US2765987A - Rail anchor - Google Patents

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Oct. 9, 1956 RAIL ANCHOR Adam Gehnert, Marsh, Mont. Application October 8, 1953, Serial No. 384,910 2 Claims. (Cl. 238-327) This invention relates to a rail anchor, and has as its primary object the provision of a device adapted to be attached to a railway rail to prevent forward movement or creeping of the rail, and comprises a device adapted to be attached to the rail and bear against one of the cross ties to which the rail is secured.

An additional object of the invention is the provision of a device of this nature which will firmly and securely hold the rail against longitudinal displacement.

A further object of the invention is the provision of such a device which may be readily and inexpensively manufactured, and which may be applied to the rail with a minimum of effort and difficulty.

Still other objects reside in the combinations of elements, arrangements of parts, and features of construction, all as will be more fully pointed out hereinafter, and disclosed in the accompanying drawing wherein there is shown a preferred embodiment of this inventive concept.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of the device of the instant invention as applied to a rail, the method of application and the tool therefor being indicated in dotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 33 of Fig. 1 as viewed in the direction indicated by the arrows, and

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a modification of a portion of the device.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the several views of the drawing.

Having reference now to the drawing in detail there is generally indicated at a fragment of railroad rail to which the rail anchor of the instant invention is applied. The anchor comprises basically a strip of resilient metal generally indicated at 11, which includes a portion 12 adapted to overlie the rail, a portion 13 extending downwardly at the side of the rail, and a portion 14 which extends beneath the rail and spaced therefrom. The portion 14 is reverted as indicated at 15 to underlie the base of the rail, and thence extends upwardly as at 16 and is looped back as at 17, with a portion extending downwardly at 18 and a second underlying portion 19 extending beneath the rail. The portion 19 is looped back as indicated at 20 inwardly of the portion 14, and thence extends beneath the portion 19 as indi cated at 21, and is formed with a depending portion 22, which terminates in an upwardly extending projection 23 which abuts the underside of the portion 19. This construction provides a resilient seat, and the side of the device is adapted to bear against a cross tie, to prevent longitudinal movement of the rail. The second portion of the device comprises a locking bar generally indicated at 25, which is adapted to surround the resilient spring steel member 20, and is provided with hooks 26 adapted to overlie one side of the flange 27 of rail 10. A second set of depending hooks 28 extendrates I atent ing oppositely from the hooks 26 are also provided, in order that the device may be used on diflerent widths of rail.

In the application of the device the resilient member 11 is first positioned as shown in Fig. 1, and the clamping bar 25 is positioned as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1. A tool is utilized to move bar 25 to the full line position indicated in Fig. l, and the tool comprises an upper jaw 30 to which is pivotally secured a lower jaw 31, the lower jaw being adapted to engage the end portion of clamping bar 25 to move the same to the full line position as indicated in Fig. 1.

A modified form of clamping bar is shown in Fig. 4 at 35, and includes depending hook portions 36, and a central aperture 37 adapted to surround the spring steel member 11. The application of this device is substantially identical to that previously described, and the device diifers only in that it is made of lighter metal. When moved to the position shown in Fig. 1 in full lines the member 35 will serve eifectively to clamp the member 11 tightly against the rail and against the tie, and thus preclude creeping of the rail in a longitudinal direction.

From the foregoing it will now be seen that there is herein provided an improved rail anchor, which accomplishes all the objects of this invention, and others, including many advantages of great practical utility and commercial importance.

As various embodiments may be made of this inventive concept, and as various modifications may be made in the embodiments hereinbefore shown and described, it is to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted merely as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:

1. A rail anchor comprising an integral resilient strip of metal including a horizontal end portion overlying one flange of the rail but spaced therefrom, a downwardly extending portion extending to a point below said one rail flange, an upwardly inclined portion extending beneath the rail but spaced therefrom, a reverted horizontal portion closely engaging the base of the rail, an upwardly extending portion looped back over said one flange beneath said horizontal end portion, a vertical portion extending downwardly from said looped back portion closely engaged between said first mentioned downwardly extending portion and said upwardly extended portion of said looped back portion, a third horizontal portion extending from said last mentioned portion engaging closely beneath said horizontal portion engaging the base of said rail, said last mentioned portion being looped back to form a portion closely engaging the upper side of said upwardly inclined portion and terminating in a fourth short horizontal portion engaging beneath said third horizontal portion, a downwardly inclined portion at the end of said short horizontal portion and an upwardly inclined terminal portion having its end abutting the underside of said third mentioned horizontal portion, and clamping means for holding said resilient strip against said rail.

2. A rail anchor comprising an integral resilient strip of metal including a horizontal end portion overlying one flange of the rail but spaced therefrom, a downwardly extending portion extending to a point below said one rail flange, an upwardly inclined portion extending beneath the rail but spaced therefrom, a reverted horizontal portion closely engaging the base of the rail, an upwardly extending portion looped back over said one flange beneath said horizontal end portion, a vertical portion extending downwardly from said looped back portion closely engaged between said first mentioned downwardly extending portion and said upwardly extended 3 portion of said looped back portion, a third horizontal portion extending from said last mentioned portion engaging closely beneath said horizontal portion engaging the base of said rail, said last mentioned portion being looped back to form a portion closely engaging the upper side of said upwardly inclined portion and terminating in a fourth short horizontal portion engaging beneath said third horizontal portion, a downwardly inclined portion at the end of said short horizontal portionand an upwardly inclined terminal portion having its end abutting the underside of said third mentioned horizontal portion, and clamping means for holding said 5 opposite said one flange.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS McComb Dec. 13, 1949 2,514,601 Fifield July 11, 1950 2,551,507 Skeel May 1, 1951

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