US689160A

US689160A - Metallic railway-tie and means for securing track-rails to same.

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Publication number: US689160A
Application number: US7080001A
Authority: US
Inventors: Casper Buhrer
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1901-08-03
Filing date: 1901-08-03
Publication date: 1901-12-17
Anticipated expiration: 1918-12-17

Description

No. 689,I60. Patented Dec. l7, 19m.

0. BUHREB. METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND MEANS FOR SECURING TRACK RAILS T0 SAME.

(Application filed Aug. 3, 1901.)

3 Sheets-Sheet I.

(No Model.)

WW/{masses No. 689160. H Patented Dec. l7, I901.

C. BUHREB.

METALLIC RAILWAY TIE AND MEANS FOR SE CURING'TRACK RAILS T0 SAME.

(Application filed Aug. 3, 1901.\

(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Shoet 2.

' Patented Dec. I7, I90l.

0. BUHRER. METALLIC RAILWAY 'na ANDVMEANS son secunme TRACK RAILS m SAME.

45 novel fastening devices.

. in elevation of the tie, also showing the trackrTEn STATES PATENT Fries.

CASPER BUI-IRER, OF SANDUSKY, OHIO.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 689,160, dated December 17, 1901.

Application filed August 3, 1901. Serial No. 70,800. (No model.)

invented new and useful Improvements in Metallic Railway-Ties and Means for Securing Track-Rails tothe Same, of which the following is a specification.

The objects of my invention are twofold 1o first, the production of an improved metallic railway-tie which shall be simple in construction, cheap in first cost, formed in part of a section of an old track-rail when so desired, which shall be provided with means for anchoring the same against longitudinal movement in the road-bed, which shall have supplemental supports for the track-rails, and which, moreover, shall possess'other desirable features and characteristics constituting the .20 same a superior instrumentality for performing the requisitefunctions, and, second, the provision of suitable means for firmly securing the track-rails to the tie in such a manner that the parts shall be held in their fixed positions when united and prevent the longitudinal movement of the rails relative to the ties, but which shall allow of the easy separation of the parts when repairs are to be effected and also of the shimming up of the 0 rails when necessary.

With these main ends in View my invcn tion consistsin certain novelties of construc tion and combinations and arrangements of the several parts hereinafter set forth and claimed.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one complete example of the physical embodi-I ment of my invention and a'inodified form of anchoring means constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principle.

Figure 1 shows in perspective'a view of my improved tie and also illustrates the trackrails held in position upon the tie by my Fig. 2 is a side view rails in section. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the metallic plate to which the head of the section of old rail or main part of the tie is secured. Fig. 4. is an enlarged sectional view of the old rail, the metallic plate, the angleirons which secure the plate to the rail, and the supporting-irons for the track-rails, the section being taken directly beneath a trackrail. Fig. 5 is a view of an angle-iron detached. Fig. 6 isa view of a supporting-iron detached. Fig. 7 shows the application of a clam ping-plate. Fig. 8 shows in top plan and side elevation the clamping means illustrated in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 illustrates an angle splicejoint for the ends of two track-rails. Fig. 10 shows top, plan, and side views of a clampingplate like that shown in Fig. 8 and provided in addition with a lug for fitting within a recess made in an angle-splice and engaging the base of a track-rail. Fig. 11 illustrates a modification of the anchoring means for the tie.

Referring to the several figures, the numeral 1 designates a section of an old trackrail reversed, the same being approximately inches wide.

6 is the perforated base of an angle-iron.

7 designates the three points at which an angle-iron is bent so as to cause it to fit the head and lie in a plane parallelwith the web of the section of the old rail.

8 represents holes in the irons for bolts; 9, rivets by which the base of each angle-iron is rigidly secured to the metallic plate.

10 represents supplemental supportingirons for a track-rail, each about five inches in width.

11 is the perforated base of a supportingllOl].

12 represents oblique arms of the supporting-irons, the upper surfaces of which lie in the same horizontal plane as the surface of the base of the section of the old rail; 13,

bolts which pass through the angle-irons, track-supporting irons, and perforated web of the section of the old rail.

14 represents the track-rails of the permanent way.

