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- This invention relates. to railway rail joints, and has for one of its objects to im prove the construction'and increase the efliciency and utility of devicesof this character.
- the invention consists in forming the vertical web portions of the adjacent ends of two rails offset laterallywith shoulders at the terminals of the offsets to receive the ends of the webs and with the tread and tie flange portions opposite the offsets divided longitudinally and with thetreads overhanging the terminals of the offsets and the flanges bearing beneath the same and with clamp bolts connecting the rails through the offset portions.
- FIG. 1 is a side elevation
- Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the improved joints.
- Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1.
- s Fig. t is a transvers section on the line 44 of Fig. 1.
- the rails are designated'respectively by 10 and 11 and from points adjacent their opposite ends are halved as shown at 12 and 13, whereby shoulders 14 and 1 5 are formed on the webs against which the terminals abut.
- the outer ends of each rail section including the tread, web andtie flange are inclined outwardly and rearwardly and form an acute angle with one side of the web, and the inner ends ofthehalved portions are inclined forwardly and outwardly and form an acute angle with the inner or cut face of the-web.
- the portions. 18 and i 19 thus form pockets for the extremities of the adjacent sections and positively prevent lateral movement of the joints which will be found Very advantageous on curves.
- the lateral ofiset web portions will generally be about three feet long with the treads overhanging about four inches and the tie flanges underbearingf about the same distance, and with four of the clamp bolts,
- Theimproved' device may be employed in connection with rails of any size, and adapted for use for any of the various forms of rolling stock, either steam or electric.
- said rail being adapted to coooperate with a similarly formed reversed rail to make a rigidljoint, the inclined extremities of which will be pocketed and positively held against yielding to lateral strain.
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J. JORDAN. RAILWAY BAIL JOINT.
APPLICATION FILED AUG. 18, 1908.
Patented Aug. 31, 1909.
' filmmaker ANDREW a. emu 00., mom-umoaumini, WASIMNGYON D. 0-
UNITED STATES. PATENT oFFion.
JOSEPH JORDAN, or" CLARK, MISSOURI.
RAILWAY-RAIL JOINT.
Specification of Letterslatent. Patented Aug. 31, 1909.
' Application filedJLugust 18, 1908. Serial No. 449,055.
To all whom it may concern." 7
Be it known that I, J osEPrI JORDAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Clark, in the county of Randolph, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in'Railway-Rail Joints; and
I do hereby declare the following to be a' full, clear, and exact description'of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.
This invention relates. to railway rail joints, and has for one of its objects to im prove the construction'and increase the efliciency and utility of devicesof this character. j
With these and other objects in View the invention consists in forming the vertical web portions of the adjacent ends of two rails offset laterallywith shoulders at the terminals of the offsets to receive the ends of the webs and with the tread and tie flange portions opposite the offsets divided longitudinally and with thetreads overhanging the terminals of the offsets and the flanges bearing beneath the same and with clamp bolts connecting the rails through the offset portions.
The invention further consists in certain novel features of construction as, hereafter shown and described, and then specifically pointed out in the claims, and in the drawings illustrating the preferred embodiment of the invention, Figurel is a side elevation, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of one of the improved joints. Fig. 3 is a section on the line 33 of Fig. 1. s Fig. t is a transvers section on the line 44 of Fig. 1.
The rails are designated'respectively by 10 and 11 and from points adjacent their opposite ends are halved as shown at 12 and 13, whereby shoulders 14 and 1 5 are formed on the webs against which the terminals abut. The outer ends of each rail section including the tread, web andtie flange are inclined outwardly and rearwardly and form an acute angle with one side of the web, and the inner ends ofthehalved portions are inclined forwardly and outwardly and form an acute angle with the inner or cut face of the-web. The portions. 18 and i 19 thus form pockets for the extremities of the adjacent sections and positively prevent lateral movement of the joints which will be found Very advantageous on curves. The
tively long a continuous rail effect is offset web portions are provided with spaced transverse bolt apertures to receive the clamp bolts 20 and nuts 21. By this simple arrangement, the rail ends are firmly clamped and protected and the strains distributed over a relatively long area of the rail, so that the pounding or hammer blow effects produced by the rolling stock passing over the rails do not broom l. or batter the rail ends. Then again the joint being relaroduced which effectually obviates all jars and concussions as the trains pass over the rails.
The lateral ofiset web portions will generally be about three feet long with the treads overhanging about four inches and the tie flanges underbearingf about the same distance, and with four of the clamp bolts,
but it will be understood that these dimensions are not arbitrary and may be varied as required. l
I .Theimproved' device may be employed in connection with rails of any size, and adapted for use for any of the various forms of rolling stock, either steam or electric.
Preferably the joints between the over hanging portion 1617 of the treads and :forming an acute angle with the opposite side of the halved portion of the web, the
said rail being adapted to coooperate with a similarly formed reversed rail to make a rigidljoint, the inclined extremities of which will be pocketed and positively held against yielding to lateral strain.
In testimony whereof, I allixmy signature, in presence of two witnesses.
. JOSEPH JORDAN.
Witnesses:
' M. M. MARSHALL,
S. G. HAMILTON.
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