US992283A - Rail-tie. - Google Patents

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entrain ELIAS I". SPROSS, 0F OKEMOS, AND PHILO R. 'WOODW'ORTI-, OF LANSING, NICHIGAN.

RAIL-TIE.

To all whom it muy concern:

Re itI known that we, liliana' lt`. Srnoss and Turno li. ilyotauvon'ru, citizens o t the United States, residing;l at tlli'einos and l'iansing, re speetively1 eounty o't lne'haln, State ot" B'iiehigan. have invented eet-tain Anew and nse'lul improvements in Rail-Ties; and we, do herehy declare the following.;A to he a full, Clear, and exact deseription ot' the invention, suelr as will enable others skilled in thy art to which it zuipertains to inale and use the Slllltf.

This invention relates to cross ties iter railways, and especially to ties that consist for the niost part ot eouerete or other suitahle plastitA material which inay he reintioreed in any appropriate manner.

The invention has partieular re't'erenee to the ineans :tor securing; the rails to ties ot this general eharaeter, and the ohjeet in View to provide rail seeurine ineans whit-h ean he easily and quielily plaeed in assembled relation with respeet to the rail and tie and which lool( the, rail tirlnly in piace, althtui;` hl the rail may he easily reinored -troni its position on the tie when sueh is desired.

'the eonstriurtion has the elnn'aeteristio :ulrantaeje that the rail is elatnped in plaee, hy simple deviees whieh are readily aeeessihle, easily plaeed in and removed front opv erative position without modifying the tie strnetine, and which are replaeeahle with considerable taeility when wholly or partially worn out.

"lilith these, ends in View the invention consists in the novel lFeatures and eon'ihinations oil parts to he l'iereinattor de frihed and finally reeited in the elairns. i

in theJ arreoinpanyingr drawing: Figure t is a side elevation partly in vertieal seetion of a rail tie etnhodyingl our invention.l itin'. 2 is a top plan view o't the parts .shown in l'ig. il, Fig. is a verlieal tranfwerse seotion through the tie; and ities. itY` 5 and t' are, detail perspective views of ditierent parts ol' the, rail securing means. i

Referring' to the drawing, t() indieates a cross tie ot' reinforced com-rete, hut it will be understood that although our invention is primarily designed For use in eonneotion with ties ot that character, the invention is not limited to this 'f4 itu're.

The tie l() illustrated in the. drawing rnay be reinforced in any suitable manner, lout we preterl to provide the, saine with reini foreeinents 1n the torni et longitudmally l desirahle to toria the top plate of sheetI Specification of Letters Iatcut.

' atented May iti, 1911.

Application filed January 30, 1911. Serial No. 605,437.

extendinjr angle liars l1, lf2, whieh lnay he conveniently arranged at the eorners of tho tie, as illustrated in Fig. 2. At the respective ends ot the tie, where the rails are, to he secured in plane, the tie is provided with niedian vertieal openings or slots 'lil that are open at the top and hot'toxn surt'aees ot the tie, or sleepe and whieh are stnnewhat longer than the width ot the rail hase. '.lhe width ot these openii'igs or slotsis more or less immaterial hut we pre t'er to have theol eorrespoinl a['iproihnaiely in width to the shank o't an ordinary rail spike. As shown in i"ig. 3, the slots t3 are arranged lnidway between the individual reinforcing liars '11, 12 o't' the respeotive pairs of such hars, and it is ohviously expedient to have the rein- ,t'oreing ineans extend at opposite sides of said slots, irrespective of the ehaaeter ot sueh inans. llaeh slot 'l is provided with a metallic lining ita. which formed as a permanent part oli the tie strnetlire in the eourse ot' inanut'zncture. 'lhelininglfhwhieh is otc box-like `torln, as .shown at' the right ot Figi'. l, and extends throughout the height. ot its slot '15%. is p'releiathly lnade, integral with or f-:nitahly seeured to a iop platel shown in detail in Fig. (S, whieh top pl;` has its upper surl'aee tlush with the main hotly ol'i the tie at the upper part oli thelatter and therehy serves as a hearing` snrtaee t'or the rail hase, across whieh the latter extends to the flull width o't' the tie. as shown in Fig. Q. lt. will he umlerstood` however1 that hot'h the width and the length ot this top plate, 15, with respeet to the tie, may he varied as ealled 'tor hy Conditions.

