US851601A - Cement railroad-tie. - Google Patents

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US851601A
US851601A US34364406A US1906343644A US851601A US 851601 A US851601 A US 851601A US 34364406 A US34364406 A US 34364406A US 1906343644 A US1906343644 A US 1906343644A US 851601 A US851601 A US 851601A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
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  • inis invention relates to ei ties.
  • the o ⁇ l ie 1zt el' the inveniion is to improve the inznnier of eonslxuetion oi the ie where-- by it shall. possess greet strength, unil he pie Yenteil, when in use, troni erecting; from ihe izuhs further ol evt i: ⁇ V lo inipioi'e the nninnei olloeliing; or essen-lining the ruil witliwhe tie ii'heifehii the ilzinger oi' "ne riti e .voi'liingij loose or spi'einlinf; is posili. preihnlei'l.
  • Ailjneent to eeeh terminal of the tie is the lower depression ll) being enshion sent, eng-geil h i' :i lug or projection 11 on the unilei' sirle ol' the enshion prel'eruhli' ol' ii'ooil, xinil the upper depression il?, vfhieh extends throughout the width ol the tie, haria engaged by the buse portion or mil engen-ing portion 13 of the cushion.
  • the object-,t of this enshion is to reduc-e the strain on the ruil itl' the point where it beurs on the tie :intl :it lhe sinne line to render the oonneeiion between the mil u-ncl the lie ol' a,
  • ii'hen n ruil is plee/eil upon the tie7 the two T :we positionedv :1s shown in Fig. lr anni w. ll are then driven in heliieen he il of one key ein/ll the hrm-e 25 or :1s the ense muy he, and between the other hey anni the will el the lieypoponing in the tie, therehy lightly forcing the keys against the lnise o iln mii :unl the rail ngiiinst the enshion and in: the sinne time positively lookin;r the rail against possibility olnworliing loose or becoming f letnelieil.
  • a reinforcing element for concrete railway ties comprising a plate having terminal upstanding wedge braces and pairs of oppositely-disposed key sockets disposed adjacent thereto.

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PATENTBD APR. 23, 1907 E. LEGG 6L G. H. WEIGHT. v
CEMENT RAILROAD TIB.
APPLIGATION FILED Nov.15,19p6.
@nu wrt/lio@ rnes L e Geo., HB1/V1* i QQ gm Sffnmsavj:
retiren@ ommen ERNES'l KEGG AND 'GEORGE Ll. WRlG-l'lf, OF' GRANVILLE, OHIO'.
f 'liiil F2.'illif@-D-T1E. No. ,@Q. Sigweoavion of Letters fstten. latented April 23, 1907. Anpimtnn, izei eveniln i6, lllll. Serial No. 343,654. TU U35 iff/'Wm' "75 W1/:5f @01W l which are' rounded or curved to ive the, Be it known 'that We, iin imei: inni greatest' strength sind the inner luces ol VRYGHF, eiiizenzs oi" the, lniteil line; et Grenville, in. the eonniy ot tato ol" ihio; have invented linproifenienls in nl tnorze lp' States, reL x liieliing inni b3 certain new uml useful Cement Vleilrmid'li we (lo ileelnie the following to he :i in; i'leri'i, unil elim-,t description oit the inventionvl sinrh :is will enirhle others 's ileil in the. nrt lo whirl il; n ppertiiin to nmlie. anni use il seine.
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inis invention relates to ei ties.
The o`l ie 1zt el' the inveniion is to improve the inznnier of eonslxuetion oi the ie where-- by it shall. possess greet strength, unil he pie Yenteil, when in use, troni erecting; from ihe izuhs further ol evt i:`V lo inipioi'e the nninnei olloeliing; or essen-lining the ruil witliwhe tie ii'heifehii the ilzinger oi' "ne riti e .voi'liingij loose or spi'einlinf; is posili. preihnlei'l.
furtheroliieeiisopronlo1inovelnienns to Cushion the rnils :it lnir point ol eonneilion 'with the lies.
