US933264A - Steel railroad-tie and rail-grip. - Google Patents

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J. G. PLATT. STEEL BAILBGAD TIB AND BAIL GRIP.

APPLIUATION FILED APB16.1908.

Patented Sept. 7, 1909.

Heiney VUNYTED STATES JOSEPH C. PLATT, OF OGDEN, UTAH.

Broni. nur-.noname .um Ennemi.

Specification of Letters Patent,

Pittem-.ea sept.. 7, 1909.

Application med pm 15, isos. sei-1a; im (zum.

To oil whom'il, 'may concern:

,lio xt known that l, Joslirlr C. PLATI,

citizen of the [initrd Sintes, rfniding at. C l the tie which is called the iock;

den, in the county oi iV'elxr-r, State of Uta. i, have invented :i new and useful Stoel Rai-l rood-Tio and Rini-Grip; and ido declare the foilowing is o full, elem', and exact description oi tlio some, reference being had to the uccfmipzmying drawings, making a part of this spr-zcilicotion, and the leitereof reforonee marked thereon.

My invention is intended to be 'used in the construction of railroads to be laid on the. grade thereof and on thorn to be plad the railroad rails. sind is intended to Vtake vtho i timbers thereof.

place of certain wooden ties which have been generally weed. heretofore.. l

Tliw invention can be pla-eed on the north or forel had 'and when'so used will. not set or ind.; it con 'also oe used in concrete construction and in like manner can be umd' on street railways on paved streets. It can riso be used on wooden wlinrfs or trestlos and as' wel] on stoel. brid es. There are no Ymss or s ikee required, t e rail being cinte ed by the wedge to the tie. The bearing of the steel rail un the tie is mmhioned et 'fom` points of com' :1r-.t on soft Bitbiitbnietal or on Wedge.

wood or Composition as niej.' be desired.' sub stnntially ne Rimwiii in the drawing and is hereafter s' riliori :aofi vfxinzecl.

In the ilr:i...Sn,\;g Finire 1i is a transverse section on lino fly-zr Pig. i). through the end of a tie embodyin rail in. position. 2 is a, longitudinal section on' the line y--y of' Fig. 1. Fig. is o. phin of one end of a tie with the rail in position. Fig. 4; is ay lon .itudinel vertieal section on the lino :J1-z o. Fig. 6, of one of the `.ved es. Fig. 5 is a transverse section on the ine 'u1-ov of Fig. 6, of e similar Fig. 6 is a. plan of e Wedge(- Fi 7 en elovo'txon of o modified. form of we ge with serrated faces and with a. wooden ouah ionjb1ock,a portion of the wedge and block being Shown in section. Fivv 8 is lan of the'we e and'bloek of Fig. one en i,of the wooden look being broken away. 'Fi 9 is 4o transverse section through the w ge of' Figs. 7 and 8 showingthe wedge in position on the tie.

Similar letters refer' t0. similar parte througlllioit the eeveraiviervs; In e aoco ying drawins A :opreniy invention with the the wedge .or clutch which fastens the Areil e to thetre; C the tiev itself; D a. rtion of a portion of C .forming the ange; F the wooden oontaet plate. The tie b is eonstructed from a solid piece of sheet stoel; the sides being o portion 'of the sheet steel turnedat right angies forming the box or trough (Figs. l. and 2).

(Figs. i and'2) Vro resents u portion of the. bottom of C out in at'both-ends of C and turned down and is to strengthen C and prevent the .tie from shift# ing, and when the tie is.used on wooden.

Wharfs or t-restles c can be mortised Vinto the D represents n. portion of C, cnt 4proper Sinemnd shape to odmit B (Fi l) and turned nearly at right an les onhe inside "of C fox-min f the 'lock D. l Fig.l 1),.'D in 4not being turno directly at? right angles to C (Fig. 1) Servos as n. spring against B and prevents B from working out of position. n represents a. portion of C out proper size and sha e, somewhat sinn-iler than D, turned direc-t y at right angles to C orrn in e base for B. tlie rrip orwodge is :i piece of Steel nia-de e shape, thicker on one ond than on the ot er. and of snioient length to slightly more than Grossi the tie and so con- :atr'noted a.- to fold over and grip the base of the rail A.. and when B is driven under A. in

the slit ont in C; B binds A. securely to the l lie (I. Two wedge.l B are. need and must be driven from the Home side of C and on oppositie sides of the miiA. thereby,- bindin (irmly aii arts of the [rz-iso of A to C. may he ma.. eeitherploin (1" i 4-5-6) or corrugated (Figs. 7--8). 'fie purpose of F from sii p11 out of the wedge when driven un er t e rail A; This corrugated Wedge may be used either with the wo contact Vplate or the Babbitt-metal or composition metal platee b ae shown in Figs. 4.

and 6.' n

plieoe of Babbitt-metal or con,

represents b is a soft position whi is dropped or' placed into u.

vided'with e slot aceommodatin base, wed intermediate the rai bese and on the road-bed it may be filled with ballast llm'ed hole in the top of the Wedge B itnd is lo he placed in loosely so that when b becomes worn or compressed it can be easily re )luc-eil by driving' buck the wedge B und su stitntig for it a` new Babbitt-metal or composition which can be done by simply )leem r them in position when B can again )e rep need in C. A

l" 1s n piece OLI. wood mede to fit the base 0f li und should be approximately the saine length as B. The purpose of Zi and F is to prevent jarring und vive elasticity to the |oint formed between L :und ll.

'll'ie bottoni or oenlrnl portion of U ne l\'l|o\vn in the plan (Fig. 3) may be-cnt out leaving the Harige E nonr each perpendiculur Ieide of C. This also permits of c 0 bein r turned down which will again reinforce and strengthen- C in the saine manner :is heretofore explained in regard to o. Theportion of C remo ved by cutting out. the bottom may he usedfor the purpose of manufacturing the -wedge B (Figs. 68). This open ace in the bottom 'of C prevents eenter'bin ing of C on a road-bed. After C is in position such as gravel, mortar, concrete, masonry, or engi substance which ma be desired.

eying fully describe my invention, what I claim 1s new, und desire to secure by Letters Patent, isf-A ,Y

1. The combination of a rail, a tie prothe reil the slot, e wedges including baises under- Y edges of the rail base, an

lyin the rail base, and lien es encgagging the rnil ase, end relatively 4so blo v carried by the bases of the wedges und supporting the ruil.

2. Y'llie combination of n ruil. o orosei-tie of 4o ehnnnel section provided with slots to acconnnodnte the rail bese, ortions of the tie beingl turned inward at tie bottoms of the slots, and wedges intermediate the rail bese und the slots, euch wedge eon'iprising e base 45 underlying the rail, und` a flange engaging the ed e of the ruil buse.

2l. rl ie combination of a rnil, n cross-tie o1" channel section provided with slots to nccominodnte the rail base, ortions of the tie 5o being turned inward at tie bottoms of the slots, und wedges intermediate the rail base and the. slots, euch wedge comprising a' buse underlyin f the rail, n fiarge engaging the edge of tie rail base, an relatively Soft blocks carried b the buses of the wedges and su )porting tie rail base.

4. 'llie combination of a cross tie comprising a bottom web and side members extendin upward nt right angles to the web, the si e members being slotted near their up er edges, a rail with its base within Athe ot, wedges in the slots com rising bases underlying the mil lbese and an es engaging the relatively soft 65 blocks intermediate the wedge 'bases and tlie rail base. V

In testimony of what I claim I have here- Vunto subscribed my name in the presence of two 'Witnessee JOS. C. PLATT. Witnesses:

0. S. CLARK, J. H. DE VINE.

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