US1099179A - Railway-tie. - Google Patents

Description

C. W. ISRAEL.

RAILWAY TIB.

APPLICATION FILED MAL?. 1914.

\ 1,099,179, Patented June 9,1914.

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/ l mw UNI CHARLES W; ISRAEL, OF PARIS, ILLINOIS.

RAILWAY-TIE.

Speccation of Letters Patent.

Patented J une 9, 1914.

Application filed March 7, 1914. Serial No. 823,253.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES WV. ISRAEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at FarisJ in the county of Edgar and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Railway-Tie; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which `it appertains to make and use the same.`

The invention relates to a new and useful improved cement or composite `sectional railway tie.

The aim of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap construction of tic, which, while being constructed of metal and plastic material, will be sufficiently resilient to permit certain amount of bending or yielding7 as the rolling stock passes thereover, and at the same time resume its former shape when the pressure of the rolling stock is relieved.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a tie which is substantial and has a maximum durability, and canbe repaired or replaced at a comparatively low expense, and furthermore theitie may be made of old scrap rails incased in plastic material or cement or the like.

Further, the invention contemplates a tie of such a construction that the rails cannot injure or cut into the top thereof, and also affording a tie of which the bolts or fastenings cannot be sheared or cut by the motion of the rails, as in the caseiof spikes in wood ties, thus largely lessening the liability of the spreading of rails incident to accidents.

In practical fields the details of construction may 'be subjected to alterations, falling within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as hereinafter set fortha shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure l is a plan view of the improved tie constructed in accorciance with the invention. Fig. 2 is a view in side elevation and partly in section of the tie. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring more especially to the drawings, 1 and 2 designates the two sections of the tie. Each section includes a portion of an old scrap rail 3, which is inverted. This inverted rail section is surrounded by a wall or sheath of heavy wire netting or eX- view on line pandible metal 4, there being a space 5 intermediatc the wire netting or metal as shown. Passing through apertures 6 of the inverted rail section are iron rods or bolts of suflicient length, designated by the numeral 7 having hooks on their ends, which hooker engage the netting or retaining wall, as shown at 9.

The hooks are designated by the numerals l0.

The entire inner cavity or space 5, and surroundingthe outer portion of the retaining wall or netting is provided with a body of cement or other plastic material including `cracked stone or gravel and the like, said body of cement and stone is marked 1l on the drawings, and by this body of cement the longitudinal core member (which consists of the inverted scrap rails), the retaining wall or netting and the rods are iirxnly and rigidly incorporated together, which affords a tie of weight and great rigidity. A connecting spring plate l2 which may be galvanized or otherwise treated to prevent rusting or oxidation is riveted, bolted or otherwise secured to the adjacent end of the inverted bases 13 of said rail sections 3, as shown at 14:. In this manner the tie sections have stability owing to the plate 12, that is, with relation to each other, yet the plate 12 is sufficiently resilient to permit the sections of the tie to yield incident to the pressure of the rolling stock, and relative to one another. The inverted bases of the rail sections afford a broad bearing surface for the rails, the cement or concrete being arranged below said bases, enveloping 'or encompassing the web and the tread of the rail section, which afford a substantial core for the tie.

As shown, the rails l5 which are engaged by the rolling stock or car wheels, are dis-ii posed transversely of the tie sections upon the inverted bases 13 and adjacent the outer ends of said tie section, there being cushioning or shock absorbing means interposed betweenthe rails 15 and the tie. This cushioning or shock absorbing means is designated by the numeral 16 and 1s constructed gest items in the maintenance of a railway. i

Furthermore, a tie of this character, lin case it is broken or inJured through accident, 1s

not a total loss as in the case of wood ties,l

but can 'be repaired at a small cost and made as good as it was originally.

The inverted bases of the rail sections of the tie sections are provided with slots 18. One end of each slot is provided with an enlargement 19. At the time of the construction the tie bolts are arranged in the ends 20k of the narrow or contracted portionsr of said slots, said bolts 21 having their Shanks extending upwardly, passingl through the rail retaining plates or clamps 22, there being lugs 23 forming integral parts ofV said rail plates, and which engage the enlarged portions 19 0f said slots, thereby holding the plates 22 against displacement, which plates engage the bases-of the rails 15 to retain them inpositon.

From the foregoing it is apparent, there has been devised a ysimple and practical railway cement or concrete tie, and one which has been found desirable, particularly owing to the many advantages and the service ability of the same. Y

The invention having been set forth,fwhat is claimed as new and useful is 1. A railway tie comprising a pair of concrete tie sections, eachincluding an inverted scrap rail section constituting a core, and a spring plate connecting the two tie sections.

2. A railway tie comprising a pair of concrete tie sections, each including an inverted scrap rail section constituting a core, and a spring plate connecting the two tie sections, each inverted rail section having its inverted base provided with slots having enlarged ends and .designed to receive rail fastening means.

3. A railway tie comprising a pair of concrete tie sections, each including an inverted scrap rail section constituting a core,'and a spring platev connecting the two tie sections,

each tie section having a netting bonding; embedded in the concrete and spaced apartv crete tie sections, meansV connecting said sections, each section including an inverted rail section constituting a core, each section having a bonding of netting embedded inthe concrete and spaced apart from the inverted rail section, and transversely disposed connecting members passing through the web of the inverted rail section and bondingthe opposite side of the netting. y 1

5. Incombinationywith a railway tieliaving a body of concrete and an inverted rail section embedded therein constituting a core,

the inverted base'of the-rail section having elongated slots, each slot having la narrow portion at one end and an enlarged portion atV the other, a rail fastening plate having a lug entering said enlarged portion of the slot, and fastening means passing through the narrow portion of the slot and the fas- `tening plate for holding the Vplate inposition, and cushioning means for the railway rail. I g

6. A railway tie comprising a pair ofcon-V crete tie sections, eachincluding an inverted scrap rail section constituting a core, and a springplate connecting the two tie sections,

rail fastening means .on the tie, and cushioning means for the railway rail.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. v

Y CHARLES W.'ISRAEL; Y Witnesses: Y 1

C. H. LAMB,

B. F. BnALs.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

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