Improvements in Railway Chairs.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 7th Feb., 1891
COMPETE
Improvements in Railway Chairs.
We, GEORGE WASHINGTON RITTERSBACH and ROBERT Birge RitTERSBACH,
both of No. 415, Arch Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of
America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be perforined to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Our invention consists of a railway chair formed of a bed plate with an ear, and a
cheek piece adapted to be horizontally inserted in the said car to tighten against the
base of the rail, the said bed plate and cheek piece having a securing device.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a railway chair embodying our
invention.
Figure 2 represents a perspective view of the bed plate, on an enlarged scale.
Figure 3 represents a perspective view of one of the clicek pieces, on an enlarged
scale.
Figure 4 represents a transverse section of the bed plate Figure 2, on the
line.
Figure 5 represents a longitudinal section of the chair.
Figure 6 represents a perspective view of a modification.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
A designates a bed plate which is spiked or otherwise secured to a tie, and
provided with upwardly extending cars B, which are separated a distance sufficient
to receive a railway rail between the same, as shown in Figures 1 and 5.
C designates check pieces which have their inner ends or limbs D passed through
the cars B, and their outer ends or limbs E rested upon the bed plate A., and
formed with openings E' for the passage of the securing spikes, it being noticed that
the bed plates have slots which coincide in position with the openings E of the
check pieces so that the spikes may be driven through said opening and slots F
into the ties, and the cheek pieces adjusted to and from the base of the rail.
The underside of the inner ends D of the check pieces are bevelled, inclined or
angular, as at G, so as to conform in a measure to the upper faces of the base of the
rail, it being noticed that when the rail is located on the base plate the cheek pieces
are passed through the ears B, and driven inwardly, thus riding upon the base of
the rail, and clamping the same tightly to the bed plate, the cheek pieces being
controlled upwardly by the cars. The spikes are then applied, whereby the cheek
pieces are prevented from outward motion, or separation from the rail.
The bed plate as most plainly shown in Figures 2 and 4, is formed of wrought
metal with the ears B stamped or pressed out of the same, thus avoiding joints, and
producing a strong and cheap structure.
In Figure 6, the cheek pieces are formed of bent or angular pieces of metal, so
that the inner limbs of the same are adapted to rise upon, and clamp against the
base of the rail, the other limbs resting on the bed plate, and having the spikes
engaging with the outer ends of the same.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
First. A railway chair consisting of a bed plate with ears, and cheek pieces
horizontally entering said ears said plate and piece having openings and slots for

page_text: Second. A bed plate with an ear, combined with a check piece adapted to he
horizontally inserted in said ear, said bed-plate and check piece each having an
opening for a securing device, substantially as described.
Third. A. bed plate formed of wrought metal with ears pressed out of said plate,
to form apertures with the surface of the plate, in combination with cheek pieces
adapted to be inserted horizontally through the ears, said plate and cheek pieces
having openings for the reception of securing devices, substantially as described.
Fourth. A railway chair consisting of a bed plate having pressed up cars, and
cheek pieces adapted to be inserted through said ears, and engage the flange of the
rail, said bed plate having openings for the reception of securing spikes, substan-
tially as described.
HY OF November 1890.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.