US894580A - Rail-fastener for metallic ties. - Google Patents

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PATENTED--JULY 28, -1908.

APP'LIoAm'IoN' FILED rms. zo; 1908.

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ROBERT o. BLAKEY, or PITTsBURe', PnvNsYLVAXIA.

' 4:terriens'ranma Fon METALLIG Tres.

To all whom t may concern."

B e. 1t known 4thatl, ROBERT' O. BLAKEY, a citlzenof the United States of America,

residing at' Pittsburg, in :the county.v of Ab' legheny' and .State of Pennsylvania, have lnvented newand useful llmpro:'ernent s`in Rail-Fasteners for Metallic Ties, of which the following is a s ecification, reference being had therein to t e accompanying drawing.

This lnventlon relates to a `rail fastener for metallic ties, and the primarv object of my l invention is .to provide a novel fastener which locked in position' by a malleable spike or in.:

A furt er object of this invention is to dispense with' the -use of nuts and bolts for securing rails to metallic ties, and to employ la novelfastener andl means for locking the same, that Vwill t prevent lateral and vertical displacement of. a rail with relationlto" aktie. Tothis end, Ihave devisedafastener compri'sing two partspr members adaptedv to inter-lock with the tie', these arts or mem'- bers being held in afixed position-by a malle- 'able spike driven between said members and automaticall;- clenched.

l The detailed construction offmy' invention' willl be presently described andthen s yeeitic'- ally 'pointed out inthe appended claims;vv

this specification Figure'1 isnan elevation of'a' accord with the Referring to the drawing forming` part. of

ortion of a tie equipped lith mvfastener. 1g. 2 1s a plan of the' same, Fig. 3 is an elevation of a modified form of fastener, Fig. 4 is` a similar view, lillustrating the modified form of fastener as shifted. Fig- 5 is'a perpective view of the preferred form offast ener; i 1g. 6 1s an elevation of a portlon of a tie' equipped with anothermodiiedlforrn jof fastener,Fig. 7 is a perspeetiveview 'of-the form of fastener shown in 6.' `Figs. 8, .9, and 10 are horizontal sectional vieivs showing modified forms of securing spike,- `with the two members of the fastener I'nodiiedA to particular form. of jspike em loved.

n the accompanying drawings, 1 'desig'L nates "av metallic tie of I-beam form having f L its rail-supporting fianges 2. provided `with 50.

diagonally disposed slots 3,-located at" opposite sides ofthe web of saidtie and adjacent to vthe longitudinal edges of the railsup port-ing flanges 2.

f2 if tiene is'. base-pme nimm-genis 5 Mounted upon thenil-sixpporting ange's formed therein whichxegister .with the slots 7 speeiecatiofn "of Letters raient. i' Application sied February 2o, isos. semi Nb.' 4'1e,soa.

3 in the iianges 2 `ofthe tie.

Patented July 2s, labs.,

1.1-, a head 12, a lip 13, and a racing lug 1-1.

The members constituting the fastener atf each side of the rail are similar in f0`rm,.and

the heads 8 of the rail-.clamping members of the fastener engage the base-flanges 15 of the rail 6, 'the heads '12, .engage thefrail plate 4,

the lips 9 and 13, engage the'under sides o the supporting ianges 2, and the'sha-nks z and 1l' rest Within the slots 3 and 5.

The confronting edges ofthe'members are slightly inclined, whereby a spreader hel-e111 shown' in the form of a Wedgeshaped spike or 'key 16 can be driven between said members rto lock the members iuposition. The

spike or key 1,6 is made of'malleablemetal wherebyr when the end thereof impinges.

against the hook-shaped spike-'deflector 1 0, the end of said spike Vor key `will be deflected upwardly, or over theibracing-lug 14 ofthe ,outer member, causing the end of said spike or' key'to become clenched, to prevent 'accidental displacement of the-members vof the fastener.

rlibe `lip 13 ofthe outer member 'is 'of'.'a

lesser length than 'the lip 9 of the inner member, whereby-these parts can be easily placed Within the slots 3 and 5 and spread bythe spike Vor kel;r to grip the tie and the rail.lv

The spikesfor keys are -preferably formed with heads 17, whereby' a suitable implement (not shown) can' be employed to withdraw the spikes or keys.

.In 'Figsf 3 and 4 of the drawings, Il have illustrated a'slight modification of my invention, wherein the inner 'members of the fas- 'teners are' formed with combined overhangin'g heads. and rail braces 1 8. In connection s'vith this modification of my inventioml have illustrated the Shanks of .the outer members of thetasteners as varying in size,

theshank of one outer memberbeing smallerv than'the shank ofthe other outer mcmlwr.

In making the slots 3 and 5 slightly llonger-,

the outer members 4of thc rail fstenerscan 4be inter-'changed to permit of a rari being slightlyshifted upon avt-ie. In Fig. 4 of the drawings, 'theouter member upon the right hand side'of the rail takes the place-of the Outer" member upon the right hand side of 5 the frail illustrated in Fig. of the diawings, greby'permittiug of a rail being shifted to Ijfegrigh t,`.'from the'position illustrated in Figsf'and -7, I have illustrated a still .further modication of/'my invention, wherethe spike'cr locking .medium is deflected tha-confronting edges 'of .the inner and Aouterme mbe'rsr of 'the fastener. The inner lfastener)'19-hasfits edge provided with an l5 enlargement 20,'.Whle the outer member 21 [has its'edgfprovided with, aconcav'ity or a receSsZZ-f T i a-sinuQns orirregul'ar1 path for the spike or "key thatS driven 'between s aid members,

Re. conse uently said spike or key 'will'be bent when` "'ven between the members,'and will be prevented' y from [becoming accidentally dieen ged from the fastener. v

Y Sto. 10 inclusive, I haveillustr'ated 'SNS or keys of different shapes in cross Se "e thesefspikes orkelys preventing lateri-iflisplacement of the spike or key when driven between two 4members of the fastener;

ltiwillf of course -be .understood that the' right .to make such structural changes in my invention as are'permissible bythe appended Havingnow described my invention what i having slots formed `therein 4and a rail plate provided with slots ada ted .ed in saidtie for ese confronting,edges provide to register with tliegslots of said ti e,'of asteners mounted in said/slots, each fastener comprising an inner member and an outer member, heads carried by said members, li s carried by said members,.a wedge-shape. malleable spike adapted to be driven between said members, anda hook sha ed deflector carried by the inner member fdr defiec-ting the e'nd of said spike against thevoute'r member.

2. In combination with a slotted metallic tie adapted to sup ort rails, fasteners mountiiolding rails thereon, each fastener comprising an inner member and an outer member, heads carried by said menibers, lips carried by said members, a wedge sha ed spike ada ted to b e driven between said) members, an a deflector carried by said innlrniember'for clenching the end of said s i e., 1 f P3. A. rail fastener comprising. an inner member, and an -outery member, heads car.- ried by said members,.lips carried by said members, a malleable s ikeada te'd to be driven between said mem ers, an adeflector carried by said inner member for forcing the end of said spike against'said outer member.

4. A rail fastener comprising an inner railclam ing member, an" outer tie-engaging4 mem er, a spreader adapted to be driven between said members, and lmeans carried by one of said members for deflecting the end of,

said spike against the other ofsaid members. 5;. 'A rail fastener comprising two members eachhaving a tie-enga lug and having f Confronting edges shape to provide an irregular path between' the members, anda spike adapted to be driven into said irregular path to spreadsaid members.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

4 ROBERT O. BLAKEY. Witnessesz' MAX H. SnoLovirz, A. J TRIGG.

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