USRE14431E - Bailway-tback stbttcttybe - Google Patents

Description

HENRY KOHLMYER, F LORAIN, OHIO.

RAILWAY-TRACK STRUCTURE.

Specification of Reissued Letters Patent. Reissued Feb. 12, 1918.

7 Original No. 993,176, dated May 23, 1911, Serial No. 597,018, filed December 13, 1910. Application for reissue filed October 7, 1911.

.mg means, a novel form of tie adapted to cooperate with the said clip, and means for anchorin the entire structure in the roadbed.-

An ad itional feature is a novel form of rail (-hair to be used. in combination with said res and clamping devices.

Briefly stated, the invention as a whole involves the use of a metal tie or its equivalent, having a head plate or flanges provided with notches on opposite edges spaced apart a distance equal to the width of the foot of the rail, and a substantially U-shaped clip adapted to lie in said notches with-its opposite ends bent over opposite sides of the foot or base flange of the rail. At the rail-joints, chairs are provided consisting of shallow channels resting upon adjacent ties and' receiving the rail ends between their side flanges. a

1 My invention is illustrated panyingdrawings in which- Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal secin the accomtional view through a portion of a railway track, the rails and chair shown in side ele' ration and the ties being shown in section.

'Fig. 2 is a top plan view-of the said portion of track. r

Fig. 3 is'a vertical sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 2.

-Fig. 5 is a view in side elevation of one of the rail clamps embodying the present' invention.

1 by ordinary fish plates 11.

Fig. 6 is a similar view illustrating a slightly modified form of clamp.

In the drawings, there are shown two rails indicated by the numeral 10 and connected The ties for supporting these rails are indicated by the numeral 12 and are preferably in the form of I-beanis of suitable length, the base of each residing at -16 extend inwardly F g. 4 1s a similar view on'the line 44 of Serial No. 653,458.

tie being indicated by the numeral 13 and the rail supporting head thereof by the numeral 14.

Each' tie 12 is formed with notches in the opposite sides or longitudinal-edges of its head 14, certain of which are indicated by the numeral 15 and the others by the nu nieral 16. More specifically speaking, each longitudinal edge of thehead of each tie is formed, near each end of the tie, with one of the notches 15 and one of the-notches 16. The notches 15 extend inwardly at right angles from the edges of the head in which edges they are formed, whereas the notches at an acute angle from the edges in which they are formed and in a direction toward the corresponding or adj acent notches 15. The distance between the inner ends of each set of notches 15-and 16 is equal substantially to the width of the base flange of the rail disposed upon the head so that the said inner ends of these notches will coincide with the edges of the clamped thereto by clamping devices embodying the present invention.

Each of the clamps above mentioned is formed either from a length of bar or rod material which is bent to form spaced'portions 17 and a connecting portion 18. While these clamps are of stout bar or rod material, they beingshown as of the former-material in Fig. 5 and as made of the latter material in Fig. 6, they are malleable so that when they are disposed with their spaced portions 17 projecting into the notches 15 and 16, their said spaced portions may be struck down into clamping engagement with the base flange of the rail.

It will be readily understood from an inspection ofthe drawings that in assembling the clamping devices with the ties,- one spaced portion 17 of each clamp is inserted into one of the-j-rrotches 16 and the clampthen has its other 'said portion 17 seated in the related notch .15. A support of any suitable sort is then disposed beneath theconnecting portion 18 of the clamp and the portions of the parts 17 of the clamp projecting above base 'tlange of the rail, snug the base flange of the rail, are struck down with a hammer or othe r suitable implement. In this manner; the rail is firmly clamped upon the hcad of the tie. Inasmuch as the spaced portions of the clamp, when struck down into clamping engagement with the ly embrace the said flange, and one of the said portions of each flange is seated in the notch 16 and prevented from leaving this" notch, owing to its snug engagement w of the rail, the other spaced portion will also be prevented from leaving the other notch 15.

At the point of connection of the meeting ends oi the two rails, there is provided a rail chair, the baselof which is indicated by the numeral 1%) and the side llangcs by the lnnueral 20, these flanges receiving between them the base" tiange of the rail disp sed upon ihe tie. It will be observed that, at points coincident with the ties 12, the flanges :20 ot' the rail chair are cut away as at 21 and that the spaced portions of the clamping devices engage in the cut away portions of the chair so that longitudinal movement of the chair is prevented. i

' In Fig.1 I haveshown means for anchoring the track structure to the road'bed, comprising bars 22 of suitable material shch as wood or steel, passing through openings in the webs of the ties l2, and extending in a 'direction substantially parallel to that of the rails. 'Ihese bars, being transverse to the length of the ties, and being embedded with the tics in the concrete or ballast of the roadbed, serve to offer additional resistance to lateral displacement of the track structure, particularly on curves." 1 have found such provision dvantageous in using metal ties, because of thedecreased surface bearing or surface friction as compared with the ordinary wooden ties.

Having thus described my in I claim and desire to secure by eat -is 1. Ina railway tie, a body having a flat rail supporting head, the head being formed inone side edge with spaced notches, one of the notches being extended toward the other notch at an acute angle to the said edge of the head, the distance between the inner end of the first mentioned, notch and the corresponding end' being substantially equal to the width of the base of a rail supported and means for holding a rail totlie tie com-f prising aclamp having spaced portions and a. connecting portion the spaced por ions being inserted in the,v notches and being be' bent into clamping lengageventionwhat; Letters Pat.-

adapteil to ,ment with the rail.

1 2. In 'a railway tic, aibody having a flat rail supporting head, the head being formed ofthe other notch upon the head,

ith the base flange ed notchcsgone of the notches. being extended toward the other notch at an acute angle to the said edge of the head, the distance between the' inner end of the first mentioned notch and the'correspomling end of the othcr'iiotch being substantially equal to the width of the base of a rail supported upon the head, and means for holding a rail to the tie coinprising a clamp having spaced portions and a connecting portion, the spaced portions being inserted in the notches and being in one side edge with spac adapted to be. bent into clamping engagement with the rail,v the connecting portion of the clamp extending beneath the side of the head between the notches.-

3. In a railu ay tie, a body having a flat rail supporting head, the head bfllllgffll'lllfld inone side edge with spaced-notches, the notches being relatively augularly positioned, the distance between the inner ends of the notches being sl'lbstantially equal to the width of the base of a rail supported uponthe head, and means for holding the rail "to the head eon'lprismg a clamp having spaced portlous and a connecting portion, the spaced portions being inserted in the notches and being adapted to be bent into clamping engagement withthe rail.

'of eaehfpair being farther 4. In a railway track structure, a tie, a chair disposed upon the tie and having its sides cut away at points coincident with the tie, one side edge of the head of the tie being formed with notches coincident with the side edges of the base flange of the rail, and meansfor holding the rail upon the tie and chair, said means comprising a clamp having spaced portions and a connecting portion, the clamp being disposed with the spaced portions engaging in the notches near the said edge of the tie and struck down into clamping engagement with the base flange of the rail, the said spaced portions engaging in the cut away portions of the chair..

5. In a railway track structure, a supporting plate having notcl.es in its edges arranged in pairs, the mouths of the notches apart than the bottoms thereof, a rail carried 'upon the plate with its edges adjacent said notches, and a clamp for said rail having spaced portions and a connecting portion, the spaced portions being inserted in the notches, positioned at the'bottoms thereof, and adapted to be bent into clamping engagement with the raili v ,In testimony in the presence whereof I atlix my signature of two witnesses.

. HENRY KOHLMYER.

Witnesses:

ItnvA'Irz Kosonnnnnn, Anonru Koluauirnn.

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