US1185663A - Derail. - Google Patents

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S. W. HAYES.

DERAIL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT- 2!,1914'.

Patented June 6, 1916.

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STANLEY W. HAYES, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

DERAIL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

PatentedJune 6, 1916.

Application filed Gctober 21, 1914. Serial No. senses.

'0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STANLEY W. HAYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Vvayne and State of Indiana, have invented the following described Improvements in Derails.

The improvement involves features of construction and relative arrangement of the bearings and other appurtenances to derail construction, tending to improve the smoothness of operation thereof and simplify the process of manufacture, and also providing for the operation of the derail, either manually or from the pipe-line, as may be preferred, as well as certain othe features later explained.

In the drawings forming part hereof, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the derail in its open position; Fig. 2, the same in its closed position, showing a part of the standard in longitudinal section and part of the derail block indotted lines; Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section in the closed position, with the movable derailing member in section; Fig. 4 is a similar view of the open, and locked, de-

rail, with the derailing member thereof shown in elevation; Fig. 5 is a section at line VV of Fig. 1; Fig. 6, a section on line 3 VIVI; Fig. 7 a section on line VTL-VII; Figs. 8, 9 and 10 are detailed views showing the means for locking the derail in closed position or 01? the rail; and Figs. 11 and 1 are detail views of derail closed.

The base or standard of the derail is formed, preferably in a single casting, as a base-plate 1 with two opposite flanges 2 depending below it for engagement with the corners of the two adjacent ties, upon which the device is secured by spikes driven through the holes in the main base plate. Above the flanges 2, the base plate is formed with upright portions 3 representing side walls, which are braced by a number of flange ribs 4: and connected at the top by an arch-shaped roof 5, thus forming an 1nclosure or housing for the body of the moving part of the derail. The base plate 1 is turned upwardly at the end adjacent the rail and the side walls 3 are extended over the upturned part, forming between them a thrust seat for the derailing member, to sus-.

tain it against displacement longitudinally of the rail. The end of the base plate or side wall is designed to serve as a gage, to be placed directly against the web of the rail, when spiking the base plate to the ties.

The interior of the standard, except for that portion of it which is immediately adjacent the rail and the thrust-sustaining seat, is open downwardly into the space between the ties, and such interior space accommodates the body part of the moving member, which is guided therein. At the end of the casing,

the side walls 3'are turned inwardly forming vide an adequate slideway for the derailing member to slide on, and each is curved so that the said member moving or sliding thereon will receive a lifting movement as it advances toward or recedes from the rail. This continuous slideway'bearing surface is co-extensive with the stroke of the derail, and does not encroach on the interior space within the casing, which latter is left open, as above stated, so that foreign objects, such as ballast or coal may not be retained therein to interfere with the operation-of the device. Any such objects, it will be observed, can pass freelybetween the shelf bearings 6 over the inclined portion of base plate 1 down into the space between the ties, and since the moving member itself is hollow on its under side, relatively large bodies may thus pass through the standard. The bear- 7 on the opposite sides of the opening at the rear end of the standard. These faces are rounded as shown in Fig. 3 and are each disposed dlrectly beneath a corresponding overhanging face 8, also curved. notch hearing is thus formed on each side of the rear opening to receive the'corresponding bearings of the derailing member. The said surfaces are rounded in order to accommodate such tilting of themoving member as may be imparted thereto by the curvedshelf bearings above described. 1 v

