US99279A - Improved railway-rail chair - Google Patents

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RICHARD ANTHONY, OF PITTSTON, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDTHOMAS WILLIAMS, OF LUZERNE OOUNTY,PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 99,279, dated February l, 1870; aittedated J tm'uary 19, 1870.

IMPROVED RAILWAY-RAIL CHAIR.

The Schedule refenfedio in these Letters Patent and making part of the same- To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RICHXRD ANTHONY, of Pittston, in the county of Luzerne, and in the State-of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Chairs; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to thc letters of reference marked thereon. A

The nature of my invention consists in the construction aud arrangement of a railroad-chair, and the I nanner of securing the same to the rails.

In order to enable others skilled` in the art to which my invention appertains, to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construction and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, which form a part o'f this specification, and in which- Figure l is an end view of the chair;

Figure 2 is a perspective of the"tie inverted; and

Figure 3 is a-plan view of the tie. Y

Letter A represents an ordinary rail, .which is secured in place by means of the chair B. This chair consists of two parts, one on'each side' ofthe rail, and so formed on their inner sides as to snugly fit over the lower parts of'the rail, and having a shoulder formed on their lower ends, extending inward.

Passing through the two parts of' the chair, and binding theln firmly together, is the tie O, which has a raised projection extending along part of its under side. The ends of this. projection rest upon the top of the shoulders formed on the chair, and hold the parts at their proper distance apart.

In each end of the tie there is a hole made, through which the keys or pins D are passed, which lockv the whole firmly and securely together.

By the use 0f this chair, punching of the rails may be avoided; broken ones can be readily repaired, thus saving the time and expense of procuring others.- It forms a firm, substantial, and yet an elastic support for the joints, and holds the rails so firmly together that they form, as it were, a continuous rail, and'thus prevents all jarring and shaking of the cars, as they pass along.'

Having thus described my invention,

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, .is-

l. The tie C, having a projection formed on its lower side, so as to bear upon the shoulders and sides ofthe chair B, and constructed so as to be locked by the keys D, or their equivalents, substantially as set forth.

2. The tie G, keys D, chair B, and rail A, when yall are combined inthe manner and for the purpose described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto set my hand, this 12th day of May, 1869.

'RICHARD ANTHONY.

-XVitnesses L. B. ENsIGN, ELIsHA BLAGKMAX.

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