US1381488A - Railway-tie and rail-locking device - Google Patents

Description

S. MOBANO.

RAILWAY TIE AND RAIL LOCKING DEVICE.

APPLICAHON FILED JAN. 151 1920.

Patented June 14, 1921'.

MORANO :UNITED'STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL MORAN 0, OF. WENDELL, WEST VIRGINIA.

RAILWAY-TIE AND RAIL-LOCKING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 14, 1921.

Application filed January 15, 1920. Serial No. 351,554.

production of a railroad cross tie adapted to securely and rigidly lock the track rails X of a railroad'track, within the proper distance of, and relation to, each other.

Another object of my invention is the construction of a one-piece railroad tie, except the locking device, preferably made of metal and adapted for clamping the rails at their joints, as well as other parts of the rail.

. tion is a novel, improved locking device,

adapted to rigidly bind the rails to the ties; and, in the event ofthe rails becoming loose, at the clamping points, they can readily be re-tightened, without replacing the locking device, and otherwise made commercially desirable.

With these and otherobjects in view, as

will more fully appear in the descriptions hereof, it will be observed that these improvements consist of certain novel construction, arrangement and combination of parts, as hereinafter described, illustrated and claimed; but it is to be understood that various changes may be made in the constrution of this invention, without departing from the spirit and intention thereof.

I am aware that other metal railway ties have been invented and various methods employed for locking and binding the rails to said ties. It will be observed, however, that my improvements materially difi'er from these. Referring to Patent No. 1292- 847, patent issued to me for certain improvements in a metal railway tie, bearing date the 28th day of January, 1919, it will be observed that this application constitutes several improvements in the form of the tie and application of the locking device, as will more fully be shown and described 1n the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1, represents a plan view of my improved, combination railway tle as applied,

showing the manner of the locking device, engaging portions of the track rail.

Fig. 2, represents a side elevation of my railway tie, a portion of which figure is shown in section, showing the inner portion of the locking device, its position, when locked, and, by the dotted lines, the portion of the locking device, when released, by re-? moving the key.

- Fig. 3, represents a vertical end view of the tie with a piece of rail, in proper position.

Fig. 4, represents a cross section of the tie, gt the point indicated by the dotted line Fig. 5, represents a vertical end view of the tie and rail locking device, as viewed from the right hand end of Figs. 1 and 2.

Fig. 6, represents a bolt, upon which the locking clamp is pivoted.

Fig. 7, represents the side and edge views 7 of the wedge-shaped key, used in connec- A still further object of my present inven tion with the locking device.

Fig. 8, represents a perspective view of the locking clamp, as shown in the difi'erent views.

Referring to the drawings, similar nu-' meral 3, designates the enlarged, raised, up-

per portion of the railway tie, which provides clamping members, being constructed and adapted to rigidly engage and clamp, the lower flange of the track rail; 4, designates the locking clamp, adapted to pivotally engage the tie and rigidly bind the lower rail flange, to the upper surface of the tie and under clamp members 3; 5, designates the pivoting bolt, upon which clamp 4, is pivoted; 6, designates the wedge-shaped key, adapted to engage the railway tie, at the key slot and engage the outer, lower portion of the locking clamp; 7, designates a cross key, adapted to engage and rigidly hold the main locking key in position, when engaging the locking clamps; 9, designates a cotter pin engaging the cross key; 8, designates an anchor rib extending downward from the base flange of the railway tie, adapted to engage the road bed or concrete blocks, in the road bed construction, and which prevents the tie from slipping end wise.

improved, combination railway tie, it will be observed that these ties are constructed,v

preferably, of metal, and of novel design and proportion, consisting of a broad base and vertical ribs, which provides superior strength, broad wearing surface and adjustable locking devices.

It will also be observed that by slight changes in the size and shape of the railway tie, at the rail clamping portions, the tie and the locking device can be made adapted to engage, and securely lock, the joint portion of the track rails and the fish plates.

It will also be understood, that, in the switch portion of the rail tracks, the chan nel for receiving the rails and the clamping devices, maybe enlarged, changed and increased in number, and made adapted to en gage and rigidly bind three or four track rails as the swltch may requlre, and by means of which combmation, a substantlal railway tie is provided, adapted to therrequirements of the diflerent portions of ra1l- Way tracks.

Referring to the locking device of this invention: it will be observed that the cross ties, when placed in theirposition, ready for receiving the track rails, the keys '(6) are removed from the ties, and the locking clamp '(4), is released and tilted in the position as indicated by the dotted line (see Fig. 2). The track rails are'then placed within the flange channel under the rigid clamp e The pivoted locking clamp is then turned downward and rests upon the binding pressure" on the-track rail-flange; a

other side of the lower flange of the track rail; The key (6) is then inserted within the key slot, and engages the outer end of the pivoted locking clamp, with sufficient pressureto cause the rail contact portion of the clamp to press the track rail with great force, under and'again'stthe rigid clamp (3) [and also produces a downwardpressure npon the rail therebyproviding a rigid,

superior, locking device forholding track rails in thelr proper position'upon the ties.

rigidly clamp theinner and'outer sides of Observe further,that by means of the key (7) and the cotter pin (9), when inserted through the narrow end of the key (6) the main locking key is prevented from yielding or releasing the pressure upon the locking clamp. It will also be observed that, in the event of wear, to the degree'that the track rail becomes slightly loose, this wear and looseness can be adjusted and the rail again tightened upon the tie by tightening the keys 6 and 7. Thismethodof applying the 7 locking pressure upon the track rail, together withthe improved form of construction of this form of a railway tie, constitutes the material improvements'in this form of tie overthmethods employed in my former Patent, No. 1292847; 7 7

Having fully described my improvements, whatI claim as newanddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is, I 1

A railwaycross tie of the character described, comprising a base plate, longitudinal ribs, spaced apart and exten ding upward upon said base plate; clamping members forming the upper'portionoit the longitudi nal, vertical ribs, adaptedto receive'and the base flanges of the'track rails' respectively; locking clamps,"pivotally mounted between the longitudinal ribs, adapted to en gage the inner and outer sides respectively of the basefianges of the trackrails; a wedge-shaped locking key,- extending transversely through" the vertical ribsof said tie,

and adapted to engage the'lower portion of V the locking clamp, and adapted to apply safety 'key, radapted togengage the locking ribs, all substantially as described, shown.

'andcfor'thepurposes specified 7 llVitnesses I 7 I;-W. MoNRoE,"'-"

key and securely bind it,withi'n the vertical "SAM MORANO; 7

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