Improved Means for Securing Railway Rails to Sleepers.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Feb., 1892
Complete Specification Left 8th Nov 1802-Accented 10th Dec 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Railway Rails to Sleepers.
I, ALBERT TOMLIN, of 33 Ellerslie Road, Clapham Park Road, Clapham,
London, S.W., Engineers' Pattern Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improved means for securing railway rails to sleepers
and has for its object to dispense with the wooden wedges and keys hitherto used
for that purpose and thus to remedy the defects due to the said wedges flying out
and thus impairing the solidity of the permanent way. Moreover by using my
improved means a railway line can be laid much more expeditiously than hitherto.
In carrying my invention into practice, I provide a base of suitable shape bolted
transversely to the sleepers. Within circular recesses of this base are pivoted two
metal pieces or castings provided with notches and acting conjointly as a toggle
to hold between them the web of the rail which is secured thereto by a screw bolt
passing through the two castings and the rail and the bottom flange of which enters
the notches aforesaid.
Dated this 11th day of February 1892
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing Railway Rails to Sleepers.
I ALBERT TOMLIN of 33, Ellerslie Road Clapham Park Road, Clapham,
London, S.W. Engineer's Pattern Maker 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 :-
My invention relates to improved means for securing railway rails to sleepers
and has for its object to dispense with the wooden wedges and keys hitherto used
for that purpose and thus to remedy the defects due to the said wedges flying
out and thus impairing the solidity of the permanent way. Morcover by using
my improved means a railway line can be laid much more expeditiously than
hitherto.
In carrying my invention into practice I provide a base of suitable shape bolted
transversely to the sleepers. Within circular recesses of this base are pivotted
two metal pieces or castings provided with notches and acting conjointly as a
toggle to hold between them the web of the rail which is secured thereto by &
screw bolt passing through the two castings and the rail and the bottom flange of
which enters the notches aforesaid.
And in order that this my invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will now proceed to describe same with particular reference to the
accompanying drawings in which similar letters of reference refer to like parts in
all the figures.
Fig. 1. is a side elevation of a line of rails secured by my improved means to
the sleepers.
Fig. 2. is a plan of same.

page_text: a is the base or chair which is bolted to the sleepers b. In the recess c formed
in the chair a are pivotted two metal pieces d d which act as jaws and clamp the
rail e.
A screw bolt passes through the cheeks of the chair and through the
rail and a nut g screwed on to the bolt will bind and hold all securely and solidly
together.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inveu-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The improved means for securing railway rail to sleepers consisting of a metal
base or chair provided with hinged jaws which clamp the rail when inserted
substantially as hereinbefore set forth and described with reference to the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this 8th day of November 1892.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,.
76, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.