US1295314A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

Description

E. HENDERSON.

RAH. JOINT,

' APPLICATION FILED OCT. 3 1917. RENEWED AUG. 16.1918- 1,295,314. Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

r ears ELVIES HENDERSON, F NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application filed October 13, 1917, Serial No. 196,449. Renewed August 16, 1918. Serial No. 250,238.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ELVIES HENDERSON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Nashville, in the county of Davidson and State of Tennessee, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail joints and aims to provide a novel form of joint which includes plates carried by one member of the joint upon each side of and spaced from the web of the rail, the other member carrying connecting bars, the projecting ends of which enter spaces so formed and in which they are secured.

The invention further aims to provide abutments located at the inner ends of the spaces to limit the movement of the connecting bars therein, so as to aline the openings for the reception of the securing bolts.

Various other objects and advantages of the invention will appear when the following description is read in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a joint embodying the present invention;

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional view on the line 33 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4. is a perspective view of one memher or section of the joint; and

Fig. 5 is a similar view of the other section.

Referring to the drawings in detail, the two sections of which the joint is composed are indicated at and 11.

Each of the sections includes a rail of the usual cross-sectional configuration, having a ball or tread 12, the web 13 and a base flange 14. The tread 12 of the section 10 projects an appreciable distance beyond the end of the base flange and web, while the base flange and web of the section 11 projects an equal distance beyond the tread thereof.

The section 10 is provided upon each side ofthe web 13 and spaced therefrom with plates 15, these plates lying within the plane of the sides of the tread 12 and occupying the finishing spaces on each side of the web. By so positioning these plates, there are formed slots or passages 16 upon each side of the web 13, the inner ends of these passages being closed by means of the brace 17 upon each side of the web.

Bolted or otherwise secured upon each side of the web 13 of the section 11, is a connecting bar 18, the projecting ends of which are adapted to enter the slots 16 and to be secured therein through the medium of bolts 19. By providing abutments at each end of the passages or slots 16, the in ward movement of the connecting bars 18 within these passages is limited and when inserted at the limit of their movement the bolt openings will register, thus facilitating the assembling of the joint.

By the construction shown and described, there is provided a joint in which both vertical and lateral movement is prevented, thereby preventing the meeting ends of the rails from being depressed by the weight of the train and also preventing the spreading of the rails.

Various changes may be made in the form, proportion and minor details of construction of the invention and the right is reserved to make'such changes.

Having described the invention, what is claimed is: y

1. A rail joint embodying a rail having the tread portion projecting beyond the web and base thereof. a rail having a web and base projecting beyond the tread portion and arranged to fit the first rail to form a continuation thereof. plates spaced from each side of the web thereof, connecting bars secured to each side of the second mentioned rail, the projecting ends of which enter the spaces between the web and the'side plates of the second mentioned rail and means for securing the projecting ends of the connecting bars within said spaces.

2. A rail joint embodying a rail having the tread portion projecting beyond the web and base thereof, a rail having a web and base projecting beyond the tread portion and arranged to fit the first rail to form a continuation thereof, plates spaced from each side of the Web thereof, connecting bars secured to each side of the second mentioned rail, the projecting ends ofwhich enter the spaces between the Web and the side plates of the second mentioned rail, means for securing the projecting ends of the connecting bars within said spaces and abutments located at the inner ends of said plates to close said spaces.

In. testimony whereof Iaffix my signature.

ELVIES HENDERSON.

Washington, D. C.

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