US706523A - Cross-tie. - Google Patents

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, Patented Aug. |2,- 1902. J. E. unus.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EEiCE.

JOHN EEURNS, or NORTHPOELNEW Youn.

CROSS-TIE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 706,523, dated.'August` 12,` 1902 Application nea May 29,1902. sedano. 109,486. (Nomad.)

To a/Z whom, it may con/cern:

Beit known that 1, JOHN E. BURNS, a citt zen of the United States, residing at Northport, in the county of Suifolk and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Cross- Tie; andl 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 appertaius to make and use the same.

The invention relates to improvements in cross-ties; and it has for its object to provide a metallic cross-tie of Vgreat strength, durability, and efficiency adapted to be securely anchored inthe ballast of a road-bed and capable of affording a firm support for the rails,

and enablingthe same to be readily removed and readily replaced.

The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and shown, and particularly pointed out in the claims;

In the drawings forming part of this speci iication, and in which like numerals of refer` ence designate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a plan view of a cross-tie constructed in accordance with this invention.V Fig. 2 lis a longitudinal sectional viewot the same, showing the long rail-engaging clamps at one end and the short iish-plate-engaging clampsat the other end. Fig. 3 is -a transverse sec-` tional View.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designatesa cross-tie constructed offsuitable metal and provided at itssides and endswith upwardlyextending flanges 2 and 3,'forming walls of a trough, and the said cross-tie`is adaptedto receive a portion of the ballast and to be embedded in the same. The trough forms the bottom or body of the cross-tie, which is provided with upwardly-extendingrail-chairs 4, adapted to support rails 5. Thebottom Ot' the trough has lits' lower face 6 concaved to cause the ballast to pack under it and to enable itto obtain a rin hold on the ballast, so that it will not slipwheu it is subjected to a heavy strain or vibration. The-side and end walls or .flanges are provided with inner and outer concave faces to enable the cross-ties to obtain a rm hold on the ballast and to enable the same to pack in and around it. The end ianges or walls'S are provided with drain-opening 7 to `permit any moisture to drain from the interior of the trough.

In Order to prevent the kcross-tie from slipping longitudinally, itis provided atits center vwith a depending transverse flange 8,` and it -10, locatedbetween the side iianges or Walls of the trough and connected by horizontal top 11, which receives the rails. The sides 10 of the rail-chair are suibly fixed to the bottom of the trough, and the top of the rail-chair is designed to be arranged level with the surface of the road-bed, and it will be clear'that the weight of the cross-tie and the Weight of the material of the road-bed upon the crosstie will firmly hold the latter in position; but, if desired, the cross-tiemay be filled with cement or othermaterial to increase its strength and stability,

The top ot' the rail-chair, which receives the rail, is provided at opposite sides of the same with slots .12,- adapted'to receive'clainps 13 and 14 forholding the rails in position. The clamp 13 consists of a rectangular body portion iitting within the slot and provided at its inner ,end withan engaging portion or jaw 15 and at its outer end with-a lip 16.` The jaw 15 is located above theupper face of the rail-chair and spaced from the same to receive the bottom tlange ofthe rail, and the lip 16 rests upon the top of the chair. The clamp 13 is provided with a depending threaded shank 17, which receives anut 18 for engaging a plate or washer 19, and the latter fits against the lower face of the top of the railchair, the nut and the plate being located within the same. The clamp 13 directly engages the rail, and theclamp 14, which is provided with a shorter body portion, is adapted to engage a fish-plate 20 and to be arranged at a rail-joint. By locating the nuts within the rail-chairs they can be removed only by r means of a ratchet-wrench and are not liable to be tampered with, as will be readily ap- IOO parent. Also as the cross-ties will be all con` structed of a similar gage for the same road there will be no difficulty in`properly laying the rails, as the cross-tie will form a gage and maintain the proper parallelism of the rails.

, It will be seen that the -cross-tie is exceed.- ingly simple and inexpensive in construction, that it possesses great strength and durability, and that it will enable rails to be quickly laid. Also it will be clear that the cross-tie when embedded in the ballast of the road-bed will be iirmly held in position. Also the crosstie is applicable to trestles,'bridges, and the like, and the lbottom of the cross-tie may be provided with perforations for the reception of suitable fastening devices for securing it to trestles and bridges.

What I claim is- 1. Across-tiecornprisingatrough-likebody my signature in the presence of two wit- '35 DGSSGS.

JOHN E. BURNS. Witnesses:

CHAs. B. PARTRIDGE, HENRY G. SIMPSON.

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