US735025A

US735025A - Graduated reinforced angle-bar and rail-shoe combined.

Info

Publication number: US735025A
Application number: US15284103A
Authority: US
Inventors: George H Williams
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1903-04-16
Filing date: 1903-04-16
Publication date: 1903-07-28
Anticipated expiration: 1920-07-28

Description

No. 735,025. PATENTED JULY 28,1903. e. H. WILLIAMS.

GRADUATED REINFORCED ANGLE BAR AND RAIL SHOE COMBINED.

APPLICATION TILED APR. 16. 1903.

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v @Hmm e?% d/WW UNITED STATES Patented July 28, 1903.

GEORGE H. WILLIAMS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

GRADUATED REINFORCED ANGLE-BAR'AND RAIL-SHOE COMBINED.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 735,025, dated July 28, 1903.

Application filed April 16, 1903. Serial No. 152,841. (No model.)

To ctZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE H. WILLIAMS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in a Graduated Reinforced An gle-Bar and Rail-Shoe Combined, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement on my reinforced angle-bars covered by Letters Patent No. 714,422, dated November 25, 1902; and the object of the present invention is to provide a base-support for the ends of the rails as well as the support of the graduated angle-bars under the head of the rails at their ends, giving a double support to the rails at their ends, so as to more efiectually resist the blows of the passing car-wheels.

Myimprovement consists in providing each graduated reinforced angle-bar with an integral bifurcated rail-shoe which is adapted to embrace and support the base-flanges of the rail, as described hereinafter. These rail shoes should be supported by one of the regular ties of the road-bed, and hence I would term the two improved angle-bars applied to the ends of two rails a tie joint as distinguished from a suspended joint, or one occurring between two ties.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of a tie-joint composed of two of my improved bifurcated angle-bars, the ends of three ties being shown. Fig. 2 is a transverse section taken on line a a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a transverse section taken on line b b of Fig. 1. Fig. dis a trans; verse section taken on line 0 c of Fig. 1.

1 and 2 designate the graduated reinforced bifurcated angle-bars, which are secured to the ends of two meeting rails 3 by ordinary binding-bolts 4.. The reinforced portions of these an gle-bars are formed in the same mannor as those of my Patent No. 714,422, Fig. 1, or they may be modified with respect to their reinforcements, as illustrated in Fig. 5 of said patent. 6 and 7 designate the under portion of the bifurcations, the conformation of which is most clearly shown in Fig. 3. Each of said bifurcations has an outwardlyprojecting flange 8, through which spike-holes are punched, whereby said flanges may be spiked down to the tie 9. Said under portions 6 7 extend inwardly beneath thebases of the rails, thereby afiording rigid support to the ends of the rails. The length of each bifurcated portion should be approximately equal to the width of a standard tie, which is eight inches.

Becauseof the limit of metal bearing of the angle-bar under the heads of the rails, the bi- 6o furcated portions, resting upon a cross-tie, afford the rail joints 3. more perfect and rigid support in resisting the blows of the car-wheels and weight of the passing trains. I

It will be observed that the foot-flanges of my improved angle-bars are cut away narrower than the foot-flanges of the rails. The purpose of this reduction in the width of the angle bar flanges is to eliminate surplus metal.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

In a bifurcated graduated reinforced anglebar of the character described, the combination of two abutting ends of railway-rails, the angle-bar adapted to engage said abutting ends, the upper portion thereof recessed, the lower portion bifurcated longitudinally at their centers and adapted to correspond- 8o ingly engage the base portion of the ends of the rails, lateral extensions adapted to receive rail spikes, binding bolts passing through the body portion of the bars and the web of the rails, substantially as described.

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

GEORGE H. WILLIAMS.

Witnesses:

GEO. H. ROBERTS, E. G. CHEESMAN.