Combined Spike and Bearing Plate for Railways.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 31st Oct., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Combined Spike and Bearing Plate for Railways.
I, CHARLES FERDINAND SCHOLER of Marka, Republic County, Kansas
United States of America Dealer in Grain, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The spike of this invention is formed with an enlargement underneath the head.
This enlargement may be of a dovetail shape to take into a corresponding dove-
tail recess in the bearing or retaining plate or said enlargement may be provided
with ribs or projections which slide or take into a corresponding recess in the plate
which is thereby in firm connection with the spike.
In applying the spike and bearing plate to a railway sleeper the spike is driven
some distance into the latter and the plate then placed with its recess taking over
the shank of the spike, the plate is then moved upwards over the enlargement by
which it is held to the spike. This is then driven home until its flanged head bears
against the flange of the rail the bearing plate at the same time giving a better
retaining surface on the sleeper and better resists any tendency to a spreading of
the rail.
The device allows of the use of a smaller number of spikes and lengthens the
life of the sleeper.
Dated this 31st day of January 1894.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Combined Spike and Bearing Plate for Railways.
I, CHARLES FERDINAND SCHOLER of Marka, Republic County, Kansas,
United States of America, Dealer in Grain, 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 :-
This invention has for object to fix securely the rails of railways and prevent
any spreading of the same.
In the drawing
Fig. 1 is a sectional perspective view of a sleeper and rail thereon, shewing the
spike and bearing plate of this invention in position.
Fig. 2 a detail perspective view of the spike and bearing plate on an enlarged
scale.
Fig. 3 a horizontal section on line x-x of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 a detail perspective view of a spike and bearing plate embodying a
modification.
Fig. 5 a horizontal section on line y-y of Fig. 4.
1 is a spike with the ordinary flanged head 2. 3 an enlargement immediately
underneath the head. 4 grooves formed in the enlargement to receive the bearing
plate 6 which may be readily slipped on to the spike and held thereon by a corre-
spondingly formed recess 7 having inwardly projecting tongues 8. In Figs. 4, 5,
the enlargement 3 is formed with two bevelled sides and the bearing plate 6 with a
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page_text: corresponding dovetail recess 9 said bearing plate being readily slid on to the
enlargement from below as in the former case.
In applying the combined spike and bearing plate, the spike is driven some
distance into the sleeper, the plate then placed over the shank 1 and moved upwardly
over the enlargement to engage the same. The spike is then driven home so that
its flanged head bears upon the flange of the rail and the bearing plate upon the
sleeper in such a way as to resist any tendency to a spreading of the rail because
an extended bearing surface is formed on the outer side of the spike. The spike
point is bevelled or tapered off two thirds from the front and one third from the
back for the purpose of forcing the head of the spike against the rail and point
outwards when driven down. It is claimed that a combined spike and bearing
plate of this invention will be as efficient as a number of ordinary spikes and will
prolong the life of the sleeper by reason of the fewer spike holes required which
admit moisture, disintegrate the sleeper and cause the same to rot.
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. In combination with a spike having an enlargement formed under the head
thereof, a transverse bearing plate provided with a side recess that is fitted over
said enlargement on the outer side of the spike below the head and transversely
inseparable therefrom and extending the bearing surface of the same, for the
purpose specified substantially as described and shewn.
2. In combination with a spike having an enlargement under the head thereof
with grooves on opposite sides of the same, a bearing plate having a recess with
inwardly projecting tongues at the mouth or entrance of said recess arranged to
movably fit said grooves in the enlargement, for the purpose specified, substantially
as described and shewn.
Dated this 31st day of October 1894..
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.