US975536A - Rail-chair. - Google Patents

Description

E. ENGBEL F. ASAY,

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FREE KNGBEL ANI) EDARD E'. ASAY, 0F ODESSA, NEBRASKA.

RAIL-CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Eate'nt. i Patented Non. 52, 1551i ffl.

.application filed August 17, 1909. Serial No. 513,355.

A "o all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRED KNonnL and l'snwiinn F. Assi', citizens 'of the United States, both residing at Odessa, in the county of Buffalo and have invented certain new and useful lmprovenients in Rail-Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

rl`he present invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements in track equipment for railways, and the invention has for its object a particularly ellicient rail chair which embodies novel means for securing the rail therein in lieu of the customary bolts that have been found so objectionable in practice, as they are liable to y work loose and require frequent attention.

' Another object of the invention is a rail chair that admits of the rail being quickly and conveniently applied thereto and that in addition to holding the rail in place also serves to brace the strain and to maintain the rail against creepinff movement.

A. further object of the invention is a device of this character which is adapted to shed any foreign mattei' accumulating thereon; which embodies to a marked degree the characteristics of simplicity, durability and strength; and which is composed of comparatively few parts that are susceptible of being expeditiously assembled and are not likely to get out of order.

1With these and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions and arrangements ofthe parts that we shall hereinafter fully describe and then point out the novel features of in the appended claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction, referenee is to be had to the following description and accompanying' drawings, in which: Figure l is a sectional perspective view illustrating the application of the invention; Fig. 2 is a transverse section thereof; Fig. 3 is a fragmentary horizontal section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2; Fig. a is a perspective view showing the parts that are placed in juxtaposition; Fig. 5 is a hori- State of Nebraska,

same against excessive Zontal sectional view showing the lugs for holding the rails against creeping movement; and, Fig. 6 is a transverse section of la modification hereinafter specifically described.

Corresponding and like parts are referred -to in the following description and indi cated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

A rail chair constructed in accordance with our invention consists essentially of a substantially fiat base plate l of suitable metal which is arranged to be applied to a conventional wooden tie and which is provided with opposed checks 2 that extend longitudinally in the direction of the track and upstand on opposite sides of the meeting ends of the rails 3, the cheeks being spaced apart a distance substantially equal lo the width' of the bases of the rail, whereby to insure against the lateral displacement thereof and maintain the same in longitudinal alinement. Between the cheeks the base plate is formed at corresponding intermediate points with upstanding lugs 4 that are interposed between the abutting ends of the rails and are accommodated in correspondmg recesses or notches 5 in the base flanges thereof, so as to hold the rails against longitudinal creeping movement.

The outer walls of the cheeks are inclined, as indicated at G, for a purpose to be presently disclosed, while the inner oropposed walls of the cheeks are substantially vertical and are formed intermediate of their upper and lower edges with longitudinal grooves 'T that extend throughout the entire length. These grooves are arranged to register with similar grooves S extending longitudinally in thc outer walls of fish plates or clamp bars 5), the fish plates being disposed on opposite sides of therails and being driven longitudinally into position between the webs thereof and the respective cheeks.

The lish plates are o f such height as to fit of the rails, the fish plates being thus spaced apart from the webs intermediate of the ribs, as best seen in FigyfZ.

In order to against the rails and also to lock Vthe parts against upward displacement from between -the cheeks, wedges or keys 11' are driven pressure throughout the length of the cheeks,

and tish plates, as is manifestly desirable.

'Attention is particularly directed to the fact that thewedges are of such length that when in position the smaller ends thereof project beyond'the corresponding ends of the cheeks and fish plates (see Fig. 1). This is desirable as it admits of a keeper l2, that in the present instance is in the form of a v 'stout cotter pin, being passed transversely 25 through an aperture 13 in the smaller end of each of the wedges to insure against the accidental retraction thereof. A plurality of-apertures 13- are formed in the smaller end of each wedge to afford different adliustments of the parts, Iand said apertures are preferably arranged in' oblique lines, as best illustrated in Fig. 4. For convenience .the ends of the wedges may be beveled, as

at 14, so as to be susceptible of being more easily driven into place when assembling the parts.

The upper portions of the tish plates ex- -tend upwardly beyond the checks and have inclined-outer walls 15 that are disposed at substantially the same degree of inclination as the outer .walls (3 of the cheeks. The ol'l'ice of these linclined walls is to effectually shed any rain water, dirt, or other foreign matter and prevent the same from accumulating upon the rail chair. a

In carrying the invention into practice -it is necessary' to rigidly attach the rail .chair to the tie,v and as the preferred means for accomplishing this purpose, the base plate 1 is extended beyondl the outer walls of the cheeks, as indicated at 1li, and is formed in its extended portion with a plurality of openings through which spikes 1S or similar 'fastening devices may bc'introductul.'

From the foregoing description in connection with the accompanying drawings, it will be apparent that we haveI provided a rail chair which admits of the rail being' quickly and conveniently appli'ed thereto and requires no subsequent attention, and which retains the rail in place therein in a novel manner without the use of bolts, thus rendering it unnecessary to bore holes in the rail` and materially decreasing thc cost of press the fish plates inwaiidly pose7 will be readily appreciated.

construction and the maintenance of the track. "y

`fhnong the many advantages residing in this structure, attention is particularly directed to the fact that itA maintains the rail against creeping movement; that it is not susceptible to injury through the expansion or contraction of therail; and that it embodies to' a marked degree y the characteristics of simplicity, durability rand strength and may be easily and cheaply manufactured.

'hile for the purpose of 'illustration t-he rail chair' is described and 'shown in the present instance as applied' at the joint of the rails, it is to be understood that it is not limited to any such use but also may be advantageously employed at diate of the ends of the rails.

Another embodiment of the invention is illustrated in Fig. G, wherein the cheeks 2a are spaced apart a sufficient distance to accommodate both the main rail 3a and the guard rail 19. The rails are spaced apart by the customary interposed block 2O and are retained in the rail chair in substantially the same manner as hereinbefore described. The advantagesof this structure over the devices ordinarily employed for this pur- Our improved rail chair is also constructed without thelugs 4L, so as to be capable of being quickly applied to the broken ends of alrail in an emergency to/forr'n an effective splice.

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

The combination of the abutting ends of a pair of rails which are recessed at the corners of the Abasal flanges, a base plate fitting under the rail ends and formed with` -up- 'standing cheeks located upon opposite sides of the rails, the inner faces of the upstanding cheeks being substantially vertical and the space between the same corresponding `to the width of the base of the railsto ad mit of the rails being readily lowered/into position' or lifted therefrom, the base/plate being provided atv its middle portion between the said cheeks .with a pair of lugs which are received within the recessed corners of the basal flanges of the rails and serve to prevent longitudinal creeping of the rails, clamping bars t/itt'ed between the cheeks and opposite sides ofv the rails, the inner face of each of the clamping bars engaging the web of the rails and being received between the basal flanges and heads thereof, while the outer face of each of the clamping bars abuts against the inner' face of the cheek, the abutting faces of the cheek and clamping bar being formed with corresponding longitudinal grooves, Wedges driven longitudinally into the corresponding grooves to force the clamping bars inwardly points interm ef and cause them to firmly engage the rail y ends, the wedges upon opposite sides of the Joint belng drlven 1n opposite drectionsnd -the openings bo ylock the Wedges agamst Withdrawal. y

In testimony whereof We axour signatures in presence of two Witnesses.

' FREI) KNOBEL. [1.. s] l EDVARD F. ASAY. [1.. s.]

Witnesses:

LESLIE R. PRIOR, J. A. BOYD.

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