US1495876A - Tie - Google Patents

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May 27 1924.

' s. c. BERRYMAN TIE Filed Oct. 5 1923 I a/rrae/ C. Berg/rim? INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May 27, 1924.

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SAMUEL c. BERRYMAN, or ALTOONA, rEnnsYLvAnIa TIE.

Application filed October 5, 1923. Serial No. 666,791.

of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Ties. of which the following is a specification. 7

This invention relates to improvements in railway ties and means for securing-the rails thereto, an object being to provide a light and durable tie which may be effectually anchored in the roadbed.

Another object of the invention is the provision of means for quickly and securely attaching the rails to the tie, the said means providing for adjusting the rails relatively to compensate for wear upon the inner face of the balls of the rails, due to the action of the wheel flanges.

With the above and other objects in View. the invention includes the following novel features and details of construction to be hereinafter described, illustrated in the drawings and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings: I

Figure 1 is a plan view showing one end of a tie constructed in accordance with the invention, with a fragmentary portion of a rail secured thereto.

Figure 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the same.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 33 of Figure 2, and

Figure 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the wedge plates.

Referring to the drawings in detail wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts, the tie is shown as comprising a base 10 which has secured thereto an inverted channel-shaped member 11 which is of less width than the width of the base, so that the said'base extends upon opposite sides of the channel member and provides anchor flanges 12. This affords means for securely anchoring the tie in the roadbed. i

The tie is open at each end and the top of the tie terminates short of the ends as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings. The top is provided with spaced spike openings 13 near each end thereof and with openings 14: upon opposite sides of the spike openings. The openings 13 receive spikes 15 and 16. which engage upon opposite sides of the base flanges of the rails R.- The spikes 15 upon one side of the rails are of less width than the spikes'16 located upon the opposite sides of the rails, while the openings 13 are so regulated that whenthe inner faces of the balls of the rails are worn, due to the action of the wheel flanges, the positions of the spikes 15and 16 may be reversed so as to properly space the rails to provide the proper gauge. The openings 13 are spaced in accordance with the width of the rail flanges. 1

Mounted upon the top of the tie beneath the rails are plates 17 which are provided with openings 18. These openings register with the openings 13 forthe passage of the spikes 15 and 16. The plates are provided adjacent the openings 18 upon the outside of the rails with reinforcing flanges 19 so as to reduce wear upon the outer. walls of the outer openings and prevent spreading of the rails. I

Secured within the tie near the outer ends thereof are angle bars 20. These bars are spaced beneath the bottom face of the-top of the tie and provide guideways for the reception of wedge plates 21. These plates are provided with spaced substantially T- shaped slots 22 and their lower faces are beveled as shown at 23, the bevels being provided on opposite sides of the slots 22 so as to provide wedges. H

The spikes 15 and 16 are provided in their opposite side edges with notches 24, the said notches receiving the opposite iedges of the slots 22, while the beveled portions 23 of the wedge plates engage the lower walls of the notches 24 and act to draw the spikes downward upon'the rail flanges. The ends of the spikes are beveled as shown at 25 to facilitate their passage through the openings and slots. The ends of the plates 21 are provided with transverse ribs 26 which engage the ends of the top wall of the tie, while pins 27 extend through openings 28 and 29 provided respectively in the top of the tie and in the wedge plates 21. These pins act to securely hold the wedge plates in place.

The plates 17 have extending therefrom lugs 30 which are received within the openings 14 of the tie and act to hold the plates 27 against horizontal movement.

The invention is susceptible of various changes in its form, proportions and minor details of construction and the right is herein reserved.- to make such changes as properly" fall Within the scope of the appended claims. 7

combination with a tie provided With spaced spike receiving openings and openings spaced from the spike openings, plates loeated upon the toprof the tie and having openings registering With the spike openings, lugs carried by the plates for engagement in the second mentioned openings, spikes of different Widths engaging the rail flanges and extending through the spike openings, Wedge plates located Within the tie and engaging the spikes, and means included in the spikes for engagement by the Wedge plates to relnovably hold the spikes,

in place.

Rail fastening means comprising in eolnbinationwith a tie provided With spaced spike receiving openings spaced from the spike openingst plates located upon the top of the tie and having openings registering with the spike openings, lugs carried by the plates for engage ment' in the second mentioned openings, spikes of different widths engaging tlie'rail flanges and extending through the spike openings, Wedge plates located within the SAMUEL C. BERRYMAN.

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