US850876A - Metallic tie. - Google Patents

Description

` No. 850.876. I

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PATENTED APR. 16, 1907. J. D. BOWNE.

METALLIC TIE. APPLICATION FILED 123,21, 1907.

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JOHN D. BOWNE'OE NEw YORK,`N.Y.,`Ass1GNOR OE ONE-HALF .To SAMUEL L.

BEVAN, or NEw YORK, N. Y.

f METALLIC TlE.-

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 16,1907. l

'appximionfuea February 27,1907. serial No. 859.620.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN D. BOWNE, a citi- Zen of the -United States, residing at New` York, in the'countyof New Yorkl and State 'of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Metallic Ties, of

n which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to vmetallic ties for railways, and belongs more particularly to thattype having the' body portion of hollow trough-like'form adapted to be filled with the ballast. of the vroadway and provided with' detachable position. i

The Object of my invention is the producdevices for securing the rails in tion of a tie having particular form and structure, whereby the full necessary elasticity is afforded and which shall be nevertheless of ample strength for the service expected of 1t and at the same timecapable of being vreadily and cheaply manufactured.

It is also an Object of my invention to provide. rail-fastening deviceshaving parts of special construction and operation, by which v ioned and associated las illustrated in the ac- .35

. tie by itself.

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it is believed the rails may be expeditiously and 'certainly "secured -to the ties against vspreading or other displacement ofA anynature,vno spikes being employed, and the removal of the rails rendered equallyconvenient and easy withthe steps necessary in attaching them.

y To accomplish the stated objects, the

parts -constituting my invention are fashcompa-nying drawings7 of which- Y Flgure 1 represents a top plan view ofthe Fig. 2l is an-end lview of the tie Fig.3 is a side view of the overplate or bridge-pieces: Fig. 4 is anend view ofthe bridge-piece. Fig. 5 is an end view-ofthe ,-tiewith the bridgeiece and rail in position and showing 4also t e clamping-plate inside .the hollowvv tie. Fig. 6 .represents'all theV parts assembled and shows a section lengthwise' of the tie andthe cross-section of the rail, the bridge-piece, and the clamping-plate -withinthe tie;

Like letters are used to refer to the same lpartsthroughout the specification and draw- 1n s... r gf-he letter A desi nates the tie: It isa hol- -lowtrough-like bo y having the upwardlyconvergent sides B, terminating inthe 'nar- "row lianges C, extending toward eachother infthelon'gitudinal opening between the sides B atI the top. N ear each end the horizontal anges C are provided with recesses D, to be again mentioned.

To supportV the-rail E upon thetie, I construct the bridgepiece F. It lossesses the downwardly-extending ,ends lr, corresponding with the inclination of the eXterior ofthe sides Bof the tie and fitting somel what closely to the sides in order that there .i

shall not occur excessive play-in the direction of the length of the rail. The bridge-piece F has also the extra flanges H, *formed l stamping through the bridge- 'ieee from above and bending the portions t us pressed out downwardly and er lendieular to thel lower1 surface of the ri ge-piece, 'as best shown in-Fig. 3. The extra flanges flare- ,formed near the `ends G of the bridge-piece, and they engage the recesses` D in thehorizontal flan es C. It is thought to be now clear that t e endsv G of the bridge-piece lie'` -upon the outsidejand the extra flanges H are upon the inside'of the tie' and that the extra flanges also prevent thedis lacement of the bridge-piece lengthwise o the rail. The engagement of the eXtra flan es H with the recesses D'of the to flangesl of the tie further prevents the isplacement of the` bridge-piece F. either vtoward the middle of the tie or toward its end, and there could be no s reading of the rails by reasony of the acci ental movement of t-he bridge-pieceoutwardly or in any direction. v The rail is directly secured upon cesses are marked y', and one of themis shown in Fig. 4. -In addition to the recessed lugs J the rail issecured on the other side of the flange by the clamping-block K, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, and in the last figure the two clamping-bolts L and-M are shown. yThose the bridgepiece by the engagement of its flange on oneside with the recesses of the lug-s J. The rebolts serve both to secure therrail I as de,-v

