US1017947A - Railroad-tie. - Google Patents

Description

J. BOOTH. RAILROAD TIB.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 3. 1911.

1,017,947. Patented Feb. 2o, 1912.

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JACOB rooien, or REYNoLDsvILLE, PENNSYIAIIANIA.A

RAILROAD-TIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

` ratentedreb. 20,1912. i i

Application'led March 3:1911. Serial No.- 612,014."

-To all/whom# may concern: Be 'it known kthat I,vv JACOB zen of the United States, residing at ReynoldsvilIe', in the countyxof Jefferson and ,Sta't'e of Pennsylvania, have invented 'eertain'new 'and-useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties, of which the following is a speci-' ficatio'n. l vll/Iy' ?inv'ention relates to new and useful jg improvements' in railroad ties and more particularly to a composition tie having rei inforcing elements, to prevent the same from 'breaking under. the weight ofzthe tramsx passing 'thereoveizV '15 -An object of the invention'is'to provide a' composition tie for the above purpose and to' reinforce the same by a novel means to' A be hereinafter more fully described, which will absolutely prevent breaking or crumgoiblin `of'theties and which will also render the ties. sufficiently resilient, so that sufficient 'compression will be given under the action of the trains so as to render the travel there of practically noiseless.

sivev to construct and also one which will notbe likely to 'getout of working order.

With these and ,various other objects in view, my invention has relation to certain novel features of construction and operation, an example of .which is described in the following specification, and illustrated 40 in the 'accompanying' drawings; wherein:

- 'Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view offa railroad tie constructed in accordance with-.my invention, -and also showing the rail and securing means in section; Fig. 24

is a transverse sectional view of the tie taken on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and looking in the. direction indicated by the' arrows;

' al view similar to Fig. lof a slightly modified construction, a portion of the tie being..

,broken'faway Fig. 4 is aview similar to Fig. 2, 'but taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is another view similar to Fig. 1,

' showing a modified reinforcing construction and also showing tiesecuri'ng means for the 55 rails. Fig. is a'sectional vienY on the line 6 6 of Fig. 5. Fig. 'is a 'longitudinal sec- A further object of the invention is t Fig. 3'

shown in Figs. 3 and 7.' Fig. 9 is a sectional 60' view'of a case for' the securing members. Fig. l0 is a similar view of another form of casing. f Referring now more particularly to the drawing, wherein like reference characters vdesignate similar parts throughout the several figures, 1 designates@ composition tie constructed of suitablecompbs'ition material, preferably of cement, "sandand bluestone or the like, said ingredients .being intermixed thoroughlyand adapted tof be molded when in a green state. z -In 'order -to form a reinforcing Aelement forthe tie, I provide'a series of nlongitudinal strips of wood 2, said strips being preferably arf 7`5 ranged'in pairs as shown 1n Figsnband 2 of the drawing and being spaced 'apart ver# tically by similarly arranged transverse strips 3, which are also,'located equidistant apart throughout the lengthof the tie. and adapted to support the strips 2 in s aced relation. These stripsv are' preferably well 'covered with asphalt pitch and then sanded 'to preserve the wood vand are adapted to 'be `securedN together in respective pairs by means of nails' or thelike 4, and'also bolted togetheror otherwise Asecured together as shownat 5, .beforethe material is molded therearound. -Inorder to' further assist in strengthening the tie at each end, I provide a series of short lengths 6 of barbed wire, which are-arranged over. and prefer. 'ably secured to the ends of each of the longitudina'l strips 2, and adapted to permita sufficient cushion .action when the tie is adjusting itselfto the lay of 'the ground or t0 prevent the ends thereof from being broken. -Arran'ged longitudinally of -the tie beneath the aforesaid reinforcingI strips, is a pair or series of the rods` 7, which at each ed have plates 8,' secured thereto and` which extend in a vertical'lposition to' engage the lowermost of the longitudinafstrips 2, and thus assist in supporting xthe-,ends thereof and` further reinforce the tie. These'plates 8 are securedhupon he'rods 7 by means of `nuts or'the like 9, and said rods are also molded in po'sition in'a similar manner as the reinforcing strips heretofore d'escribed. The securing mea-ns for the rails 10 comprises a tread plate 11', having its end portions turned downwardly as shown at ,12

into 'the cement tie so as to retain the plate positively. against movement longitudinally and the side portions of the plates are directed downwardly as shown at 13, against 4and also to protect the securing means from the weather.

