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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM DENNIS HUTCHINS, OF BLOOMBURG, TEXAS.
TRACK-FASTENER.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented July 14, 1908.
Application filed March 17, 1908. Serial-No. 421,683.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, WILLIAM D. HUTCH-
INS, a citizen of the United States, residing
at Bloomburg, in the county of Cass and
5 State of Texas, have invented certain new
and useful Improvements in Track-Fasten-
ers; and I do hereby declare the following to
be a full, clear, and exact description of the
invention, such as will enable others skilled
10 in the art to which it appertains to make and
use the same.
This invention relates to new and useful
improvements in metallic track fasteners and
has for an object to provide a novel device of
15 this character which will effectually hold the
rails to the supporting ties.
It is also an object of the invention to pro-
vide a novel device of this character which
may be employed to produce a joint for the
20 meeting ends of rails.
It is a further object of the invention to
provide a novel device of this character which
will be simple in construction effective in
practice and economical to manufacture.
25 With the above and other objects in view
the invention consists of the details of con-
struction and in the novel arrangement and
combination of parts to be hereinafter re-
ferred to.
30 In describing the invention in detail refer-
ence will be had to the accompanying draw-
ings forming a part of this specification,
wherein like characters of reference denote
corresponding parts in the several views, and
35 in which,
Figure 1 is a view in top plan of a track-
way showing the invention applied. Fig. 2
is a longitudinal sectional view through one
of the ties illustrating the means employed
40 in effecting a rail joint. Fig. 3 is a view in
perspective, detached, of the track fastener
employed in conjunction with the joint.
Fig. 4 is a view in perspective of an end of a
tie employed in conjunction with the joint.
45 In the drawings 1 denotes ties of ordinary
construction and 2 the ties employed in ef-
fecting a joint of the meeting ends of rails,
said ties being positioned adjacent said meet-
ing ends as is shown-in Fig. 1.
50 The ordinary clamping - plates are of a
structure similar to the fish plates commonly
known excepting that each plate has a cen-
trally projecting portion 3 of approximatelythe same width as the supporting tie through
which passes a vertically arranged bolt 4, 55
said bolt also passing through the tie. This
bolt is inserted through the tie with the head
therebeneath so that the threaded portion of
the bolt will be exposed in order to expedite
the application of the nut 5. The portions 60
of the plate adjacent the extension 3 are pro-
vided with down turned flanges 6 which
snugly or tightly bear against the base of the
rail. It might be also well to state that the
base of the rails is seated within transverse 65
recesses or pockets formed in the upper sur-
faces of the tie as is well known.
When the fastener is employed for effect-
ing a joint it is of such length as to rest upon
both of the ties 2. Adjacent the meeting 70
ends of the rails the fastener is provided with
the perforated web engaging portion 7 hav-
ing openings 8 therein for the passage of the
usual clamping bolts. The base portion 9 of
the fastener is provided with spaced exten- 75
sions 10 adapted to rest on each of the ties 2.
The member is further provided between the
extensions 10 with a flange 11 and on its outer
portion with a flange 12. These flanges 11
and 12 are adapted to engage with the base 80
of the rail as has been hereinbefore referred to
with reference to the clamp fasteners 3.
The extensions 10 are provided with per-
forations 13 through which pass the upper or
threaded ends of the bolts 14. These bolts 85
14 also pass through elongated plates 15 and
the ties 2. The plates 15 are positioned
within longitudinal grooves 16 having their
ends in communication with the trans-
verse pockets 17 in which the bases of the 90
rails rest. The outer edge of each of the
pockets 17 is provided with an apron 18 to
engage the upper surface of the base of the
rail, while the opposite edge 19 is straight or
vertical. This is done to permit the ready 95
insertion of the base of the rail within the
pockets. The plate 15 affords the opposite
clamp and has its ends recessed as at 20 to
engage the inner flange of the base as is fully
shown in the sectional Fig. 2. 100
What I claim is:
In combination with the meeting ends of
rails, supporting ties therefor having trans-
verse pockets in which the bases of the rails
rest, and having a longitudinal groove com- 105
municating with the pockets, and a plateNo. 893,504.
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Hutchins, William Dennis. Track Fastener, patent, July 14, 1908; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth511588/m1/2/: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.