US730990A - Step-joint. - Google Patents

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No. 730,990. PATENTED mm: 16,1903. 6. WEBER. STEP JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 15, 1903.

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Patented June 16, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

Y., ASSIGNOR TO THE WEBER RAIL- WAY JOINT MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A COR- PORATION OF WEST VIRGINIA.

STEP-JOINT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N 0. 730,990, dated June 16, 1903;

Application filed April 15, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE A. WEBER, a citizen of the United States, and a resident-of the borough of Manhattan, city, county, and

State ofNew York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Step-Joints, of which the following is a specification, accompanied by drawings.

My invention relates to railroad rail-joints, to but more particularly to that class known as step-joints, in which rails of different sizes and weights are joined in such manner as to bring their running-faces into surface and alinement.

The objects of my invention are to simplify the construction of such joints and enable rails of difierent. weights and sizes to be quickly and conveniently operated upon with simplicity of construction.

Other objects of my invention are to increase the adaptability of such joints to rails of different weights and sizes.

Further objects of my invention will hereinafter appear; and to these ends my inven- 2 5 tion consists of a railroad step-joint embodying the features of construction, combinations of elements, and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter fully described and claimed in this specification and shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a plan view of a joint embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a side view of a modified construction. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of Fig. 4.

Referring to the drawings, the rails A and B, of difierent weights and heights, having heads and web portions of different thickness, are suitably supported upon an anglechair 0 in such manner that-said rails are brought into surface and alinement. The

- chair comprises the base portion D and upright E, while there is a longitudinally-ex- 4 tending strengthening-fillet or spiking-rib H at the juncture of thebase and upright.

The base of the heavier rail A, as shown, is. supported upon the base D of the angle-chair, while the base of the lighter rail B is sup- Serial No. 152.741. (no model.)

ported in this instance upon suitable trans- I versely-extending blocks or cleats F, which may or may not be secured to the base of the angle-chair. If desired, these cleats may be secured at their outer ends only by suitable rivets G, for then they will be maintained in position transversely across the base of the angle-chair, because the inner squared ends of said cleats will abut against the base of the upright E to prevent twisting. I do not limit myself to cleats F for supporting the rail of less weight, and any number of'cleats may be used as desired. The thickness of the cleats F should be such as to bring the surface of the rail B into surface with the rail A.

In order to maintain the rails in alinement, the filling-blocks I and J are utilized, constructed, as shown in Fig. 2, to extend along the webs of the rails and between-the heads and bases thereof, As shown in Fig. 2, one portion of the block I is offset vertically from the remaining portion, and there may be a horizontal offset at the inner faces of the blocks I and J, as shown in Fig. 3, to accommodate the different thicknesses of the webs of the rails.

Suitable bolts K secure the parts of the joint together, there being metallic washers L arranged between the heads 0 of the bolts and the block I. In this instance the fillingblocks I and J are shown composed of wood, although they may be composed of any suitable and desirable filling material.

In Figs 4 and 5 a solid angle-bar or fishplate P is shown at one side of the joint instead of the wooden filling-block. One portion of the angle-bar P is ofiset vertically to adapt the bar tothe difierent heights of the rails, while said bar may also be offset horizontally, as shown in Fig. 5, to accommodate the different thicknesses of the webs of the 0 rails. In both forms of construction it will be seen that the blocks J lie smoothly and firmly against the inner surfaces of the uprights E of the rail-chairs, so-that a strong and efficient joint is obtained when the nuts Q are tightened up.

According to the construction shown in Figs. 4 and 5, the filling-block J may be formed in two separate pieces or blocks instead of in one solid block. The separate blocks would each extend adjacent the central portion of the jointand each would be of the required size and thickness to maintain the rails in alinement and surface.

Obviously some features of my invention may be used without others, and my invention may be embodied in widely-varying forms.

Therefore, without limiting myself to the construction shown and described or enumerating equivalents, I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, the following:

1. The combination with rails of different size and height, of an angle-chair comprising a base and an upright, said base being stepped to afford bearings of different height to maintain the running-surfaces of the rails in surface aud alinement, a wooden filling-block extending across the rail-joint and arranged between the webs of the rails and the upright of the angle-chair, and an angle-plate extending across the joint and arranged at the opposite side of the webs of the rails, said filling-block and angle-plate being offset lat erally at top and bottom to compensate for differences in the position of the rails when in position on the chair, and bolts for securing the parts of the joint together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

2. The combination with rails of different size and height, of an angle-chair comprising a base and an upright, said base being stepped to afiord bearings of difierent height for the rail ends, a plurality of wooden packingblocks arranged between the webs of the rails and the upright of the angle-chair and constructed to maintain the rails in surface and alinement, a suitable block or fish-plate arranged at the opposite side of the webs of the rails and extending across the joint, said block or fish-plate being provided with a vertical offset to compensate for differences in the height of the rails, and bolts for securing the parts of the joint together, for substantially the purposes set forth.

3. The combination with rails of different size and height, of an angle-chair comprising In testimony whereof I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE A. WEBER.

\Vitnesses:

E. VAN .ZANDT, A. L. OBRIEN.

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