US931206A - Track-rail support. - Google Patents

Description

J. W. KEMMERLB.

TRACK RAIL SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 8, 1909.

Patented Aug. 17, 1909.

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JOHN W. KEMMERLE, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

TRACK-RAIL SUPPORT.

Specification oi Letters Patent.

Patented Aug 17, 1909.

' Application filed Karen S, 2993. serial No. 482,123.

railway track rails upon tiesgpto so construct. my improved rail supports to insure a;

safe connection ofthe rails and-ties which Wlll obviate any .tend'ency of the rails to spread apart and to produce other improve merits, the details of which will be more fully pointed out hereinafter. These objects I'accomplish in the manner illustrated in the'accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 represents in perspective a track rail section supported in connection with two ties by my improved supporting means, Fig. 2 is a plan view of. one of the support ing devices showing in dotted lines the relative position of the rail therewith, Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line U-'$ of Fig. 2, and Fig. dis a detail view in perspective of one of the clamping blocks which I employ in the mannerhereina'l ter set forth.

Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

In carrying out my invention, I employ track rail supports, adapted to be rigidly spiked or otherwise connected with the up per surfaces of ties oi a" railway track and each oi. these supports comprises an oblong plate 1, which is secured upon the tie the direction of the length of the latter. With each of the plates 1 are formed in tregally, two pairs of parallel upwardly projecting guide ribs, these ribs being inditat-ed at 2. As shown in the drawing, the

ribs of each pair are angular in crossseotion, or are formed in their upper portions with inturned lips as shown at 2*, resulting in an inverted T-guideway 2* between said ribs. .As shown in the drawing, the ribs of each pair are arranged diagonally-on-the plate 1, or extend in lines whlch formobtuse and acute angles withthe longer sides of said plate. By this arrangement, the ribs are arran 'ed out of alinement with the direction oi the length of the track rails, a

- Through position.

portion of one of which rails sandman at 3. Y r I thje floor of; each ofjthe guide ways which is formed betweenaeach pair of ribs, I form vertical unthreaded openings 4, which openings. are arranged-at desirable distances one from another. The track rails as shown in Fig. 1 of the: drawing, an adapted to have their laterally extending base flanges 3 bear, as shown, upon the inner 15-:

ribs 2 of the bars, said track rails extending angles to the directions of the length of the ties. For each of. the supporting plates 1, I provide two adjustable clamping blocks5,

.as usual, directionssubstantially at right. I

one for each of the guideways 2 Eachof these clamping blocks, comprisesan upright body portion having outwardly and in? wardly projecting base flanges v5 and 5 the" inner end or'side of each of the blocks being formed with an inward extension or lip 5, the end of which is inclined, as shown, thus resulting in imparting a greater length to one side of the blockthan the other. Through each of the blocks 5, I provide a vertical threaded opening 6. As will be seen, the base flanges 5 and 5 of the blocks engage. the lateral base recesses of the guideways 2, said blocks being slidable in said guideways when not held in connection with the base plate through the medium of bolts 7 which pass downward through threaded openings in the blocks and have their lower unthreaded portions extending into the desired plate openings -l. As indicated in the draw- 5;

ing, the projecting block lips 5 engage the, upper sides of the outer portions of the rail flanges 3, this clamping engagement tending to hold the rail firmly in connection with the plate 1 and to secure said rail against any possibility of lateral movement.

It is obvious that the relative positions of two parallel rails of a railway track, may be changed as desired to insure the proper distance between said rails, by removing the bolts 7 from opposing blocks 5 and sliding said blocks either in one direction or the other in the guidways 2 therebyimparting a lateral pressure on the rail flange, which will serve to move said rail to the desired new,p0siti0n. This being accomplished, the bolts may be again inserted inthe blocks and base plate, to hold the rail in the new From the construction and operation described, it will be seen that track rail supports are provided of comparatively simple construction, by means of which railway track rails may not only be held firmlyiin conn ction with the ties but by which said rails nayhave imparted thereto a desirable adjustm nt toward or away from each other. han I claim is: In a track rail support, the combination with a plate having means for attachment to a railway tie and provided with a pair of diagonally arranged guideways parallel with each other, and a plurality of openings in said plate in the floors of said gnideways, of

track rail engaging blocks slidalol mounted 15 lower unthrez'uled end portion adapted to 20 enter the desired one of said gnideway t loor epemngs.

in testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presenee of two witnesses.

7 JOHN W. KEMMERLE. Witnesses:

L. CARL S'ri'inon'roN, A. L. lnnm-s.

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