US505988A

US505988A - Means for and method of securing metal objects together

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Publication number: US505988A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1893-10-03
Anticipated expiration: 1910-10-03

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A; JQMOXHAM. v MEANS FOR AND METHOD OF 'SEGURING METAL OBJECTS. TOGETHER.

No. 505,988 I Patented 001553, 1893.

I INVENTOH WITNESSES W UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ARTHUR J. MOXHAM, OF J OHNSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

MEANS FOR AND METHOD OF SECURING METAL OBJECTS TOGETHER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 505,988, dated October 3, 1893.

Application filed February 2,1892. Serial No. 420,090- (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR J. MOXHAM, of J ohnstown,in the county of Oambriaand State of Pennsy1vania,have invented a newand use ful Means for and Method of Securing Metal Objects Together, which invention is fully set forth and illustrated in the following specification and accompanying drawings.

The object of this invention, among its other uses, is to secure railroad rails to metal supports, in such a manner that the rail will be securely held down upon the support and lateral displacement of the rail prevented.

The invention will first be described in detail and then particularly set forth in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 shows in perspective a metal cross-tie adapted for use in carrying out my invention. Fig. 2 shows in perspective a railroad rail intended for use with the cross-tie shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a cross-section showing two railroad rails mounted on and secured to the cross-tie. Figs. 4 and 5 show in perspective, two forms of rail-chairs, or supports, which may be used in carrying out my invention. Fig. 6 shows in perspective a portion of a rail and crosstie secured together as shown in cross-section in Fig. 3.

In said figures the several parts are respectively indicated by reference letters as folows:-

The letter R indicates a railroad rail pro vided with a vertical web and lower flanges A. Said flanges, at suitable intervals, are provided with slits as shown at a, a, thus leaving intervening tongues a.

The letter B, (Figs. 1, 3, and 6) indicates a metal cross-tie, of channel form, provided with tongues or clips 5, struck-up in pairs from its upper surface as shown in Fig. 1. A pair of said tongues is adapted to receive the flanges of a rail between and underneath them.

The method of securing the rails to the cross-tie is as follow's:-The flanges A of the rail R are inserted under a pair of the tongues 19 on the cross-tie'B, so that the tongues a on the flanges A come directly under and register, with the opposing tongues I), located above. A pressure is then applied, preferably from above, to force downward or press together the engaging tongues. Thus the parts are caused to interlock, the tongues a, in the rail flanges, being pressed down more or less into the slots in the cross-tie, and the tongues b of the cross-tie being forced more or less into the slots in the rail flanges; in other words the respective clips or tongues are forced into the slots formed by punching out the opposing clips or tongues. Thus a universal lock, that is a lock rigid in all directions, is obtained, and the rail is not only held firmly down upon the support but is also held rigidly as against lateral displacement.

The force required to depress the tongues 61., b, may be applied by means of a lever, screw, hydraulic jack or blows from a sledge hammer, or by means of any other appliance that may be found most practicable under the circumstances.

In Figs. 4 and 5 are shown two forms of rail-chairs C, which may be used as supports for the rails, instead of the cross-tie B. In Fig. 4 the chair is shown provided with two diagonally-located tongues or clips I). The chair shown in Fig. 5 is provided with only one tongue or clip b, having on the opposite side a brace c. If this latter form of chair be used, it will be necessary to provide tongues a, in only one of the flanges of the rail, the other flange being clamped by the brace c.

It is obvious that my invention is as applicable to many other forms of metal objects as to rails and their supports either rails and supports like those shown in the drawings, or of other forms. I therefore do not confine myself to any particular forms of metal articles to be united.

Having thus fully described my said invention, I claim 1. A metal-joint formed by tongues on the members of said joint pressed together to interlock so as to form a permanent joint.

2. A railroad rail and support secured together by means of an interlocking tongue on each of said members.

3. The combination of a railroad rail provided with a tongue or tongues, and a metal support therefor provided with a corresponding tongue or tongues, so that when said tongues are interlocked said rail and support are secured together.

4. The combination with a railroad rail, provided with clips or tongues on its lower flanges, 5 of a metal support provided with opposing overlapping tongues or clips, for the purposes set forth.

5. The combination with a railroad rail provided with clips or.tongues on its lower flanges, of a metal cross-tie, of channel form, provided to with corresponding clips or tongues, for the purposes set forth.

ARTHUR J. MOXHAM. Witnesses:

J NO. MASTERTON, W. MCLAIN.