With the ilio've unil other ohlieels in vien', :is will ztppeer es the nutrire oll the invention iS hetlei understood, llnsnnie eonsisls in the novel construe' nl iinil eoinhiinn ion ol' poils ol it eonerele iiiilwiii" lie :is n ill he heieiimiiei more. 'folly des( iheii inni elziioieil.
ln the moroniimnyingr ili'nn'ines ieiniinej n. piirt ol' this rcpeiiliffzilioii, :nni in wil' i liie ilnirzniei's ol rel? imite i'oi're ing" paris: Figure i :i 'vieni' partly hiohen emi) vxlnonn the pi tir rvi s niion el' loeliingior seen E, is :i siinilzn' vie o" ii reinl'oie' in eonneeiion :he te' Speelive il-etztil New el' lle tie; i" l :i 'perspeeliw view el: zi enshienin;v` element' Liseil Ln connection with infie, lil
nnil o in'e iletnil views oi' e, wedge und it lej i line mils in poused, ,in clamping or locking; eition.
liteiiei'xiingl' to the iliei'ings me tie which is eonstri :eil ol usuel reet-Ringelai* in sliep' lnehiileil in the tio zit the time el' its heine; nioiileil is :i reinl'm'iingV platte 2 wnieh nniy he nnnle either oll i-st or :wiped inermi inni is pro-- vided, :nl i A E inni t l iflesiginies nement inni :is
" jee/thinly, the outer imfes of 'ilus ,i umlilions iin nitro. to n passion, oi l trains oier tl iis Lernnnni with :t brin-e wnen no longer serif'ieenlili i i l l l '1. elllinl its f lion that while the improvements railway eoinpenies inusinneh 'is 'which are llutriunl disposed` epproxinnitoly it right angles to the length of the plute.-
the oriliees therein opening in opposite directions, the :liste-nee between the outer wells of eneh pair olisoeliets being substantially equivalent to the width of the rail bese. These. sockets ere :nlnpteil to be 'engaged by lieys Y, euch hei'nig fit 'its lower end :L toe S to enjgjegje n soeliel, :nul :it its up )er end :i heini il lo overlap the lnise of the, rail.
'liie reinforcing` platte is herein shown its relatively loroznl :it its renter portion und lupeieil toward euch end, hilt this is 1latl it nniy he of the seme wilth Inrongiiont unil still he within the scope of. the invention.
Ailjneent to eeeh terminal of the tie is the lower depression ll) being enshion sent, eng-geil h i' :i lug or projection 11 on the unilei' sirle ol' the enshion prel'eruhli' ol' ii'ooil, xinil the upper depression il?, vfhieh extends throughout the width ol the tie, heilig engaged by the buse portion or mil engen-ing portion 13 of the cushion. The objet-,t of this enshion is to reduc-e the strain on the ruil itl' the point where it beurs on the tie :intl :it lhe sinne linie to render the oonneeiion between the mil u-ncl the lie ol' a,
elilini; elnuiniter.
ii'hen n ruil is plee/eil upon the tie7 the two T :we positionedv :1s shown in Fig. lr anni w. ll are then driven in heliieen he il of one key ein/ll the hrm-e 25 or :1s the ense muy he, and between the other hey anni the will el the lieypoponing in the tie, therehy lightly forcing the keys against the lnise o iln mii :unl the rail ngiiinst the enshion and in: the sinne time positively lookin;r the rail against possibility olnworliing loose or becoming f letnelieil.
it will ho seen l`roin the foregoing ileseripherein ilelineil ere simple in elntrzleter, thenv will he tlnironghl-y ileellieienl 'for the. purposes signer! ii'ntl will result in. u. large saving to' the only portions thiit will deteriorate with nge nre thel cushions wliieh muy' remlily be replaced l2, which is made lOO Ilo
Having thus described my invention, Whati claim as new, 1s
1. The combination with a concrete tie, ot
a reinforcing plate provided with terminal i wedge braces, and intermediate oppostelv disposed key sockets /'The combination with a concrete tie, ot a reinforcing plate embedded therein and provided with terminal wedge braces and intermediate oppositcly disposed ke)v sockets.
3. The combination with a concrete tie and a reinforcing plate embedded therein and provided with terminal wedge braces and intermediate. oppositely disposed sockets, ot kevs having toes to engage the sockets and heads to engage a raily base, and Wedges to engage with tie keys and with the Wedge braces.
4. The combination with a concrete tie provided in its upper face adjacent to its terminals with transversely-disposed seats having intermediate depressions, of rail cushioning elements engaging the seats and having intermediate projections to engage the depressions.
5. The combination with a concrete tie, of a reinforcing plate provided with terminal wedge braces and intermediate oppositelywholly inclosed by the tie.
o'. As a new article of manufacture, a reinforcing element for concrete railway ties, comprising a plate having terminal upstanding wedge braces and pairs of oppositely-disposed key sockets disposed adjacent thereto.
In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.
l I I disposed sockets, all parts of the plate being l l t 'EBN ES' LEGG. GCUBGE H, WRIGE 1T lflfitnesses LAURA (l. CASE, CHARLES W. ltioNTGoMERY.
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