US906144A

US906144A - Cross-tie.

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Publication number: US906144A
Application number: US40169207A
Authority: US
Inventors: William A Lockwood; Lewis Hamm
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1907-11-11
Filing date: 1907-11-11
Publication date: 1908-12-08
Anticipated expiration: 1925-12-08

Description

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

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GROSS-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 8, 1908.

Application filed November 11, 1907. Serial No. 401,692.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WILLIAM A. LOOK- woon and Lnwrs HAMM, citizens of the United States, residing at W'eatherly, in the county of Carbon and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Cross-Ties, of which the folowing is a specification.

This invention contemplates certain new and useful improvements in cross-ties and the object of the invention is an improved metallic cross-tie which may be readily adjusted for grading purposes and which may be kept properly adjusted by the track walker to prevent any accidents from low joints or the like.

With this and other objects in view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements of parts that We shall hereinafter describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of our improved cross-tie. Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereofon the line 22 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a similar view substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of a modification hereinafter described. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view showing the means for securing the cap plate in position when the end of the tie is not elevated, and Fig. 6 is a similar View thereof with the end elevated showing the means for locking the actuating rod in position.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

This improved cross-tie comprises an upper member 1 and a lower member 2, each channeled or U-shaped in cross section but the up er member being larger than the lower member) and fitting thereover as shown. The main portion of the upper member serves as the top 3 of the tie and is designed to have the railssecured thereto, the sides 5 of said member extending downwardly from the main portion 3 and being designed to incase the sides 6 of the lower member 2. The two members are pivotally secured together at one end by a bolt 7 which passes through the sides 5 and 6 of the respective members. This bolt also secures in position a clevis 8 which prevents anylat.-

eral movement or spreading of the sides 5 of the outer member 1. Extending from the other end of the lower member 2, the upper edge of each side 6 thereof slopes downwardly to an intermediate point as shown forming an outwardly facingshoulder 9, one of said sides 6 being provided with an interior shoulder 10. The corres onding or free end of the upper member 1 is esigned to be raised so as to tilt the top 3 of the tie as may be required for grading purposes. For the pur ose of raising this free end and holding it in e evated position two wedges 11 and 12 are provided. The wedge 11 fits within the lower member 2 and has substantially the same inclination 'as that of the upper edges of the sides 6, the

inward movement of said wedge being limited by the shoulder 10. The wedge 12 rests on the sloping edges of the sides 6 and on the wedge 11 with its larger end facing inwardly and designed to abut against the shoulders 9 to limit the inward movement of the said wedge. This last-named wedge has a recess 13 formed in its upper face and a threaded aperture 14 in its innermost end.

The lower wedge 11 is designed to be pushed inwardly and the wedge 12 is designed to be drawn outwardly, such latter movement resulting in the wedge 12 hearing against the free end ofthe top 3 to raise such end of the upper member 1 as shown. An actuating screw rod 15 is designed to be inserted in the aperture 14 of the wedge 12, said rod protruding from the end of the tie and formed on its protruding end with a head 16. The protruding end of the rod 15 is journaled in a cap plate 17 closing the last-named end of the tie. This cap plate 17 is held in position by two hooked members 18 secured to the plate 17 by a set screw 19, with their hooked

portions engaging lugs

20 and 20 formed respectively on the main portions of the upper and lower members. The rod 15 passes through one of these hooked members 18 with'its head 16 bearing thereagainst as shown. The turning of the rod 15 by means of any crank handle, wrench, or other tool applied to the head 16 thereof, results in the movement of the wedge 12 in one direction or the other and thus raises or lowers the free'end of the top 3.

Blocks 21 are secured to the inner surface of the top 3 of the tie and said blocks and the top a termed with threaded openings- 22' I designed to receive bolts for holding the rails tothe tie, one of the blocks 21 being re;- ceived in the recess 13 in the wedge 12.

To adjust this improved cross tie after itis' in position, the set screw 19 and the lower hooked member 18' are removed, the top" 3 is properly tilted by turning. the head 16* of the rod 15.

The tie is locked in position after adjustment by reversing thelowe't hooked memher' 1-8' and securing it position by means of the set screw 19, so that its hooked end faces out wardly and abuts against the head 16 of the rod as indicated in Fi 6 to revent the aecidental rotation of the latter;

From the above description connection with the accompanying drawing it will be seenthat we have provided a simple, durable and efiicient construction of cross-tie which may be easily adjusted for grading; purposes, by the manipulation of the rod 1 5.