The rail is also supported upon a cushion tread 1.4, which is disposed intermediate the rail and the tread plate 11 and is formed of asbestos, saturated with bituminous pitch toform a further resilient support to'break the solidity of-t-h'e tie arid thus preventing injurythercto. ln order to secure the outer flange of the rail, a plate 15, is bolted or otherwise secured to the tread plate 1 1 or said plate may be formed by bending the tread plate upon itself as shown .at 16 in Fig. 7, of the drawing, or casting the same in any desired manner and said -plate in such instancehaving a flanged portion Y17 to engage the rail and having an opening therethrough to receive the casing 18, which is also embedded in the tie. In practice. two of the casings 18 are provided foreach rail and are retained within the tie y by means of a'bottom flangedportion 19 and tapered side wall 20 sothat the casing is smallest at its receiving end. A wedge 21 is first positioned within each of the easings with its inclined face disposed'in engageinent with the wall 2 0 and its flanged headed .portion 22 engaging the plate 15-and to retain the wedge. within the casing a spike 23 is driven intothe casing behind the wel (re to tightly clamp the same. The rear 'wall of the casing is extended vertically as shown at 24 and the wedge and extension are provided with senil-circular recesses 25 adapted to actI in connection with siniilai"rccesses in the spike for receiving the lock key 26 so as to preventI accidental 4withdrai'wil of the securing means. The inner flange -of the rail is secured by a similarly formed inner end of a strip 27 which extends across the central portion of the t'ie to reinforce` the same and to provide a similar securing means for the innerflange of the rail. The plate 15 may "also be formed in manner shown in Fig. 8

pf the drawing. )v hereiii a rectangular .plate is provided wlthfa. shoulder 28"formed upon the four sides thereof by reducing the thickness ofthe plate at the edges and an opening 29 in the form o a cross is provided for receiving the securing members so that the plate may be reversed in position should thesame become loose in wear, thus rendering the fastening means capable of being further rigidly secured when desired.

.In the reinforcing means disclosed in Figs. Y -3 and 4 of the drawing a series of metallic tubes or pipes 30 are provided longitudi nal ly of the tie beneath the eas-ings 18, below which are disposed similar pipes 31,; all ot' which'- are filled with plastic mat rial each other for use `in place of the rods 7, .if

desired.

In the structure shown in of the drawing, the reinforcing strip 2 and 3 are arranged singly but with the'longitu'? dinal strips 2 uppermost and lowermost and Joined in a similar manner as h'eretofdre described 'andl reinforced by short sections4 of barbed wire which have also been described. In sccuring'the'railsin'positiom I employ a casing 34 of the form shown in Fig. 10 and which is similar to the' casing employed in the other securingymea-ns eX.-.

cepttliat the extension 24is unnecessary and said casings'are secured within y'the tie and formed with openings therebeneath so as to permit water to drain through. the cas'- ings and thereby retainsaid part-s perfect-ly dry and in lieu of the plate 15 a reinforcing strip 3G is secured to 'the tread rplate 11 to abut the spike 23and the wedge 22 engages the flange of the rail to securely hold the saine upon the ties. The strips 36 may'also have raised projections 37 cast therewith t-o further engage the llanges ofthe rails upon either side of the Awedges and thus' retain the rails from movement upon the/tie. In securing the rails to the ties upon said strips or rods, I may also employ a securing means for a tie reinforced as above described Iand as shown in Fig. 7 of the drawings, wherein the flanged portions 16 are formed integral with the base or tread plate 11 and a further flanged plate 3S engages the flanges of the rail and is secured in position by means of bolts 39 which are embedded with their securing bui-s 4.0 `within the tie and their heads 4l resting upon the plates 88', said bolts having a slightmovement within the opening 42 in said parts 16 and 3 8 and adapted- .to -be retained in position by a-simple wedge pin 4? so as to prevent the bolt from turning or getting loose.

A tie constructed in accordance with the vfore 1;oing description isyextremely rigid and dui able but by the provision of the resilient tread surface, sufficient cushion 'is given to the rail to break vthe solidity of .tli et ie duel to the jar and weight ofthe trains passuig tliereovcr.

Having thusdescribe'd my invention, what lclaim is:

The combination v tudinal reinforcing elements; -of plates mounted on and embedded in the tie and yhaving flanged ends extended inwardly rails mounted on the plates, rectangular with a tie having longir' :l2 plates having surrounding flanges and a 13o cross shaped opening centrally therethrough,

In testimony whereof, I aiiix my signature in the presence of two witnesses, this Qncl of 10 February 1911.

JACOB BOOTH.

lVitnesses 1 SMITH M. MCCREIGHT, PERRY B. LOVE.

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