US642186A - Railroad-tie and fastening. - Google Patents

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N0. 642,I3fi. Patented Ian. 30, I900. F. C. WEISS & H. G. BURKHART.

RAILROAD TIE AND FASTENING.

(Application filed June 1, 1899.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet I.

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NlTF STATES PATENT FFICE.

FREDERICK O. \VEISS AND HENRY G. BURKHART, OF ALTOONA, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAILROAD-TIE AND FASTENlNG.

$PECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 642,186, dated January 30, 1900. Application filed June 1, 1899. Serial No. 719,015. (No model.)

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FREDERICK C. WEIss and HENRY G. BURKHART, citizens of the United States, residing at Altoona, in the county of Blair and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties and Fastenings; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,elear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to railroad-ties and fastenings for the rails which relatively cooperate therewith; and the intent of the present arrangement of tie in the first place is to make it difficult to walk thereover, and thereby avoid serious accidents, which often arise from pedestrians selecting the railroad-tracks as pathways; also, dispense with the use of spikes or analogous devices to secure the rails in position on the several ties and insure a more effective connection between the several parts and avoid rail-spreading or lateral shifting and cause the rails and ties to move together and maintain a constant gage.

The invention consists, primarily, of a tie having central flanges projecting upward therefrom and extending longitudinally thereover.

The invention further consists of a hollow tie having parallel openings adjacent opposite ends between which the flanges of the rails are adapted to be positioned and held by fastening-irons having ends depending through the said openings and locked to an immovable device directly under each rail and forming an interposed rigid reinforce for the tie at this point.

The invention further consists of the details of construction and arrangement of the several parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of a section of a railroad track embodying the features of the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the device shown by Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section through a portion of one of the ties, a rail, and the fastening for the latter. Fig. 4 is a top plan view of a part of one of the ties. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the parts of a reinforce attaching-block employed in connection with the ties and located at opposite sides under the rails. Fig. 6 is a detail perspective View of the fastening-iron used on the rails between the joints of the latter. Fig. 7 is a detail perspective view of the fastening-iron used across the joints of the rails.

Referring to the drawings, wherein similar numerals are employed to indicate corresponding parts in the several views, the numeral 1 designates the improved form of tie and is preferably composed of opposite reverse U-shaped angle-plates 2, having a top plate 3 and a lower plates fitted thereto. The angle-plates 2 extend inward only a partial distance from each side relatively to the width of the top and bottom plates 3 and 4 and form an opening 5 through the tie from end to end. This hollow formation of the tie, as well as the mode of constructing the same, materially adds strength and also saves metal in the manufacture and decreases the weight. The parts are firmly secured by rivets or bolts 6, and adjacent opposite ends pairs of longitudinally-extending slots 7 are out through the top plates 3 and have pairs of rivet-openings 8 between them. The slots 7 are far enough apart to receive the base-flanges 9 of rails 10 between them, and from the inner termination of the inside slots 7 a pair of vertically-extending flanges 11 rise from each tie, integral therewith, and are disposed longitudinally in parallel relation. These flanges completely occupy the distance between the rails and form obstructions to walking on the ties by pedestrians, as it will be observed that said flanges occupy the center of the top plate f each tie. In the use of these ties at points where switch-rails are located the flanges 11 will be dispensed with, so that a smooth top surface on each tie will be provided for the shifting of the said rails in opposite directions. The ties with the flanges are also especially useful on bridges to obstruct their use as treadsurfaces, and in their manufacture they are comparatively simple and the several parts can be quickly assembled and secured.

