US1146494A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

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RAILJOINT. APPUCATION FILED FEB.2-7. 1915. 1,146,494. Patented July 13, 1915.

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UNITED STATES PATENT onnroa.

IVAN GROZEJ, or McKEESZPORT,

PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR F ONE-FIFTH TO MIJO PAUSIG, ONE-FIFTH T0 FRANJO G-RDIC, ONE-FIFTH TO PETAR GBDIG, ANT) .ONE- FIFTH TO NIKOIJA IBOKULIC, 0F MQKEESPOBT, 'PENNSYLVANI i RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of e t r rbatent. J Patented July 18, 1915 Application filed February 27,1915. Serial No. 11,112.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, IVAN GRoznJ, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at McKeesport, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Rail- Joints, of which the following is a specification.

' This invention relates to rail joints and has for its object to provide means in a manner as hereinafter set forth for connecting the opposing ends of a pair of track rails together, without the employment of nuts and bolts, at the same time providing for the necessary contraction and expansion of the track rails due to climatic influences.

Further objects of the invention are to provide a rail joint which is comparatively simple'in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, efficient and convenient in its use, readily set up and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention, but it is tobeunderstood that changes, variations and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote corresponding parts throughout the several views :-Figure 1 is a side elevation of a rail'joint in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan. Fig. 3 is a section on line X-X, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a section on line YY, Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings in detail 1 and 2 denote a pair of track rails and each of which consists of a head 3, web 4, and base 5.

Each of the webs 4, at one end, is formed centrally thereof with a longitudinally extending'slot 6 opening at the edge of the web andthe latter is furthermore provided bar, which when in position is arranged against one side of the webs 4 of the track rails 1, 2. The splice bar 8 has projecting from its inner face a right angularly disposed longitudinally extending tongue 9, which projects through alining slots 6 when the track rails 1, 2, are positioned as illustrated in F ig. 1. When the slots 6 are in alinement, the open end ofthe slotted rail 1 registers with the open end of the slotted rail 2. The splice bar 8 has its inner face furthermore provided with a pair of projections 10, which are spaced from the ends of the tongue 9 and when the splice bar 8 is mounted in position, as stated,the said projections 10 extend through the openings 7. p

Positioned against the webs 4 of the rails 1, 2, opposite to the splice bar 8, is a splice bar 11, which is mounted between the projections 10. The splice bar 11 is formed with a longitudinally extending opening 12 through which projects the tongue 9, the latter extending beyond the outer face of the splice bar 11 and being formed with a vertically disposed opening 13, having projecting therethrough a retaining plate 14. Carried by the outer end of the tongue 9, as well as engaging therewith, is a holding member 15 in the form of a set'screw, and which is adapted to project into the openings in the'plate 14 to prevent vertical movement of the latter. When the splice bars 8, and 11 and the retaining member 14 are mounted in position,

they are seated upon the bases 5 of the track rails 1 and 2.

What I claim is The combination with a pair of abutting through the opening of the other splice bar, that splice bar having a tongue further pro vided with a longitudinal projection at each side of said tongue, said projectionsextend gaging in said plate to prevent vertical 1 ing through the openings 1n the webs and movement thereof. engagingthe ends of that spllce bar having In testimony whereof Iafiix my signature the opening, a retaining member extending in presence of two witnesses.

down through the free end of said tongue exteriorly of the splice bar having the open- I GROZEJ' ing, and an adjustable holding member car- Witnesses:

ried by the free end of the tongue extending HENRY FLACTER,

lengthwise with respect to the latter and en NICHOLAS S. MANDEKIG.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G. V

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