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W. R. FUNK. EXTENSION TIE PLATE.

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Patented 1350.4, 11894.

' improve the construction of tie plates, and to UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. f

WILLIAM R. FUNK, OF MCFARLAND, KANSAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO` ARTHUR G. HENRY, OF SAME PLACE. Y

EXTENSION TIE-PLATE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 530,409, dated December 4, 1894. Application filed September 21,1891#A Serial No. 523,717. (No model.)

land, in the county of Wabaunsee and State of Kansas, have invented a new and useful Extension Tie-Plate, of which the following 1s a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in tie plates. The object of the presentinvention is to provide an adjustable one adapted to be readily arranged to suit the width of the rails to which it is to be applied, and capable of forming a rm seat for a rail, and of securely holdlng the same against lateral displacement to prevent spreading of rails, or the like.

The invention consists in the construction and novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claims hereto appended. v

In the drawings: Figure l is a transverse sectional View of a rail provided with a tie plate constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a detail perspective View of one of the sides or sections of the tie-plate.

Like numeralsv of reference indicate like parts in both the figures of the drawings.

1 designates a tie plate composed of two sections 2, arranged upon the upper face of a tie 3, and located at opposite sides of a rail 4, and forming a seat for the same and preventing lateral displacement to prevent rails from spreading. Each section of the tie plate is constructed of a single piece of metal, and is composed of a downwardly-offset, horizontally-arranged inner portion 5, and an oppositely,upwardlyoset outer portion 6, whereby an inner verticallydisposed shoulder 7 is formed for engaging the outer edge of the bottom flange at one side of the rail 4, and an outer vertical shoulder 8 is provided for engaging the cross-tie 3. The inner portion 5 of each section is locatedbeneath the bottom llange of the rail, andis seated lin a recess 9 of the cross-tie, whereby the sections of the tie-plate are prevented from slipping outward on the latter; and the upper or outer portion `6 rests upon the upper face of the cross-tie 5o and is located at the side of the rail adjacent to the bottom flange thereof.

The sections form a'seat or recess between `their vertical shoulders 7 for the bottom flanges of the rail which is engaged in the usual manner by spikes 10, passing through openings 1l of the sections, whereby the rail is securely clamped and the sections of the j tie plate firmly attached to the cross-tie.

The tie-plate sections areadapted to be ad- 6o justed on the upper face of the cross-tie to suit the width of a rail, and they bear against the Shanks of the spikes and support the latter, holding them in engagement with the bottom flanges of the rail. The lower edges 12 65 of the inner portions 5 of the sections of the tieplate are slightly beveled. Owing to the beveled lower face of the inner portion of the plate, the latter has a tendency to rock', when the rail receives a heavy weight, incident to 7o the passage of a train, the inner portion of the plate being forced downward, and the outer portion upward and inward, whereby the said outer portion is caused to hug the neck of the spike and to bind the latter against the rail, to prevent any liability ofthe rails spreading.

It will beseen that the tie-plate it simple and comparatively inexpensive in construction, that the sections are capable of adjustment to suit the width of a rail, and that they 8o form a seat for the latter. It will also be seen that the rail is securely clamped to the crosstie and is safely held against lateral movement to prevent the spreading of rails and the consequent accidents. It will be apparent that the tie-plate sections may be readily manufactured and quickly applied to` any ordinary construction of rails.

The tie-plate is adapted to be employed in various places, such as in connection with 9o frogs, guard rails, switches, and the like; and

`from their compactness and adjustability they are adapted for use in places where larger rail chairs and plates cannot be employed. t

Changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the principle or sacrificing any of the advantages of. this invention.

What claim is- 1. A tie-plate composed of two adj ustable of a rail and having a lower outer shoulderfor engaging the cross-tie, said plate being provided at its outer portion with a spike opening, whereby the said outer portion is 1 5 adapted to support the neck of the spike and to bind the latter against a rail, substantially as described.

2. The combination with a rail, and a crosstie provided below the rail with recesses, of 2o a tie-plate composed of two sections located at opposite sides of the rail, and each consisting of a plate having a downwardly-offset inner portion located in a recess of the crosstie and having a beveled lower face, and an 2 5 upper outer portion arranged on the upper face,.of.,the crossgtie, said vsection,beingprovided with a central spikeopening and having an upper inner shoulder to engage the bottom flange of the rail and a lower outer shoulder for engaging the cross-tie, and spikes passingthrough the openings of the sections and engaging the rails, substantially as described.

3. A tie-plate section or plate having a downwardly oset inner portion with a beveled lower face, and provided with an upper outer portion, and having an intervening vertical shoulder, the inner portion being designed to be placed beneath a rail, whereby the shoulder and the 'outer portion will form WILLIAM R. FUNK.

Witnesses:

ERNST WErzEL,

GEORGE TENEYCK.

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