clutch-piece E may be adjusted along the length of the inclined groove, but thatin this adjustment the hook-` underneath the clutch-piece Il, and the crossgrooves e2 in the bottom of the latter are adapted to fit over the upper portion of the rod, thereby securing this piece in the position to which it may be adjusted. At the other end of the rod is a second clutch-piece G, which is provided at one end with a hookflange g and at the other with a dependent tail-piece g,havingaperforation g2, whereby IOO it is adapted to be fitted upon the end of the rod, as seen in Fig. 3. At the open end of the cross-groove c2 there are dovetailed seats or guideways g5, extending inward a little way and adapted to receive this loose clutch-piece G, which is shaped in cross-section to tit these seats. It will be seen, then, that when the rod F is inserted in the chair the clutch-piece G may be slipped upon the free end thereof and at the same time slid into its seats, and then may be drawn upon the rod by turning up the nut f against it. New in order to fasten the rails to the ties these chairs are rst secured to the latter, as already described, and in proper position. The clutch-pieces E are slipped into their seats and the rods F passed through, as already deseribed. The rails are then set upon the chairs and the opposite clutch-pieces G applied to the ends of the rods and slipped into their respective seats. The hooked flanges on the two clutches rise just above the face of the chairs, so as to lap over and embrace the two edges of the foot l) of the rail, as seen in Fig. 3, when it is obvious that upon turning up the nuts on the ends of the rods the clutch-piece G will be thrust inward until the foot et the rail is firmly grasped by the two clutch-pieces, and thereby securely fastened to the chairs. The adjustment of the clutch-piece E along its inclined seat provides for such variation as may be necessary to suit rails of different sizes and also to secure accuracy in gage. lVith these chairs I also employ a special support for the rail-joints when they occur between the ties. For this purpose I provide a metal support H, which is of a length to reach from chair to chair, and is provided at each end with a short depending hook 7i, while at its center it is slightly arched to present a bearing-surface. On each side of the chairs there is upon the outside of the flanges c a horizontal hook-ilange h2, these hooks being adapted to receive the hooked ends of the support Il. Now whenever the ends b of adjacent rails come together to form a joint between the ties this support H is applied, as seen in Fig. 2, being hooked onto the chairs 4ot the respective ties and being of such shape and arrangement as to come up directly underneath the rails at the joint thereof, the ends of the respective rails resting on the eentral arch. This supporting-bar is made Wider than the foot of the rail, and is Provided at each edge with a short projecting ilange h',

between which the rails rest. When in position, as described, it sustains the rails at the joint and eftectually prevents the objectionable spring or depression of the latter at these points.

In details of construction there may be some changes in the devices as here shown and described. Hence I do not confine myself to all these details of construction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The chair C, in combination with the clutch-piece E, seated in a longitudinal groove, along which it is movable, the clutch-piece G, seated at the opposite edge ot the chair and guided to slide inward toward the clutch E, the fastening-bolt F, and the railway-rails B, substantially as and for the purposes speeiied.

2. The chair C, provided with the crossgroove c2 and inclined groove c3, arranged nearly at right angles to the former, in combination with the clutch-piece E, fitted to the groove c3 and having a hook e arranged at right angles to `the cross-groove c2, the fastening-bolt F, arranged in the cross-groove c2, the clutch-piece G, mounted in seats adjacent to the cross-groove c2 and provided with a tailpiece g', through which the bolt passes, and the rail B, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

The chair C, provided with side hooks 712 and fastened to the lies, in combination with supportingbars H,provided with hooks 7L, adapted to engage with the said chair-hooks and extending from one tie to another, and the rails B, resting at the joint upon said support, substantially as and for the purposes specified.

GEORGE B. FISHER.

Witnesses:

CARRIE FEIGEL, A. M. BEST.

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