US935433A - Railway-tie. - Google Patents

Description

M. L. TOWNSEND.

RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED Arms. 1909.

935,433; Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

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MONTREVILLE L. TOWNSEND, OF POTOSI, MISSOURI.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 28, 1909.

Application filed April 5, 1909. Serial No. 487,905.

- To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, lUONrrIun'JLLE L. Town- SEND, citizen of the United States, residing at Potosi, in the-county of Washington and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-'lics, of which the following is a specification.

This invention comprelunuls certain new and useful improvements in track equipment for railways, and the invention has for its object an improved tie which is designed to be permanently positioned in the road bed and is provided with peculiar means for supporting the rail, whereby the latter may be raised or lowered at will without disturbing the tie.

-A further object of the invention is a tie having rail supporting means which are susceptible of adjustment independently thereof, the adjusting operation being adapted to be positively and conveniently effected -with a minimum expenditure of time and labor.

With these and other objects. in view that will-more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangementsof the parts that'I shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features of in the appended claims.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, reference is to be had to the following de scription and accompanying drawings, in.

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' Figure l is a perspective view of a railway tie constructed in accordance with my invention; F ig. 2 is afragmentary longitudinal section thereof; Fig. 3 is a transverse section; and, Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view .of one ofthe side plates.

Cor-responding and like parts are referred I to in the following descriptionand indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters. Referring to the drrwmgs, the numeral 1 designates the'tie which may be constructed of metal or cement, and ,-in the present instance is shown as formed of the latter. This permanently positioned in the road; bed, and is preferably provided its .lowera-face'with an. intermediate cut away portion 2which assists in maintaining the tie against accidental displacement. For

parallel, while the bottom walls are oppo'-- sitely. inclined. as bcstsccn in Fig. 3. "l'he recesses are adapted to zljt'tOlHlllUtltllU sup.

porting blocks 5 hat'are inserted therein from the opposite sides ol the tie and that are preferably \\'edge-like in term and are composed of wood or like material. liails ti rest upon the respective supporting blocks intcrmediate'ol' the ends thereof and are attached thereto by screws 7, or like fastening elements. Each oi the blocks rests upon two substantially parallel spaced series of teeth 8 that are arranged similarly as shown, and provided on thebottom wall of the recess, the teeth facing in the direction of the inclination of such bottom wall, whereby to prevent the block from sliding down the incline. A channel 9 is disposed 'intcrmcdiate of the spaced series of teeth and is arranged just below that portion of the block to which the rail is secured, such a (instruction being advantageous in that the block is permitted to yield sufliciently to absorb the shocks incident to travel. In order to further retain the block in adjusted position, I employ side plates 10 which are located at the opposing side walls of the recess and are hinged at their lower ends to pintle. rods 11, the latter extending transversely with respect to the tie and being inclined similarly to the bottom wall of the recess. Flanges l2 :1 re formed at the upper or free ends of the plates and project inwardly therefrom and overhang the block to preclude the possibility of thesamebecoming withdrawn upwardly l'rom the recess. tion, the side plates are adapted to be adjusted inwardly toward each other to 1"ric tiona'lly engage the adjacent. side edges of the block and take up wear. This object is attained by the use of packing or wedges which are introduced between the side plates and the adjacent walls of the recess. The plates 10 are also formed at their top and side edges with flanges 13 which overlap the corresponding faces of-the tie and provide In addition to the above iunc-' a cavity within which the packing is eontained to prevent the possible displacementthereot. For convenience removable doors it are placed in the top flanges 13 to attord ready access to the cavity and admit of the packing being;- quickly introduced therein or removed therefrom as required.

When occasion demands that the rails 6 be adjusted vertically, as for instance when the track is being graded, the screws T are loosened in the blocks 5, after which the rails are jacked up with the usual tools employed for this purpose. The blocks are then shittcd up or down the inclined bottom walls of the recesses until the proper level is obtained. it is to be understood, of course, that the side plates lO'may be adjusted as found necessary, by removing or inserting packing through the doors 14. The screws 7 are then tightened to 'lfasten the rails rigidly to the supporting blocks, and the adjusting operation is thereby completed without disturbing the tie in the road vbed. it is to be further observed that this operation may be accomplished with expedition and with a minimum expenditure of time and labor, whereby it is possible to elt'ect the adjustment of a considerable length of track tit) at a comparatively small cost.

Where the lie 1 is constructed o'l concrete,

it is prezt'erahly reinforced by a plurality out bars 15 and it}; the bar 15 extending centrally and longitudinally throughout the entire length of the tie, while the bars lti are arranged in the upper portion of the tie and extend only partially throughout the length thereof, as will be observed by reference to Fig. l.

