US1534417A - Track liner - Google Patents

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A ril 21, 1925 F. R. SINNING TRACK LINER Filed Nov. 19 1924 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 April 211, 1925. wm?

F. R. SINNING TRACK LINER Filed Nov. 19, 1924 2 Sheets-Shem 2 I v A! Patented Apr. 21, 1925.

FRANK R. SINNI'NG, OF RAMSEY, ILLINOIS.

TRACK LINER.

Application filed November 19, 1924. l Serial No. 750,769.

To all whom it may concern:

' a track liner by means of which a great amount of power can be exerted thereby reducing the number of men necessary to line up a track after the same has been laid.

A further object is to construct a track liner in which a liftingmovement of the operating lever is employed to operate the device thereby permitting a greater amount of power per man to be applied to the ,device than is possible where a downward pull-is used.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is an elevation of my device with a rail in section in position and ready to be shifted;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same showing the position of thedevice'between the ties and a portion of the rail broken away;

Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of my device;

Fig. 4.- is a vertical longitudinal section taken on the line 4.-4 of Fig. 2; v

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the socket lever employed; and

F ig. 6 is a vertical cross section of the rail lever taken on the line 66 ofFi 1.

In :the construction of my device employ a base 7 which is provided adjacent its forward edge with spaced apart upstanding lugs or cars 8. These ears are perfora ed so as to permit a bolt or pin 9 to pass therethrough. Located between the ears-'8 is the end 10 of the rail lever, which lever is substantially L shaped. The end 10 is provided with an opening through which the pin 9 passes, the opposite end of the lever is also provided with an opening through which the pin 11 passes. The upper surface of the rail lever adjacent the end '10 is flanged as at 12, so as to provide a relatively wide surface 'whichcontacts with the base flange of a track rail.

Intermediate the ends of the base 7 are upstanding ears 13 through which a pin 14. extends, the pin 1 1 also passes through the end 15 of the socket lever, which end is located between the ears. The socket lever is preferably rectangular in cross section and is provided with a bottom 16, and sides 17, these sides are provided with slots 18 through which the pin 11 extends. The pin 11 fits through the rail lever loosely so that it will have a rolling movement when the socket lever is operated and thus relieve friction. The free end of the socket lever is provided with a strengthening flange 19, and adjacent this flange is provided a top 20 which is located between the walls 17 so as to form a socket into which a crow bar or on the pin and between each cotter key and the adjacent wall '17 of the socket lever is a washer or disk 24. This washer or disk is for the purpose of preventing the pin from shifting so far as to erniit one of the cotter keysto enter one o the slots 18, in which event the roller effect of the pin 11 'would be destroyed.

Adjacent the forward end of the base 7 and projecting from its undersurface is a tooth or cle'at 25, this cleat extends preferably entirely across the face of the base and in a lateral direction. Parallel to the cleat 25 and some distance to the rear, are spaced apart cleats 26 and to the rear of these cleats is a second set of cleats 27. I The cleats 27 are preferably slightly longer than the it to clear the ground and permit it to slide readily thus a great-deal of vertical movementjof the rail during the lining process,

is eliminated and therefore the lining of the track is greatly facilitated, because the amount of movement given the rail can be judged to a greater nicety.

By constructing my device so thata liftin or an upward movement is used, I gain quite a lot of power because in this instance, the operators can make use of their muscular strength whereas in a downward pull or movement the amount of power exerted; by each individual is limited by his weight,

that being the greatest amount of power he can possibly exert. It is therefore possible to reduce the number of men on each device and due to the multiplication of lever age this number can be still further reduced because fewer devices are necessary.

however, is increased through the lever socket which has its fulcrum at the pin 14, the point where the power is exerted being at the pin' 11, which is a relatively short distance from the fulcrum. While the lever 21, which is preferably a crow bar, is many times the distance between the pins 11 and 14 so that there is an enormous gain of power between the point where the power is applied and the point where the applied ower does it work. Of course, the multiplication of power depends on the length of the lever 21.

In using my device, of the lifting action is the commencementfrom a point near the ground so that the operatorscan utilize back, shoulders, and

the muscles in the legs,

arms, thus not only giving the operator greater power but also permitting the amount 0 power and consequently the shifting of the track for lining purposes, to be regulated to a much greater nicety than where the power is applied by a downward pull.

In addition to my device being useful for lining tracks it is also possible to use the device for moving other heavy weights, such as safes and'the like, into position. In this instance, however, the cleats would be omitted from the bottom of the device and be replaced by rubber or some similar antislipping surface which would not mar the floors. This is at present done by means of crow bars and very often the ends of the crow bars make large dents in the floor.

It will be noted from Figs. 1 and 4 that the face of the rail lever, with which the rail contacts, is always inclined downward toward the fulcrum and by operatingthe socket lever the inclination of'this face is varied. It will therefore be seen that my device operates exactly in the same manner as a crow bar, namely having a smooth surface upon which the rail can slide, and this smooth surface being inclination varied so as slide thereon.

'Havin fully described my invention, what I c aim is 1. A track liner comprising a base, a substantially l. shaped rail lever pivoted atone end to said base and extending upward at an angle thereto, a socket lever pivoted to the base' to the rear of the rail lever, and a sliding pivotal connection between the free end of the rail. lever and the socket lever whereby the angle of inclination of the rail lever to the base may be varied.

2. A track liner comprising a base, a rail lever pivotally carried thereby, a slotted socket lever pivotally carried by' said base, and a sliding pivotal connection between said levers whereby the same are simultaneously raised or lowered when the socket lever is operated.

3. A track liner com rising a base and a substantially L shape rail lever pivoted at one end of face of said base and extending upward and rearward at an angle thereto, a slotted socket lever pivotally carried by the base, a sliding pivotal connection between said levers for raising and lowering the free end of said rail'lever for varying its angle of inclination to said base and means carried by the opposite face 0 said base for holding the same against slipping when in use.

4C. A track liner comprising a base, a rail engaging lever pivotally secured at its forward end to said base, a socket lever having its forward end pivotally secured to said base and to the rear of the rail engaging, lever; the points of pivotal connection engaging lever and said to cause the rail to between said rail .socket lever and the base being immovable,

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

FRANK R. SINNING.

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