15 is an angle-splice of a well-known const'ruct-ion and shape; 16, a recess made by cutting away the lower edge of the angle-splice, as shown. it

17 represents clamping-plates having parallel upper and lower faces; 18, lips formed at each end of and upon opposite sides of the plate.

19 represents the beveled surfaces of the lips, each of which extends from the end of the plate to a surface 19perpendicular to the parallel faces of the plate.

20 represents projecting lugs of a shape and location as shown and adapted to fit the recesses 16 in the angle-splices, and each lug bears against the edge of the base of a trackrail; 21, holes through the plates; 22, headed and threaded bolts.

23 is a bevel-faced and perforated washer adapted when placed upon a bolt and in contact with the under surface of the flange of rail 1 to form a level bearing-surface fora nut.

24 represents the nuts, which fit the bolts and bear against the washers, and 25 in Fig. 3

:ing the metallic tie proper and securing the track-rails in place is obvious from the drawings and the description. The section of old rail is placed with its head downwardly in contact with the surface of the metallic plate and centrally disposed,the angle-irons riveted to the plate, the supporting-irons adjusted, and the bolts inserted through the angle-irons, the supporting-irons, and the web of the old rail-section. The parts are thus held rigidly in their relative positions and the arms of the supporting-irons constitute cantaliver extensions for the rail each side of the flanged extensions of the old rail. The lips of the clamp ing-plates are disposed so as to fit over the edges of the base of a track-rail and the surface 19 to frictionally engage the edge of the flange, and the bolts are inserted from above, the nuts being applied at the under side and turned against the washers. At the anglesplice joints the clamping-plates having the lugs are used, as previously set forth.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, it is clear that I have produced a metallic railway-tie and provided fastening means for securing the track-rails to the ties which fulfil all the conditions set forth as the objects of my invention. The tie is simple in construction, inasmuch as it comprises only two main parts the flat plate and the section of old rail. It supports a track-rail securely upon the base of the old rail-section, and the arms of the supporting-irons take the weight which is su perimposed upon the rail between two adja-' cent parallel ties. Oheapness is attained by the use of sections of old rails which have heads worn to a degree that unfits them for' their original purpose. The depressions in the ends of the metallic plate form anchors which when sunk into the ballast or material of the road-bed effectively prevent the longitudinal movement of the tie, and hence the creeping of the track, either upon tangents or curves. The fastening devices for the trackrails hold them firmly in position, and the lugs 20 of the plates engaging the recesses in the angle-splices precludes the possibility of any longitudinal movement thereof. Being constructed the same each side of its center, a plate can be reversed and turned end for end when it becomes worn or injured. The arrangement of the bolts is such that they can easily be adjusted and removed, and the shimming up of the track may be effected with great facility when desired.

While I have illustrated and described only one example of the physical embodiment of my invention and one modification of the anchoring means, I do not thereby intend to limit the scope thereof to such particular example, inasmuch as changes in the arrangement and shape of the several parts, omissions, additions, substitutions, and modifications may be introduced in practice without constituting a substantial departure. I may in some instances substitute for the section of old rail a beam of slightly-different shape and secure it to the metallic plate, which is pro= vided with anchoring means, form a longitih dinal depression in the metallic plate to receive the head of the section of old rail, omit or change the shape of the supporting-irons, form a single lip and lug upon a clamping plate, and use the modified or other form of anchoring means. Such and similar forms of construction I intend to embrace within the scope of my claims.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. A metallic railway-tie comprising a metallic plate provided with anchoring means extending crosswise thereof to prevent 1ongitudinal movements, a section of an old,

track-rail reversed with its head in contact with the surface of the metallic plate, and means which rigidly secure the section of old track-rail to the metallic plate, said metallic plate being substantially of the same length as the section of track-rail and both said plate and rail being straight and unbent.

2. A metallic railway-tie comprising a metallic plate provided with depressions struck from the body of the metal for anchoring the tie in the road-bed, so it will not move longitudinally, a section of an old track-rail with its base disposed upwardly, and means which rigidly secure the section of old track-rail longitudinally to the metallic plate.

