US871049A

US871049A - Metallic railway-tie.

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Publication number: US871049A
Application number: US37687007A
Authority: US
Inventors: James C Thompson
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-06-01
Filing date: 1907-06-01
Publication date: 1907-11-12
Anticipated expiration: 1924-11-12

Description

PATE NTED NOV. 12, 1907.

J. G. THOMPSON. METALLIC RAILWAY TIE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1. 1907.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE;

JAMES o; THOMPSON, F SALEM, VIRGINIA.'

METALLIC RAILWAY-Tm.

v drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of arailway tie constructed according to my invention Fig. 2 a plan view therer of; Fig. 3 an end elevation; and Fig. 4 a detail perspectiveview of a portion of the tie.

The object of this invention is to provide animproved metallic tie and track fastening device which -will be durable, inexpensive. and reliable,'as more fully'hereinafter-setforth.

designates the tie which is approximately I-shaped in cross-sec'tion, having a central vertical web and oppositely projecting flanges at its upper as well as its lower edge.- making a light and very strong structure.

' rails rest upon the toward the same end of the tie.-

The upper fiangesare laterally extended where .the I I tie,'for ming shoulders'b which face By preference I have both sets of shoulders face toward the same end of the tie. Onftop of the tie is riveted or otherwise fastened a I permanent clip a for each rail which is adapted to en- These permanent direction as the gage over the foot-flange of the rail. clips or flanges face in the same shoulders b In connection with each one of these permanent stops or flanges'c employ a slidable clipd which consists of a plate adapted to rest upon the upper side of the tie and beveled so as to engage over the adjacent footflange of the rail, iAt each side edge of this plate (I is a depending flange d. which flanges lie close to the side edges'of the upper flanges of the tie when the clip is in place. Each of these flanges wardly projecting lug dwhich is beveled on its upper face so that when the clip is slid up toward the rail these lugs dwill engage under the shoulders bfand thus tightly clamp the rail to the tie and against the opposite sta- Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed June 1. 1907- v manent clips face Referring to the drawings by reference characters, (0

is provided with a for-' Patented Nov. 12; 1907. Serial No. 876.870.

tionary clip 0. against the rail-flange by means of a pair of wedges or keys e which. are driven down through registering-op ings in the top and bottofn flanges of the tie, and to pre-,

These slidableclips are forced up vent thesekeys or wedges being withdrawn after they are driven home the lower ends 'thereof; which project below the lower surface .of the tie, are struck up or bent laterally.

It will-be observed that by my invention 1 provide a verydurable and rigid fastening means which will not require the use of any fastening bolts or other devices liable to loosen or break. I prefer having both the perin the same direction in order that any tie may be readily removed and replaced by simply manipulating the movable fastening clips.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is: i

1. In combination with oppositely I projecting 2. In combination facing shoulders b, ders'and facing in the tie adjacent to each pair of shoulders and facing in in testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the presence of two witnesses this 29 day of May 1907.

\ JAMES C. THOMPSON. Witnesses:

I. V. PEAKE, N. P. Laws.

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