US942745A

US942745A - Railroad-tie.

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Publication number: US942745A
Application number: US51489009A
Authority: US
Inventors: Hugh H Ranje
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-08-27
Filing date: 1909-08-27
Publication date: 1909-12-07
Anticipated expiration: 1926-12-07

Description

H. H. RANJE.

RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 1909.

942,745. Patented D0.7,1909.

railway rails being shown thereon in secwhich 21 is HUGH I-I. RANJE, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

' RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 7,1909.

Application filed August 27, 1909. Serial No. 514,890.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH l-l. Rams, a terparts of each I cated by the drawings,

and these are counother. Both are entirely citizen of the United States, residing at tnembedded in concrete, except the vertical dianapolis, in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-'lies, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention consists in certain improvements upon that forming the subject-matter of my Letters Patent No. 006,067, dated December 8, 1908, whereby greater strength,- durability and eliiciency are vobtained, as will be hereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, which are made a part hereof, and on which similar reference cha 'acters indicate similar parts, Figure 1 is a view, partially in side elevation and partially in skeleton form, illustrating my improved tie, fragments of tion; Fig. 2 a top or plan view of a structure substantially the same in form and arrangement. as that shown in Fig. 1, except that one of the fragments of railway rail and the clamps holding the same to 'the tie are rel moved, and Fig. 3 a perspective view illustrating the skeleton metal fran'iework around which the concrete is placed in forming my I improved tie the plate upon which the railway rail immediately rests being however omitted.

In my present construct formed in two parts, instead my former patent: and. iustea tie bar. l construct a skeleton consisting of two- U-shapcd mcml'icrs.

in part similar to the bar 21 of but, instead of exls only ion the tie is of in one as in d of a single framework one of my said former patent, l tending entirely acro s the tie, extent l to the center where it bends up. and then i returns and is riveted oi bolted to the plate 22. The vertical members or struts 23, 2t l and *2? correspond to the similar parts in my I former patent, and there is a connecting bolt 26 which ties the uppe' and lower portions of bar it together at a central point. 1 The other U-shaped member 27 extends around the structure just described hori-l zontally, and forms the sides of the cage-like skeleton, oi which the bar 21 forms the of bottom and top, all l l t principal portion ig united together by bolts these members l)tll or rivets. andthus forming a strong and rigid skeleton structure, as shown. There are. two of these skeleton structures, as indi-,

l.ton and a cement body,

portions of the bars 21 at the points Where they come together, where they come to the surface and are designed to be in contact. These portions are curved or rocker-shaped in form, so that the two parts may have some movement in relation to each other at this point without breaking or shattering any part of the structure. The two complete men'ibers are connected together by coupling plates 32 and bolts 33 by means of which the rail-bearing portions are held from separation longitudinally, but are permitted the slight movement previously spoken of.

The rails and rail clamps are exactly the same as in my former patent, and need not be described herein.

The concrete body, besides being divided into two sections, ditfers from that of in former patent, in that the body of concrete its under side of a curved formation.

Having thus fully described my said invention, what. I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is,

1. The combination. in a railway tie, of two sections each composed of a metal skeleton and a cement body, the plates of the metal skeleton extending to the surface where the two parts come together and having at that point a curved form, coupling plates for uniting the sections. and bolts extending through the sectionsand the coupling plates and holding the same together.

2. The eombinatitm, in a railway tie, of a metal skeleton composed of two U-shaped longitudinal members secured together, rail bearers. struts connecting said several longitudinal members. and bolts connecting the vcral parts together.

3. The conibiinition, in a railway tie composed of two parts. each embodying a metal skeleton composed of two u -shaped longitudinal members secured together, rail bearers. struts connecting said several longitudinal members, bolts connecting the several parts together, and coupling plates and bolts cmmccting the sections.

41. The combination, in a railway tie, of two sections each composed of a metal skelethe plates of the i metal skeleton extending to the surface -In witness whereof, I, have. hereunto set It where the two parts come together and .havmy hand and seal atlndlanapolis, Indiana,

ing et thehpomta curved form, coupling this twenty-fifth day of August, A. D. one

' plates for umting the sections, an bolts exthousand nine hundred and nine. v tendingthrough the sections and the coup- HUGH H RANJE s] a I r. I

ling p tes and holding the same together, v

the cement body of each section being thick- Witnesses: v ened downwardly below the point where the CHESTER BRADFORD, rail rests upon the tie. I THOMAS W. McMEANs.