3. A metallic railway-tie comprising a ssaieo straight, unb'ent, metallic plate providedwith anchoring means adjacent the ends and crosswise thereof, a straight rail or beam having a vertical web and top horizontal flanges to support a track-rail, and means which rigidly secure the rail longitudinally to the surface of the metallic plate and with its head in frictional contact therewith; said metallic plate being longer than the distance between the track-rails supported upon the tie.

4:. A metallic railwaytie comprising a straight, continuous metallic plate provided with anchoring means, a straight rail or beam having a vertical web and top horizontal flanges, and detachable angle-irons, 5, which secure the rail or beam to the metallic plate by bolts or rivets passed through the angleirons, the web of the rail, and the metallic plate; the said metallic plate and rail being of substantially the same length.

5. A metallic railway-tie comprising a metallic plate provided with anchoring means, a rail or beam having a vertical web and top horizontal flanges, means by which the rail or beam is secured longitudinally of the metallic plate, and supporting-irons which take the weight superimposed upon the rail between adjacent ties.

6. A metallic railway-tie comprising a metallic plate, 3, a-section of an old rail, 1, reversed, angle-irons for securing the rail to the plate, and anchoring means in connection with the metallic plate; said metallic plate and section of old rail being straight and unbent and of greater length than the distance between the track-rails, and said angle-irons being detachable.

7. A metallic railway-tie comprising a metallic plate, 3, provided with anchoring means, a section of an old track-rail reversed, angleirons which secure the rail to the plate, and supporting-ironshavingcantaliver-arms; said metallic plate and section of old track-rail being straight and of greater length than the distance between the track-rails, and said angle-irons detachable.

8. A metallic railway-tie comprising a metallic plate, a rail or beam having a web and top horizontal flanges, anchoring means and an gle-irons; the said angle-irons having their bases riveted to the metallic plate and their opposite ends disposed parallel with the web of the rail orbeam and rigidly secured thereto.

9. A metallic railway-tie comprising a metallic plate, a rail or beam having a vertical Web and top horizontal flanges, means for securing the rail or beam to the metallic plate, and supporting-irons secured to the rail or beam and having surfaces in the same plane as the top surfaces of the flanges of the said rail or beam.

10. A metallic railway-tie provided with supporting-irons having cantaliver-arms, the upper bearing-surfaces of said cantaliverarms being in approximately the same horizontal plane as the top surface of the tie to which they are secured, and also located upon opposite sides of the tie, in substance as and for the purpose set forth.

11. A metallic railway -tie comprising a straight flat metallic plate, a straight section of an old track-rail disposedcentrally and longitudinally of the said plate, means rigidly securing the section of rail to the metallic plate, and anchoring means at the under surface of the plate, said metallic plate and section of rail being of greater length than the distance between the track-rails.

12. The combination with a flanged and perforated metallic railway-tie having a plain flat uppersurface, of a track-rail, a perforated clamping-plate, and a bolt and nut; the said clamping-plate having a plain flat under sur face which frictionally engages the plane fiat surface at the top of the track-rail, a lip, 18, with a beveled surface, and a surface, 19, the beveled surface adapted to frictionally engage the surface of the flanged base of a trackrail and the surface, 19, to engage the edge of the said flanged base.

13. A perforated clamping-plate for securing traclnrails to railway-ties, said plate having parallel faces, two lips, 18, at opposite ends, and surfaces, 19, at right angles to the parallel faces of the plate.

14. A perforated clamping plate having parallel faces, a lip, 18, at each end, and two lugs, 20; in substance as set forth.

15. The combination with a track-rail, a railway-tie, and an angle-splice having a recess, of a perforated clamping-plate, and a bolt and nut; the said clamping-plate having a lip, 18, and a lug, 20, for engaging the said recess in the angle-splice and preventing the longitudinal movement of the track-rail.

16. A metallic railway-tie comprising a flat metallic plate, a rail or beam having a web and top horizontal flanges, and means for securing the rail or beam longitudinally of the metallic plate; said metallic plate having anchoring means adjacent the ends extending crosswise thereof and projecting from its under surface, whereby the tie is anchored against endwise movements in either direc tion.

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

CASPER BUHRER.

Witnesses:

H- W. PEEKS, MAYE WONNELL.