US978110A - Rail-anchor. - Google Patents

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UNATED cams PATENT ornion JACOB J. BYERS, OF CHICAGO, ILIiINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO NATIONAL MALLEABLE GAST- INGS COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND,

-OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

RAIL-ANCHOR.

Be it lrnown that I, JACOB J. BYERs, resident of Chicago, Cook county, Illinols, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Rail-Anchors, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference beinghad to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification in which-,-

Figure l is a sectional end elevation of a rail anchor embodying my invention, the

section being taken on the line II of Fig.

andis designed to provide a device of this character which is simple in its construction, which can be manufactured at a comparatively low cost, which can be readily applied to a rail, and which will efl'ectually "prevent-creeping or endwise movement of as' shown in the rail. i

T-hepature of my invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which I have shown the preferred form thereof, and which will now be described, it being premised, however, that various changes can be made in the details of construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

In the drawings, the numeral 2 designates a rail and 3 a cross-tie.

My improved anchor comprises two pieces or sections 4 and 5 of com lementary form.- Each section has at one oi its longitudinal edges an overhunglip or flange 6, and at its 0 )posite edge a raised rib or lip 7, which is o' tapered or wedge form, the outer wall of the overhung flange 6 being also tapered or beveled, as clearly shown at 8 in Figyghu lhe web portion 9 of each section, ripoii which the rail seats is obliquely cut away as indicated at 10, so that the two sections may be applied to each other in the manner shown in F ig. 3, vthe raised rib 7 of one section engaging the overhung flange 6' of the other section. One of the sections, in the' -present instance the section 4, is provided with the downward projections 11, acla ted to abutagainst the tie 3,

2. The sections are provided with the strengthening ribs 12.- Pref- 'erably the raised rib 7 of one section is Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 6, 1910.

Application filed April 25, 1910. Serial No. as? 530.

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roughened or serrated as shown at 13 for more secure engagement with the outer ed e I of the rail base. Where the anchor is ma e of relatively soft metal, this roughened face may be provided by a separate insert of harder metal such as steel.

When the sections are applied to a rail one section is in the manner shown, an driven into anothergthe wedging faces of the ribs 7 and overhung flanges 6 cause the inner faces of said ribs to exert a powerful grippingaetion against the outer edges of the rail base, and thus prevent any tendency of the rail to move cndwise therethrough, the engagement of the downward projcc-- tions 11 with the tie 3 in the direction in which the rails would otherwise have a tendency to creep preventing any movement of the anchor with the rails. I

My improved anchor can be readily manufactured at comparatively low cost, since' the sections can be readily cast; it can be quickly applied to a rail, and is highly eilicient in practical operation.

It will be obvious that various changes may be made .in the form of the anchor sections without departing from the spirit and scope of my invention.

What I claim is 1. A rail anchor comprising two parts or sections having a longitudinal wedging engagement with each other at each side of the rail base and at the outer edges thereof and arranged to grip the base of the rail,

each section having at. one side means for engagement with the base flange of the rail, and at the opposite side a portion which forces the other section into gripping engagclnel'it with the rail; substantially as de scribed.

2. A rail anchor, comprising two parts or sections. each extending transversely un'derneath the rail base, each of said parts or sections having means for engaging one edge of a rail base, and the sections having a longitudinal wedging engagement with each other at the outer edges of the rail base; snbstantiallyas described.

'3. A rail anchor comprising two parts or sections, each extending transversely underneath the rail base one of which is arranged to slide longitudinally upon the other, and

having coacting 'wec lging surfaces in the horizontal plane of the rail base, each of said sections having a-rail base gr pping portion, and one of said sections having a tie-engaging portion; substantially as described.

4. A rail anchoncomprising two parts or members, each of said members having at one edge a wedge-shaped lip or flange, and at the-other edge an overhungflange formed with a wedg-ing or tapered outer wallyt-he overhung flange of onesection being arranged' to engage the raised lip or flangeof the other section; substantiallyas described.'

Arail' anchor comprising two parts or members, each of said members having at one edge'a wedge-shaped lip or flange, and at the other edge an overhung flange formed with a wedging or tapered outer wall, the

. overhung flange of one section being arranged to engage-the raised lip 'or flange of the other section, and one of said raised ribs or flan'ges having a serrated inner railgripping surface; substantially as described.

6. A. rail anchor comprising two parts or members having a sliding and wedging engagement with each other at each side of the rail base and at-the outer edges thereof, and provided each with a rail base gripping portion, and one of said members having a depending tie-engaging portion substan tially as described.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand.

JACOB J. BYERS.

W'itnesses v FREDERICK R. ANGELL, HOUSTON IJHEATI-I.

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