US1027370A - Rail tie and fastening. - Google Patents

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U. BAECHLER. RAIL TIE AND FASTBNING. APPLIGATIoN FILED gums, 1912.

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'0. BAECHLER. RAIL TIE AND FASTBNING. APPLIGATloNILBD num, 1912.

Patented May 21, 1912.

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CHARLES BAECHLER, or KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

. rial .and adapted to receive and `firmly anand removal and one which will securely -of'the invention willl be hereinafter set the invention showing the rails firmly sener of securingvthe `same byfthe reinforcing 'useful' improvements in ties' and more par- 'may be subjected.

,means for preventing any horizontal moveproper position within the casting.

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RAIL TIE Application filed January 6,

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known ythat I, CHARLES BAECHLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Kansas City, county of Vyandotte, State of Kansas, have invented certain new and usefulv Improvements in Rail Ties and Fastenings, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadtherein to the {lltcoxnpanying drawing. I 'i This invention relates to certain new and ticularly to fastening devices therefor, one ofthe objects heilig to provide a T-'shaped casting of any suitable material which is set within a reinforced tie of any plastic matechora bolt against any strain to which it Another object of the invention is to provide a` cliair-plate'adapted 'to rest upon the' flanges of the casting-which is provided with ment ofthe plate and consequent spreading of the rails. 5

A further objectv 'of the invention is to provide a bolt which is so secured within the casting as to permit of its ready insertion lock -the clipl against all str'aingto which it may be subjectcd.-

A still further object of the invention is to provide a rail clip which holds the bolt in Another object isto provide a reinforced tie. whereby, when the device is assembled, a strong, efficient and durable railroad-tie is formed. 1

Other and further objects and advantages forth and the novel features thereof. defined by theappended claims.

In the drawings-Figure 1 is a planof cured in'position; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal `:section taken on line 2--2 of Fig. 1; Fig. 3 is avertical transverse section taken on line 3-143 of Fig. l; Fig. 4 isa perspective view of the chair-plate'detached; Fig. 5 is a perspective view ofthe casting; Fig. 6 is a perspective of a portion of the tie showing .the casting arranged therein and the manmembers; Fig; 7 is a perspective View of the' bolt. x

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FASTENINQ PatentedMaym, 1912. 1912. seriainaeeasle.

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" Referring to the drawings, 1 indicates a vtic.of any suitable construction,A but is herein shown as of concrete, and 2 a T-shape'd cast- Ilng of any suitablematerial having the stem 3 which is reduced and extended' to provide il longitudinal proj ectingv portions `4- 4. 0n f either side of the steni'of .the castingat its lower end and to each side of its center is a laterally projecting lug 5, as clearly shown 1n Fig. 5, forming a key lportion which, to-

ge-ther with the longitudinal projectingportions, 4 4, 'securely Vanchor the casting within the tie. The flanges 6- -6 of the casting'2 are embedded in the tie 1, the upp of the tie, said flanges being provided with er face of the flanges beingffiush with the top transverse shoulders 7--7 at either end and with spaced pins 8 for a purpose later described. Adjacent the ends of the flanges of the' casting and extending into the stem thereof are vertical elongated recesses 9-9 which enlarge, adjacent the bottom of theJ stem, into chambers 10-10, -(Fig. 2), for

the. purpose later described.

Adapted to rest upon the fianges 6- 6 of the casting 2 i's a chair-plate 1l having recesses 12 in its under face and elongated openings 13-13 corresponding in shape to the recesses 3 9 in the casting and so positioned thatwhen the chair-plate is properly placed upon thel flanges ofthe casting, the openings 1:313 and recesses 9-9 .register with one another; while the pins 8 formed on the flanges 6-6 seat within the recesses 12 of the chair-plate'and securely hold thesame against any horizontal movement. The chair-plate is further'p'rovided with square ends 14 which fit against the transverse shoulders 7-7 of the flanges and at eitherend of the chair-plate is a transverse flange l5 for a purpose later described; while on either .side `ofthe .transversefcenter of the upper ,facev lof the chair-plate is a tion for the base of the rail 117,2,... Y

. Adapted to 'passdownwa d` through the i l c ll` and into openingsv 13 1n the' chair- 2; are' boltsl 18'.

vle()l transverse' groove 16 whereby the., mais lightened and still presents a firm gun-dahaving at their leegte-'ends vai heads,-19 which pass intoltheenlarged chambers 1'0. 'of-'- 'fheld therein. Adjacent the upper end of the bolt, namely that part thereof which when the bolt is in position within the casting, passes through the rail clip 2.0,is an oval. 'portion 2l, as clearly shown, Figs. 2 and S, the protruding parts of which are at rightangles to those of the head 19 of thebolt. The

rail clip 20 is provided with an oval slot 22 extending longitudinally of the clip and of the tie when the device is assembled, which enables the oval portion 2l of the bolt to pass into and be retained therein, the rail clip being secured in place by means of a nut 23, that part of' the bolt above the oval portion 21 being provided with screw threads for that purpose, a nut-locl washer 'my improved device is adapted for use in connection with different weights of rail, it-only being necessary to provide different sized clips having longer or shorter body portions and rail engaging portions to accommodate the width of the base of the rail.'

