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US975322A
US975322A US52307609A US1909523076A US975322A US 975322 A US975322 A US 975322A US 52307609 A US52307609 A US 52307609A US 1909523076 A US1909523076 A US 1909523076A US 975322 A US975322 A US 975322A
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16—ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16B—DEVICES FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CONSTRUCTIONAL ELEMENTS OR MACHINE PARTS TOGETHER, e.g. NAILS, BOLTS, CIRCLIPS, CLAMPS, CLIPS OR WEDGES; JOINTS OR JOINTING
    • F16B15/00—Nails; Staples
    • F16B15/04—Nails; Staples with spreading shaft
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26D—CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
    • B26D7/00—Details of apparatus for cutting, cutting-out, stamping-out, punching, perforating, or severing by means other than cutting
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    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S411/00—Expanded, threaded, driven, headed, tool-deformed, or locked-threaded fastener
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  • This invention relates to pronged spikes and has in view the production of a spike which will penetrate comparatively deeply before the prongs are expanded, all as is now fully explained in the following specification, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the drawings, in which:
  • Figure 1 is a side view of a spike involving my invention.
  • Fig. 2 is a rear view of the spike.
  • Fig. 3 is a side view of a modification and
  • Fig. 4 is a section showing a spike driven into a tie or other wooden ob- ]Ct.
  • My spike is supplied with prongs which are straight on their inner sides and beveled on the outer sides of their ends to form points, and the prongs are at no point of their length separated a greater distance than that between their lower ends.
  • the tendency of the bevel is to brin the points together, but the fibers, whic are simultaneously compressed between the prongs, prevent this and when a suflicient accumulation of fibers between the prongs has. been made the pressure of the compressed fibers forces the prongs outward, so that the spike is held very firmly and re-
  • the upper integral portion A of the shank of a railroad spike with the usual head B serving to hold a: rail in place and to pull the spike when it is desired to remove it.
  • the lower portion of thespike is split at G so as to form the prongs C and D having the terminals E and F beveled on the outside.
  • the prongs d preferably carry serrations, notches or ents H -to produce greater frictional hold.
  • Fig. 3 the prongs are shown as being some distance apart, separated by the slot G.
  • Fig. 4 the spike is shown driven into a tie, the prongs being separated by the fibers I, forced between them usually in a broken and disintegrated form.
  • the head B of the spike has a heel J and sides L and M, by which the spike may be pulled and a projecting portion K, serving to hold a rail in place, a line drawn centrally through the head of the spike constituting the longer diameter of the head of the spike. It will be noted that when the spike is applied, the longer diameter is substantially. parallel with the tie and the grain of the wood.
  • the distance between the prongs before the spike is driven may be varied, the spreading or flaring of the prongs caused by driving the spike amountin roughly to about twice the initial distance between the prongs.
  • Spikes of this construction hold rails very firmly and reliably and are of great use on curved railroad sections where the friction and strain is great.
  • the spikes hold the rails very firmly yet they are capable of being pulled and--used over again, the effort required to pull the spikes being considerably greater than when ordinary spikes are used.
  • the prongs In general it is preferable to cause the prongs to spread only slightly from one quarter to one half an inch with a spike three and one-half inches long. This is of advantage as it makes the spike capable of removal and reuse. If, again, the spreading or flaring is carried too far the spike may be seriously weakened at the point of junction between the integral and pronged portion.
  • a spike consisting of a head and body and prongs extending from said body, said prongs being straight on their inner sides and being beveled on the outer sides of their ends .to form points, the rongs being separated at no point of their ength a distance greater than that between their lower ends, whereby the fibers between the prongs are compacted when the spike'is driven into a tie.

