US1757165A - Portable turnout - Google Patents

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H. BOUSHEAR 1,757,165 PORTABLE TURNOUT Filed Nov. 19 1928 2 Sheets-Sheet 1- ha r Q Y N g May 6, 1930,

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. I INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented May 6, 1930 UNITED STATES;

HENRY B U EA 01 FORT, WILLI MQNTA IQ, CANADA 7 POZRITABLETURNOUT Application filed November-:19, 192s. seriar'u'o. 320,466.

pered to provide a'perfeot incline for travel of the wheels of a mining car or train of cars on or off the same; to provide a turnout wh ch, by the operation of slmple means,- byunskilled laborers will bodilymove the same longitudinallyto desired positions on main track, as well as many other desirable feathe understanding,- howeverith at the improve ment is capable of extended application and is not confined to the exact showing ofthe drawings nor to the precise construction dem scribed and, therefore, such changes and modifications may be made therefrom as donot affect the spirit of the invention nor exceed the scope thereof asexpressed in the appended claim.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a top 'planVi W of app mately one-half of av turnout construction 1n accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 isa side elevation thereof. Figure 3 is a tra nsverse seotional'v ew on approximately the line 3 .3 of Figure 1.

Figure t'is' a'longitudinal sectional view approximately on the line 4-4, of Figure 1;.

Figure 5is a transverse sectional view ap proximatelyon tl1e line,5 -5 of. Figure l. V

Figure 6 is a" sectional view approxnnately 5 0 on theline. 6-.6 of. Figure track and 2' the ties on which the rails are may be variously located throughoutfthe titres of construction and arrangement of The shoes may be off any desired com'para- 'tivelytcheap material, and have their upper J Figure 7 isa detail enlarged sectionalwiew on theline 75-7 of Figure 1,

vReferring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designatesthe rails, of a main spiked. As bothendsof my improvement are similarly constructed, 1. have thought the inventioncan be best illustrated by disclosing only one-half of the turnout. Inthisc-onneetion' I desirefit understood that the" arrangement of the wheels of the turnout, that permit of thetravel thereof over the main track to desired'positions, is only arbitrarily shown by the drawings, as the said wheels length of'the improvement and, of course, any desired number of pairsof wheels may be employed. Y 7' Resting on the main rails 1, at desired spaced'inter-vals there are the shoe members 3 of the improvement. The shoe members, at the; ends of the turnout are, of course, of shorter length than those uponwl1ich-the double tracks of the turnoutarepositioned.

faces'grooved longitudinally throughout their lengths; In the groove of the shoes 3 there are receivedthe-depending side flanges 5 of the transverse metal rail supporting plates or-ties 4: of, the'improvement. KeysQPref :erably in the nature of headed pins 6,-pass through the flanges 5 and through the shoes for effectively sustaining the ties or plates 4" on the shoes. By reference to the drawings" it will be seen that the outer sides of the shoes have their top portions flush with the faces of the metal ties andithat the'top portions of their inner sides are in contact with the inner faces of the ties. Thus the shoes not only support but brace and-reinforce the ties and reduce the cost of maintenance as a worn orbroken shoe may be cheaply and easily replaced. I

The turnout includes two pairs of rails which are indicated for distinction by the numerals 7.7 andl8f8. The .outerrails 7 a and -8,:uijacent their ends are curved inward- 1y, as at 7 and 8 respectively,.andmerge 71W into straight ends 9 and 10, and rest upon the end ties or plates 4 of the improvement.

These straight ends 9 and 10, as disclosed by thedrawings, are arranged in a line with the mam rails 1 and rest on said main rails. Se-

' cured to the ends of the rail portions 9 and 10 of the tracks of the turnout there are rail extensions 11l1. The securing means between the rail extensions and the rail ends9 and 10 are preferably in the nature of fish plates 12 which are integrally formed on the inner ends of the rail extensions 11,"and which are received in the fishing spaces of the rail ends 9 and 10 and are bolteduor otherwise secured thereto by means 13. By reference to Figure 2 of the drawings it will be seenthat the rail extensions 11 have their upper faces gradually inclined or tapered, as at 14, so that the rail extensions merge into points. The bases of the rail extensions rest directly upon the heads of the main rails 1. Thetapered wheel elevating rail extensions 11 each, preferably, comprises an iron body or filler which'is shod by steel and these members are held properly spaced by a spacer bar 15. The bar 15 is provided at itsopposite ends with rightangled extensions 15 which are secured by means of bolts 15 to the rail extensions 11. These bolts pass through the rail extensions and have t. swiveled or otherwise'attached to their outer ends, forks 50. Secured to opposite ends of the bars 15 adjacent the rightangled' extensions 15 are chains 51 and these chains are brought under the'main rails 1 and are hooked in the forks and serve to lock the rail exten sions 11 to the main railsln; o

