US791772A

US791772A - Rail-support.

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Publication number: US791772A
Application number: US25286005A
Authority: US
Inventors: George Gow
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-03-30
Filing date: 1905-03-30
Publication date: 1905-06-06
Anticipated expiration: 1922-06-06

Description

PATENTBD JUNE 6, i905.

G. GOW. RAIL SUPPORT. APPLICATION HLED MAn.ao,19o5.

UNITED SrATFs atnted j' une 190-5.

PA-TEN T OFFICE.

GEORGE Gow, OF OARNEGiF, PiENNsYLvANiA.

RAIL-SUPPORT.

. SPECIFICATION f ormisg part ofy Letters Patent No. 791,772, dated-June e, 1905.

" i Application-sied March 30,1905. .serai No. 252,860.

To a/ZZ whom,v twenty concern:

Be itknownthatI, GEORGE Gow, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Carnegie, in the county of Allegheny and Stateof Pennsylvania, have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in Rail Supports, of whichthe following is a speciicatiomreference being had therein to the accompanying lusefulA improvements in rail-supports, `and more particularly to a base composed of a c composition of matter adapted to support rails. p

Theobject of this invention is to provide a novel form of construction particularly adapted for supporting-rails, and the invention aims lto dispense withthe usel of the ordinary wooden cross-ties, which 'have been heretovfore transversely laid upon-a suitable roadbed to 'support one or more sectionsof rails. I have devised a .'concrete construction adapted to serve as a road-bed and tie for rails, and in connection with the concrete construction I have provided 'novel means for 'bracing and strengthening the construction and novelmeans for securing rails to said construction.

My improved rail-supports are adapted toA provide a permanent foundation for rails that ,-willfnot be susceptible to'vibrations occasioned by rolling-stock passing over the same. Byemployinga concrete construction or foundation for rails I lengthen the durability and life of the road-bed `of a railway system, at the same time dispensing with'the jar and vibrations heretofore experienced when riding overa road constructed of ballast and ties. The invention nally consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and, referring to the drawings accompanying this application, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, invwhich- Figure l is an end view of my improved rail-supports, illustrating two rails mounted thereon. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of one of Said supports, and Fig. 3 illustrates a novel yform of cushioning-plate that may be employed in connection with my improved railsupports. v I

To put my invention into practice, I preferably construct the supports of concrete of a ldurable nature and of steel beams, tie-rods, and bars, these elements being combined to produce a rm and durable foundation for i rails.

By referring to Fig.l ylof the drawings 'it will be observed that I have illustrateda track comprising rails l 1 as supported by my improved construction. The particular form of the supports dispenses with. aroad-bed of ballast and transversely-arranged cross-ties, 'my improved construction being preferably formed parallel with the rails l l, as illustrated in` Fig. 2 of the drawings, and I may provide my improved construction the entire length of the rails, or I may construct it in sections, one of which is illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

The concrete bases 2 2 are substantially trapezoid in cross-section, the top and bottom surfaces being parallel-,while the outer side of each construction orbase is formed upon a more acute angle than the inner or confronting sides of lthe bases. The area of the bottom surfaces of the bases and the inclined outer sides of the same tend to strengthen the' construction and prevent the rails l l from spreading. To strengthen and brace thev construction, I embed within the concrete substantial I- beams-3 3 and 4, the beams 3 3 being arranged near the base of the construction and-parallel with one another, while the beam4 is preferably located centrally within the concrete near the top surface thereof. The beams 3 3 are secured together by crossrods 5 5, and the beams 3 Sand the cross-rods 5 are tied to the beams 4 by straps 6 6. Each strap after being arranged over the beam 4 has its ends secured to the protruding ends of the rods 5, as clearly illustrated in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings. To further strengthen my improved construction, l employ transverse beams 7 which are mounted between the concrete bases of each of the rails l 1. These tie-beams are preferably arranged at intervals between my improved construction, and that IOy portion of the beams lying between the constructions is preferably inclosed in concrete 8. The ends of the tie-beams extending into the concrete bases are tied to the longitudinally-disposed beams 3 3 by rods 9. The rods 9 extend over the transverse tie-beams 7 and have their ends secured to every alternate cross-rod 5, as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings. To assist in supporting the ends of the tie-beams 7 within the concrete bases, I provide the ends of each beam with a plurality of longitudinally-disposed rods 10, which serve to rmly anchor the ends ofthe tiebeams within the bases 2 2.

To provide for securing rails 1 1 upon my improved construction, Iprovide the concrete bases 2 2 with recesses 11 11, these recesses being arranged at intervals within the top surface of the bases and near the edges thereof. Each recess extends la considerable dis.- tance within the concrete bases, `and passing transversely through ,each set of recesses is a rod 12, this rod .also passing throughthe longitudinally-disposed beams 4. To the rod 12 is ,adapted ,to be connected vthe rail-fastening means employed for retaining the rails 1 1 upon the

concrete bases

2,2.

As a cushioning-plate for the rails 1 1 I preferably provide Wooden blocks 14, which are mounted directly above each set of recesses 11, and upon these blocks the rail-sections are adapted to rest. To retain the rails thereon, I provide plates 15, adapted to overlie the edges of the bases of the rails, and these plates are secured in position .substantially hook-,shaped pins or bolts l16,. Each bolt is provided with a substantially hookshaped end 17, adapted to engage around the rods 12 within the recesses l1, and the upper end of each bolt passes through the wooden blocks 14 and the plates 15 and is threaded, as indicated at 18, to receive a nut 19.

In Fig. 3 of the drawings I have illustrated .a modified form of construction of cushioning-blocks that may be employed in lieu of the cushioning-blocks 14 illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The cushioningplate illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings is preferably made of wood or metal and has its bottom surface provided with recesses 20, and beneath the bottom of the plate I may proc vide an auxiliary cushioning-plate of papiermch or the like resilient material, as indicated et From the foregoing description, taken in YCOHIIQQtOn With the drawings, it will be apparent to those familiar with railway construction that I have .devised a unique roadbed for tracks that will withstand the rough usage to which it will be subjected by rollingstock passing over the same and will withstand the action of the forces of nature, which is a factor to be dealt with.

I do not care-to confine myself to the exact or specific shape of the concrete supports herein shown, as they may be enlarged to support third rails and switch-rails, which are necessary in railway construction, and while I have herein illustrated the preferred man.- ner of yconstructing my improved supports it -is ,obvious that the same is susceptible to various ,changes which may be made without `departing from the general spirit and scope of the invention.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. Asupport for rails consisting .of concrete constructions having beams arranged longitudinallytherein, rods connecting said beams, transverse beams arranged within said constructions, rods .connecting said beams and the first-named beams together, cushioningplates Acarried by said constructions, and means to secure rails to said constructions, substantially as described.

A2.y Rail-supports .of thecharacter described consisting oftwo bases, beams longitudinally disposed within said bases, rods connecting said beams, transversely-disposed beams connecting said bases, rods connecting said beams with the rst-named beams, said bases having a plurality `of recesses formed therein, cushioning-plates mounted above said recesses and adapted to support rails, and means mounted within said recesses to secure said rails upon said bases.

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

GEORGE GOW.

Witnesses:

H. C. Evnirr, GEORGE M. SCHMIDT.