US964190A - Railway road-bed. - Google Patents

Description

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RAILWAY ROAD BED.

APPLIOATIQN FILED MAR. 2s, 1910.

Patented July 12, 1910.

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JESS E. SNELLING, OF NEWARK, OHIO.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed March 28, 1910. Serial No. 552,022.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, JESSE E. SNELLING, a

citizen of the United States, residing in greater speed and so little jar as to thus lengthen the life of machinery, and render travel more safe and agreeable.

In carrying out my invention I provide two parallel rail supports, made of concrete, resting on suitable foundations below the ground line, and rising above this line where they are shaped-to receive the rails., These concrete rail supports are tied to gether near their upper and lower portions at suitable distances apart bytransversely 4arranged tiefrods and the T rails vrest on shoes which engage the flanges' of the4 T rails andare firmly connected by detachable or removable bolts with longitudinally arranged rods running parallel with the T rails and embedded i-n the concrete. Gutters are formed in the rail supports which connect with outlet passages arranged suitable distances apart.-

rEhe details of construction will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings z-.Figure l shows a vertical transverse section of a road bed embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a view, partly in plan and pztrtly in section, of the same.

rlhe rail supports, A, are made of concrete, mixed, compounded and molded in any suitable way. They are preferably made wider at the bottom than at the top, their lower `portions being sunk below the ground level wherethey may rest on foundations On their inner sides the 'rail supports are formed with inwardly extending tlangeaa, providing gutterswhich extend the entire .length of the track and connect with outlets or vtransverse channels, B, which drain the gutters at suitable intervals. The space between the rail supports is filled in with concrete, gravel, broken stone, or other suitable material, as indicated at C. Rods D, D', are embedded in the lower portions of the rail supports and extend parallel with the -track continuously from end to end thereof, and tie rods, E, engaging the outer longitudinal rods, D, serve to brace or tie together the lower portions of these-supports, while the upper parts of the rail supports are conneeted by tie beams, F, the opposite ends of ,which are arranged in the upper portions of the rail supports,as clearly shown but -are removable. The tie rods, E and F, may

be arranged suitable distances apart, the frequency with which they are employed depending on the nature of the ground in particular localities. v

The supports, A, are formed at frequent intervals with pockets, G, to receive bolts, H. These pockets are preferably shaped as shown, their upper ends being open to permit the insertion and withdrawal of the bolts. The rails, T, rest o n shoe rails, l, extending continuously the entire length of the track and formed with flanges, i, which engage the outer flanges of the 'l rails and these flanged portions of the shoe rails rest against -shoulders a', formed in the supports, A. The outer flanges of the bases of the T rails are held firmly by the outer flanges 2', andthe inner llanges of the. bases of the T rails are Vrengaged by cap bars, J, .which may extend the .entire length of the T rails, or short lengths of cap bars or washers may be used. These cap bars, J are properly recessed, as indicatcdat y' to engage the inner flanges of the bases of the T rails. Y The bolts H extend through the cap bars, J, and the shoe rails, I, and their threaded upper ends receive nuts, K. The lower hooked ends of the bolts engage longitudinal rods, L, extending parallel with the T rails and embedded in thc concrete. The shoe rails, l, the cap bars, J, and the ends of the tie beams, F, are slotted, as shown. to permit Athe hooked ends of the bolts, ll, to pass through them.

In the upper portions of the rail supports ,of the T rails.

are embedded rods, M, which are arranged parallel with the T rails and they are engaged by looped braces, N, also embedded in the concrete, their inner ends extending across the pockets, G, and through them eritend the bolts, H. By this construction the upper portions of the rail supports are braced and irevented from spreading.

Pockets, d, are formed in the concrete rail supports at suit-able distances apart and these are bridged by rods, M. Over these pockets are arranged clamping blocks, O, which extend over the outer ianges z' ofthe shoe rails and rest upon the bottom lianges Through these clamping blocks extend bolts, l), iormed with hooks on their lower ends engaging the rods, M, and nuts, p', are employed to hold the bolts in place. ln this way the T rails areirmly held against movementv in any direction.