From the foregoing.description in connec tion with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that l have provided an improved tie which may he advantageously employed in railway tracks, and when once positioned isniot again disturbed to change the level ot the track; which embodies to a marked degree thecharacteristics ol' simplicity, durability and cllicieuey in construction and operation; and which consists of comparativciy l'ew parts that may bc casily and cheaply manul'actnred and readily as scmbled.

tn l'urthcr carrying out the invention it is contemplated to coat. the supporting blocks with tar or the like. to prevent their rotting, it being observed that the channels t) admit air beneath the blocks to keep the latter dry.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:

l. railway tic located in its upper face with transvcrsely.cxlending spaced recesses Inning oppositely inclined bottom walls, and rail supporting blocks titled in the recesses and movable on the inclined bottom walls thereof to cll'cct the vertical adjustment ol' the rails.

2. A. railway tie formed in its upper face with a rece s having, an inclined bottom wall, a rail supporting block "fitted in the recess and resting on the inclined bottom wall and movable thereon to cheat the adjustment of the rail, and means for engaging the block to maintain the same in position.

3. A railway tie provided in its upper face with a recess having an inclined bottom wall, said wall being provided with teeth, and a rail supporting,- block fitted in the re cess and resting on the teeth and movable on the incline to eliect; the adjustment of the rail.

-t. railway tie provided in its upper face with a recess having an inclined bottom wall, and a rail supporting block titted in the recess and adjustable on the inclined bottom wall thereof, said all being formed with an intermediate channel to admit of the block yielding to! the purpose specified.

5. A rail ay provided. in its upper face with a recess having an, inclined bottom wall, ,the said wall being pro'ided with spaced series of teeth and intermediate of said Series with a channel, and a rail sup porting block fitted in the recess and restingon the series of teeth and adjustable thereon, the block being adapted to yield between the series of teeth for the purpose specified.

U. A. railway tie having an incline provided with teeth, and a rail supporting block resting on the teeth and adjustable thereon in the direction of the incline to ell'ect the vertical. adjustment of the rail.

7 A railway tie provided in its uppervface with a' recess, a rail supporting block fitted in the recess and resting, on the bottom Wall thereof. and hinged side plates disposed at the opposing side 'alls of the recess and adapted to grip the interposed bloclr.

8. A railway tie provided in its upper face with a recess, a rail supporting block adapt;- ed to be titled within the recess, side plates disposed at the opposing side walls of the recess and hinged at their lower ends and adapted to grip the interposed block, the plates being provided atv their free ends with tlang cs overhanging the block to maintain the same, against upward displacement,

9. A railway tie having an incline pro vidcd with spaced series of teeth extending in the direction of the length thereof, and a. rail supporting block resting on the series of teeth and adjustable thereon to ett'eet the vertical adjustment of the rail, the incline being 't'ormed intermediate of the spaced series of teeth with a channel, as and for.

the purpose specified.

10. i-\ railway tie provided in its upper face with a recess, a rail suppt irting block titted within the recess, movable side plates disposed at opposing side walls of the recess and adapted to grip the interposed block,

and the corresponding walls walls of the recess, and packing:

and means interposed between the plates of the recess for nimntainingthe plates in adjusted position.

11; A railway tie provided with a recess, a rail supporting block reeeived in the recess movable side plates disposed at side interposed corresponding the plates inbetween the plates and the .valls of the recess to ad ust wardly to grip the block.

12A railwav tie havin a recess. a rail u h I supporting block received in the'reeess, side plates disposed at the side walls of the reeess an d hinged at their lower ends. and paelung nterposed between the plates and the correspending Walls of the recess to adjust the plates inwardly to grip the bloek the plates being formed at their top and side edges wath fianges overlapping the corresponding traces of the tie to hold the paeking against displacement.

A railway tie having. supporting block received in the recess, In (W- able side plates disposed at the siteiwalls the recess and provided in their fag-es a recess, a rail contiguous thereto with cavities paeking interposed between the plates and the said walls to adjust the former inwardly to grip the block, the packing being contained in the'eavities, and removable doors carried by theaplates to attord access to the cavities.

14. A railway tie having ineiines extending transversely thereof and spaced a eonstant distance apart, and rail supporting blocks resting on theinclines and adjustable in the direction thereof to eti'eet. the vertical adjustment of the rails without (hanging the gage oi the track.

. 15. A railway tie having a recess extending transversely thereof and provided with an inclined bottom wall, and a raii supporting block aet'oninlodated in the eee ss and adjustable on the incline to eti'eot"tiie vertical adjustment. of the rail.

In testimony whereof I atlir: my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MONTREVILLE L. Warsaw. [1,. 8.]

Witnesses Enw. T. Evnnsonn JOHN M. SLtJAN.

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