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W. T. M. BRADY.
PRONGED SPIKE. APPLIOATIION FILED 00w. 16, 1909.
Patented Nov. 8, 1910.
I Emmi l/Vl/E/VTOR Wilfred I767. 57 44 9 Mwd.
ATTORNEY liably.
' WILFBED 'r. M. BRADY, or BROOKLYN, NEW Yonx.
PRON GED SPIKE.
Specification of Letters'l'atent Application filed October 16, 1909. Serial No. 523,076.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WVILFRED T. M. BRADY, a citizen of Great Britain, and residentof Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Pronged Spikes, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to pronged spikes and has in view the production of a spike which will penetrate comparatively deeply before the prongs are expanded, all as is now fully explained in the following specification, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in the drawings, in which:
Figure 1 is a side view of a spike involving my invention. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the spike. Fig. 3 is a side view of a modification and Fig. 4 is a section showing a spike driven into a tie or other wooden ob- ]Ct.
Before myinvention, attempts have been made to introduce pronged or split spikes into railroad construction, but these attempts have failed owing tothe defective construction of such spikes which I have discovered and remedied.
My spike is supplied with prongs which are straight on their inner sides and beveled on the outer sides of their ends to form points, and the prongs are at no point of their length separated a greater distance than that between their lower ends. In this form the tendency of the bevel is to brin the points together, but the fibers, whic are simultaneously compressed between the prongs, prevent this and when a suflicient accumulation of fibers between the prongs has. been made the pressure of the compressed fibers forces the prongs outward, so that the spike is held very firmly and re- Referring to the drawing there is shown the upper integral portion A of the shank of a railroad spike, with the usual head B serving to hold a: rail in place and to pull the spike when it is desired to remove it. The lower portion of thespike is split at G so as to form the prongs C and D having the terminals E and F beveled on the outside. The prongs dpreferably carry serrations, notches or ents H -to produce greater frictional hold.
In Fig. 3 the prongs are shown as being some distance apart, separated by the slot G.
In Fig. 4 the spike is shown driven into a tie, the prongs being separated by the fibers I, forced between them usually in a broken and disintegrated form. The head B of the spike has a heel J and sides L and M, by which the spike may be pulled and a projecting portion K, serving to hold a rail in place, a line drawn centrally through the head of the spike constituting the longer diameter of the head of the spike. It will be noted that when the spike is applied, the longer diameter is substantially. parallel with the tie and the grain of the wood. The distance between the prongs before the spike is driven may be varied, the spreading or flaring of the prongs caused by driving the spike amountin roughly to about twice the initial distance between the prongs.
Spikes of this construction hold rails very firmly and reliably and are of great use on curved railroad sections where the friction and strain is great.
Although the spikes hold the rails very firmly yet they are capable of being pulled and--used over again, the effort required to pull the spikes being considerably greater than when ordinary spikes are used.
In general it is preferable to cause the prongs to spread only slightly from one quarter to one half an inch with a spike three and one-half inches long. This is of advantage as it makes the spike capable of removal and reuse. If, again, the spreading or flaring is carried too far the spike may be seriously weakened at the point of junction between the integral and pronged portion.
What I claim as new is:
A spike consisting of a head and body and prongs extending from said body, said prongs being straight on their inner sides and being beveled on the outer sides of their ends .to form points, the rongs being separated at no point of their ength a distance greater than that between their lower ends, whereby the fibers between the prongs are compacted when the spike'is driven into a tie.
Si ed at New York in, the county of N. and State of N. Y. this 11th day of October A. D. 1909.
WILFRED T. M. BRADY.
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Patented Nov. 8, 1910.
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US3645163A (en) * 1969-10-14 1972-02-29 Futuristic Building Products I Expanding nail
US5152053A (en) * 1987-10-13 1992-10-06 Meurer Nonfood Product Gmbh Apparatus for the production of a device for detaching portions of plate-like workpieces
US5291652A (en) * 1987-10-13 1994-03-08 Meurer Nonfood Product Gmbh Apparatus for the production of a device for detaching portions of plate-like workpieces
US20090232620A1 (en) * 2008-03-14 2009-09-17 Legal Rep. Pneumatic fastener for metal studs and related method

Cited By (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3645163A (en) * 1969-10-14 1972-02-29 Futuristic Building Products I Expanding nail
US5152053A (en) * 1987-10-13 1992-10-06 Meurer Nonfood Product Gmbh Apparatus for the production of a device for detaching portions of plate-like workpieces
US5291652A (en) * 1987-10-13 1994-03-08 Meurer Nonfood Product Gmbh Apparatus for the production of a device for detaching portions of plate-like workpieces
US20090232620A1 (en) * 2008-03-14 2009-09-17 Legal Rep. Pneumatic fastener for metal studs and related method
US8469645B2 (en) * 2008-03-14 2013-06-25 Lawrence J. Dichiera Pneumatic fastener for metal studs and related method

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