US927720A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

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RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED JULY, 20, 1908.

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RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1909.

Application filed July 20, 1908. Serial No. 444,397.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnrir Farr, a citizen of the United States, residing at Sherodsville, in the county of Carroll and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the "following is a specification.

This invention relates to railways, and more particularly to rail joints, and has for an object to provide a joint especially suit able for use on curves.

Another object is to provide a joint which will not become disconnected because of looseness of the securing bolts and nuts.

Another object is to provide a joint adapted to present relative vertical displacement of the rail end. I

, Another object is to provide a novel and effective means for securing the rails in coengagement with slight expense of time and labor.

Other objects and advantages will be ap-- parent from the "following description, and it will be understood that changes in the specific structure shown and described may be made within the scope of the claims and that any suitable materials may be used without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in which like numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view of the oint in operative position, Fig. 2 is a top view of the base end, Fig. 3 is a bottom view of the superposed end, Fig. 4 is a side view of the base end, Fig. is a similar view of the superposed end, Fig. (3 is an end view of the base section, Fig. 7 is a similar view of the superposed end, Fig. 8 is a cross section through the oint in operative position. Fig. 9 is a side view of a modified form of this invention, Fig. 10 is a bottom View of the modified form of the joint, with the base plate removed, Fig. 11 is a longitudinal sectional view of the modified form. Fig. 12 is a View of a fastening means for engagement over the rail flanges.

Referring to the drawings, there is shown a rail joint comprising a base section 10 and a superposed section ll coengaged therewith. The base section comprises a rail of the usual type having a portion of the tread l2 and supporting web '13 cut away and having a thickened base portion 14. having a rectaniormed therein, and having a laterally extending passage 15' of rectangular shape formed therein, and communicating with said recess for the reception ol the tie bolt 10 to be subsequently described. The superposed section 11 comprises a similar rail having the end portion of its foot :tlange 1S removed and having the adjacent portion of he wcb cut away as shown, leaving the dependent tenon adapted for slidable engagement in the recess, and having a lateral opening 21 thcrethrough adapted to register with the opening, 15 when the tenon is engaged in the recess 15. It will be observed that the adjacent end portions of the rail 11 are thickened in a manner similar to that in the rail 10, in order to provide a more rigid oint.

vl n the modified lorm shown in Figs. 9 to ll the end portions of the rails are thick ened and their base faces provided with recessed portions adapted to engage over a base plate 31, as shown. The rail is provided with a dovetail tenon 33 and the rail is provided with a recess adapted to downward sliding engagement over the dovetail member 33, as shown. The end port-ion of the rail 34: is provided with a laterally extending passage 36 communicating with the recess 35 and the tenon 33 is provided with a similar passage adapted to register with the passage 30 when engaged in the recess 35. The openings 36 and 37 are intended to receivea tie pin 38 therethrough as shown, to hold the rail ends securely in coeugagement.

In use, the first described form oil the invention is secured upon a railroad track in the usual manner, the end of the rail 10 being disposed centrally upon a tie as shown, and the section 11 cocngaged downwardly therewith. The rails may be secured to the ties by any oil the usual methods, and it will be seen that when so secured the rail will be securely held from lateral displacement. it will be noted that the rails will be similarly engaged even when secured to the tie.

it will be seen that the base portion supplies a firm Foundation tor the end of the tread portion of the rail ll preventing its displacement below the level ol the tread of the rail 10. The base plate 3i in the modilied t'orm serves a similar purpose in pre venting vertical relative (lisplaceincnt ot' the rails 32 and 3 gular longitudinally extending recess l5l The base plate Ell. has one longitudinal edge bent upwardly and inwardly to engage over the flange of the rail and against the head of the pin 38 to prevent the dislodgement of the pin from the openings in the member 33 and rail 34. Suitable recesses 40 are formed in the outer edge of the base plate outwardly of the flange 39 for the engagement of spikes therein, and a suitable recess 1-2 is formed in the inner edge of the flange to engage over the head of the pin 38. The recesses may be dispensed with if desired thus decreasing the cost of the device.

There is shown in Fig. 12 a supplementary fastening neans 4C5 adapted for engagement over the flanges of a rail, and engagement against the head of the pin adjacent to the ends of the rails to prevent the disengagement of the pin. The member comprises a yoke comprising a piece of sheet metal bent to form spaced flanges, one of which is intended to go beneath the rail flange and the other over the flange, the rail fastening spikes being driven outwardly of the member 45 and holding it close against the rail flanges and against the securing pm.

hat is claimed is:

1. A rail joint comprising thickened rail ends, one of said rail ends having its upper portion cut away to provide a step support, said step support having a downwardly extending recess formed therein, and having also a lateral passage formed therein communicating with said recess, a second rail end having its lower portion cut away, the remaining upper portion being provided with a depending tenon adapted for sliding engagement in said recess of the first named rail end, said tenon having also a lateral passage therethr'ough adapted to register with said first named lateral passage when the joint is in operative position, and a pin member adapted for coengagement in said lateral recesses when in registry.

2. A rail joint including thickened rail ends, one of said rail ends having its upper portion cut away to provide a step support, the other of said rail ends having portions cut away for engagement over said step support, said ends having openings formed therethrough adapted to register when coengaged, a pin member adapted for engagement through said openings to hold the adjacent ends against loose movement, said coengaged ends being constructed and adapted to interlock against longitudinal movement away from each other, and a chair member adapted for engagement beneath said ends and having flange engaging portions provided with recesses adapted to allow the engagement of a bolt -head therethrough against the rail flange, and provided with a recess adapted to receive the head of said pin member when engaged through the rail ends.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JUSE PH FAIT.

ll itnesses JOHN EBDEN, LoUis DAvnRio.

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