Improvements in Railway Rail Joints.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Railway Rail Joints.
I, SAMUEL NEWTON of 117, St. James Street, Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Shirtmaker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention is designed to improve the permanent way of railway's by.
preventing the ends of the rails being beaten down and injured by the passage of
heavy trains over the joints, the rails being accurately and permanently held in
position against any vertical movement.
The invention consists in the combination of two chairs by forming or casting
them with a foundation plate or bed plate between one chair and the other, in such
a manner that the two ends of the rails, when raised in position will rest upon the
said base or bed plate, which will prevent any vertical movement of the rails. The
two chairs formed with the extension plate or bed plate are only for use in holding
and supporting the ends of the rails, the intermediate chairs being formed single as
heretofore.
Instead of the two chairs being cast with a plate between them as described all
in one piece, a cast metal plate formed with right angular projections may be
interposed between the two chairs, the right angular projections being bolted
thereto to bring the plate to such an elevation as to permit of the rails resting
upon the same, or in lieu thereof a plate of wrought iron or steel may be
employed and formed with bent ends or otherwise, so as to be bolted to the two
chairs.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1896.
. F. RICHMOND,
12, Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Railway Rail Joints.
I, SAMUEL NEWTON of 117, St. James Street, Burnley, in the County of
Lancaster, Shirtmaker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention is designed to improve the permanent way of railways by
preventing the ends of the rails being beaten down and injured by the passage of
heavy trains over the joints, the rails being accurately and permanently held in
position against any vertical movement.
The invention consists in the combination of two chairs by forming or casting
them with a foundation plate or bed plate between one chair and the other in such
a manner, that the two ends of the rails when raised in position will rest upon the
said base or bed plate which will prevent any vertical movement of the rails. The
two chairs formed with the extension plate or bed plate are only for use in holding
and supporting the ends of the rails, the intermediate chairs being formed single as
heretofore. Instead of the two chairs being cast with plate between them as

page_text: described all in one piece a cast metal plate formed with right angular projections
may be interposed between the two chairs, the right angular projections being
bolted thereto to bring the plate to such an elevation as to permit of the rails
resting upon the same or in lieu thereof a plate of wrought iron or steel may be
employed and formed with bent ends or otherwise, so as to be bolted to the two
chairs.
In the accompanying drawings, the two chairs A A carrying the ends of the
rails are combined or cast with a foundation plate or bed plate B between one
another, so as to support the two ends C C of the rails when placed in position,
whereby the ends of the rails will rest upon such bed plate, and will be entirely
prevented from any vertical movement. The said bed plate or base plate may be
formed with a strengthening rib D. The said bed plate is designed only for
use in holding and supporting the ends of the rails the intermediate chairs
being formed singly as heretofore. The joint is completed by the usual fish
plates E.
Although I prefer the two chairs carrying the joint to be cast in one piece with
the bed plate, these may be formed separate, if desired. In this case, the bed
plate may be a cast metal plate with right angular projections, and bolted to the
two chairs, the plate being brought to such an elevation as to permit of the rails
resting upon the same. Or, in another method a plate of wrought iron or steel
may be employed, and formed with bent ends, or otherwise, so as to be bolted to
the chairs.
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. The improved arrangement and combination of two chairs AA by casting
them together with an intervening bed or foundation plate B and with or without
strengthening rib D, so as to prevent any vertical movement of the rails,
substantially as described, and illustrated.
2. Forming the intervening bed plate between the two chairs separate and
securing it to them by right angled or other suitably formed projections
substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1896
F. RICHMOND,
12 Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicant.