US1097082A - Railway cross-tie. - Google Patents

Description

B. F. CORNELIUS. RAILWAY (moss TIE. APPLICATION IILEEDTEBJG, 1914.

1,097,082, Patented May 19, 19m

BENJAMAN F. CORNELIUS, Q1? LINDSAY, OKLAHOMAi.

RAILWAY CROSS-TIE.

all 407mm it may concern 4 Be it knownthat I, BENJAMAN F. Con minus, a citizen of the United States, re-

siding at Lindsay, in the'county of Garvin Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view; and

and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inRailway Cross-Tles, of which the following 1s a specification, reference being had to the ac companying drawings.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in railway cross ties and more partlcularly to that class known ascomposition ties, the main object of the invention,

being to provide a railway cross tie .con/ structed of concrete and substantially" rcinforced so that the same will'provid a, cross tie which will withstand the weat er and the general wear and tear and; at the same time, will securely retain the rails against lateral movement.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a railway cross tie which will possess advantages in points ofefiiciency and durability, is inexpensive to manufacture and, at thesame time, is simple in construc tion and operation.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts as willbe hereinafter referred to and more particularly. pointed out in the specification and claims. J

In theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this application, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a railway tie constructed in accordance-with my invention, parts thereof being broken away and illustrated in cross section. v Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is an end elevation.

In the construction of my improved cross tie, I prefer to form the same substantially triangular in cross section, as clearly indicated in Fig. 4 and form the same of three sections which are generally indicated by the numerals 1, 2 and 3, the'sections 1 and 3 forming the end sections, while the section 2 forms the central section, said end sections being separated from the central section by means of the transversely extending division blocks 4.

The tie sections are provided, ad acent their bottom portions with longitudinal openings in which are arranged the pipes 5 which not only serve to reinforce the sections, but provide casings for the long tudi- I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Application filed February 16, 1914. Serial No. 819,039.

nally extending binding rod 6, said rod extending throughout the length of the entire sections and through the blocks 4:, nuts 7 be ing threaded upon each end thereof to securely retain the rod in place. The bottom of the tie is provided upon each end sec- .tion with the recesses 8 which, when the ties are placed in position, are adapted to receive the ballast, in order to limit the longitudinal movement of the ties upon the road-bed.

The tops of the sections of the tie are covered by means of a plate 9, the ends of which areengaged beneath the bottom of the end sections, as shown at 10, thence extended upwardly on a vertical plane, as shown at 11 and thence bent inwardly upon the inclined portion 12 and from there, extend longitudinally across the top ofthe tie. The top portion of the tie is providedwith oftsets 13 which are adapted to receive the bases of the rails 14 which are securely held in position by the removable plates 15 said plates being securely bolted to the ties by means of the bolts/16, the ends of said bolts being arranged within, the recesses 8 and thence extended upwardly through the end sections and having nuts '17 threaded thereon to retain the same in position.

The plate .9 is provided within its intermediate portion with a plurality of longitudinally extending slots '8 which, when the plate is'placed in posi 011,. will receive a portion of the material of which the tie is constructed, so as to prevent lateral movement of the plate upon the top of the tie. It is understood that the plate is arranged in position upon the tie after-the same is formed and before the concrete or other composition has become hardened. In placing the rails 14.- in osition, itis preferred to have a block of asbestos or any other similar cushioned material which is generally indicated by the numeral 19 placed within the offset portions 13 and upon which the base of each of the rails is adapted to rest. The portion of the plate 9 which extends along the longitudinal top of the tie is retained in place by means of the bolts 20 extending vertically through the tie body.

From the above description taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it I will be readily apparent that I have provided a simple anddurable composition tie which will replace the wooden tie now in general use and which will securely re tam the rails when posltionec. upon said ties, against any v spreading movement. The .tl evice, as herein sho wn'and described, is extreme-1g simple in construction and can be' manufactured at a comparatiyely lowf While havesho'w'n and described' the" preferred form f'my invention, it is obvious that .various changes in the .detailsof construction and in the proportions. may .be

resorted to for successfully carrying my inyention 1 into practice, Without sacrificing any. of thenovel features or departing from thescope of the appendedclaim's. a

and by extending the rod 9 longitudinally It will be'noted that by providing my inap'ro'ved composite tie with the binding plate through the tie, a certain amount of elasticity is communicated to v the tie;

Having thus described this inyenticn What I claim is:

1. A railway cross tie including a sectional body formed substantially 'triangular in shape,- cushioning blocks interposed .be-

1 4 tween the tie sections, a' binding plate extending longitudinally across the top of the tie having its ends engaged beneath the ends of the same, and means for retaining said sections in their relat ve positions. 7 2. A'railway cross t1e includlng a composite, -formed in three sections, cushioning blocks interposed between said sectionsfrecesses fformed in the upper faces of the end sections, a binding plate extending lon-' -gtitudinally acrossthe top of thetie and pro- 'vided with elongated slots,v.ofiset portions formed in the top of the plate adapted to be dispos'edwithin said recesses, the ends of signature in the presence of two witnesses.

"W tnesses:

CHAS. L. Ganges, 1 WAREN.'

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