The moving member of the device comprises a derail-block or head 9. adapted to rest upon the head of the rail and deflect .95 V I upper faces of two inwardly projecting lugs passing Wheels therefrom, and a body pon tion which is partially inclosed by the standard. The body portion adjacent the head is about three times the width at the rear or opposite end, and the wider portion is adapted to move or slide Within and over the forward part of the standard at the thrust seat, while the narrower portion is adapted to slide back and forth through the small opening in the rear. The body is formed of two side wall portions 10, con nected by a roof portion 12 and cross-braced by a number of internal flanges 11, all cast in one piece. The forward ends of the side walls 10 are extended downwardly, forming curved shoulders 13 which are adapted to rest and slide upon the curved shelf bearings 6 on the standard and ride on the latter into the thrust seat between the forward ends of the side walls 3. To facilitate such movement, the side faces of the shoulders 13 are cast with facings 14} on them, which latter are subsequently milled off fiat and parallel to the side walls 3, as indicated by the hatching in Fig. 4, thus giving the member smooth, lateral guiding faces. At the rear or opposite end, the side walls 10 of the moving member are provided with outwardly projecting, longitudinally extending flanges 15, adapted to engage, as bearings, in the notches between the curved lug faces 7 and 8 above referred to, such flanges being somewhat longer in length than the throw of the derail, and practically coextensive with the narrow part of the derail member. W hen the derail-block is upon the rail, as'shown in Fig. 4c, practically all of the smaller end will be within the standard, whereas in the other position, that end will project in rear of the casing, as shown in the other figures.

With the bearings arranged as above described, the derailing' member can move freely and smoothly in either direction, and even in large sizes can be readily manipulated by hand. For this purpose, a hand hole 16 is provided'in the roof 12 of the derailing member near the head, and at a point always in advance of the roof 5 of the standard, so that the operators hand will be free from contact therewith. In order that the operator may not thrust his hand or fingers too far into the interior of the block, a cross-rib 16 is formed across the hand-hole, which also serves in some measure to reinforce the derail block and the member as a whole.

The standard roof 5 may normally serve to hold the moving member against upward displacement from its bearing surfaces, but inasmuch as the said roof is required to be relatively, short onaccount of the widthof the derail-block and forward part of the body, I prefer to provide special holdingdown means, and these consist of two opposite studs 17 projecting from the side walls 10 of the moving member and each disposed beneath an overhanging ledge 18 formed on the inner face of the standard wall. This overhanging ledge, by reason. of its location close to the spike flange level, may extend forwardly beyond the roof and for such distance as will prohibit any appreciable upward departure of the derailblock from its prescribed path at any point of its stroke, and, moreover, the said ledge may be curved downwardly at its forward end, as illustrated in the drawings, so as to direct the derail-block into its thrustsus taining seat, counter to any force tending to lift it. Such directing of the movement is desirable especially when the derail-block is to be thrown by hand, to resist the nat ural tendency to pull upwardly and without interfering with the opening movement. For connection with a pipe-line or target stand, the rear ends of the flanges 10 are extended downwardly as connection ears and provided with bolt-holes 19, as indicated.

The derail may be locked in either closed or open position. for which purpose a hole 20 is formedin the forward side of the roof or side wall and a projection 21 (Fig. 9) is formed on a corresponding point of the derailing member so that a. padlock thrust through the hole will obstruct movement of the derailing member toward the rail. Similarly, a perforated bracket 22 is formed on the rear end of the roof 5 into which the padlock may be inserted so that, the derailing member will be looked upon the rail. Either one or both of these locking means may be employed and in both cases it will be observed that the derail-block will be locked and held against any appreciable movement either away from or toward the rail.

I claim: I

1. In a derail, the combination of the movable member having a derailing-head thereon, of a base or standard provided with a bearing for such member engaging the same near the head thereof, a second bearing at the opposite end of said member, and longitudinally extending flanges on said member engaged and guided in the latter bearing.

2. In a derail, the combinationwith the movable member wider at one end than at the other and having a derailing-head at its wider end, of a base or standard forming a bearing for said'member, engaging the same beneath said wider portion and provided with opposed notches on opposite sides of the narrower portion of the member, and longitudinal flanges on said narrower portion engaged in the notches.

3. In a derail, the combination with the movable member wider at one end than at the other and having a derailing head at the wider end, ofa base or standard inclosing 1 said wider end and provided with a slideway bearing therefor, said standard having a rearward opening through which the smaller end of the movable memberprojects in the closed position, and longitudinal bearing flanges on said smaller portion engaging bearing surfaces in the sides of the. rear ward opening.

4. A derail comprising a moving memher having a derailing-head thereon, a base or standard having a forward bearing surface engaging and supporting such member near the head thereof and upon which said member may slide in its movement toward and from the rail, in combination with a second bearing formed in the rear of the with bearings for guiding the moving mem-.

ber, comprising inwardly projecting ledges on the standard engaging and supporting the member and outwardly projecting flanges on the member engaging the standard.

