US1353204A - Adjustable rail-ahchor - Google Patents

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B. WOLHAUPTER. ADJUSTABLE RAIL ANCHOR. APPLICATION FILED MAY 15, 1917.

Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

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ADJUSTABLE RAIL ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED MAYIS, 1917 1,353,204. Patentedsept' 21, 1920.

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' BENJA IN WOIitiAUPTER, on NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK,

ADJUSTABLE RAIL-ANCH R.

Application filed. May 15. 1917., Serial No. 168,822.

To all whom it may concern:

. Be it known that I, BENJAMIN WoLHAUr- TER a citizen of the United States, residing at New Rochelle, in the county of Vestchester and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Adjustable RaiLAnchors, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to a novel and practical construction of rail anchor to prevent creeping of railway-rails. In devices of this character itis desirable'to provide a con struction having few and simple parts that may be easily and 'economlcally manufac-- 15 tured and readily assembledwhen applying the device in track.

Thepresent invention has these important characteristics and features besides possessing the distinct and practical advantage of being readily applicable to rails of different size,so that the device may be applied with equal facility to rails having rail basesvof different widths, without in any way impairing or affecting the efficiency of the same as an anchoring device to secure and firmly hold the rail upon a tendency thereof to-move or creep in a longitudinal direc--' tion.

In the attainment of the aboveobjects, the

present invention particularly has in viewa rail anchoring device having'no working or movable parts such as springs, moving canis or equivalent mechanical elements, but sim-i ply consisting of two principal members, which are brought intosecure-and operative relation upon application of the device to the base flanges of the rail, and which mem bers are relatively adjustable so as to be" adaptable to rail bases of different widths;

With these and many other objects. in view which will readily appear-tothose familiar with the art as the details of the in- Vention are better understood, the latter consists'in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully pointed out, illustrated,'and claimed. The essential. features of construction;

are necessarily susceptible of modification without departing from thespirit or principle of the invention, but a preferred and practical embodiment thereof is i shown in the drawings, in whichv Figure 1 is a perspectlve viewof a two part railanchorconstructed in accordance with the present invention, and illustrating ing the anchor in its locked position upon 7 vice to a rail, and showing the detachable rail engaging locking clip in the position which it occupies when about to be driven onto one of the rail flanges, and over the leverage arm ofthedevice, by meansof a spike maulor other implement. F 1g. 4; is a View similarto Fig. 3 illustratthe rail.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4 showing the adaptability of the anchor to a rail base of smaller size.

Fig. 6 is a modification illustratin -a supplemental holding means that may be utilized for additional security in retaining the locking clip engaged with the and with the rail flange. F1g.,7.is a similar View showing another niodlfication lllustrating another form of tension holding means that may be employed to se-' cure the loclnng clip in its proper relation to the tension bar and to the rail flange.

S milar reference characters designate corresponding parts'throughout the several figures of the drawings. r The rail anchor of. the present invention. may be embodied in different forms of construction without affecting the essential principles thereof, but in embodiments shown in the drawings may be, and preferably is,co nstructed of two principal parts or members. In this form of construction, one of these parts 1s designated by the reference letter A and the other of said parts is deslgnated by the reference letter B.

The part or member A of the improved rall anchor essentially consists of what may be termed a tension bar, designated by the 100 Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Sept. 21, 1920."

numeral 1 and formed at one end with a preferably integral fixed rail engaging clip 2, 'Wl11Cl'l 1S adapted to have a wedging fit and engagement over and upon one ofthe rail fiangesof the rail to which the device is applied. This railengaging clip Q'a-t' one end of the tension bar' l'is' a fixed element of the bar 1.as distinguished from the detachable or removable member B of the de- "vice', and is made by looping or bending one end. otthebar 1 inwardly, producing. an

, upper jaw 3 and a spring loop 4 combining.

with the jaw 3 .to provide for aspiring; clamping action and'fori'riih'g the flange receiving socket 5 which ZLCCOIHII'IOCTQtGSflthGT tapering flange of the rail. It will also he.. v

7 observed that the said socket 5 is of. asufli-icient depthto provide'the necessary clearance and adjustmenti'or the clip=.toadaptitselt' to the rail flange when driven thereon. Furthermore; since the; two elements-3*"a r-1dr-4 of the clip 2 occupy a divergent relatiomwith' respect-'toi each other; the clip' acts: as

a wedge, when: drivein upon -the' rail" flange to' wedge itself tightly "thereon, and *thereby Inthis connection,: it is to loe r iurther noted that theupper j awe oi? the fixed rail engagingclip 2 is preferably of a conformation I that will adapt itself for a firmand grip?" ping engagement with the upper side of the railfiangatwhile the loop'Wl of the'aeli p has a clearancezfromuthe undersideof the: rail flange. and. 'from the rail basein order to admitof the aleveragemctioniwhich takes.

place in the application and locking oi the tension bar.

