US904824A - Rail-fastener. - Google Patents

Description

J. A. WIDNER.

RAIL FASTENEE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. as, 1908.

904,824. Patented Nov. 24, 1908;

UNITED STATES @llflFIQE.

JOHN A. WIDNER, OF ALPENA, MICHIGAN.

RAIL-FASTENER.

no. ceases.

Application filed Karen 26, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. WIDNER, a citizen of the UnitedState's, residing at Alna, in "the county of-Alpena and State of ichi an, have invented a new and useful Railastener, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail fasteners and is more particularly designed for use upon metallic railway ties such, for example, as shown in my co-pending application.

The object of the invention is to provide a fastener which is sim le, durable and efiicient, dispenses with t e use of spikes, bolts and similar fastening devices, and can be readily adjustedso as to -firmly engage a rail,

should the rail become loosefrom any cause as, for example, the wearing of its supportin cushion.

Vith these and other objects in view the inventionconsists of certain novel features r of construction and combinations of parts tion of a portion of. a he and showing a rail secured thereon by means of the fasteners constituting the present invention, a portion of the tie being broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan View of the parts shown in 1. Fi s. 3 and at are detail views of the two menu are of each fastener.

Referring to the figures by characters of reference, 1 designates a metal tie preferably of that character having top flanges 2 extending" longitudinally thereof, 4, said flanges being rovided with slots 3 for the reception of t e fasteners. These slots are spaced apart a distance equal to or a little less than the width of the base of a rail 4 and a cushioning block 5 of wood or other material may be arranged on the tie between these slots so as to constitute a yieldable sup ort for the rail.

Each astener utilized for securing the rail to the tie consists of a gripping member 6 in the form of an elongated metal plate having jaws 7 and 8 extending from one longitudinal edge thereof at the ends of the plate. The upper j aw 'i is beveled in the direction of its length so as to rest snugly upon one base flange of the rail A; while the lower 8is beveled transversey as indicated pan ticularly in Fig. so as to ft snugly upon Specification of Letters Patent.

lPatented Nov. 24, 1908.

Serial No. 423,425.

notch or recess 9 extending transversely therein anddesigned to register with any one of a series of similar notches 10 formed in one face of a key 11. The notched face of this key is inclined relative to the'opposite facethereof so as to bear firmly upon its corresponding inclined face of plate 6.

In using the fasteners herein described the rail is positioned upon the tie and between slots 3, and a cushioning block 5 is preferably interposed between the rail and tie. The plate 6- is then inserted through one of the slots 3 so that jaw 7 will rest upon one of the base flanges of the rail while the jaw 8 will contact with the bottom surface of one of the top flanges 2 of the tie. Key 1l .is then inserted into the slot 3 so that the notched faces of the key and plate contact and by driving the key downward into the slot the inclined face thereof will coiiperate with the corresponding face of the plate 6 so as to shift the jaws 7 and 8 longitudinally of the tie and cause the beveled or Working face of jaw 7 to tightly bind on the base flange of the rail. After fasteners have been placed in slots at both sides of the rail and adjusted in the manner described each key can besccured to its plate 6 by inserting a rivet 12 into the alining notches of the plate and key and upsetting the ends thereof so as to prevent the accidental displacement of the rlvet and the consequent displacement of the parts of the fastener. Should the cushion block 5 become packed or worn so as to cause the rail to settle either or both of the fas tenors can be readily tightened upon the rail simply by driving the keys further into the slots 3 after the rivets 12 have been removed from engagement therewith. To remove each ri et it is necessary to cut or file off one of its heads so that it can be readily driven out of the registering notches in which it is seated. Importance is attached.

ing the rivets 12 it becomes absolutely impossible for the fasteners to become displaced unless the rivet is cut or filed.

That is-claimed is:

The combination with a metal tie including longitudinal oppositely extending top flanges, the lower faces of said flanges converging downwardly, and each flange having fastener-receiving slots; of a railssupporting cushion upon the flanges and between the slots, said cushions being spaced from the slots, and rail-fastening means within each slot, and comprising a member having upper and lower rail and tie-engaging jaws respectively .extendingfrom one face thereof, the. lower tie-engaging jaw being beveled laterally to conform to the angle of the lower face of the tie flange, the rail-engaging jaw being beveled to conform to the inclination member in said slot and with one wall of the slot for shifting said member toward the cushioning block to clamp the cushioning device between the tie and the rail engaged by the fastener member, the adjoining faces of said member and key being notched and disposed to register, and fastening means insertible into the registering notches.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signa-- ture in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. WIDNER.

l Vitnesses JAMES, FRANCIS,

HnNRY K. Gns'ron.

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