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W. J. AUSTIN. v RAIL JOINT AND METHOD OF FORMING SAME.

No. 11,653. Reissued Mar. 8, 1898. v

6) I @wuU flkOT/l 7 f I fo lf 7 s UNITED STATES WILLIAM J. AUSTIN, on ILwAUKnE, Wisconsin, ASSIGNOR TO THE MI WAUKEE RAIL JOINT AND WEL ING COMPANY, or SAME PLACE.

RAIL-JHOINT AND METHOD or FURMIN'G SAM E.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofReissued Letters Patent No. 11,653, dated March 8, 18 98. 0rigina1ll'o.593,345,dated November 9,1897- Applicution for reissue filed December $1897. Serial No. 660,719.

To all when): it may concern.-

Bo it known that 1, WILLIAM J. AUSTIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Milwaukee, county of Milwaukee, State of Wis cousin, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Rail-Joints and Method.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating .my invention, Figure 1 is a vertical crosssectional view of a rail-joint embodying my invention, said section being taken/on line 1 1 of Fig. 3. Fig. 2 is a view partlyin sec tion' and partly iii-elevation of the same Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view of the same, taken on line 3 of Fig. 1/

' The object of my invention is to provide a simple, strong,and rigid connection. between the ends of rails, the construction being such that the greater portion of the work may be, done in a shop or foundry and the joiniugof.

the ends of the rails completed by pouring a comparatively small amount of molten metal into suitable cavities formed in the sleeve or support which serves to unite the rail ends.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A A designate the head por ions of a pair of rail .ends, B B the web portions of the same, and

C C the base-flanges ollthe same.

. D designates a sleeve or support made of any suitable shape onits exterior and shaped upon its inner surfaces so as to fit closely around and embrace the webs and base-flanges of the rail ends, so as toaflz'ord a strong support for the rail ends against any tendency to lateral or vertical displacement.

. Upon the interior of the sleeve or support D is provided a suitably-shaped cavity or recess D,- preferably having its end walls arranged at right angles or approximately right angles to the length of the rails. The web portions of the rail ends are provided with apertures or holes 13 B, two or more of which are conveniently formed in each rail end at such distance apart as to leave only thin dividing walls or partitions between them. At one side of the sleeve or support D is arranged a suitable sprue-hole F, communicati 11g with the interior of the recess or cavity D andthrough which molten metal maybe poured into said recess or cavity.

The holes B B are arranged in such relation'to the rail ends as to come within the cavity or recess D when the sleeve or support D is adjusted upon the ends of a pair of rails, as shown in the drawings.

My improved joint is applied to the ends of the rails in the following manner: The sleeve or support D.is slipped over the ends of a pair of rails and adjusted so as to bring the center of the sleeve or support around the line of division between. the rail ends. Molten metal is then poured into-the spl ne-hole F and fills the recess or cavity I and flows through the holes or apertures B inthe Webs B. This body'of cast metal thus serves to unite the rail ends to each other and to the sleeve or support D. The thin walls or partitions between the adjacent apertures or holes 13' B will be melted by the heat of the molten metal and fused thereto in an obvious manner.

It follows from the foregoing construction that when the recess or cavity D .in the sleeye or support D has been filled with molten metal said metal will flow through the apertures or holes B B in the Webs of the rail ends and will form a solid connecting-block E upon each side of said webs, with connectgo in g bars or links E E extending through said apertures or holes, a projecting neck of metal F likewise filling the sprue-hole F, as in Fig. 1. It also follows that by'reason of the thinness of the dividing wallslonpartitions between adjacent apertures or holes B B in the rail ends said partitions will be melted by the heat of the molten metal and fused thereto.

By the described construction thefilling of too metal will serve to effectually secure the rail ends in position within the'sleeve or support a myself to thjii exact details of construction D, the square or approximately square ends of said block of metal abutting squarely against the end valls of the recess or cavity in said sleeve or support and serving e fectually to prevent longitudinal movement of the rail ends or either ofiheni.

Bythe fusion of the partition-Walls be tween the apertures or holes 13' B, to the cast metal filling-block E an electrical bond is established between the rail ends, thereby obviating the necessityof separately bonding the rails when used upon electric railroads.

My improved joint is vor simple in its construetion, affords a strong and rigid support 15 -for the rail ends, and makes a verysatisfaetory joint, serving in effect to make a practically continuous rail.

A. main advantage gained by my improved device is that by my improvement the greater part of the work may be done in a shop or foundry and the sleeves or supports shipped in quantities'to the localities where they are to be used, when all that'is necessary to complete the joints is to ad just the sleeves or sup ports in position on the rail ends and pour into the cavities the described filling of molten metal,

The sleeve or support D may be of suitable metal.

I do not' ish to be understood as limiting shown and described, as they may he modified in various ways without departing from the principle and intended scope of my in ention. Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is g 1. A railjoint comprising opposing rail ends, a recessed sleeve or support conforming to the rail ends, and a filling of cast metal fused with the rail ends and engaging with the sleeve or support.

2. A rail-joint comprising the proximate ends of rails provided with perforations through their webs; a sleeve 0r coupling phrtially encompassing the proximate ends of the rails; and a filling of cast metal extending through the perforations of the rails and engaging with. the sleeve or coupling.

3. An iniproved'rail joint comprising a metal sleeve or support shaped on its interior. to conform to and closely embrace a pair of rail ends and provided with an interior re'--' ces's or cavity upon each side, a pair'of, rail ends fitting wi thin said, sleeve or support and provided with apertures in, their webs, ends filling of cast metal flowed into said cavity I or recess and through said apertures. 4. A method of joining rail ends consisting in adjusting upon a pair of alined rail, ends a sleeve or support conforming to the contour of said rail ends and having a cavity or recess upon its interior and upon each side of the rail ends,and pouring moltenmeta'lintosaid cavity, and uniting the same to the webs of said rail ends by fusion. v

5. A method of joining'rail ends consisting in adjusting upon a pair of alined, and perforated and apertured rail ends a sleeve or support shaped upon its interior to conform to the contour of the rail ends and provided upon its interior with a cavity or recess, pouring molten metal into said cavity and through the perforations in the rail ends and fusing the partitions between said perforation to said east-metal filling. 4

in testimony thatl claim the foregoing as my own i affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J, AUSTIN.

Witnesses:

FRAN N. WEBSTER, E. M. Movronnn.

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