' outer ends cut to correspond with the inner faces of the ends 9 and 10 of the outer rails 7 and 8. The switch rail 18 isinfluenc'ed against the end 9 of the outer rail 7 by spring means,

the latter comprising a bolt 20 that passes through the web of the switch rail 18 and through the web of the end 9 of the rail the said bolt havingv screwedon its outer end a nut 21 which compresses a spring 22 against the outer web of the rail end 9; A rod 23 is connected to the points of the switch rails 18 and 9 and is influenced by the spring 22 for .60

holding the'point 19 open. This arrangement is true with respect to both ends of the turnout. On the tie l6, inward of the curved por-' tions'7 and 8 of the outer rails '7 and 8 of the turnout there'are fixed curved guard rails 52 and 53, respectively. I

v out is so raised. 7

As I have designated the widened and lengthened end ties by the numerals 16 I will also designate the inner ties by the numeral 24.- All of the metal ties 4, l6 and 24, in the showing of the drawings areslotted longitudinally and transversely and the metal bounded, by these slits are" bent to provide clamps 25 which engagewith the base flanges and webs of the rails of the turnout. The end of the ties may be bent, without being slotted to provide theouter clamps."

The metal ties are provided with spaced palrs of openings 26 for chains 27 that are brought-under the main rails 1 and have keys 28 passed through certain of their links to contact with the outer faces of the ties and thus lock the turnout on the main track. One end of the chain may, if desired, be hung from the ties. r In the showing of the drawings I have fixedly secured upon one side of the central metal tie of the turnout a pair of spaced upstanding lugs 30, and to theselugs there are pivoted arms 31, Eachof'the arms 31 has a depending outer end 32; 'Journaled through suitable-bearing openings in the oppositely disposed arms 31 there isthe shaft 33 for the grooved or flanged wheels .34 ofthe improvement, the said wheelsresting on the rails of the ,maln track. Connecting the depending ends 32 of the arms 31 there is a shaft 35, and

loosely and centrally connected with this shaft there is a rod 36. The rod is directed toward one end ofth'e turnout; and it will be obvious that a pull upon the vrod will swing the arms 31 so that the wheels34, serving as fulcrums will cause the turnoutto be raised and the turnout asa whole will be moved to desired positions along the, main track, Of course, the-securing means, comprising the ios chains 51 and 27, are releasedibefore the turn-c I l/Vhen the chains are attached theturnout is so balanced that a train of empty cars may 7 travel over one of the tracks thereof and a train of loaded cars may travel over the second track thereof without causing the tilting of the turnout. i

A turnout constructed in accordance with my invention will reduce the tramming costs to the lowest possibleminimum. The device may be kept the same distance from the working face of mines at all times by moving it forward after the several rounds of holes have been fired. f The turnout permits the driller to get back to the workingface at the earliest vpossible moment as the muckers are enabled to muck'much quicker because of the comparatively short tramming distance. The

turnout'eliminates the troublesome and costly system of pulling upswitches and crossings and movlng the same so asto reduce the trammlng distance fiIlClll) also eliminates the employment of skilled 'trackmen as with the improvement they will not be required to lay switches and crossings. The turnout can be readily moved either forwardly or backwardly in a comparatively short length of time by the employment of only two hands, as the rod 36 may be connected with a pivotally supported lever, one hand being required to operate the lever and this hand and the other may now employ bars for moving the turnout bodily on its wheels. The upkeep of the improvement is practically negligible and it increases the tonnage from the working face of the mine.

Having described the invention, I

turnout resting thereon, said turnout including rails comprising spaced tracks, switch members between the inner and outer rails at the ends of the turnout, tapered rail extensions fixed to the rails of the turnout resting on the main track and removably secured thereto, transverse ties supporting the rails of the turnout, rail engaging means carried by 7 said ties for holding the rails thereon, each of said ties havlng flanged sldes, a grooved,

ment thereof on the main track, after the securing means for the turnout is released.

In testimony whereof I affix my sl nature.

HENRY BoUsHhAR.

claim The combinatlon of a main track and a

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