US754279A - Railway-joint fastening. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAR. 3'

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RAILWAY JOINT FASTENING.

APPLIOATIO'H IILE'D SEPT. 22, 1aoa'.

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UNITED STATES Patented nrmh 5,1904.

WARREN. H. ,CASE, or MOUNT VERNON, OHIO;

- RAILWAY-JOINT FASTENING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 754,279,'dated March 8, 1904-.

Application filed September 22, 1903- Serial No. 174,176- (No modem;

' Toi wll whom it may concern;

- zen of the United States, residing at Mount I Be it known that LWARREN H. CASE, a citi- Vernon, in the county of. Knox and State of Ohio, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Joint Fastenings, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements'in railway-joint fasteni'ngs.-

It has for its object to provide for coupling or uniting rail-sections in an effective and simple manner as against springing unevenly upward or vertical-displacement at the joints or of parts, including their construction and 'ar- .and Fig.5 is a meeting points, and yet permit of limited movement betweentherail-sections incidental to expansion and contraction. Also it'provides" for bracing the parts in position from and within the plane of the rail-sections or their flanges, as distinguished from effecting this from the rail-ties as heretofore, wherein resides the effectiveness of this invention. j

Said invention consists of the combination rangement, substantially as hereinafter more fully disclosed, and specifically pointed out by the claims concluding the following'specificw tion.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred embodiment of myinvention, Figure 1 is a plan view thereof. Fig. 2 is a side view. Fig. 3 is a central transverse section. Fig. 4 is an inverted or under side view; section taken transversely through the parts. below the "rail-sections,

showing more especially their wedgi'ng ac-' tion. Fig. 6 is a modification of acertain detail of said invention presently fully described.

In the carrying out of my invention I apply laterally to the rail-sections where they unite or meet duplicate lateral pieces or bars 1 1, arranged or held close to the web of the rail-sections, the same. being seated upon the rail-flanges and resting below the tread of the rail-sections within the plane of the last noted.

Said pieces or bars have upward-extending promotions or lugs 1, preferably at their inner corner edges, engaging corresponding notches or sockets 1*, produced in the under side of the laterally-extending treads of the rall-sections to prevent the possible lateral or are inclined der opposite rail-sections, wedged within the loops, or braces and the bottoms of saidrail-sections,

grooves or depressions P therein for outward displacement of said bars at their upper edges;

or sloped, have passed or inserted through them at said sloping or inclined end portions truss rods or braces 2 2, also passing rail-flanges and held upon-said sloping-end while said lateral or coupling bars bear upon the rail-flanges these, their "securing rods or braces, do not contact with said flanges to pro- .vide for the movement of the rail-sections under the action-of the law'of expansion and contraction. Said rod or braces are thus bowed or looped downward throughand unand interposed or is a bolster or block' 4, having. transverse the 'par- 'tial reception of said rods 0r braces. Said rods or braces have their looped or bowed por. tions inclined or converged toward each other Saidbars or pieces, whose ends A ss through elongated lateral recesses 3 1n the portions by nuts tapped upon said rods. Thus between said rods or. in a direction away from their points of v connection with the coupling or' joint bars 1 to provide for stressing the latter, so as to cause them to bind or be forcibly held laterwebs of vthe rail-sections as ally against the flanges thereof below the well as against the tread. This, it is obvious, will have the effect to firmly or solidly hold or secure saidv railsections, especially at their meeting ends, as against springing or ,yielding upward as the car-truck Wheels pass said points, as would otherwise-be the case.

The bolster or block 4 is forced downward upon the rods or braces 2, and itself securely held orwedged in place by a wedge 6, driven or forced into position between said block or bolster and the under side of the rail-section in a plane immediately centrally of the joint,

said wedge being held against endwise or longitudinal displacement preferably by a pin or key 7 inserted through the tapered end of said wedge at a point-:beyond said bolster. Said bolster or block, preferably rounded or convex' on its lower surface, has a recess or depression 4:" in its upper surface to receive said wedge and retain it against lateral displacement. Said key or' pin is preferably of spring metal and formed by doubling or bending the initial piece upon itself and compressing and passing the members thus formed one piece therewith by properly disposing said end terminals with relation to said coupling-bars in the casting operation.

It will be understood that I do not limit myself to details herein, as they may be changed as circumstances suggest without departing from the spirit of my invention and the same yet be protected. v

Having thus-described my invention, what I claim as new,and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is- 1 a 1. A railway joint fastening embracing coupling bars applied to the rail sections, truss-rods secured to said coupling-bars, and means effective, with said truss-rods, to clamp said coupling-bars upon the flanges, and Webs of the rail-sections, whereby the use of fastening-bolts for that purpose is obviated.

2. The combination of lateral coupling-bars adapted to bind upon the webs of meeting rail-sections and resting upon the flanges thereof, truss-rods integral with means for securing the same in position, and means to effect such binding action. 1

3. The combination of lateral coupling-bars the rail-sections to of said coupling-bars upon said rail-sections.

ed to be applied therein to receive said braces ed to clamp the meeting ends of sections and resting upon the flangs thereof,

truss-braces having rebent terminals passing through, and bearing upon, said coupling-bars, and meansforefi'ecting a binding action between said coupling-bars and said webs via said truss-braces,

4,. The combination of coupling-bars adapted to be applied to meeting rail-sections and engage the web and flange portions thereof, looped truss-braces adapted to be secured to said coupling-bars and relatively converged, and means interposed between said braces and deliver the binding action 5. The combination of coupling-bars adaptto meeting rail-sections and engage the web and-flange portions thereof,

end portions or looped truss:brace 's adapted to be secured to said coupling-bars and relatively converged toward each other, a bolster having grooves I and means to retain said bolster in position. a 6. The combination.ofcoupling bars,adaptrail-sections and having inclined end portions, looped trussbraces relatively converging toward each other, coupling-bars, a bolsterhaving grooves therein to receive said truss-braces, a wedge let into a recess in said bolster andhinser'ted below the rail-sections, and means for the retention of said wedge against displacement.

In testimony whereof I: have signed my nameto this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WARRENHQOASE. Witnesses: v

W. E. GRANT, IDA UNDERWOOD.

means for securing saidbraces to said

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