US650094A - Track and conduit construction for underground electric street-railways. - Google Patents
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- Figure 1 represents a vertical transverse section through the structure at a point adjacent to one of the yokes.
- Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same.
- Fig. 3 is a View in side elevation, and
- Fig. i is a vertical longitudinal section taken in the plane of the line 4 4 of.
- the track-rails are denoted by A A, and the slot-rails of the conduit, which are located between the trackuails, are denoted by B B.
- the conduit-yoke is shown as comprising three pieces permanently riveted together viz., an I-beam 0, arranged transversely to the structure, and two side pieces 0 C
- the I-beam O is preferably of steel, and the side pieces 0' C are preferably made of cast-iron.
- the rivets for securing the side pieces to the I-beam are denoted by c, which rivets secure the top of the I-beam rigidly to the bottom of the said side pieces.
- the slot-rails B B are secured to the tops of the side pieces 0 C of the yoke by means of suitable boltsb b, which pass through the faces of the said slot-rails and through a portion of the side pieces.
- the outer upper ends of the side pieces 0 O are provided with seats 0 c for the reception therein of longitudinal wooden stringers D D, upon the top surfaces of which stringers rest the bases of the track-rails A A.
- Braces E E serve to rigidly space the trackrails A A from the side pieces 0' 0
- These braces E E are of a considerable depth and have extended bearings at their outer ends along the webs of the track-rails and extended bearings at their inner ends on the tops of the side pieces.
- Tie-rods F F serve to rigidly connect the track-rails with the slot-rails.
- the outer ends of these tie-rods are riveted at f to the braces E E adjacent to the track-rails, and their inner ends pass through the webs of the slot-rails and are there held in position by nuts f.
- the two braces one for connecting the track-rails with the side pieces of the yoke and the other for connecting the track-rails with the slot-rails, serve to produce a Very simple and strong construction, the extended bearing which the braces which connect the track-rails with the yoke have with the said parts being of the utmost importance in producing a rigid structure.
- What I claim is 1.
- trackrail, yoke a Iongitudinally-extended stringer seated within the yoke imposition to a support the track-rail and a plurality of clips serving the double purpose of clamping the base of the track-rail to the top of the stringer and the stringer within the, yoke, substantially as set forth.
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'No. 650,094. Patented May 22,1900.
- H. nomamsou. 1 V TRACK AND CONDUIT CUNSTBUCTIUN FOR UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC STREET BAILWAYS.
(No Model.) (Application filed Aug. 18, 1899.) 2 sheatsH-sheet I.
No. 650,094. Patented May 22 I900 J. H. noazmsou.
TRACK AND OONDOIT CONSTRUCTION FOR UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC STREET 1 RAILWAYS.
(Application filed Aug. 18, 1899.) 3 (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I I Z x i fidzhedwe 1- JQ N L 8 S *NS m W in: Noam vzTsns co, PHOTO-LH'HQ, WAiHINGTON. n, c.
PATENT OFFICE mwsmmwhammn JOHN H. ROBERTSON, on NEW YORK,
ALBERT J. ELIAS, or SAME PLACE, MARYLAND.
N. Y., ASSIGNOR'OF TWO-THIRDS TO AND LOUIS DUNCAN, OF BALTIMORE,
TRACK AND CONDUIT CONSTRUCTION FOR UNDERGROUND ELECTRIC STREET-RAILWAYS.
QPTECIFICATION forming part of Letters latent No. 650,094, dated May 22, 1900.
Application filed August 18, 1899.
To aZZ whom it may concern.-
Be it known that 1, JOHN H. ROBERTSON,
a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Manhattan, in the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Track and Conduit Construction for Underground Electric Street- Railways, of which the following is a specificationi My invention relates to certain improvements in track and conduit construction for underground electric street-railwayswhereby an easy-riding track is secured, which construction will be very strong, so as to success- I 5 fully withstand the severe strains to which street-railway structures are subjected.
A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 represents a vertical transverse section through the structure at a point adjacent to one of the yokes. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the same. Fig. 3 is a View in side elevation, and Fig. i is a vertical longitudinal section taken in the plane of the line 4 4 of.
Fig. 1.
The track-rails are denoted by A A, and the slot-rails of the conduit, which are located between the trackuails, are denoted by B B.
The conduit-yoke is shown as comprising three pieces permanently riveted together viz., an I-beam 0, arranged transversely to the structure, and two side pieces 0 C The I-beam O is preferably of steel, and the side pieces 0' C are preferably made of cast-iron. The rivets for securing the side pieces to the I-beam are denoted by c, which rivets secure the top of the I-beam rigidly to the bottom of the said side pieces.
The slot-rails B B are secured to the tops of the side pieces 0 C of the yoke by means of suitable boltsb b, which pass through the faces of the said slot-rails and through a portion of the side pieces. W I
The outer upper ends of the side pieces 0 O are provided with seats 0 c for the reception therein of longitudinal wooden stringers D D, upon the top surfaces of which stringers rest the bases of the track-rails A A. The
bases of the track-rails are held in engage- Serial No. 727,682. (No model.)
ment with the tops of the stringers and the stringers clamped securely within the side pieces by means of pairs of clips a a, which are engaged by pairs of bolts 0. a These wooden stringers D D are preferably of se-. lected yellow pine creosoted and planed to size, so as to fit snugly in the seats in the side pieces.
Braces E E serve to rigidly space the trackrails A A from the side pieces 0' 0 These braces E E are of a considerable depth and have extended bearings at their outer ends along the webs of the track-rails and extended bearings at their inner ends on the tops of the side pieces. Bolts 2 pass through the lat= orally-extended ends of the braces E E and the webs of the rails A A for rigidly securing the inner ends of the braces to the said side pieces. Y
Tie-rods F F serve to rigidly connect the track-rails with the slot-rails. In the present instance the outer ends of these tie-rods are riveted at f to the braces E E adjacent to the track-rails, and their inner ends pass through the webs of the slot-rails and are there held in position by nuts f.
It will be seen that in the structure hereinabove described the track-rails rest upon the wooden stringers instead of directly upon the yoke, thus securing a very easy-riding track. i
The two braces, one for connecting the track-rails with the side pieces of the yoke and the other for connecting the track-rails with the slot-rails, serve to produce a Very simple and strong construction, the extended bearing which the braces which connect the track-rails with the yoke have with the said parts being of the utmost importance in producing a rigid structure.
What I claim is 1. In a track and conduit construction, a pair of track-rails, a pair of slot-rails, a conduit-yoke, longitudinal stringers carried by the yoke for supporting the track-rails, braces 5 secured to the yoke and to the track-rails and tie-rods for rigidly connecting the track-rails and slot-rails, substantially as set forth.
2. In a track and conduit construction, a pair of track-rails, a pair of slot-rails, a yoke 10o 4.. In a track and conduit construction, a'
trackrail, yoke, a Iongitudinally-extended stringer seated within the yoke imposition to a support the track-rail and a plurality of clips serving the double purpose of clamping the base of the track-rail to the top of the stringer and the stringer within the, yoke, substantially as set forth.
' In testimony that 'I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name, in presence of two Witnesses, this 8th day of July, 1899. .v
JOHN H. ROBERTSON. Witnesses:
H WILLIAM I-LMILLER,
ROBERT SPROUT.,,.
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