Inserted endwise in each tie and positioned in the space between the slots 7 in the top plate 3 a two-part reinforce block 12 is located, and each part is U-shaped, having a connecting member 13, with inwardly-extending ends 14 at right angles thereto. These ends are arranged to extend inward and abut and have vertical apertures formed in the same to receive rivets 16, inserted in the open ings or apertures 8 in the top plate 3, and similar lower rivets 17, passing through corresponding openings or apertures 18 in the lower or base plate 4. The openings or apertures 8 and 18 are in alinement, and when the openings 15 of the two parts of the block 12 coincide therewith the ends 14 of the opposite members of the block firmly bear against each other and are immovably held in position. The vertical extent of the two parts of each block is such that the space between the top and bottom or base plates of the ties is completely taken up,and a reinforce against crushing is thus established under each rail-flange. Also when the members of the blocks are riveted and held stationary the outer terminations or ends or the faces of the webs 13 are directly in alinementwith the slots 7, and extending through the said webs are bolt-openings 19, which are disposed in planes at right angles to the openings 15 in the ends 1 1. The rails 10 are immovably fastened to the tie by irons 20, located intermediate the joints and comprisingupper vertical ends 21, each having an opening 22 therethrough, and below the vertical ends are inclined outward extensions 23, continuous with lower depending ends 24, each having an opening 25 through the lower portion thereof. These irons 20 are disposed on opposite sides of the rail and the vertical ends 21 braced against the webs of the rails and are secured by bolts 26, as clearly shown by Fig. 3. The outward extensions 23 of the irons rest upon the flanges of the rails, and the depending ends 24 extend down through the slots 7 and bear against the webs 13, the openings 25 alining with the openings 19 and secured by bolts 27. These irons 20 are removable and may be easily removed to accommodate replacement of worn-out rails by new ones, and the time absorbed in applying said irons is very little in excess of that utilized in inserting spikes, with the superior advantages in addition.

In ordinary railroad engineering and construction a fish-plate is usually applied across the joints or abutting ends of the several rails, but in the present instance the iron 28 (shown by Fig. 7) is substituted and consists of a pair of legs 29, similar in construction to the iron 20 (shown by Fig. 6) and united by a cross-bar 30, having a pair of openings 31 near the center to receive bolts 32 on opposite sides of the rail-joint, as clearly illustrated by Fig. 2, and the legs 29 are far enough apart to span or extend the distance of two ties and pass downward through the slots 7, being applied to the rails like the irons 20 (shown by Fig. 6) and having upper and lower openings 33 and 34c for the reception of bolts similar to those heretofore designated 26 and 27 and shown by Fig. 3.

In applying the iron 28 the rail-joint is not only practically secured, but the rails adja cent the joints are firmly connected to the ties, and no material. calculation isrequired, as the parts will be primarily gaged to meet an accurate application.

The blocks 12 are made in two parts to facilitate their insertion in the ties and also their attachment by means of the rivets 16 and 17. The substantial hollow construction of the two members of each block affords convenience in applying the fastenings extending therethrough in different directions without interference, and after the bolts 27 are inserted therein strength is added, as will be readily apparent. All the parts will be made conformable to the well-understood railroadgage and will be manufactured in bulk. At times, however, changes in the dimensions, proportions, and minordetails of construction will be resorted to to accommodate various applications and contingencies without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A hollow railroad-tie having U-shaped sides and top and bottom plates, the sides extending partially inward in reverse position and providing the opening through the tie, and a two-part reinforcing-block in the tie each part having inwardly-extending portions and vertical sides and horizontal bolts passed through said vertical sides, as set forth.

2. A railroad-tie composed of opposite sides and top and bottom plates, the sides having a space between them to form an opening from end to end of the tie and the top plate provided with centrally-located longitudinallyextending flanges and opposite pairs of slots, and reinforce-blocks within the tie having Vertical sides and inwardly-extending portions, and bolts passed horizontally through said sides, substantially as and for the purpose specified;

The combination of a hollow tie having pairs of slots adjacent the opposite ends, reinforce-blocks in the ties under the portions thereof between the slots, railroad-rails resting on the upper portions of the ties between the slots, and fastening-irons having parts thereof attached to the rails and depending portions extending through the slots and secured to the blocks.

4. The combination with ties having slots adjacent their ends and railroad-rails resting thereon between the slots, of fastening-irons adapted to extend across the joint of the rails and having legs depending through the slots of adjacent ties.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

FREDERICK O. WEISS. HENRY Gr. BURKI-IART.

WVitnesses:

ANDREW BARGLESS, J. B. RAYMOND.

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