life prefer lo eonstruet hoth the lining Al-'t and the top plate l5 oli suitahle sheet inetal. and although the torni ot the top plate lnay he. widely varied we prefer to eonstrnet it in a speeial inanuer shown in liie. (3. lie- 'l'errine' to that ligure. it'` will he seen that the plate l5 is provided with downtnrned earners lt' whieh are einhedded in the eonrete in thtl eeurse o't eonstruetinzey the tie prope and whah therehy loel( the top plate in the .e. 'l`hese dmvntnrned eorners or tangs are espeeially useful in preventing` ah solutely all lateral 'shittingl ot the plate. A. slot li'. elosely eorrespoinliner in shape with the slot lf3 oll the tie, is eut out', of the Inedian portion ot" the plate l5, when that, plate is I'ornied ot sheet lnelal. and so'loeaied as lo overlie the aforesaid tie slot. Vit is from the plate in forming the slot 17 can be folded back to form laterally directed arms or branches 18 which extend from the plate at oppsite ends and are provided at the ends with downturned iianges 19 which are embedded in the concrete in substantially vthe same manner as the tangs 1G. Obviously by twisting the metal at the connected ends of the arms 1S, viz., at the'poiiits where said arms are joined with the margins of the plate body, said arms can be caused to project laterally in the plane of the plate, with their upper surfaces flush with that of the plate, as shown. It will be readily understood that this result may be obtained by cutting' the sideedges of the slot 17, cutting in half the stock at the middle of said slot and then bending up and then downward andoutward the two arms (18) so formed, the flanges 19 being formed on said arms before, during or after this bending operation. rfhis part of the construction may, however, be widely varied, as hereinbefore intimated. j

le have shown the rails at Q0, and it will be seen that where the base (lange of 4each rail passes over the slot in the lining 13 it is supported on a block Q1, preferably of metal, which is detachably held in the` tie slot by means of a cross. bolt 22, passing f through the tie from side to side, preferably at about the middle portion of the box-like lining 14. 'lhe block 21 preferably'extends throughout the height of the slot 13, vas shown, Vig., it is co-extensive with said slot in a vertical direction, and the head of the block preferably corresponds in width to the base flange of'the rail. As shown 'in Fig. 1', the fastening bolt 22, onwhich the block 21, when free, is freely oscillatory lengthwise of the tie, passes through the side portions of the tie, the reinforcing barsll and the elongated sides of the tie slot lining in the manner indicated in Fig. 3, from which it will be seenA that one end of said bolt is equipped with a nut 23. Obviously the removal of the nut and the bolt from the tie will result iii pulling the bolt out of the rail supporting block, which Wil-lv then be free for removal from the tie slot. 'lhe end edges of the block 21 are provided midway of their height with shoulders 21l which are vadapted to be engaged with the enlarged.

lower ends 24 of rail securing koys'25, the

heads of 'which are fashioned very much.

like those of ordinary rail spikes and which are `designed to lit over the base of the i'ail in the manner shown in Fig. 1. 'lheso locking keys 25 are cut out at the sides and conform to the block 21 and to the rail base in such a manner that when their lower ends 24 are engaged with the shoulder 21a of the rail supporting block, the inner side edges of said keys will fit securely against the block and against the top surface of the iail base iii the manner shown. In order to lock these keys detacliably in the position indi cated, we employ locking'members 26 which are very much like ordinary railV spikes,y

although their body portions are entirely' untapered. These locking spikes are interposed between the keys 25 and the end surfaces of the lining 14, and the parts are of such. size and shape that when said locking spikes are forced downward as far as is permitted they will be locked in the tie slot by friction in an effective manner and will at the same time lock the securing keys 25 and the rail in position, as will be readily understood. on its pivot bolt 22 is of considerable advantage in placing the keys 25 in position, or at least the key first put in place. In' order to secure the rail firmly in position it. is simply necessary to lay it across thev block 21, introduce the keys 25 into the ends of the tie slot, (into which they may enter easily when the locking spikes 26 are re,

moved) and then, after the keys'are positioned in the manner indicated in Fig. l, to

pound down the locking spikes 2G in their sea-ts until all ofthe parts are locked fric-` tioiially in a very effective manner.

