US1258460A - Rail-fastener. - Google Patents

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J. REES.. RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 29.1914.

Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATlON FILEDSEPLZB. 1914.

1,258,460. Patented Mar. 5, 1918.

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JOHN G. REES, OF PHILADELPHIA., PENNSYLVANLA.-

RAII-FASTENER.

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Speciflcation of Letters Patent..

Patented Mar.. 5, 1918.

Application filed September 29, 1914. Serial No. 864,137.

To aZZ whom it may concm:

Be it known that I, JOHN G. REES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Philadelphia, in the' County of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvama, have nvented new and useful Improvements ot' which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to rail fasteners, the object in view being to produce simple and effective means for securing rails, rods, poles and the like to supporting surfaces of various kinds such as posts and wells, obteining e firm, reliable and secure connection between such rail and its support while admitting of the ready detachment of the rail and the mejor' portion of the tting when required.

With the above and other objects in. View, the invention consists in the novel Construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as herein described, illustrated and claimed.

in the accompanying drawings:-

Figure 1 is a pei'spective View showing the raii fastcner of this invention in perspective and showingthe same connecting a rail to a post.

2 is an enlarged vertical section through the same taken diametrieally of the rail and sochet member of the tastener.

hin'. i a horizontal diametrical section through the same.

Fig. et is e perspective View of the sochet member looking toward the inside face 'ti 'eo.

member or blesh.

Fig. ti is a. vertical section similar to Fig. showing a modified Construction of tastener.

Figo'.

'i is an inside face view ot' 'the sochet member shown in Fig.

8 is :in outside hice view ot the anchor bioclr of e.

9 is a vertical section through another form ot testencr.

Fir. 10 is en inside 'face View ot the socket member ot Figo'. Q.

:ti is an outside 'face View ont the anche' 'ng member oi 9.

i@ :is a detail 'apmentary section ot" the sociret member of lFig. 9 illustrating the oblique wedging wall.

is` a 'vertical section through enother term of tastener.

high, it is a traginentary inside face ie of the sochet member of Fig. 13.

in Rail-Fasteners,

is a similar View ot the anchoring Fig. 15 is an outside face View of the anchor block or member used in Fig. 13.

Referring primarily to Figs. 1 to 5, inclusive, 1 designates a support shown in the form of a stone, concrete or marble post, .while 2 designates a pair of rails which it is desired to 'festen to the support 1.

The tastening device of this invention comprises a socket member designated generally at A and an anchoring member designated generally at B. In the preterred embodiment of the invention, the anchor member B is constructed as best iliustrated in Figs. 2, 3 and 5, the same comprising a disk shaped body 3 having on the rear side thereof a dove-taii shaped projection or key i which is adapted to be set into a 'ecess 5 formed in the adjacent face of the support l, in which recess the key 4 is securely held by a lead fillor 6 poured therein while in a molten state, the body 3 being tormed with a pouring hole 7 for the purpose.

`On its outer face the body 3 is provided with a pair of lugs 8 having undercut adjacent edges 9 thereby forming between the lugs 8 a wedge-shaped recess 10 the purpose of which will appear. lit will be understood that the anchor block or member B is fastened permanently and rigidly to the support 1 irrespective ot the character of said support.

The socket member A comprises a hoilow conical body 11 having a cylindricai portion 12 and a base flange 13 which is adapted to rest in contact with the support L .Pit its outer smaller end the body of the sociret member terminates in a c vlindricai collar or sleeve ll of proper size to receive the adjacent extremity of the rail 2 whiel'i is iiiustrated in the drawing-s as ot tubular Construction such as a holiow rod or gas pipe, the end of the rail being held in fired relation to the collar 14 and soeket member A by means of a set screw 15 which is threaded through the eoiler 14- and hears against the rail 2.

Adi acent to its inner face the sech'et mernber A is provided with a diametriceily cirtending cross bar or web 16 having projecting from the rear side thereot' a tongue 17 which is shaped like a wedge or he stone and is provided with under-cut opposite edges as indiceted at 18 to engage the undercut edges 9 of the bugs 8 ot" the anchoring member. The anchoring` member is sufiiciently smaller in diameter than the interlil@ e :nel` diameter of the socket member to permit saicl soclret member to be placeol over the anchoring member with the tongue 17 above "the emmm@ to the recess 10.

member is then moved downwarolly until the tongue 17' is firmly jamme in the recess l@ where* it will remain.

.h modified construction is illustratei in Figs. 6, 'E' and 8 in which the web 16' et the socket member A" is formecl 'with recesses 19 in the form of ertical Slots which are designed to receive and engage bookehapeol tongues 20 projecting `from the ex-- posecl face ot the anchoring member B', The two members A ancl B are associatecl ancl olisconnecterl in the same manner as clescribeol in connection with the constructicn hereinabove referrerl to Another form of the invention ie illus trete& in Figo, 9 to 112 inclusive in which the socltet member A is provioleol with arcuate tongues %which engage corresponclingly shapeol recesses 21 in the anchoring member B, the socket member being giten a partiai turn or rotation so as to cause the tongues and. recesses referrecl to to interlock with a web 24 formeol with a recess 25 eorresponding in shape to the double tongue projection 23 the inner surface of the web 24.- being provided at 26 With an oblique wedging face similar to the wedgng face 22 above referrecl to in connection with big.. 12.. The tongues 23 are inserted through The eochet ehe eh the slot or recess 25 after which the member' A ie given a partial turn there'oy efiectin an interlocked connection between the ancorng and. socket-members, anol else producng a tight wecl g action between the face 23 and the ob i ue face 26 of the anchoring memberu Under any of the forme hereinabove oleecribecl, it is a comparatively simple matter to connect and disconnect the anchoring ami sbehet members of the (levic'e and also to insert an remove the rails indicate& at 2. Alit terms of the (levice also embody an interloclting tongue and slot' connection between the scclet member encl the anchor, said parte being arlapteol to be eng'agedl by moring the sochet axially or long'itudlinally ot the rail ant ben connected by moving thiei suchet transverse y to the length of the ra What I claim is:-

The combination with a post, anal a raii ot uniform diameter throughout its length ol? a soclet memberlocateol eXt-eriorly of the post and having a conical portion ancl a crlinclrical portion at the smaller enol ot saicl conical portion slidable and loosely mounteol on saiol rail ancl removable from the end thereol, an anchor member fixed to the ost, 'anal a tongue projeeting from one of saicl members, the other of said members having a recess to `receive saicl tongue., saicl tongue and recess being adapteol to be engage by moving the sochet member longituolinally of the' rail ancl also moving saiol soclret' member transversely to the length of the rail..

Tn teetimony whereot I ahx my signature in presence ot two wtnessee..

JOHN G.

Witnessee:

Hunen G. Drumm Nomranflh hmmm

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