As before stated, the tie used in my improved device may be of any suitable construction, having in view the climate and the nature of the roadbed. .ln order to carry out the policy of efliciency of my invent-ion, I' employ a reinforced tie, which consists of a series or' twisted Wires or bars 27, ot' any suitable material, spaced apart and running longitudinally of the tie, said longitudinal wires or bars being held in position by means ot' a series of cross wires 2S spaced at intervals along the tie, (Fig. 6). Two or more of the cross Wires abut transversely againstthe stem of the casting at the angle formed by the longitudinal projection ot' the stein as shown at 29 (Fig. 2), which materially aids in retaining the casting in position within the tie.

In assembling the parts of my improved device, I first place the chair-plate in position on the flanges of the casting, which is embedded in the tie, and then drop' the bolts through the openings in the chair-plate and into the recesses and chambers of' the casting; and turn lthem so as to lock the same; place the rails in position on the chair-plate and insert the clip over the uprpe-r end of the bolt so that when the clip is in proper position in regard to the rail, the oval head of the bolt Will be secured within the chamber of the casting and when the vided a device which is highly desirable, due to its simplicity of construction and the rapidity with which it may be assembled or taken apart, and one which is capable of use with rails of different. weights, so that. it meets with all present needs of railroad construction,

The side walls of the chambers lO10, adjacent the bottom of the stem 3 ot the casting 2, are formed by the lateral projections, said chambers receiving the oval heads 19 of the bolt 18, so that when the bolt is turned one-quarter way around, the projecting portions of the head lie under the upper walls of the chamber so as to retain the bolt within the casting. Y

lt is apparent that some of the details of my invention are capable of use in connection with ties other than those that are formed of plastic material.

l. A railroad tie having a plastic body, a T-shaped casting embedded therein, the flanges thereof' being provided with spaced pins, and a chair-plate resting upon said flanges havingrecesses therein in which said pins are adapted to seat. j

A railroad tie having a plastic body, a

T-shaped casting embedded therein, the

fianges thereof being provided with spaced pins, a chair-plate resting upon said flanges having recesses therein in which said pins are adapted to seat, and means for securing a rail upon said chaireplate. j

The combination with a tie, of a easting, the upper portion of said casting having transverse shoulders and spaced pins, and a chair-plate fitting between said shoulders and having recesses therein in which said pins seat.

4. The combination with a plastic tie, of a T-shaped casting, the flanges of said casting ha ving transverse shoulders, spaced pins upon the flanges of said casting, a chairplate fitting between said shoulders and having recesses therein in which said pins seat, and means for securing a rail upon said chair-plate.

5. The combination with a plastic tie, ot' a T-shaped-casting provided with recesses and chambers, the fianges of said castinghaving transverse shoulders, spaced pins upon said flanges, a chair-plate fitting between said shoulders .and having recesses therein in which said pins seat, said chainplate having elongated openings registering with the recesses in said casting, bolts passing through said openings andsecu'red within said-chambers, rail clips embracing said bolts toretain the heads thereof Within said chambers, and means forbinding the parts together.

6. The combination with a plastic tie, of a T-shaped casting having recesses and chambers, a chair-plate resting upon the flanges of said casting, said chair-plate having openings registering withthe recesses in said castmg, transverse flanges upon said chalrplate, rail lclips communicatin with the zopenings in said chair-plate, said rail clip -to pass through said recesses and to be turned within said chambers, a clip having a slot to embrace said bolt, and means for ecluring said clip in position about said 8. In a railroad tie, the combination with a plastic body, of a T-shaped casting having recesses andchambers therein, Va chair-plate resting upon said casting, said` chair-plate having elongated openings registering With' `said recesses, a bolt having- 'an oval head adapted to pass throu h said recesses and to be `turned `within sai chambers, said bolt, having an oval ortion adjacent its upperend at right ang es to said'oval head, said bolt being screw threaded at its end, a clipv having an oval slot to embrace the oval portion of said bolt, a nut for engaging said screw threads and securing said clip in position about said oval portion, and a nut-lock Washer for engaging said nut and clip.

9. In a railroad tie comprising a body, a

casting embedded in said body, said casting being provided with s aced pins, a' chair- .plate' resting upon sai casting having re- "cesses in which said pins' are adapted to seat, and means for securing a ra-il upon said `chairlate.

10. n a railroad tie comprising a plasticl body, a casting embedded in said body having recesses and chambers, spaced pins upon said casting, a chair-plate arranged upon said casting and having recesses therein in which said pins seat, said chair-plate having elongated openings registering lwith Athe recesses in said casting, bolts .passing through resting upon said casting, said chair-plate,

having elongated openings registering with said recesses, a bolt having an oval head adapted to pass through said recesses and to be turned within said chambers, a clip`having av slot to embrace said bolt, and means l011 securing said clip in position about said 12. A railroad tie having a plastic body, a casting embedded in said body having r'ecesses and chambers therein, a chair-plate resting upon said casting,'said chairplate having elongated openings registering with said recesses, a bolt having an oval hea'd adapted to pass through said recesses and to be turned within said chambers, said bolt having van oval portion adjacent its upper end at right angles to said oval head, saijd bolt being screw threaded at its end, a clip having an oval slot to embrace the oval portion of said bolt, a nut for engaging said screw threads and securing said clip in position-about said oval portion, and a nut-locl washer forengaging said nut and clip.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature lin presence-,of two witnesses.

CHARLES BAECHLER. l Witnesses:

CHARLES E. ENNIs, 4FRANK E. HARVEY.

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