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y erly for the insertion of the bolts.

ln addition to the parts described as adjuncts of the bridge-piece 'there is provided, as illustrated in Figs. 3 and 6, a depending plate 0, 'forming 'a portion of and extending downwardly from the side of the bridgepiece which lies toward the middle of the `tie. The plate O is formed with a ledge or shoulder P near its lower end, and the office ofthe plate O and its ledge is performed duringthe assembling of the parts. When the bridge-piece has been placed upon the tie, with its extra flanges II engaging the recesses D, as explained, the clamping-plate N is introduced within the tie and below the flanges C and its end engages and rests upon the ledge P of the depending plate O, on which the clamping-plate is held in the proper position for the convenient insertion' of the bolts. Were the end of the clamping-plate not so limited in it.- movement and held in position, time wou'u always lost in placing itl prop- By the use of the plate O and its ledge the clampingplate is positioned without delay and certainly every time. Now if the bolts are passed upwardly through the clamping-plate, bridge-piece, and rail-'clamping block, and the nutsvof the bolts screwed up tight, the fiange of the rail cannot be inserted in the recesses of the retaining-lu gs J. By unscrewing and raising the nut ofbolt L the rail-clamping block K may be raised and the flangeof the rail easily placed .in position, moving it sidewise or lengthwiseinto the recesses of the lugs J.

Having mw described my invention and explained the mode of its operation, what I claim is- 1. In a metallic tie, the combination with the tie having a trough-like form and upwardly-convergent sides, the said tie having narrow horizontal flangesat the tops of the said sides, the said flanges being provided With'recesses near the ends of the tie, of a bridge piece having downwardly -inclined ranged to engagethe said recesses of the flanges of the tie, the said bridge-piece having the recessed retaining-lugs adapted to engage the fiange of a rail, a clamping-plate arranged inside the tie below its said horizontal flanges, and a rail-clamping block arranged upon the bridge-piece, and bolts passing through the said clamping-plate, block and bridge-piece whereby the rail and bridgepiece are secured te the tie, substantially as described.

2. In a metallic tie, the combination with 'the tie having a trough-like form and upends fitting exteriorly upon the tie, the said bridge-piece having the extra flanges arrangedl t0 engage the said recesses of the flanges of .the tie, the said\bridge-piece having the recessed retaining-lugs adaptedto engage the flange of a rail', a clamping-plate arranged inside the tie below its said horizontal flanges, the said bridge-piece having a downwardly-projecting-plate at one side provided with aledge adapted to engage the sa1d clamping-plate, and a rail-clam ing block arranged u on the bridge- 1ece, and bolts passing t irough the sai(V clam )ing-plate, block and bridge-piece whereby t e ra1l and bridge-piece are secured to the tie, substantially as described.

3. In a metallic tie, the combination with the tie having a trough-likelforrn and upwardlyrejecting sides, the said tie having Y narrow .orizontal'flanges at the tops of the said sides, thesaid flanges being provided with recesses near-the ends ofthe tie, of a bridge-piece having downwardly-inclined ends fitting exteriorly upon the tie, the said bridge-piece. having the extra flanges arthe tie having a trough-like form and upwardlyrojecting sides, the said tie having' narrow orizontal 'flanges at the tops of. the said sides, 'the said anges being provided with recesses near the ends of the tie, of a bridge piece having downwardly -inclined ends fitting exteriorly upon the tie, the said bridge-piece having the extra flanges arranged to engage the said recesses ofthe flanges ofthe tie, the said bridge-piece having the recessed retaining-lugs adapted to engage the flange of a-rail, a clamping-plate arranged inside the vtie below its said horizontal flanges, the said bridge-piece having a downwardly-projecting plate 'at one side provided with a ledge adapted to engage the said clamping-plate,` and-.a rail-clamping block arranged upon the bridge-piece, and bolts assing through. the said clampingplate, lock and bridge-piece whereby .the rail and bridge-piece are secured to thetic, substantially as described.

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

JOHN D. BOWNE. Witnessesa R. B. HOPKINS, GEORGE E. MoRRoW.

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