Improvements in the Permanent Way of Railways.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Apr., 1886
Complete Left, 9th Nov., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 25th Jan., 1887.
Improvements in the Permanent Way of Railways.
I, JAMES COLQUHOUN, of Tredegar, in the County of Monmouth, General Manager
of the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company Limited, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a rolled or pressed sleeper, having clips each of which is
rolled first in channel form in iron or steel and has curved or moulded edges that are
made to project through two holes in the sleeper in such a way as to form a chair or
jaw to receive the rail, which is then secured by a metallic key. The said clip is rolled
with one side higher than the other so that when the higher side is turned over it may
form a space for the key. The shorter side is pressed or moulded to suit the form of
the rail. The holes punched in the sleeper are so arranged that the clip or chair may
be passed into position either from the top or the under side of the sleeper, so that
at any time in case of the snapping of a jaw, the chair or clip may be easily and quickly
replaced without displacing the road.
TI LLOYD WISA
W LLOYD WISE.
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Permanent Way of Railways.
I, JAMES COLQUHOUN, of Tredegar in the County of Monmouth, General Manager
of the Tredegar Iron and Coal Company Limited, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to a rolled or pressed sleeper having clips each of which
is rolled first in channel form in iron or steel and has curved or moulded edges

page_text: that are made to project through two holes in the sleeper in such a way as to
form a chair or jaw to receive the rail, which is then secured by a metallic key.
The said clip is rolled with one side higher than the other so that when the higher
side is turned over it may form a space for the key. The shorter side is pressed
or moulded to suit the form of the rail. The holes punched in the sleeper are so
arranged that the clip or chair may be passed into position either from the top
or the bottom of the sleeper, so that at any time in case of the snapping of a jaw
the chair or clip may be easily and quickly replaced without displacing the road.
Referring to the acompanying sheet of drawings Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section
and Fig. 2 a plan of a transverse metallic sleeper provided with holes or openings
for the insertion of fastenings or clips according to this, invention for securing
flange or Vignole rails in place. Fig. 3 is a view showing a rail in side elevation
and sleeper in cross section; it illustrates the method of securing the flange or
Vignole rail to a metallic sleeper with a fastening or clip according to this
invention. Fig. 4 is a sectional view at right angles to Fig. 3. Figs. 3 and 4 are
drawn to a larger scale than Figs. 1 and 2.
1, 1, is a transverse metallic sleeper; 2, 2, a flange or Vignole rail; 3, 3, 3,
a fastening or clip according to this invention for securing the said rail to the
sleeper, and 4 a metallic key. The clip 3 is first rolled as a channel in iron or
steel as hereinbefore described, and afterwards moulded or stamped to the forin
shown; or it may be shaped entirely out of a flat bar, or be cast in malleable iron or in
steel. In either case the side 3 of the clip is higher than the other side 3B so as to form
a space for the reception of the key 4. Two holes 5 and 6 are punched through the metallic
sleeper near each of its ends to receive the fastening or clip. The outer holes 5
arc in this arrangement made larger than the inner holes 6. The clip is
put into place as shown in Fig. 4 first through the hole 5 then under the part
1^ of the sleeper, and up through the hole 6. The part 2 of the base of the
rail 2 is then inserted under the bent-up part 3, and will hold it up until the
metal key is driven into place, whereupon the several parts will be securely held
together as represented in Fig. 4. The metal key 4 is made of iron or steel tapered to
the necessary extent. With the fastening device or clip such as hereinabove described,
rails may be firmly secured to their sleepers without the use of rivets or bolts, whilst
should one of such fastening devices or clips be broken or damaged, it can be easily
replaced without displacing the sleeper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
The manufacture and use for securing rails to metallic sleepers of a fastening
device or clip formed and applied substantially as described with reference to and
shown in Figs. 3 and 4 of the drawing annexed, the arrangment being such that it can
be easily and quickly replaced without displacing the sleeper, as above set forth.
W. LLOYD WISE,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicant."