US588868A

US588868A - Stock-guard

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Publication number: US588868A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1897-08-24
Anticipated expiration: 1914-08-24

Description

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J. M. LEE STOCK GUARD.

' N0."588,868. Patented Aug. 24,1897.

act description of the invention, such as will plurality of sections, one between each pair PATENT ()FFICE.

JAooB'M, LEE, OF

I STOCK- HOUSTON, TEXAS.

GUARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 588,868, dated August 24, 1897.

Application filed March 5, 1897- To aZZ whom it may OOH/(1077b:

Be it known that I, JACOB M. LEE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Houston, in the county of Harris and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Guards, and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exenable others skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same. I

My invention relates to improvements in stock-guards; and it consists of certain novel features hereinafter described and claimed.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which the same parts are indicated by the same letters throughout the several views. Figure 1 represents a perspective View of a portion of a single-track railroad with my improved stock-guard. Fig. 2 represents a perspective view'of one of the sections of my improved stock-guard as detached from the track; and Fig. 3 represents alongitudinal vertical section on a somewhat larger scale than is used in the other figures, showing the details of construction of the stock-guard;

O C represent the railway-tracks, and D D' the ties. The stock-guard is made up of a of tracks and one on the outside thereof. Where there is a single track, the stock-guard will be made in three sections, as shown in Fig. 1, and where there is a double track the stock-guard will be made in four sections, one section between each pair of tracks and one on the outside of the road-bed, and so on where there are a larger number of tracks.

Each section of the stock-guard is composed of two end plates A, provided with downwardly-projecting tongues a, adapted to fit roughly between the cross ties. Between these-two end plates A a plurality of inverted V-shaped plates B are secured, preferably by means of flanges b, as shown most clearly in Fig. 3. These bent plates B consist of two legs I) and 12 one longer than the other. The longer leg projects downward between the cross-ties beneath the overhanginglip of the other leg This is shown. most clearly in Fig. 3. Thus it will be seen that a passage is left for the flow of water from the longer legs between them and the cross-ties, while $erial No. 626,132. (No modeLl to engage the ankle of the animal endeavoring to cross the track, the foot of the said animal sliding downward and its ankle catching in the said overhanging lip of the short leg 19*.

In order to secure the sections of the stockguard in place, they are provided with downwardly-proj ectin g flanges b which are bolted to the cross-ties, as shown in Fig. 3. Now when it is desired to remove the stock-guard, as for repairing the road-bed or the like, the bolts holding these flanges b are withdrawn and the section of stock-guard is temporarily removed, as indicated in Fig. 2.

In most forms of stock-guard now in use the various parts are attached to the road-bed in such a way that it is extremely difficult and inconvenient ,to remove the same, and it frequently becomes necessary to repair the roadbed, tracks, or the like at the points occupied by these stock-guards. I

It will be obvious to any one versed in such matters that the herein-described stock-guard is a cheap, light, simple, and durable device which may be readily applied and as readily removed when desired.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. A stock-guard composed of a plurality of separate sections, each section comprising two end plates, with tongues adapted to project down between the cross-ties of the roadbed,andinverted-V-shaped plates,having one leg shorter than the other adapted to rest on top of the cross-ties, and having the outer edge of the shorter leg projecting beyond the .face of the cross-tie, substantially as detwo end plates, with tongues adapted to pro-- ject down between the cross-ties of the roadbed,and iuverted-V-shaped plates,having one leg shorter than the other adapted to rest on top of the cross-ties, and having the outer edge of the shorter leg projecting beyond the face of the cross-tie, with flanged ends I) to each section adapted to be secured to the cross-ties by spikes or bolts, substantially-as described.

4;. In a stock-guard for use on railroads, the combination with the end plates A provided with tongues a adapted to project down between the cross-ties of the road-bed, of the flanged plates B secured to the said end plates A and provided with the long legs Z) and the short legs b the said short leg projecting over the lower edge of the longer leg, and being adapted to project beyond the edge of the cross-ties, with flanged ends b to each section adapted to be secured to the cross-ties by spikes or bolts, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JACOB M. LEE.

Vitnesses:

PETER COHEN, 13. G. BARTHOLOMEW.