In re-:terenceito the featuressof *consti uc tlon lnvolved 1n the leverage action-above referred to, the:tension= bar 1, includihgj-its terminal: clip- 2,. is preferablyl m'ade ofi fa suitable grade ofv spring steel, and is alsopreferably 1 longitudihally ibowedr-to provide an intermediate crowningor arched portion 6 constitutingwane intermediate: upstandin fulcrumi 1 element; that has a binding 1 an fulcruming: engagement 1 againstthe bottomof theiraila At :the side'iof the fulcrum ele ment 6 opposite the side ofthe bar carrying the; clipi'z2;- thepsaidz bar is formed "fwith a leveragezarm 7,: havingi aap'ermanent 1 clear-1'- ance from the undersideot the s-rail'rand prefi-L' QI'ablYKPIOVlClBd' with an inclined locking portion: 8 and at :its extremitly vwithaguide! l-tongue 8*? formed at its underside with": an

guiding. bevel- 9.

Theleverage arm/7 of: the tensionbar l'coe V operates t w ith'the' otherpart or member B oh 1 the: device The I said part :on member B of? the anchor consists ofia one-piece rdetach r able rail-anchoring. loclringclip: This lock r ing clip is provided: with an upper inclined? jaw-10;:and a lower soclietuelement;ill the V latter underlying the rail baserand: havings: a divergent-relation to:the1u'pp er jawv-lO esoe" as to form: a complete-clip? which? wedgesic upon. the rail zfiange opposite the fined raiilr engaging clip 2. Accordingtorthe'present:

invention, the i socket :element 11 isriormed with a :keeper opening 112 ilying' sub stantially parallel withlthe rail 'baseland' adaptediito-n receive-and hold therein the inclinedportion of the leverage arm.7 ofthetension bar. Ati the% bottom of the keeper opening 12-; they socket element 11 is formedwithan-inclined holding. seatil-E adapted to. be ..engaged by theportion 8 of the leverage arm 7 At one side ofathe holding seat. 13, at the inner side o'fsaiddment 11*, is the guiding bevel l4,:..Which: CO5pI'ateS with guide tongue 8 ofthe leverage arm.

From. theioregoing description. and. the drawings, it will be apparent to those familiar with thisFsubj'ect that the improved anchor may be applied to a rail, adjacent a tie with readiness and facility; 'lVhen ap plying-qthe device, the act oi driving the fixed rail engagi'ngrclip '2: onto one of the";

ho1liiig.:.-member for the tensionl bar oi the device-and represents one form v (if-"holding member; that 15 to: say; a hold1ngmeinbera which engages the tension bar and. the rail flange! In: the use not this term ofi-liolding member, it will: be noted thati the same is- SllIJ'PGClTOVGIWlIhG guide tongueeS and dria 'en home over one of the rails fiflillgeS by a mauli. or other' implement," or the operation might; a be reverserlnby first applying the: locking 1 clip-1B to one rail flangei andthen: driving the other part or" the device into position:- Howeve'r, assuming thatithelocking: clip is the seeond step inthe operation of fastening; theanchor impla'eef. the :said clip, in" passing tremityvoiithatension bar until the seat; 13 reaches and TbGCOIIlBSi engaged... with the 1 ins clined 'undersi'de of the inclined locking por tion: 8 of the tension. bar orl leverage arm 7 of *the' device With-the; parts 'inl this position, the said: fleverage arm 7 :in "effect; be

comes -lecked upon the:seat 13 andiis held therebpundrstmng tensioni and. securely restrained fr'omn accidental dis-platement: The said action-is involved and the same efieet-producedi in-rthe application. off'the 'dee' vice 't'o rails of varying sizes-as will he -s ap parentfrem Figss-ll 'fand- 5 of the drawings: showing the: anchor 'rapplied to railsof different sizes. r

Byway: o fillustratingtherangefof modi ficatioirthad may be resorted: toini carrvingout the" inventionrthere is? shhwn: in F 1g. 6

of the drawings a ,formiiniwhichthe locking.

action oftheileverage arnr 7 binding on the holdingis'e'ate13 -may 'be supplemented That is 'to say; accordlng to :this suggestedmodificationthe end portionof the leverage arm is threadet. as indicated at to receive a fastening nut 1? binding against the outer side of the detachable locking clip 13. This 7 the leverage arm" adjacent its terminal tongue 8 with an abrupt or sharply inclined locking portion 8, and by forming the holding seat 13 on the corresponding abrupt inbe resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or scope of the appended claims.

'I claim: V

1. A rail anchor comprising a spring bar having at one end a fixed rail engaging clip and its opposite end portion. standing.

free from the rail bottom, and a detachable clip transversely slidable upwardly on the inclined base of one rail flange and also having a slidable engagement with the free end of the bar to place the same under tension.

2. A rail anchor comprising a spring bar having at one end a fixed rail flange engaging clip while its opposite end portion is disposed at such an angle as to stand free of the rail bottom before and after application, and a detachable clip for slidably engaging with the free end of the spring bar and also with the upper face of one rail flange. 1

3. A rail anchor comprising a bar having at one end a fixed rail engaging clip and its other end having a permanent clearance from the under side of the rail, and a detachable rail engaging clip having a sliding and holding engagement with the bar and slidably engaging the upper side of the rail flange whereby the bar is forced into binding engagement with the rail through the sliding of the clip along the top inclined surface of the rail.

4. A rail anchor comprising a spring bar having at one end a fixed rail flange engaging clip While the opposite end thereof is arranged to stand free of the rail bottom, and a detachable clip having an opening for receiving the free end of the spring bar and also having an inclined face for engaging the upper side of the rail flange.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature in the lpresence of two witnesses- BENJ MIN WOLHAUPTER.

Witnesses: r

C. E. WILSON, J Gr. MURPHY.

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