7. In a derail, a derailing member having a derailing-head and a downwardly projecting shoulder thereon adjacent the head, and having also two outwardly projecting bearing flanges on its opposite end, in combination with a base providing a sliding bearing for the said shoulder and a thrust seat to receive the same, and also having notches to receive said bearing flanges.

8. A derail comprising a moving member having a derailing-head thereon, a base or standard therefor and a slideway bearing surface on the standard which supports said member near the head end thereof, longitudinal flanges on the member at its opposite end engaging notches in the standard, and means for confining the derailing member upon such supporting means, comprising a lateral projection on said moving member and a shelf on the standard overhanging the same. 7

9. In a derail, a moving member comprising a derailing-head and a hollow body portion formed of side walls and a connecting A roof portion, the side walls of said body portion being extended downwardly and forming bearing shoulders near the derailing-head, and said member having longitudinal flanges on the said side walls at the opposite ends thereof, in combination with a base or standard provided with means engaging and guiding said shoulder and flange portions and cooperating therewith to impart a lifting component in the movement of the derail. 10.. In a derail, a base or standard, and a moving member comprising aderailinghead and a body portion formed of side walls and a roof wall joining the side walls and having ahand hole aperture therein.

11. In a derail, a movingmember comprising a derailing-head and a body portion formed of side walls and a roof wall joining the side walls and having a. hand-hole in the roof wall, the said side walls being extended downwardly as shoulders and provided with outwardly projecting bearing flanges at their opposite ends, in combination with a base or standard having side walls extended toward the web of the rail,

.a slideway bearing for the shoulder portions of the derailing member and a thrustsustaining seat for said portions at the forward end of the base or standard.

12. In a derail, a moving member comprising aderailing-member, a standard therefor, a bearing for the moving member adjacent one end thereof comprised of two opposed shelves or ledges upon which said member may slide toward and from the rail,

and a rear bearing, and means for confining the member to the rail, comprising a holding-down stud on the member and a separate overhanging ledge on the standard between the bearing surfaces thereof.

.13. In a derail, the combination with a base or standard having a roof portion, a moving derailing member guided therein and beneath the roof portion, and a pad lock-hole in the roof portionadapted toreceive a locking member to obstruct move-v ment of the derailing member.

14. In a derail, the combination with a sliding derailing member having a projection thereon and a base supporting and guiding such member havinga hole therein adapted to receive a padlock and so located as to cause such padlock to obstruct movement of the derailing member on the base without passing through the derailing member.

15. In a derail, a base or standard, a derailing member thereon having a hand-hole in its upper portion and means for connection with a pipe line on its lower portion.

16. In a derail, a base, a hollow derailing member guided thereon having a derailing head and a hand-hole in the upper wall thereof in rear of the head.

17. In a derail, a base, a hollow derailing member having a head, a hand-hole in rear of the head, and a cross flange in the handopening and a part or bracket adjacent said opening, having a perforation therein adapt ed to receive a padlock, in combinatlon with a derailing member comprising a body, the' rear end of which moves Within the open ing in the base and is provided with an abutment member adapted to be engaged by the padlock to lock said member against movement within the base.

19. In a derailing member, a base having a padlock hole in its upper portion, in combination with a derailing member mounted in the base for transverse up and over movement relative to the rail, the said member having an abutment adapted to be blocked against movement by a padlock in said hole.

20. In a derailing member, a'base having side walls connected by a roof and a padlock hole in one of said side walls at the front of the roof, in combination with a derailing member mounted in the base for transverse up and over movement relative to the rail and having an abutment adapted to be blocked against movement by a padlock in said hole.

21. In a derailing member, the combination of a base having a padlock hole in its upper portion, and a derailing member mounted in the base for transverse up and over movement relative to the rail and having a handhole in its top and an abutment near said handhole to cooperate with a padlock in said hole.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two witnesses.

STANLEY W. HAYES.

Witnesses A. CLAYTON JORDAN, FRANK H. IRELAN.

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