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US879921A
US879921A US37658907A US1907376589A US879921A US 879921 A US879921 A US 879921A US 37658907 A US37658907 A US 37658907A US 1907376589 A US1907376589 A US 1907376589A US 879921 A US879921 A US 879921A
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    • E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
    • E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
    • E01B3/00—Transverse or longitudinal sleepers; Other means resting directly on the ballastway for supporting rails
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  • Our invention relates to railroad ties made of metal and has for its object the provision of boxes on the top of the tie with blocks of fibrous material therein and with cap plates to cover the boxes, the rails being secured by means of spikes secured through holes in the cap plate and intothe blocks.
  • Figure 1 is a plan view of a fragment of a railroad bed showing our improved ties in position
  • Fig. 2 a plan view of one of the ties on an enlarged scale and showing the cap piece of one of the boxes removed
  • Fig. 3 a longitudinal sectional view of one of the boxes
  • Fig. 4 a cross section.
  • Our improved tie consists of a metal base 1 of any desired construction the form shown in the drawings having a longitudinal rib 2 to strengthen it but any other form of tie may be substituted without departing from the spirit of our invention which consists in the provision of means hereinafter described to secure the rails to the tie.
  • the boxes 3 indicates a box at each side of the middle of the tie containing a block 4 of wood or other fibrous material secured in position by means of two bolts
  • the boxes 3 may be equidistant from the middle of the tie but our invention contemplates also the arrangement of the boxes at unequal distances from the middle of the tie so that The boxes after the rails have been in position for a time and one of the ends of the blocks has become worn and broken from the spikes securing the rail in position, the ties may be reversed end for end so as to offer a new surface for the spikes.
  • cap plate 6 for the box 3 having downwardly extending flanges 7.
  • the top of the cap plate 6 is provided with holes 8 to receive the spikes 9 for securing the rails 10 in position.
  • the sides of box 3 are provided with upwardly extending tongues 11 that fit into depressions 12 in flanges 7 so that the track walker in observing how closely the u per ends of the tongues 11 and the ends 0 depressions 12 are together can determine how the block 4 in the box is wearing.
  • the top of the plate 6 is provided with a projection 13 to engage the outer edge of the base of rail 10.
  • a railroad tie a metal base, boxes supported by said base and at une ual distances from the middle thereof, b iocks of fibrous material in said boxes, cap plates on to of said boxes, and means to secure the rails through said cap plates and to the blocks, substantially as shown and described.
  • a railroad tie a metal base, boxes supported by said base and at unequal distances from the middle thereof, blocks of fibrous material in said boxes, cap plates on top of said boxes having holes therein, and spikes inserted through said holes in the cap plate and into the fibrous block to secure the rails in position, substantially as shown and described.

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No. 879,921. PATENTBD-FEB. 25, 1908 J. B.'SPERA & s. e. 0001mm.
RAILROAD TIE.
APPLICATION FILED MAY 31. 1907..
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JAMES B. SPERA, OF DILLSBURS, AND SAMUEL G. GOOKLIN, OF MEOHANICSBURG,
PENNSYLVANIA.
RAILROAD-TIE.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Feb. 25, 1908.
Application filed May 31.1907. Serial No. 376589.
T 0 all whom it may concern:
Be it known that we, JAMES B. SPERA, residing at Dillsburg, in the county of York and the State of Pennsylvania, and SAMUEL G. CooKLiN, residing at Mechanicsburg, in the county of Cumberland and State of Pennsylvania, both citizens of the United States, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification.
Our invention relates to railroad ties made of metal and has for its object the provision of boxes on the top of the tie with blocks of fibrous material therein and with cap plates to cover the boxes, the rails being secured by means of spikes secured through holes in the cap plate and intothe blocks. may be equidistant from the middle of the tie but we prefer to have the boxes at unequal distances from the middle and ends of the tie so that the blocks of fibrous material may be taken out and reversed and thus offer a new place to drive the retaining spikes.
The construction and advantages of our improved railroad tie will be described in detail hereinafter and illustrated in the accom panying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a fragment of a railroad bed showing our improved ties in position, Fig. 2, a plan view of one of the ties on an enlarged scale and showing the cap piece of one of the boxes removed, Fig. 3, a longitudinal sectional view of one of the boxes, and Fig. 4, a cross section.
In the drawings similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.
Our improved tie consists of a metal base 1 of any desired construction the form shown in the drawings having a longitudinal rib 2 to strengthen it but any other form of tie may be substituted without departing from the spirit of our invention which consists in the provision of means hereinafter described to secure the rails to the tie.
3 indicates a box at each side of the middle of the tie containing a block 4 of wood or other fibrous material secured in position by means of two bolts In practice the boxes 3 may be equidistant from the middle of the tie but our invention contemplates also the arrangement of the boxes at unequal distances from the middle of the tie so that The boxes after the rails have been in position for a time and one of the ends of the blocks has become worn and broken from the spikes securing the rail in position, the ties may be reversed end for end so as to offer a new surface for the spikes.
To prevent water from getting to the block 4 we provide a cap plate 6 for the box 3 having downwardly extending flanges 7. The top of the cap plate 6 is provided with holes 8 to receive the spikes 9 for securing the rails 10 in position.
The sides of box 3 are provided with upwardly extending tongues 11 that fit into depressions 12 in flanges 7 so that the track walker in observing how closely the u per ends of the tongues 11 and the ends 0 depressions 12 are together can determine how the block 4 in the box is wearing. The top of the plate 6 is provided with a projection 13 to engage the outer edge of the base of rail 10.
Having thus described our invention what we claim is lfIn a railroad tie, a metal base, boxes supported by said base and at une ual dis tances from the middle thereof, b ocks of fibrous material in said boxes, and means to secure the rails to said blocks, substantially as shown and described.
2. In a railroad tie, a metal base, boxes supported by said base and at une ual distances from the middle thereof, b iocks of fibrous material in said boxes, cap plates on to of said boxes, and means to secure the rails through said cap plates and to the blocks, substantially as shown and described.
3. In a railroad tie, a metal base, boxes supported by said base and at unequal distances from the middle thereof, blocks of fibrous material in said boxes, cap plates on top of said boxes having holes therein, and spikes inserted through said holes in the cap plate and into the fibrous block to secure the rails in position, substantially as shown and described.
In testimony whereof we hereto afiix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.
JAMES B. SPERA. s. e. cocxnnv.
Witnesses:
JNo. M. UNDERWOOD, JOHN C. HOOPER.
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