An Improved Tie Sleeper for the Rails of Railways.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Feb., 1893-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1893
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tie Sleeper for the Rails of Railways.
We, ANDREAS MATTIJETZ, Tinner, ERNEST SAETTLER, Saddler, and HERMANN i
GROSSE, Refreshment Bar Keeper, all of Giddings, State of Texas, United
States of America, 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 the provision of a metallic railway tie which is
simple and durable in construction, effective in operation, and arranged to prevent
the spreading of the rails and displacement of the ties in the railway bed. The
invention is designed as an improvement in that class of metallic railway ties which
are made of channel iron and, when in use, have their sides projecting upward.
In the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a plan view of a line of rails secured on ties of this invention, Fig. 2 a
side view;
Fig. 3 a plan view of one of the channel irons and the cross plates secured
thereon,
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Figa plan view of a tie as used on curves, the fastening device on the cross
plates being removed,
Fig. 5 a sectional side view of the same, on line A-B of Fig. 4,
Fig. 6 à perspective view of one of the cross plates,
Fig. 7 a perspective view of one of the fastening devices,
Fig. 8 a perspective view of one of the plates for holding the tie in place in the
bed, and
Fig. 9 a cross section on line X-Y of Fig. 5.
The body A of the tie is made of channel iron and when laid as required for use
its sides extend upward, being connected with each other by cross plates B, made
in inverted Ushape and having their sides secured to the sides of the channel iron
by rivets C. The middle portion of each cross plate B reaches to the top edges of
the sides of the channel iron A and is adapted to receive the base of the rail as will
be readily understood by reference to Figs. 1 and 2. Two cross plates B are used
on each channel iron A, the said cross plates being placed a sufficient distance
apart, according to the gauge of the railway.
On the top or middle portion of each cross plate are held fastening devices
adapted to engage the base of the rail so as to lock the latter to the respective cross
plate. For these fastening devices blocks D are preferred, each formed with an
inwardly extending flange D', adapted to engage the top surface of the base, the
block D being fastened by rivets E or other suitable means to the middle portion
of the cross plate B. As shewn in Fig. 1 we prefer to use four blocks D for each
cross plate B, two of the blocks engaging with their flanges one side of the base,
while the other two engage the opposite side of the base as shown.
In order to prevent the tie from shifting on the bed of the railway we preferably
use vertically extending plates F, passed through slots G formed in the ends of
each channel iron A. Each of the plates F is provided near its upper end with
flanges H fitting on to the inner surfaces of the sides of the channel irons A, and
these flanges are fastened by rivets I or other suitable means to the sides of the
chanuel irons. The plates F project a suitable distance below the bottom or middle
portion of each channel iron, so as to extend a suitable distance into the railway
bed to prevent a lateral shifting of the tie.
It will be seen that a rail tie constructed in this manner can be very cheaply
manufactured, is very durable, and securely holds the rails in place, at the saine

page_text: time preventing lateral displacement of the ties, especially on curves, by the use of
the vertically extending plates F.
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 :-
1. A metallic tie for the rails of railways comprising an U shaped channel iron
having its sides extending upward, cross plates secured to the sides of the said iron
and adapted to support the bases of the rails, fastening devices held on the said.
cross plates and adapted to engage the bases of the rails to lock the latter in position
on the cross plate, and vertically extending plates fastened to the said channel iron
near the ends thereof, said plates passing through slots in the bottom of the channel
iron, substantially as described and shewn.
2. A metallic tie for the rails of railways comprising an Ushaped channel iron
having its sides extending upwards, inverted U shaped cross plates secured by their
sides to the sides of the said channel iron, flanged fugs secured to said cross plates
and adapted to engage the bases of the rails to lock the latter in position on the
cross plate, and flanged vertically extending plates passing through slots in the ends
of the channel iron, the flanges of the said plates being fastened to the sides of said
channel iron, substantially as described and shewn.
Dated this 22nd day of February 1893.
THOMAS R. SHILLITO,
89, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.