US951230A - Railroad-tie. - Google Patents

Description

D. BORTH, s11. RAILROAD TIE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 14, 1909.

Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

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DANIEL BORTH, SE, OF HERRIED, SOUTH DAKOTA.

RhILRoAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 14, 1909. Serial No. 496.090.

1 '0 all whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, DAMEL Boa'rn, Sn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Herried, in the county of Campbell and State. of South Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improven'ients in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to certain new useful improvements in that class of made of cement, concrete, or like plastic terial.

The primary object of my'invention is, to provide a reversible molded tie, so constructed that the upper or lower face of the tie may be used to receive the rails.

A further object. is, to provide a molded and ties tie, with a tubular receiving member, to removably hold a rail securing member said rail securing members being locked or keyed to said tubular receiving members.

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement 01 parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and pa rtlcnlarly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes In the specific structure shown and described may be made witlnn the scope'of the claims witht1 on.

In the drawings forn'iing a part. pf this specification and n1 \\'l1lCl1 like numerals oi' reference indicate similarparts in the several views, Figure l is a longitndinalsection of a. composite tie, showing the position of the tubular holders,.Fig. 2 is a top view of a tie partly in section embodying my invem tion, Fig. 3 is a perspective view of one of the tubular i'nen'ibers, Fig. 4 shows an enlarged detail of one of the T-shaped rail securing bolts, Fig. 5 shows an enlarged detached detail of the spanner, Fig. 6 is a detail of "the carrier used in handling the ties. Fig. 7 is a detael'ied detail ot the locking keys used in my invention, Fig. 8 shows a View of a tie provided witha retaining band.

My invention relates to ties made of cement. concrete or like material, provided with a. metallic supporting and holding means, which partly'stmports the rail and serves to firmly hold a detachable rail securing member.

in the drawings, 5 represents a tic made of any suitable material which is provided with fonr of my rail holding devices. two

being secured at each end of the tie. lia'ch out departing from the spirit of the invenz {holder comprises an open ended tubular 5 member 6, interiorly' threaded as shown at 5 7, while radiatinggj'om the outer peripheral surface of each tubulamnember. 6, are a plui rality of cone shaped spurs 8. As shown in i the drawings, these spikes or spurs are of such a length that they extend well below i the flange of the rail A. The spurs are secured near the end of the tubular members, and in the drawings I have shown each of i these tubular membe 6 as being provided I with five of these outwardly extending spurs at each end. in connection with these menibers 6,1 employ a rail securing bolt comprising a. threaded stem 10 and the clamp Y head 12. Each bolt 12 upon its two opposite sides is provided with a rectangular groove 13, these grooves extending downward a suitable distance. Each tubular member 6 at one point is also provided with a lengthwise positioned rcctangular keyway H, the

keyways l-jt being held in parallel relation to the outer edges of the flanges of the rails t A. lieirtlic T-shaped rail securing bolts t are secured to hold a rail one of the key grooves 13 will register with the keyway 14; t within the tubular member 6. Within l these registering keyways' 13 and 14 is then inserted a suitable key 15 which may be i driven into the keyways, though held so that the same may be readily removed in case it should be desired to replace the rails. The i tubular holders (3 extend from one face of the tie to the other, so that these ties may be reversed. In ordei' to facilitate the handling of these ties, I provide the same at. each end with the oppositely positioned openings 16 within which may be inserted the stem 17 of the carrier 18 and the adjustiopening opposite. In securing two such carriers 18 to a tie the same can be readily carried and handled.

From the foregoing it will be seen, that I provide a tie, within which are embedded a plurality of tubular holders, which are so held and spaced, that the four securing bolts held within these tubular holders, accurately determine the relatigc position of the rails. The space between each diagonally held set of rail securing bolts, equals;

the width of the rail flange. so that after i being secured to the ties. the rails cannot be shifted. without shearing oil the bolts, or

di placing the tics.

i The tic. having been properly aliued and Patented Mar. 8, 1910.

111g screw 19 adapted to be threaded into the placed, the manner of securingthe rails to the ties is very simple. The T-shaped rail securing bolts are introduced into the threaded openings of the tubular members. ,Thesewmeinbers extend laterally a suitable distance so that they partly support the base or flange of the rail. The T-shaped bolts are then screwed home by means of the spanner 20 having the forked head 21, and the operating handle 22. After one head- 'end of each bolt has been firinly carried over the flange of the rail, one of the keys 15 is introduced into the key grooves to prevent any accidental displacement at these rail securing bolts. 7

From the foregoing it will be seen that I provide a tie which is rust and fire proof,

and in connection with which the 'rail. se-

curing means are such, that the rails may :be instantly removed and replaced.

broken at can be mended.

The stems carry theeach end with two diagona y (positionedopen ended interiorly threade tubular members extending through the tie from face to face, each member being provided with a plurality of laterall spurs, a- T-shaped bolt held within each of said tubular members, and means to lock said bolts within said tubular members.

l. A'reversible molded tie rovided near each end with two diagonally ositioned open ended interiorly threade tubular members extending through the tie from face to face, each member being provided with a plurality of laterally projecting spurs, a T-shaped bolt held within each of said tubular members, each of the tubular members having a lengthwise positioned slot, each of said bolts having a'lengthwise positioned slot, and a-key to work within said slots, as and for the pur ose setforth.

In testimony whereof I a x my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

DANIEL BOR'IH, Sn.

4 \Vitnesses:

M. J. Sonmm'nz, En. KURcI-L projecting

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