Improvements in Railway Spikes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 15th May, 1896-Accepted, 20th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Railway Spikes.
I, LAWRENCE DELMER GARNHART, a citizen of the United States, residing
at Stillman Valley, in the County of Ogle, and State of Illinois, U.S.A. Black-
smith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a railway spike, the sides of which are
provided with projections or shoulders, which extend outwardly beyond the line of
the side of the spike and which are adapted to prevent it from working loose and
coming out by reason of the constant agitation thereof caused by the passing of
railway trains.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a railway spike which may be
substantially of the usual form, and which is provided with a head at one side
of which is formed a projection or shoulder which is adapted to overlap the base
flange or flanges of a railway rail, and that side of the opposite end of the spike
on which the projection or shoulder is formed is cut off at an inclination or angle,
the object of this construction being to draw the head of the spike against the
flanges of the rail, when the spike is driven into the tie by which the rail is
supported.
I also form in the body of the spike, and preferably in the opposite sides
thereof, transverse notches or recesses, by means of which projections, teeth or
shoulders are formed, the edges of which are directed upwardly and these.
projections, teeth, or shoulders operate in connection with the material of the
tie to prevent the withdrawal of the spike after it has once, been driven
thereinto.
It is evident that these projections, teeth, or shoulders may be formed in any
desired manner, and any preferred number thereof may be employed, and that they
may also be formed on either or on both sides of the spike.
Dated this 14th day of February 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Railway Spikes.
I, LAWRENCE DELMER GARNHART, a citizen of the United States, and a
resident of Stillman Valley, in the County of Ogle, and State of Illinois, U.S.A.
Blacksmith, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide a railway spike the sides of which are
provided with projections or shoulders which extend outwardly beyond the line of
the side of the spike and which are adapted to prevent the accidental removal of
the spike or to prevent it from working loose and coming out by reason of the
constant agitation thereof caused by the passing of railway trains.

page_text: The invention is fully disclosed in the following Specification of which the
accompanying drawing forms a part said drawing being a perspective view of a
railway spike constructed according to my invention.
In the practice of my invention, I provide a railway spike A, which may be
substantially of the usual form and which is provided with a head a, at one
side of which is formed a projection or shoulder a 2, which is adapted to over lap
the base flange or flanges of a railway rail, and that side of the opposite end of the
spike on which projection or shoulder a 2, is formed is cut off at inclination or
angle as shown at a 3, the object of this construction being to draw the head of a
spike against the flange of a rail, when the spike is driven into-the tie by which the
rail is supported.
I also form in the body of a spike and preferably in the opposite sides thereof,
transverse notches or recesses a 4, by means of which projections teeth or
shoulders a 5, are formed, the edges of which are directed upwardly and
these projections, teeth or shoulders operate in connection with the material of
the tie to prevent withdrawal of the spike after it has once been driven
thereinto.
It is evident that these projections teeth or shoulders may be formed in any
desired manner, and any preferred number thereof may be employed, and that
they may also be formed on either or on both sides of the spike and my
invention is not limited to the exact form of the spike as herein shown and
described, as it is evident that changes therein and modifications thereof may
be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its
advantages.
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 provided with projections teeth shoulders on the sides
thereof, and the edges of which are directed upward, substantially as shown and
described.
2. A railway spike, provided with a head on one side of which is formed a
projection or shoulder and the other end of which is inclined or bevelled on the
same side and the body portion of said spike being also provided with projections
teeth or shoulders, which are formed on the sides thereof and the edges of which
are directed upward, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 14th day of May 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.