Improvements in the Permanent Way of Railways.
Year: 1886

page_text: Improvements in the Permanent Way of Railways.
I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of
Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention a communication
to me from abroad by Harmon Van Dosten Slutz, and Theophilus Slutz, both
of Alta, in the County of Buena Vista, and State of Iowa, United States of
America, Grain Dealers, to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the permanent way of railways, and has for its object,
to provide a support for the rails, which will protect the bed from the injurious
effects of water, and also prevent the growth of weeds & on any part of the rail
bed, or in proximity to the rails. The invention consists in the construction and
combination of parts and details as hereinafter set forth.
This improved rail support, is constructed of iron or steel sleepers of U or
channel section laid with the channel side, alternately upwards and downwards,
the several sleepers or sections being made to interlock, so as to form a continuous
structure, the rails resting on the alternate or inverted channel bars or sleepers,
whilst the intermediate ones rest on the bed. The sides of the sleeper, or channel
bar, have outwardly projecting flanges which rest against the inner surfaces of the
webs of the adjacent sleepers or channel bars. The interlocking sides of the several
aleepers are bolted together by U shaped bolts passed through the two sides in
contact, and through a clip plate against the outer face of the side of the inverted
channel bar or sleeper. Each clip plate has a hook which overlaps the foot of a
rail the hooks catching the foot of the rail alternately at opposite sides, whereby
the rail is held very firmly on the sleepers. The united channel bar sleepers
are securely connected, but can be disconnected very easily and rapidly when
necessary, and they form a continuous solid, firm, elastic, support for the rails, not
apt to settle, and the rails cannot shift in any manner. The sleepers can be of
sufficient length to support both rails of the pair, or each rail may be supported by
a separate row of short sleepers, connected at suitable intervals by cross ties bolted,
or riveted to the tops or bottoms of the sleepers to prevent the spreading of the
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page_text: rails. The latter construction, is cheaper, as less material is required and the firm
support is necessary only, under the rails; but the former construction has the
especial advantage that it covers the entire road bed, and prevents injury to the
same by running or other water, as all the water must flow to the ends of
the sleepers and. then flow off. The channel bars or sleepers form transverse
gutters which are water tight and carry the water off almost immediately.
Washing out, loosening and undermining of the road by water are thus avoided
completely and effectively. The sleepers prevent the growth of weeds and grass
on the road bed, or at least, on the parts adjacent to the rails. When applied on
bridges, sleepers of a length to support both rails, are used, so as to form a fireproof
covering for the bridge.

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I, ALEXANDER MELVILLE CLARK, of the firm of A. M. and Wm. Clark, of
53, Chancery Lane, in the County of Middlesex, Fellow of the Institute of
Patent Agents, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention (a communication
to me from abroad by Harman Van Dosten Slutz and Theophilus Slutz both
of Alta, in the County of Buena Vista, and State of Iowa, United States of
America, Grain Dealers), and 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 the permanent way of railways and has for its object
to provide a support for the rails which will protect the bed from the injurious
effects of water, and also prevent the growth of weeds etc, on any part of the
rail-bed, or in proximity to the rails.
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The Invention consists in the construction and combination of parts and details,
as will be fully set forth hereinafter and then pointed out in the claims.'
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
Specification, in which :-
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a rail-bed formed of a series of the improved
sleepers, parts being broken out and others in section,
Figure 2 is a plan view of the same, parts being broken out and others in
section.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a modified construction of the rail bed, parts
being broken out and others in section.
Figure 4 is a plan view of the same, parts being broken out and others in
section.
This improved rail support is constructed of iron or steel sleepers A of U' or
channel section, laid with the channel side alternately upwards and downwards,
the several aleepers or sections being made to interlock so as to form a continuous
structure, the rails resting on the alternate or inverted channel bars or aleepers
whilst the intermediate ones rest on the bed. The sides B of the sleeper or
channel bar have outwardly projecting flanges ☐ which rest against the inner
surfaces of the webs of the adjacent sleepers or channel bars. The interlocking
Rides B of the several sleepers are bolted together by U shaped bolts D passed
through the two sides B in contact and through a clip plate E against the outer
face of the side B of the inverted channel bar or sleeper. Each clip-plate has a
hook F which overlaps the foot of a rail H the hooks F catching the foot of the
rail alternately at opposite sides of the rail whereby the rail is held very firmly on
the sleepers. The united channel bar sleepers are securely connected but can be'
disconnected very easily and rapidly when necessary and they form a continuous'
solid firm elastic support for the rails not apt to settle and the rails cannot shift in
any manner. The sleepers can (as shown in figures 1 and 2) be of sufficient length
to support both rails of the pair, or each rail H may be supported by a separate
row of short sleepers (as shown in figures 3 and 4) connected at suitable intervals
by cross-ties I bolted or rivetted to the tops or bottoms of the sleepers to prevent
the spreading of the rails.
The construction shown in Figures 3 and 4 is cheaper as less material is required
and the firm support is necessary only under the rails; but the construction shown
in Figures 1 and has the especial advantage that it covers the entire road bed

page_text: and prevents injury to the same by running or other water as all the water must
flow to the ends of the sleepers and then flow off. The channel bars or sleepers
form transverse gutters which are water tight and carry the water off almost
immediately. Washing out, loosening, and undermining of the road by water are
thus avoided completely and effectively. The sleepers prevent the growth of weeds
and grass on the road bed, or at least on the parts adjacent to the rails. When
applied on bridges sleepers of a length to support both rails as shown in Figures 1
and 2 are used so as to form a fireproof covering for the bridge.
It will be seen that the sleepers cover the entire road bed and thereby prevent
the latter from being damaged by water as before stated or by dust in dry weather.
The upper sleeper is filled solid with dirt or stones thereby dispensing with all
stone and gravel ballast road beds and only requires a simple dirt road bed on
which the sleepers are placed as above stated.
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 :-
1. A railroad bed covered by a series of united U shaped metal sleepers placed
alternately with their hollow or channel side upward and downward the sides of
one sleeper entering the channels of the adjacent sleepers substantially as herein
shown and described.
2. The combination with a series of U-shaped railroad sleepers placed alternately
with their channel side upward and downward of rails resting on the sleepers and
of holding clips on the sides of the inverted channel sleepers substantially as herein
shown and described.
3. The combination with a series of U shaped railroad sleepers of rails on the
same and U shaped bolts passed through the adjacent interlocking sides of the
sleepers and through fastening clip plates on the outer surfaces of the sides of
the inverted sleepers substantially as herein shown and described.
4. The combination with a series of railroad sleepers of rails on the same and
U shaped bolts passed through the adjacent sides of the sleepers and through
fastening clip plates on the sides of the inverted sleepers which clip plates have
hooks catching on the bases of the rails substantially as herein shown and
described.
5. The combination with a series of U shaped railroad sleepers having the
exterior flanges C on the edges of their sides B the flanges C of one sleeper resting
against the webs or body plates of the adjacent sleepers, of rails on the inverted
channel sleepers and of fastening devices for holding the rails on the sleepers
substantially as herein shown and described.
6. The combination with a series or row of U-shaped sleepers placed under each
rail of a railway track, of bars or rods uniting the sleepers under the two rails at
intervals said sleepers being placed alternately with their channel sides upward
and downward, and the sleepers being connected by fastening devices passed
through the sides of said sleepers substantially as herein shown and described.
7. The combination with a sheet metal covering for covering an entire road bed
and having transverse raised parts of rails on said raised parts and fastening:
devices for holding the rails on said raised parts substantially as herein shown and
described.