US465945A - Hay-carrier track - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

P. A. MYERS. RAY CARRIER TRACK.

No. 465,945. Patented Dec. Z9, 1891.

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PHILIP A. MYERS, OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

HAY-CARRIER TRACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 465,945,d1ted December 29, 1891.

Application filed December 20, 1890. Serial Ilo- 375.3127. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, PHlLIP A. MYERS, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hay-Carrier Tracks, of which the following is a specification.

My said invention relates more particularly to that class of hay-tracks in which the track is composed of sections spliced at the joints and suspended to afford an uninterrupted way for the haycarrier. It is especially adapted to a single-rail track and is shown in connection therewith. The conditions under which this track is used require that the suspending devices by which the track is supported, the splicing devices which connect the sections, and the stops which arrest the vcarrier and operate the trip mechanism should not obstruct the carrier-wheels. These are objects had in view in all tracks of this class, and these conditions are fulfilled in tracks heretofore known; but for convenience and economy in putting up tracks of this class for practical use it is important that the connections between the rail-sections be capable of being put up foruse without machining each section in the shop. It is important,

also, that the stop shall be capable of being placed at any point upon thetrack.

My invention isdesignedto meet all these conditions, in addition to its adaptability to a singleI-rail; and it consists of a main snpporting part fitted to the upper or holding flanges of the rail, acting as a splice to join the ends of two sections as well as to support the stop or to connect the suspending-rods or other devices and pressure devices carried thereby and adapted to apply pressure to the rail.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l shows a perspective View of the invention. Fig. 2 shows atransverse section taken at the junction of the sections of the rail. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of a modification.

In the drawings,AA represent the adjoining sections of the hay-carrier track. They are formed with a central vertical web a, lower or track flangesd at right angles to the web, and upper or holding flanges b with which the support engages. The main part of the combined support and clamp is shown at F. It is preferably made of malleable iron and of the form shown, but may be varied in these particulars according to the various conditions of the tracks upon which it is used,

It has a central vertical web, the lower part slipped into the recesses formed by the flangesfitting therein snugly, while the web ofthe railY fits snugly between the walls of the slot formed by the inwardly-projecting ends of the flanges. After the rail ends are slipped in place I provide means for applying pressure thereto in order to confine them rigidly to the support. vmeans I use set-screws Z, passing through vertical threaded holes in bosses or enlargements As a convenient on the web of the main part F, said set-screws l being arranged to bear upon the upper faces of the rail-sections, thus clamping the rails and support F together. These screws when turned down serve to draw up the fianges 7L to bear against the under side of the upper flanges of the rail and thus to bind the support tightly to the rail-sections.

The construction so far described is sufficient to-clamp the rail ends, and if the .parts be made of proper materiall and of suitable size will hold the sections together in line and sustain the load. I derive additional strength and security from splice-pieces C, which may be formed integral with or connected to the part F on each side, their' inner faces being flush with the edges of the slot formedby the flanges h, so that these pieces will also bear against the web of the rail-sections. These pieces may be re-enforced by bracketsm and serve to secure the sections evenly and in 4line and to insure an uninterrupted and even track, as well as to lend additional strength to the structure, taking the place of the splice- IOO pieces ordinarily used independently of the supporting and clamping devices.

In- Fig. 3 Ihave shown a modification of my clamp in which the main body ot the part F is made to bear upon the upper flanges of the rail-sections without extending underneath said flanges. The slotted parts which extend underneath the said Vflanges and embrace the web of the rail are in this form transferred to the pressure devices. In this form there are three sets of short flanges o, forming recesses which extend over the edges of the flanges Z), but do not extend underneath. The pressure-bolts I have holdingtlanges 7L', which occupy the recesses between the sets of flanges 0 and extend underneath the flanges b of the railsections. Two of these clamping-bolts are suiicieiennone being located on each side of the joint when the clamp is used as a splicing device. The openings in the Web of the main part F in this case are not threaded. The bolts pass up through these holes and receive the nuts p, by means of which the necessary pressure is applied to draw the rail-sections up snugly against the lowerends of the flanges o. The recesses and the slots in the anged lower portions ot' the clamping-bolts are accurately in line and hold the rail-sections firmly to form a continuous track.

I have shown the support and clamp applied only at the joint of the rails to forni the splice; but it may be set at any other point, either to connect the suspendingi'ods or to support the stops for arresting the carrier and tripping the releasing mechanism. The suspending devices may be connected to the device in any suitable way, and the ordinary stop and releasing` mechanism may be attached in the maybe found sutlicient.

well-known manner, the only difference being that the stop in this case is above the railinstead of below it, as heretofore.

For the connecting or supporting devices or for holding the stop one pressure device For example, in this case one-hall only of the device shown need be used. 0n the other hand, the device may be extended, it desired, when designed as a splice-piece, and more than two pressure devices be used.

I claim as my inventionn I. In combination with an I-rail, suspend ing and supporting devices therefor, consisting of a main part engaging the upper flanges of the rail on each side, and pressure devices carried by the main part and engaging the rail to clamp said part and rail together, substantially as described.

2. In combination with the rail having upper and lower flanges, a recessed supporting part having depending ilanges engaging the rail, and pressure devices 'carried bythe supporting part with the lower ends located in the recesses of the main part and engaging the rail, substantially as described.

In combination with sections of I-rails placed end to end, a snpport'thercfor engaging the upper flanges ol the sections on each side thereof, and splice-pieces carried by said support and bearing on the web ol the rails on each side thereof, substantially as dcscribed.

In testimony whereof I atlixmy si gnature in presence ol two witnesses.

PHILIP A. MYERS.

Witnesses F. B. KnLLocc, W, 0. NcDoWnLL.

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