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    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01BPERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
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  • Figure 3 is a bottom view ofthe wedge
  • Figure 4 is a longitudinal' vertical section
  • Figure 5 a top view of the wedge.
  • This invention consists in a peculiar construction of railroad-chair, by which the rails are held most securely and immovably, when subjected to the greatest superincumbent weight, thereby tending to protectthe abutting ends of adjacent rails from those injuries from the wheels of passing trains, which result from their being more or less out of line, and which constitute so important an element in the wear and tear of a road. 4
  • edges of the slots are rounded, so as to form, with corresponding concavities in the clamps, knucklejoints, to allow lateral Vvibrating movement to the clamps.
  • the lower ends of the clamps C C do not touch each other, but receive between them a wedge, W, their ends having an inclination to each other, corresponding with that ofthe sides of the wedge.
  • the wedgeiW is'long enough to ⁇ extend from one pair of clamps to the other, as shown in g.y 2.
  • the latch has an arm project-ing down through the slot, whose weight tends to keep itin a vertical position.
  • The' latch, or lock L actsas a paw'l to holdthe ⁇ wedge down.
  • a railroad-chair constructed substantially asdescribed, by'which .the rails are held most immovably, and most directly in line with each other, when subjected to the greatest superincumbent weight, as specified.

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THOMAS C. ROBINSON, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND GEORGE H. SANBORN.
Letters Patent No. 89,079, dated April 20, 1869.
The Schedule referred t in these Letters Patent and making part of the'same.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, THOMAS C. ROBINSON, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk, and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railroad-Chairs; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full and correct description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical transverse *sectionl of my improved chair, applied to a rail Figure 2 is a side elevation of the same;
Figure 3 is a bottom view ofthe wedge;
Figure 4 is a longitudinal' vertical section; and
Figure 5, a top view of the wedge.
The same letter indicates the same part wherever it occurs.
The nature of this invention consists in a peculiar construction of railroad-chair, by which the rails are held most securely and immovably, when subjected to the greatest superincumbent weight, thereby tending to protectthe abutting ends of adjacent rails from those injuries from the wheels of passing trains, which result from their being more or less out of line, and which constitute so important an element in the wear and tear of a road. 4
To enable Others to make and use my improved chair, I will proceed to describe its construction and operation.
The ahuttin g ends of the rails R R' rest upon a plate, l?, which is provided with four slots, through which pass four clamps, C C'.
The edges of the slots are rounded, so as to form, with corresponding concavities in the clamps, knucklejoints, to allow lateral Vvibrating movement to the clamps.
The shape ofthe clamps is clearly shown in fig. l.
They are passed through the slots in plate l?,- as shown in that ligure, and their upper ends enter recesses in the sides oftheside-braces B B, which embrace and press against the sides of the abutting rails B It', as shown in figs. 1 and 2.
The lower ends of the clamps C C do not touch each other, but receive between them a wedge, W, their ends having an inclination to each other, corresponding with that ofthe sides of the wedge.
The wedgeiW is'long enough to` extend from one pair of clamps to the other, as shown in g.y 2.
It basa slot, S, of pecnliar'form, in its middle, said slot being clearly represented in igs. 3, 4, and 5;
-This slot receives the latch, or lockpL, which rests, by projecting shoulders, upon its edges.
The latch has an arm project-ing down through the slot, whose weight tends to keep itin a vertical position.' l
The result of this construction is, that when weight is applied, as by a passing train, tothe top of the joint between the abutting rails E R, the braces B B are pressed down, and draw the .upper ends of the clamps C G together. This forces theirlower ends apart, and permits the wedge XV to descend between them, and hold all the advantage gained.
The' latch, or lock L, actsas a paw'l to holdthe `wedge down. v
It is obvious, that the greater the weight` applied to the' top of the rails, the greater the force with whi the braces B B are held against them, and tendjto keep them immovable ,and in line` with each other.
Having thus fully described my invention,
lVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters )Pat-` ent, is-
1. The combination of the plate P, clamps O C', braces B B', and wedge W, all constructed and operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.
2. In combination with the slotted wedge W and plate I, the lock L, arranged and operating as described.
3. A railroad-chair, constructed substantially asdescribed, by'which .the rails are held most immovably, and most directly in line with each other, when subjected to the greatest superincumbent weight, as specified. v
The above specification of my said invention, signed Aand witnessed at New York, this 6th day of February',
T. C. ROBINSON. W'itnesses:
Jos. S. SANBORN, CEAS. F. STANSBURY.
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