US584546A - Railroad-tie - Google Patents

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No Model) C. GARVIN.

' RAILROAD TIE. No. 584,546. Patented June 15,1897.

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COLUMBUS GARVIN, OF HARPSTER, OHIO.

RAILROAD-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 584,546, dated .T une 15, 1897. Application filed October 20, 1896. Serial No. 609,427. (No model.)

.To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, COLUMBUS GAEVIN, a citizen of the United States, residing'at I-Iarpster, in the county of Vyandot and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railroad-Ties; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to railroadfties and rail-joints.

It consists of a cast-iron tie which at the same time acts as a joint for the rail.

The parts and construction of my device will be pointed out more particularly in the specification following, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which- Figure l is a plan view of my device, both the double and the single tie. Fig. 2 is a side elevation, the rail-joint being in sections. Fig. 8 is an end elevation, and Fig. 4 represents a vertical transverse section taken through my impvroved tie just inside 'of the rail.

The object of my device is to produce a metal tie Which shall be iirm and hold the track securely in place, and Which may be quickly and surely operated to line up the track and which will be durable. These objects are secured as follows:

I will first describe the double tie and the rail-joint as combined with it. In this the body of the tie is represented by A. This consists of a casting in a general T shape, the stem of the T, however,being in the form of a wedge. This wedge portion is placed up and the top of the T down. Two of these sections are placed parallel and slightly removed from each other, with webs joining them in the center and with the ends joined by an extension I of the bottom of the tie. The space between the two bars of the double tie is about equal to the width of each section or bar. These double ties are calculated to be used at the rail-joints and are designed to give additional bearing-surface and stiffness at this point. The top or apex of the wedge portion of each bar is for a short distance from each end made in the form of a flat-top gib D, having undercut sides. Across the and groove lock it and the tie securely together, so that it will securely resist any side pressure upon the rail. Upon the opposite side of the rail is the other half of the fishplate F. The top of this is made as the other to fit the side of the rail. It has a down- Wardly-projecting iiange upon the inner side and extending somewhat under the rail. This downwardly projecting portion F is grooved out across the same so as to iit snugly over the ways D. This fish-plate must thus be placed upon the ties by sliding it on their inner ends to the outer ends of the ways D. The rail has the usual holes punched as for fish-plates and the members of the fish-plates or rail-joints have recessesadapted to receive the ends of pins F2, inserted through the rail and projecting beyond the sides of the same.

Connected to the inner edge of the innerl iish-plate F by bolts fastened in the fishplates, as shown, is a rod M. This rod extends to the center of the track. The two complementary rods from opposite sides are screw-threaded upon their inner sides, onev being'right-handed and the other left. A long right and left nut or turnbuckle K is placed upon these rods, and by turning the same the inner face of the rail-joint may be pressed irmly out against the rails. Then it is necessary, they can also be turned in. The rods M are slightly bedded in the crosswebs I and are held from being removed therefrom by straps O.

In a single tie the construction is essentially the same, the only difference being that a single bar only is used to make the tie and the rail is not punched, nor do the fish-plates have pins for entering the said holes. The

bearing-blocks against the side of the rail are, however, much shorter than the fish-plates at the rail-joints. Every part of construction IOO of construction holds the rails securely and I prevents the possibility of the rails spreading or loosening from any cause.

To prevent the nuts K from turning back, they are notched or lit'e'd upon Athe 'outside at one end and a catch Gr -i's lf/asit'ened to the rail and bears upon its head, engaging the' flutes and preventing the turning 'backward of the nuts.

Having thus described my invention, what 1 I claiin as new, and desire to-secure fbyLetters y Patent, is-

l. In a combined railroad-tieandrailfj-oint, the combination of -a-metal tie havingundercut'ways upon their outer upp'er edges anda l dovetail slot across their ends, with 2a 4iish plate having a dovetaililange -iiVttin-gtheii cross-"slot and yshaped upon theside to'ft the side of the rail, a complementary plate having dov'et'ail slots to slide upon 'the undercut ways 'and shaped to fit the side of the rail and means for forcing said plate out against the rail, substantially as described.

2. In a combined railroad-tie and rail-joint, consistingof'a T^`shapedrnetal bar placedwith the flat top down, an undercut way upon the top of the tie at each end, and a dovetail cross- :groov'e near the inner end thereof, a block having a dovetail ilange for fitting in said .grooves and shaped to iit the outer side sur- V)face 'of the rail, a block shaped to fit the inner ysul1'-`face and havin-tg downwardly projecting lugs adapted to engage the undercut sides of the way, a rod 4engaging the inner block and extending to the fceniter of the track V'and a right and left threaded'nut adapted toengag'e said rod., substantially as described. n V

In testimony whereof I `have 5'signed this specifica-tion in 'th'e presence vof two subscribing witnesses. l

p "COLUMBUS GARVIN. Witnesses:

G. l-I. LEWIS', GYRUs SEARS.

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