rlhe rocking of the block 21' It will thus be seenthat the improved rail securing means is of very simple construe#` from the tie. It is obviously undesirable to` remove the -lining 14 and the top plate l5,

which are permanent parts of the tie and can be used over and over again with differ-v ent securing devices of the type described. Owing to the fact that thetie slot 13 is open at the bottoni as well as at the top, the interiorparts of the rail securing mechanism are accessible, and if the keys 25 or spikes 26 are broken, .as by having their heads broken oil', said members-may be pounded down in the tie slot'until they passout of the lower cud of the same, whereupon new securing devices may be placed in position.

ln order to hold the rails against spread' ing or lateral displacement on curves, weuse in connection with the rail securing mechanism described, the bracing means. shown at' the left of Figs. 1 and 2. Referring to those iigures, it will be seen that the'ends of the bolt 22 are used to secure a stirrup 27 which is made of U shape and comprises an intermediate plate 28 lying on the top surface ofv izo the tie at the end portionthereof and equipped with an upstanding Harige 29. detachable rail brace 30 is adapted to be interposed between the flange-29 andtho outer' surface of the rail web,- and we prefer to form this brace of two hinged parts 31, 32, which form a sort of toggle. The sections posed between 3l, 32 of the toggle brace may be hinged to gether by means of a pmtle 33, and when the brace is in position one end of the section 1s engaged under the flange or lip 2t), previously described, while the opposite end of the part 32 is engaged in the angle between the rail web and the head of the rail, as

shown. When the brace is lirst placed in I position it is bent up at the hinge, and it is then tightened by depressing the hinge l slightly below the plane in which the toggle y' sections would be alined, in which position l the parts are firmly locked in an obviousl manner, with the head ot the rail firmly held l against lateral and outward displacement. j

Without limiting ourselves to the construetion shown, we claim: l

1. The combination with a rail tie having an elongated slot: extending eoiniiletely therel through transversely beneath the rail, of a detachable bloelc in said sloton whieh the rail base isl positioned, and means intersaid block and the walls ot said slot to vlock the rail in position on said block.

2. rlhe combination with a rail/tie havingl an elongated slot extendingl completely therel through and transversely beneath the rail,

' of a block in said slot, a bolt passing through vably securing flying, on the upper surface of the the tie in a horizontal direction and detaehsaid block in position, a rail block, rail seburin* keys overlying the rail base and positive y engaged with said block, and means interposed between the walls of said slot and said keys to 'leek the latter frictionally in position.

3. The combination with a rail tie having a slot extending theretln'ough, oit a block in said slot, means to mount the block t'or oseillation, said block having' shoulders at its side edges. keys having` heads overlying the rail base and provided with enlarged lower ends takinzt,T under the shoulders on said block, and trietional means to lool; said keys in position in said slot.

-l. 'l`he eombinatiou with a rail tie having a slot. olfl a lining' iloi' said slot, a top plate secured to said lining and lying' llush with the upper surliaec ot the tie, a rail supportAA iurel bloei; between the lining walls, means to mount said block detaehably in position and means interposed between the bloeltr and the lining' jlior lrietioually loi-hing the, rail in position on said plate.

5. The (annbination with a conei'ete tie having' a slot, and reintoreingr members at opposite sides ol.E said slot', ol' a bolt: passing through the tie, the slot and the reinforcing members, a block mounted on said bolt within the slot, and means to clamp the rail base detaehably on the upper surt'ace of said block.

In testimony whereof we atlix our signatures, in presence ot two witnesses.

ELIAS lf. SPRUSS. lll l L() lt. WO().l)\\'()lt'l`ll. l'Vitnesses J'. B. Pana', A. L. Mi'rounm..

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