US971132A - Railway-tie. - Google Patents
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- E—FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
- E01—CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
- E01B—PERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
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- the present invention relates to railway ties and has specially in view a metallic tie which will possess all of the advantages of the ordinary wooden tie in so far as the means for detachably supporting the rails is concerned, and being further provided with means for preventing the tie from creeping in the roadbed.
- the invention contemplates a tie of skeleton formation, assuring the maximum strength with the minimum weight and material, and provided with means for carrying detachable wooden blocks to which the rails may be secured by spikes in the usual manner.
- Figure 1 is a plan view of my tie, showing one rail in position thereon.
- Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, partly in section.
- Fig. 3 is a cross-section through 33 of Fig. 2.
- Fig. i is a crosssection through l I of Fig. 2.
- Fig. 5 is an end view.
- the numeral 1 designates the metallic tie.
- This tie is of substantially the I-beam shape and its top surface is narrowed,.as shown at 2, for a distance of substantially one-half its length, at the middle.
- the tie is formed with pockets in which are placed removable blocks of wood 4;, held in position by means of bolts 5.
- the tie is formed at these points with vertical side walls 6 for a distance slightly greater than the length of the blocks. It is these walls that form the two longitudinal sides of the pockets, as the web of the I beam is cut away at these points.
- the numeral 7 designates lugs formed on the under side of the tie, to prevent creeping.
- the formation of the tie is peculiar as will be noted in the cross-section views 3, 4. and 5. It will be noted that while the general I-beam formation is adhered to at both ends, the tie develops into a boX-like device where the rails cross it and which holds the wooden blocks, while at the middle portion the tie is again of substantially the I-beam formation with the exception that the top is narrowed or cut away on both sides of the web, giving to the tie substantially the same strength and the same bearing surface in the road bed, while there is a considerable saving in material and weight.
- a metallic railway tie of I-beam crosssection provided with an oblong pocket adjacent to each end, the web of the tie being cut away at these points, vertical side walls formed where the rails cross the tie, the top of the tie being considerably narrower at its middle portion than at either end while the tread or base is of uniform width the entire length of the tie, anti-slipping lugs formed on the under surface of the tie immediately beneath the pockets, ail supporting blocks of wood removably secured in said pockets and bolts passing through said walls and blocks for securing the blocks in the pockets in easily removable position.
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G. LIVINGOOD.
RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24. 1909. nmmwnn AUG. 8, 1910.
Patented Sept. 27, 1910.
v I I ATTORNEY 11 111111- JHUWP I MHHH IH I "I n u H I h H ll H l WITNESSES fiTMZQ EW I f I I CALVIN LIVINGOOD, OLE HAMBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.
RAILWAY-TIE.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Sept. 27, 1910.
Application filed September 24, 1909, Serial No. 519,418. Renewed August 8, 1910. Serial No. 576,081.
To all whom "it may concern:
Be it known that I, CALVIN LIVINGOOD, citizen of the United States, residing at Hamburg, in the county of Berks and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.
The present invention relates to railway ties and has specially in view a metallic tie which will possess all of the advantages of the ordinary wooden tie in so far as the means for detachably supporting the rails is concerned, and being further provided with means for preventing the tie from creeping in the roadbed.
With the above and other objects in view, the invention contemplates a tie of skeleton formation, assuring the maximum strength with the minimum weight and material, and provided with means for carrying detachable wooden blocks to which the rails may be secured by spikes in the usual manner.
The invention is more fully described in the following specification and clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of my tie, showing one rail in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, partly in section. Fig. 3 is a cross-section through 33 of Fig. 2. Fig. i is a crosssection through l I of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is an end view.
The numeral 1 designates the metallic tie. This tie is of substantially the I-beam shape and its top surface is narrowed,.as shown at 2, for a distance of substantially one-half its length, at the middle. At the points at which the rail crosses the tie, it is formed with pockets in which are placed removable blocks of wood 4;, held in position by means of bolts 5. The tie is formed at these points with vertical side walls 6 for a distance slightly greater than the length of the blocks. It is these walls that form the two longitudinal sides of the pockets, as the web of the I beam is cut away at these points.
The numeral 7 designates lugs formed on the under side of the tie, to prevent creeping.
The formation of the tie is peculiar as will be noted in the cross-section views 3, 4. and 5. It will be noted that while the general I-beam formation is adhered to at both ends, the tie develops into a boX-like device where the rails cross it and which holds the wooden blocks, while at the middle portion the tie is again of substantially the I-beam formation with the exception that the top is narrowed or cut away on both sides of the web, giving to the tie substantially the same strength and the same bearing surface in the road bed, while there is a considerable saving in material and weight.
Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is A metallic railway tie of I-beam crosssection. provided with an oblong pocket adjacent to each end, the web of the tie being cut away at these points, vertical side walls formed where the rails cross the tie, the top of the tie being considerably narrower at its middle portion than at either end while the tread or base is of uniform width the entire length of the tie, anti-slipping lugs formed on the under surface of the tie immediately beneath the pockets, ail supporting blocks of wood removably secured in said pockets and bolts passing through said walls and blocks for securing the blocks in the pockets in easily removable position.
In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two Witnesses.
CALVIN LIVIN GOOD. Vitnesses En. A. KELLY, J. OR. KELLY.
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