US1359233A - Rail-joint - Google Patents

Description

B. DESROCHERS.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 27, I920. Patented NOV. 16,

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1- I INVENTOR ATTORNEY B. DESROCHERS.

Patented Nov. 16, 1920.

3 SHEETS-SHEE'I 2- B. DESROCHERS.

RAIL JOINT.

APPLICATION man r59. 21. 1920.

1 3593336 Patented Nov. 16, 11920.,

3 SHEETSSHEET 3- Basiiie ,Des mam ms.

E WITNESSES: ATTORN Y T all whom it may concern:

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

BASILE nnsnoorrnns, or BEAUcnvInnn, QUEBEC, CANADA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1920. Serial najaeneia Be it known that I, BASILE Dn'sRooHnRs,

' a citizen ofCanada, residing at Beauceville, in the Province. of Quebec and IDO- cminion of Canada, have invented new and useful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention has reference to meansfor connecting themeeting ends .of railway rails. o

The object; of the invention is to produce a rail joint in which the, rail endswill he held in alinement under all conditions so that the wheels of the rolling stock will be afforded a free passage thereover without danger of contacting the ends of the rails when the latter are spread away from each other by the contraction thereof.

Other objects and advantages will present themselves as the nature of the invention is better understood, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings in which there. is illustrated a simple and satisfactory embodiment of the improvement reduced to practice. 1

In the drawings p 2 Figure 1 is aside elevation oftwo rails constructed and connected in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 isa 'similar view but looking toward the opposite side of the joint. Fig. 3 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view approximately on the, line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a similar sectional view approxivmately on the line 55 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a horizontal sectional view approximately on the line 6--6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view of one of the rail ends.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the joint plates.

Fig. 9 is a similar view of a second joint plate.

The rails 10-10 have their body portions of the usual construction,-and the said rails, at a distance from their ends have their head portions 11 cut away in a line with the sides of the webs 12. Thus the heads 11 terminate in shoulders 13. The webs 12 at the ends of the rails are notched, pro-1 viding inner straight shoulders 14.

The joint plate for the outsideof the rails is broadly indicated by the numeral 15. This plate includes a channeled base 16, the channeled portion of the said base being flanges of the rails.

of a size and shape to snugly receive therein the base flanges 17 'o n the outer'sides of the rails 10. The base 16 of the joint plate 15 has on its inner edge an upstanding flange '18.- This flange is of an equal thickness throughout, except that the same, on its mama Nov. 16, 1920.

inner face and at its center is formed with a widened inwardly projecting substantially rectangular tongue19. The flange 18, atlthe corners thereof is notched as indicated by the numeral 20, and the inner walls 21 of the'notches are vertical. The flange 18 is of a thickness greater than the distance between the sides of the webs 12 and the outer sides of 'the heads 11 of the rails 10, the tongue 19 is of a length equal to that of the notched upper corners of the vided by the said'notched webs and the walls or shoulders '21 provided by the notched corners of the joint plate 15 are designed to contact with the shoulders '13 provided at the ends of. therail headsll. The inner joint plate is broadly indicated by the nuimeral 22. This joint plate also includes a channeled base 23 which is desi ned to receive therein the inner portions of the base On the inner edge'of the base 23 there is a thickenedvertically projected flange 24 which "is centrally formed, on its inner edge with a reduced upstanding tongue 25. The under faces of the heads of the rails are designed to rest on the upper edge ofthe flange 24, which is also true with respect to the upper walls provided by the notches at the corners of the joint plate .15. The tongue 25 is of a thickness equal to the distance between the webs 12, the ends of the said'to ngue being de- I signed to contact with, the shoulders 14 prosides of the webs and the outer faces of the heads of the rails. In this connection it should be stated that the tongue 19 is of a thickness equaling that of the webs of equals the distance between the shoulders directly outward of the'vertical flange thereof, accidental turning ofthe nuts will thus be prevented. However, if desired, the bolt opening in one of thejoint plates may have its outer portion squared to receive the" squared shoulder at the headed portion of the bolts, in which instance the nuts can-,

- wheels over the confronting ends of the rails. The c mmunist is simple but very strong and effective andthe rails will be positively held'against tiltin' or vertical movement, while at the same tune-a limited longitudinal movement, incident to" expansion and contraction is afforded, 7 J

Hav ng thus described the nventlo'n, what t. V 1. In a rail joint two abutting rails each having the sides of its headcut away in a line with the sides of its web at a point adjacent its ends and its web notched at its outer corner, inner and outer joint plates,

' 7 each having a channeled base to receive the tion having a tonguereceived in the notched foot portion of the rails' andan upstanding flange on the inner edge of theba's'e, one of said flanges being notched at'its corners to receive thereon-the under faces of the rail heads andthe portion of theflange between the notchesbeing arranged between theends of the rail heads, said last mentioned porrail webs, the upstanding flange of the sec- "rails and having a'central reduced upstanding tongue filling the gap between the rail heads onsaid side of the rails,andconnecting means between theplates and rails.

In arail' join-ttwo abutting rails each having the sides of its head cut away in a line with the sidesof its web at apoint adjacent its ends and its web notched at its outer corner, innerand outer joint plates, each having a channeled base to receive the foot portion of the rails and an upstanding flange on the inneredge of the base, the flange of the outer plate being'of a greater thickness than the distance between the webs and the outer faces-of the heads of the rails, and being notched at its corners to receive thereon the under -face's'of the heads of the rails, andthe portion of the flange between the notches being arranged between the ends of the rail heads, a tongue. formed on the last mentioned portion received in the notched rail webs, the upstanding flange on the second jointplate receiving thereon the under faces of the rail heads on the second side of the rails, and having'a central upstanding tongue at its inner-edge of a thickness corresponding to the distance between the webs and i the outer faces of the rail heads and of a length filling the distance between the terminals 'o'f'the adjacent rail heads, said tongue filling the gap between the rail heads, and connecting means between the plates and rails.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

' BASILE DESROOHERS.

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