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- Myinvention is designed as an improvement the higher one will be pounded and split by on the rail-joint for which I obtained Letters the wheels of the cars, and thus be made use 10 Patent of the United States No. 436,572, dated less in a'little time.
- Fig. 2 is a side eleva- Owing to defective castings, many of the tion of the same.
- Fig. 3 is a cross-section joints which require a nicely-fitting clip canso taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.
- Fig. 4 is an not be used. My present rail, being made of 0 inside elevation of one of the sections of the two exactly like parts, avoids this trouble and joint. its consequent expense.
- a hole is the railroad-tie, having notches for the pasmade through the center of these lips, through sage of spikes, and ribs integral with the sec- 5 which the bolt 10 passes. tions and feet extending from the top of the Each foot 11 of the joint is integral with the former to the bottom of the latter, as and for same andhasinits outer edge suitable notches the purposes stated. 12 for the spike 13, which fasten it to the tie.
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' J. J. ANDERSON.
RAIL JOINT FOR USE ON RAILROADS.
No. 463,130. Patented Nov; 17,1891.
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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JAMES J. ANDERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO THE ANDERSON RAIL JOINT COMPANY, OF ILLINOIS, AND NOEL BROSSEAU AND EBEN D. NORTON, ALL OF SAME PLACE.
RAIL-JOINT FOR USE ON RAILROADS.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 463,130, dated November 17, 1891.
Application filed February 13, 1891- Serial No. 381,268. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern: My joint is designed to be applied to rails Be it known that 1, JAMES J. ANDERSON, a meeting between two ties. This constitutes citizen of the United States, residing at Ohiwhat is known as a suspended joint. The
cago, in Cook county, Illinois, have invented chief essential of such a joint is that it shall 5 acertain new and useful Improvementin Railhold the ends of the two rails perfectly im- Joints for Use on Railroads, of which the folmovable. If the rails are not thus held, if one lowing is a specification. rail drops the least distance below the other,
Myinventionis designed as an improvement the higher one will be pounded and split by on the rail-joint for which I obtained Letters the wheels of the cars, and thus be made use 10 Patent of the United States No. 436,572, dated less in a'little time.
September 16, I890. In my present form of joint, the flanges of The followingis a specification of my presthe rails being inserted in the slots 6, the two ent invention: rails rest on a common support, and the two The objects of my invention are to avoid the parts of that support being tightly bound to- 15 trouble caused by defects in castings, to progether by the bolt 10 the ends of the rails will long the life of ties, to prevent the ends of be rendered absolutelyimmovable,andhence rails from being split by the concussion of the both extra wear and noise will be avoided. gar-wheels, to provide ribs which will keep a It is believed that this result is not accomrail from rolling over on curves, and to proplished by any joint in existence, because in 20 vide a suspended rail-j oint so constructed that all the other joints the clips securing the joint itwill be absolutely immovable. I accomagainst the rail soon become worn, and hence plish these objects by means of the appliances the joint ceases to be perfectly tight. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in The feet of my present joint are made wide which-- enough to cover the face of the tie, and hence 2 5 Figure 1 is a plan view of my rail-joint, a preserve the tie from the tendency of the rail rail embraced by it, and portions of ties on to cut into it. which the joint rests. Fig. 2 is a side eleva- Owing to defective castings, many of the tion of the same. Fig. 3 is a cross-section joints which require a nicely-fitting clip canso taken on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is an not be used. My present rail, being made of 0 inside elevation of one of the sections of the two exactly like parts, avoids this trouble and joint. its consequent expense.
Like numerals refer to like parts through- It is now obvious that in all its relations to out the several views. railroad construction and operation this joint 5 Referring to the drawings, it will beseen will save expense, besides affording the other 3 5 that the chief parts of the joint are the longiadvantages above indicated.
tudinal sections 5 5. Each of these is exactly hat I claim as new, and desire to secure like the other, and is cast, with the slot 6 made by Letters Patent of the United States, isin its inner side through its entire length. In a rail-joint, substantially as described, 9 These slots are made of such dimensions that the combination of two like sections grooved 0 they will receive the flanges 7 of the rails S. to receive the flanges of rails, a bolt securing 0n the lower side of each section is the lip the sections against the rails, feet extending 9, made integral with the section and flush laterally from the ends of each section across with the inner side of the same. A hole is the railroad-tie, having notches for the pasmade through the center of these lips, through sage of spikes, and ribs integral with the sec- 5 which the bolt 10 passes. tions and feet extending from the top of the Each foot 11 of the joint is integral with the former to the bottom of the latter, as and for same andhasinits outer edge suitable notches the purposes stated. 12 for the spike 13, which fasten it to the tie.
I T The ribs 14, made integral with the sections JAMES Ah DERSON' 50 and the feet of the joint, strengthen the joint, Witnesses:
and thus aid in keeping the rail from rolling E. G. CRAWFORD, over at curves in the road. W. S. BURLING.
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