US727999A - Guard-rail support for railroads. - Google Patents

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No. 727,999.. PATBNTED MAY12,'1-903.

o. PAULHUS. j GUARDA-RAIL SUPPORT POR RAILROADS.

APPLICATION FILED 00T. 9, 1902.

N0 MODEL.

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PATENT OFFICE.

GUARDRAIl. SUPPORI FOR RAILROADS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N O. 7 27,999, dated. May 12, 1903.

Application filed October 9,1902. Serial No. 126.394. (No model.) Y

To all whom it rmty concer-Zt:

Be it known that I, ONEsIME PAULHUs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Quidnick, in the county of Kent and State ofRhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Guard-Rail Supports for Railroads, of which the followingis a specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement in the rail-supportsused in connection with railroad-curves to guide the'wheels in passing the curves or on bridges.

son of the guard-rail-both sets of the iiangesY of the Wheels are brought into use, the inner set on the rail proper and the outer on the guard-rail. p

Figure lis a plan view of my' improvedguard-rail support, showing the main rail and the guard-rail. secured thereto.l Fig. 2 is aV side View of the guardrail support, the main rail and guard-rail being shown in section.`

Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of my guard rail support, showing the same vas adapted to a modified form of guard-rail. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional View of the support, showing the wedge shaped lockingblock secured-to the supporting-base by means of screw-bolts.

In the drawings, d indicates a base or chairv on which the through-rail h rests.

a indicates a plane raised above the plane on which the through-rail b rests, on which plane d the guard-rail b' is supported. The base is provided near one end with the ab'utment a2, the inner face of which is preferablyl inclined inward and is provided near the op? posite end with the abutment a3. The lugs a4, projecting fromthe ends of the base or chair, serve to secure lthe base to the tie and may be constructed in any usual manner to secure the base to the railroad-tie. The base a is provided With the transverse slot d5.

In the preferred form when a T-raill is used to form the guard-rail b', as shown in Fig. 2,

the block b2, preferably provided with the lugs b3 and formed to lit the shoulder and the.

foot of theT-rail and having the surface in Vcontact with the surface of the abutment d2 inclined, is placed between the abutment a2 and one side of the through-rail b. Between the through-rail b and the guard-rail b' is placed the distance-block b4, the opposite ends of which are shaped to closely bear against the two adjacent sides of the through-rail b and guard-rail b. The block b5, having a central raised surface band closely fitting against the side of the T-rail, is placed against the other side of the T-rail. The wedge-block o7 bears Vagainst the abutment aB and the beveled surface of the block h5 and engages, by means of the groove bs, with the inclined and raised surface-b of the block b5. The wedge-block o7 preferably extends beyond the width of the base a and is perforated near the ends to receive the bolts b9 and h1". The bolt b9 is preferably screw-threaded on both ends, is bent at right angles, and inserted through the elongated slotv a5.' The bolt b1 is provided at its lower end with Aan eye through which the screw-threaded end of the bolt 'b9 extends and to which it is secured by the nut bu. The wedge-block b7 is forced down between the block h5 and the abutment as by means of the screw-'nuts b1? 512, on which, if desired, locknuts may be used. When the base is firmly 'secured to the tie, thestrain on the guardrail is firmly resisted by the abutment as, the wedge-block o7, and the block b5, and any looseness or wear may be readily taken up by turning the screw-nuts 512 ou and forcing the wedge-block down on the block b5.

' In the modied form (shown in Fig. 3) the guard-rail is in the form of a flat plate set between the blocks b4 and b5. In this form the face of the block b5 is made to conform to the flat side ofthe guard-rail, and the face of the fblocl; b4 is alsomade to 'conform to the fiat side o f the guard-rail against which-it bears.

In the modified form of constrfuction I prefer to secure the block b4 and the block b? to the fiat guard-rail by means of the bolt 613.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a guard-rail support, the combination with the through-rail and the guard-rail, of

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blocks comprising a. distance block held between vertically-inclined surfaces, as described.

2. In a guard-railsupport, the combination of a base or chair, abutments on the chair, blocks bearing against the opposite surfaces of the rails, a wedge-block, and bolts connected with the base and with the wedgeblock, as described.

3. In a guard-rail support, the combination with the base or chair et, the abutments a2 and as, the through-rail b and the guard-rail b', of the block b2, the distance-block b4, the block b5, the wedge-block b7 and means for securing the wedge-block in the adjusted position, as described.

4. In a guardfrail support, the combination with the base cz, the oblique abutment a2, the abutment CL3 and the slot 0.5 in the base, of the through-rail b the guard-rail b', the block b2, the blocks b4 and b5 secured to the guard-rail by the boit Z913, the wedge-block D7 and the bolts b9 and b10 secured in the slot a5 and provided with the nuts Z912 Z112, as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ONESIME PAULHUS.

Witnesses:

ADA E. HAGERTY, J. A. MILLER, Jr.

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