This 4road bed can be economically made and when once constructed will be strong and durable. The various rods D, D, L and M, may be embedded in the concrete during the process of molding the same and the ends of the beams, F, and the braces, N, can be similarly laid.

The shoe rails, l', are of course placed in position before the T rails are laid vand then the bolts, H, are inserted and made to engage the rods, L, and topaSs through the braces, N, the shoe rails, l, and the cap bars, J, and inally the locking nuts,- K, are screwed home; The clamping blocks O and bolts l are next applied.

lVhenever necessary, by merely unserewing the nuts and withdrawing the bolts, H,

, and l? the cap bars, J, blocks O, T rails, T,

and the shoe rails, I, may be withdrawn and repaired or replaced.

It will thus be seen that a road bed such as herein shown and described, may be eeonomically constructed, will require but little repair, when repair is necessary it can be easily done, and a lirm and solid construction is provided which willenable trains to run at high speed, smoothly, without jar to the machinery of the train, and render travel safe and agreeable.

I claim as my invention:

1. A railway road bed, comprisingreinfo rced parallel concrete Arail supports formed with vertical pockets, means forn tying together the lower portions of the supports, means for bracing and tying together the upper port-ions of the supports, shoe rails resting on thesupports and engaging the T rails, vertieally'arranged bolts extending into the pockets and connecting with the shoe rails,and' means in the pockets for holding the bolts in place. y

'2. A railway road bed, comprising'paralle). concrete rail supports formed with vertical poekets, transversely arranged tie rods connecting the lower portions of the rail eeaieo supports, transversely Varranged tie beams connecting the upper portions ot the rail supports, shoe rails resting on the top of the rail supports, looped braces embedded in the concrete and extending across the pockets, vertically arranged removable bolts extending through the shoe rails, the tie beams and the braces, and longitudinally arranged rods bridging the pockets engaged by said bolts.

3. A railway road bed, comprisino' parallel concrete rail supports formed with vertical pockets and with shoulders on ltheir upper portions, transversely arranged tic beams arranged in the concrete and extending .across the upper ends of the pockets, flanged shoe rails resting against the shoulders of the rail supports, vertically arranged bolts ,in the pockets extending through the shoe rails and the tie beams, and longitudinal rods embedded in the rail supports bridging the pockets and engaged by the bolts.

4. A railway road bed, comprising parallel concrete supports formed with pockets and with shoulders on their upper surfaces, tie beams connecting the rail supports embedded in the concrete and extending across the upper portions ofthe pockets, shoe rails supported on the concrete having 'flanged outer portions engaging the shoulders of the rail supports, T rails engaged by said flanges, cap bars resting on the shoe rails and engaging the T rails, bolts extending through the tie beams, shoe rails and cap bars and inte the pockets, and longitudinally arranged rods embedded in the concrete bridging the pockets and engaged bythe bolts.

5. A railway road bed, comprising parallel concrete supports formed with vertical pockets and with inwardly extending tlan'ges providing gutters and with outlet pasico sages connected with the gutters, longi bedded in the upper portionsV of therail i supports, looped braces connected therewith and which extend around the upper portions' of the pockets, tie beams connectin g the. opposite rail supports embedded in the upper portions thereof and extending across the upper portions of the pockets, shoe rails resting on the rail' supports and having flanged outer portions engaging the T rails, vertically arranged bolts in th pooliets extending through the looped braces, the

tie bears and the shoe rails, and longitudinally arranged rods in the lower portions of the rail supports, which bridge the pockets and which are engaged by the bolts.

6. A railway' road bed, .comprisin par- .allel concrete rail 'supports each .orrn'ed .with two rows-of vertical pockets, shoe rails mit resting on the'suppor'ts and engaging the T into pockets inthe Arail supports, andlmeans rails, vertically arranged bolts extending for holding said bolts in plaee. 10

into the pockets and connected with the ln testimony whereof, I have hereunto inner sides of the shoe rails, means .in the subscribed my name.

pockets for holding the bolts in place, clamp- A JESSE E. SNELLING. ing blocks engaging the outer portions of Witnesses: the shoe rails, vertically arranged bolts en- MAE F. CHARLES,

gaging these clamping blocks and extending v E. CARY NoRRIs.

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