US864000A - Rail-joint. - Google Patents

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No. 004,000. PATENTED AUG. 20, 1007. M. KALINA.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 30, '1001.

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MICHAEL KALINA, OF BRADDOCK, PENNSYLVANIA.

RAIL-JOINT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

' xatented AQgHBO, 1907.

Application filed January 30, 1907. Serial No. 354.79%.

ence being bad therein to the accompanying drawing.

I his invention relates to rail joints, and the invention has for its object to provide a novel rail chair for sup porting the confronting ends of two sections of rails.

Another object of this invention is to dispense with the use of bolts and nuts in connection with fish plates, for holding the confronting ends of two sections of rails together. I

With these and other objects in view, which will more readily appear as the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, com-.

bination and arrangement. of parts to be hereinafter more fullydescribed and then specifically pointed out in the appended claims, and referring to the drawing forming part of this specification, like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,.in which:-- I

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved rail joint, Fig.2 is a plan of the same, Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view taken on the line x-x of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view of a portion of the rail joint illustrating one of the pins or keys thereof. My invention consists inproviding a rail chair having a base 1 and integral fish bars 2, said bars being adapted to brace the heads 3 and web portions 4 of rails,5 and 6 mounted in the chair.' The rails 5 and 6 to belconnected together are placed endwise within the chair and to secure the ends therein, I use headed pins-7, said pins passing through openings 8 foriiied in the fish bars 2 and openings 9 formed in'the web portions4 of the rails 5 and 6.

i To retain the pins 7 in the openings 8 and 9; I fifo vide the pins with elongated slots 10 to receive wedge.- shaped keys 11. To prevent the pins 7 fi'om rotating and to insure a more positive locking of the pins and keys 11, I provide the fish bars 2 with grooves 12 to re ceive the beveled edges of the wedge shaped keys 11. By the novel manner in which I secure the rails within the chair, longitudinal displacement of said rails is practically impossible, andit isobvious that one rail cannot become laterally or vertically displacedwith relation to its adjoining rail. I

The sides of the chair are provided with vertically disposed slots 14 for spikes, the slots upon one side of the chair being staggered with relation to the slots upon the opposite side. While spikes may be used for securing a chair to a tie, other means may be employed which will firmly hold the chair upon the tie and prevent its creeping thereon. I

The chair which constitutes a part of my invention is preferably constructed-of strong and durable metal to withstand the vibratory strains and stresses to which it is subjected by rolling stock passing over the rails, mounted within the chair.

Such changes in the size, proportion and minor details of construction, as are permissible by the appended claims, maybe resortedto without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

WhatI claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

In a rail joint, the combination with rails, of avchair adapted to embrace the contiguous ends of said rails, comprising a base and integral iish bars, said fish bars having openings formed therein adjacent their ends, and provided at their lower edges with grooves, headed pins adapted'to pass through said openings and through fish-bar openings in the webportions of said rails, said pins havingelongated slots formed therein having one wall of the slots at an angle to the other wall, and separate wedge keys adaptedto pass through said slot, said keys having their sides adjacent'the fish plate formed at an angle coinclding with the angular wallet said slot and fitting in grooves formed in said fish burs, substantially as de scribed. v

In testimony whereof I aflix'rny signature in the presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL KALINA Witnesses

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