Use in Uniting the Ends of Railway Rails.
Year: 1885

page_text: Use in Uniting the Ends of Railway Rails.
I, WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO NUT-LOCKS, CHIEFLY
DESIGNED FOR USE IN UNITING THE ENDS OF RAILWAY RAILS' " and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:—
This invention consists partly of a nut lock or fastener having a key which is
held on the nut by a lip connected with the washer, and it also partly consists of
a washer for a nut lock or fastener formed of a spring plate which takes up the
wear of the bolts and nuts.
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a nut fastener embodying this invention.
Figure 2 is a top or plan view thereof.
Figure 3 is a vertical section in the line x, x, Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a top or plan view of the fastener prior to tightening.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
A represents a railway rail, and B the fish-plate thereof, to which, however, the
invention is not limited.
C represents a spring washer formed of a bent plate of steel, or other suitable
spring metal, having openings for the passage of the bolts D, said washer being
interposed between the fish or back plate B and the nuts E.
Attached to or formed with the washer C is a metallic lip F, which is made
flexible so as to be bent over a key G, the latter consisting of a bar of metal
having its ends bent to form legs G', which are adapted to embrace the nuts E.
When the washer is placed in position and the nuts are tightened, thus
compressing the washer, the key is fitted on the nuts and the lip F bent over the
op bar of the key, and clamped thereon, whereby the key is prevented from rising
nd displacement, hence the nuts are reliably held and fastened.
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page_text: By bending the lip in the reverse direction, it is disconnected from the key, and
the latter may be withdrawn from the nuts, so that the nuts may be unscrewed,
and the bolts, washer and fish-plate removed.
The washer constantly presses against the nuts in an outward direction, thus
holding the heads of the bolts against the opposite fish-plate or side of the rail,
and taking up the wear of the bolts and nuts, thus preventing rattling of the
parts.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed as communicated
to me by my foreign correspondents I declare that what I claim is
First. In a nut lock or fastener, a washer formed of a bent plate of steel
having openings at its ends and interposed between a back plate and the nuts,
substantially as described.
Second. In a nut lock or fastener, a flexible lip embracing the key which
embraces the nuts, substantially as, and for the purpose, set forth.
Third. A nut lock or fastener, consisting of a key which is fitted on the nuts,
and of a plate having a flexible lip adapted to embrace said key, substantially as
described.
Fourth. A key adapted to be fitted on the nuts, and a spring washer having a
lip connected with it for embracing said key, substantially as, and for the
purpose, set forth.
HOOK
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.