Improvements in Spikes for Securing Railway Rails, and for other purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 20th Feb., 1897
DIONAL
Improvements in Spikes for Securing Railway Rails, and for
other purposes.
I, RIGHTER WILLIAM BEIDLEMAN, a citizen of the United States, residing
at No. 28 West Broad Street, of Nanticoke, in the County of Luzerne, and State of
Pennsylvania, U.S.A. Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to spikes for railway and other purposes, and the object
thereof is to provide a spike which having been once driven into a tie or other
article will not work loose, come out, or be accidentally detached therefrom.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a spike having a head, one side of
which is provided with a shoulder or projection which is adapted to overlap the
base flange of a railway rail.
The spike is preferably square in cross section or provided with one flat surface,
and formed therein is a triangular notch or recess the base of which is directed
upwardly, and the side wall of which is directed downwardly and outwardly so as
to form an inclined plane, and mounted therein, or placed therein, is a cylindrical
roller.
When the spike is driven into the tie or other article the roller will be pressed
upwardly into the enlarged portion of the notch or recess and if an attempt be
made to remove the spike the roller will move downwardly over the inclined plane
formed by the notch or recess and press upon the material of the tie, and thus
prevent the removal of the spike; and this operation of the roller will also prevent
the spike from working out or becoming loose.
Dated this 8th day of April 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Spikes for Securing Railway Rails, and for
other purposes.
I, RIGHTER WILLIAM BEIDLEMAN, residing at No. 28 West Broad Street, in
the City of Nanticoke, in the County of Luzerne, and State of Pennsylvania,
United States of America, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention,
aud in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to spikes for railway and other purposes, and the object
thereof is to provide a spike which, having been once driven into a tie or other
article, will not work loose, come out, or be accidentally detached therefrom.
In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown my invention

page_text: applied to a railway-spike, and said invention is fully disclosed in the following
specification, of which the accompanying drawing forms a part, in which ;-
Fig. 1, is a transverse section of a railway rail, showing my improved spike and
the part of the tie into which the spike is driven; and,
Fig. 2, a side or back view of the spike.
In the practice of my invention I provide a spike A, having a head B, one side
of which is provided with a shoulder or projection C, which is adapted to overlap
the base flanges D, of a railway rail. The spike A, is preferably square in cross
section or provided with one flat surface, and formed therein is a triangular notch
or recess E, the base of which is directed upwardly, and the side wall of which
is directed downwardly and outwardly, so as to form an inclined plane, and mounted
therein or placed therein is a cylindrical roller F. When the spike is driven into
the tie or other article, a portion of which is shown at G, the roller F, will be
pressed upwardly into the enlarged portion of the notch or recess E, as shown in
Figs. 1, and 2, and if an attempt be made to remove the spike the roller F, will
move downwardly over the inclined plane formed by the notch or recess E, and
press upon the material of the tie and thus prevent the removal of the spike, and
this operation of the roller F, will also prevent the spike from working out or
becoming loose.
This improvement is simple in construction and operation and does not add
materially to the cost of the spike, while being well adapted to accomplish the
result for which it is intended; and my invention is not limited to the form of the
notch or recess E, or to the form of the roller F, and I reserve the right to make
all such changes in and modifications of the construction herein described, as fairly
come within the scope of the invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A railway spike constructed as herein described, and as shown in the
drawing.
2. A spike provided with a notch or recess in one side thereof, the back of
which forms an outwardly and downwardly directed inclined plaue, and a roller
mounted or placed in said notch or recess, substantially as shown and described.
3. A railway spike, which is provided with a head, and a flat side or surface,
said flat side or surface being provided with a notch or recess which is triangular
in form in vertical section, whereby an outwardly and downwardly inclined plane
is formed, and a roller mounted or placed in said notch or recess, substantially as
shown and described.
Dated this 4th day of January 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.