US859207A - Railway structure. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JULY 9, 1907.

W. A. DEAN.

RAILWAY STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION IILBD MAR. 19, 1907.

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.ironi the walls of the slot o NITE STATES PAENT oi nion.

WILLIAM A. DEAN, OF GORNING, NEW YORK.

RAILWAY STRUCTURE.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM A. DEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Corning, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented-certain new and useful Improvements in Railway Structures, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings. I My invention relatesto improvements in railway structures, and particularly to impro tements in metallic railwayfties and ineans for securing the rails thereto.

An gbject of my invention is to provide a structure of the class described which will be simple in construction, comparatively cheap in manufa -F' re and cfiicient and safe in operation.

In the drawings illustrating the principle of my invention and the best mode now known to me of applying that principle, Figure 1 is a top plan view of my new structure; Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line AA of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is an end view of the tie; Fig. 4 is a detail showing in plan the locking plate; Fig. 5 is a detail showing in plan the chair; Fig. 6 is a detail sectional view showing the retaining bolt in place in the tie; Fig. 7 is a perspectivedetail of the retaining bolt and Fig. 8 is a detail showing the location of the slots formed in the end of the tie.

The tie a is preferably made of sheet metal bent into the form best shown in Fig. 3 and having wing portions b at its mid-portion on each side which incline from the top downwardly and outwardly (Figs. 1 and 3). These wing portions prevent endwise creeping or displacement of the tie a. At eachen-d the tie is formed with two slots 0 and d. The slot 0 extends across the tie while the slot d extends in the direction of the length of the tie. The chair or brace e is shown in Fig. 5 in detail and in Fig. 2 in sectional view. It is provided Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 19, 1907.

,a,(Fig. 6). The shank p and the lip u of the locking plate .9.

with a tongue or lip f adapted to pass through the slot 0 and engage the under side or face of the top of the tie, (Fig. 2). The chair e is further formed with ears g adapted to fit snugly over the inclined upper face it of the base of the rail 1'. The latter is seated upon the flat base portion of the chair 6; and this fiat base portion is formed with a keyhole-shaped slot 1: which is adapted to register with the slot d in the tie a. The retaining bolt m is formed shoulder 0. The shank p of the retaining bolt an is pushed down through the slot (1 in the tie and turned I through a quarter turn and then drawn back so that the square shoulder 0 engages the walls of the slot 01,

therebyserving to lock the bolt against rotation; In

with a head n and a'square order to prevent the disengagement of the shoulder o collar or washer q is screwed down upon the shank of d by the bolt falling, the v Patented July 9, 1907. Serial No. 363,304.

the bolt, until the'washer rests upon the top of the tie of the bolt m extends upwardly through the hole 1' in the locking plate s (Figs.

2 andfi) and a nut t is screwed down upon the shank,

until it rests upon the top of securing the latter firmly plate .9 is formed with a lip the base of the rail t'.

the locking plates, thereby in position. The looking it which fits over the top of From the foregoing it will be seen'that the chair or position and that the rail t brace f is readily placed in is securely held between the curved lips g of the chair By the arrangement'of the parts just described and shown in the drawings, the locking plates is readily and securely placed in position by passing it over the shank p of the bolt m and screwing down the nut t. Thus, the laying of the track is greatly expedited ,and the whole structure is very compact and secure and cannot be displaced by atwisting or turning of the chair. e.

Details of construction may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention. Thus, the locking plates s may be both placed upon the inside of the rails, while the braces a may be both placed on the outside thereof; or vice versa, by merely changing the position of the slots 0 and d, at one end of the rail.

I claim:

1. In a railway structure combination with the rail, of a tie formed with a slot; 11.

and with cars which engage one side of the base of the rail; and a locking plate secured above said brace and tie and in engagement with the other side of the base of said rail.

2. In a railway structure of the class described, the combination with the ral1,'of a. tie formed with a slot; 8.

base of the rail.

3. In a railway structure of the'class described, the combination with the rail, of a tie formed with a slot; 8. bolt the shank of which extends through said slot upwardly from beneath the top of said tie, said bolt being formed with a shoulder which engages the walls of said slot to prevent rotation of the bolt andbeing provided with a collar to prevent said bolts falling through said slot; rail-locking devices mounted on said tie; and a nut on said shank for holding said devices in place. v

in testimony whereof I have hereunto set myhand in the presence of the two undersigned witnesses.

WILLIAM A. DEAN. Witnesses: Gammon GIBSON,

EDWIN C. ENGLISH.

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