It is to be understood that eases'wher i t it is not desired to employ the adjustable feature of this cross-tie, the wedges; and the means for operating them may be dispensed with. In this case the blocks 21 ar'e' pro. vided with depending portions 23' which are adapted to rest on the main portionof the lower member 2? to strengthen the tie.

Having thus described the invention, what we claim is: j 1. A cross tie constructed ifi I PPGI? and lower members pivotally' connected together at one end, and means" for raising the other end of the upper'memher' and holding it in an inclined position on the lower mem- 2. A cross tie constructed in of'per' and l'owermembets ivotally'c'onnecte together atone end, and means interposed betwe n" said members for raisin the otherendof themember and holding it inan inclined position on the lower member.

3. A cross tie constructed upper and lower members pivotally connected together atone end, and a wedge interposed between said memhers and arranged to bear agains'tf the upper member to raise the other end thereof and hold it in an inclined position on: the lower member. i 4. A cross-tie constructed in upper and lower member's, pivotally connected together at one end, a wedge interposed between the other ends of said members, and means for moving said wedge whereby to raise and lower the upper member at one end on the lower,

5 The herein described cross-tie comprisingupper and lower members, saidupper member fitting over the lower member" and being pivotally secured at one end thereto, means for raising the other end of said upper member and holding it elevated position,

and a clevis secured to the pivoted end of the upper member and extending" across the lower side of the lower member as and for the purpose set forth.-

6. The herein-described cross-tie compris- 2 ing upper and lower members, a lower wedge fitting one end of the lower member, and an upper wedge resting on the lower wedge and 1 belng adapted to be moved inwardly or outwardly whereby to raise or lower the corresponding end of the upper member.

7. The herein-described cross-tiecomprisingup' er and lower members, a lowerwedge fitting; in one end of thelower' member, an upperwedge' resting on the lower wedge and beating a ainst the upper member, and an actuating rod secured .to the upper wedge and adapted to move the latter inwardly or outwardly. I a I 8 The herein-described cross-tie comprisingupper and lower members, alow'er wedge fitting, in one end of the lower member, an upper wedge resting on the lower wedge and bearing against the upper member, an actuatih-g" rod secured at one end in the upper wedge, and a cap plate in which the other end of said rod is journaled, said plate closing the corresponding end of the tie.

9'. The herein-described cross-tie compri'sing' upper and lower members pivotally com IieCted together at one end and each formed with lugs, a lower wedge fitting the other end of the lower member, an upper wedge resting on the lower wedge, an actuating:

rod secured at one end the upper'wedge, a

1 cap plate in which the other end of said rod is journaled, said plate closing the correspondin'g' end of the tie, two hooked members secured to the plate with their hooked perti'ohs engaging the lugs of the respective members,-, and a setscrew designed to hold said hooked members in position as and for the purpose set forth.

10. The herein-described cross-tie oomprising" upper and lower channeled members pivotally connected together at one end, the upper edges of the lower member sloping downwardly from the other end of said memher to an intermediate point and forming shoulders, said lowerme'mber being also provided with an interior shoulder, a lower wedge fitting in the last-named end of the lower member, said wedge having substantially the same inclination as the upper edges of the lower member and having its inward movement limited by the interior shoulder thereof, an upper wedge resting on the lower wedge and on the sloping edges of the lower member and having its inward movement limited by the shoulders of the latter, and means for actuating the upper wedge as and for the purpose set forth.

1 1. A cross tie comprising upper and lower channeled members pivotally connected together at one end, the upper edges of the lower member sloping downwardly from the other end of said member to an intermediate point and forming shoulders, and a wedge resting on the sloping edges of the lower member and arranged to bear against the free end of the upper member to raise the latter and hold it in inclined position on the lower member.

12. A hollow metallic cross-tie constructtions and adapted to raise one end of the up-- per section on the lower, said wedge being formed with a recess accommodating one of said blocks and means for moving said wedge.

13. A cross tie comprising upper and lower members, a wedge interposed betwe n said members and formed with a threade aperture, a threaded actuating rod engaged in the threaded aperture in the wedge, and means for limiting the inward movement of the rod, whereby the rotation thereof effects the inward or outward movement of the wedge.

In testimony whereof we aflix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM A. LOCKWOOD. [n 5.] LEWIS HAMM. [1,. 8.]

Witnesses:

THos. J. DRUMBER, E. P. WILLIAMS.