IMPROVEMENTS IN THE PERMANENT WAY OF RAILWAYS
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM FOTHERGILL BATHO of N° 9 Victoria Chambers, Westminster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE PERMANENT WAY OF RAILWAYS" to be as follows:-
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My present invention relates to permanent way in which metallic sleepers of steel
or iron are used whether such sleepers are of the separate kind with ties or of the
transverse class, and has for its main objects (1) the obtaining of a durable way
with sufficient but not too great elasticity (2) the providing of simple and stable
means by way of chairs (3) the rendering of the production easy in large quantities
and (4) making the laying simple and hence well adapted for military and other
roads required in a short space of time.
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One part of my invention consists of a novel construction of sleeper and adjunct
(hereinafter called strip or clip) the latter for forming the rail chair. The sleeper
may be of any embossed or buckled design with at least two openings therein on
the upper surface when finished. Through these openings the bent double edges of
a strip of plain corrugated or channelled metal are passed upwards, and these grip
the flange or lower part of the rail. A steel or other key, hollow by preference,
driven in alongside the rail is ordinarily used. The ends of the said strips or clips
may be rivetted or otherwise fastened to the sleepers but I prefer to employ them
with the second and third parts of my invention hereafter described.
Under the second part I make the strips or clips of metal above mentioned
into tie rods and by preference channel them so as to secure rigidity. So used they
serve to fix the guage with accuracy.
The third part has a cotter, preferably split passed through one or both of the bent
double edges of the metal strip.
The fourth part has the embossed or otherwise fashioned sleepers made on the
inner edges with an arch so that the tie rods can easily be passed underneath.
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The fifth part relates to transverse metal sleepers and has the strips with bent
double edges passed through the openings. Such strips may be rivetted or otherwise
fastened to the sleepers or they may be led all the way across underneath the sleepers
and be fastened at the outer ends only..
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page_text: The sixth part consists in making the strips or clips of metal with additional
bent double edges to pass through openings on one or both sides of the sleeper chair.
Such bent edges are left free, are bent over, or are secured by key or otherwise
secured and serve to lock the sleepers and rails so as to avert "splaying” aud
change of guage.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Permanent Way of Railways.
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I WILLIAM FOTHERGILL BATHO of N° 9 Victoria Chambers Westminster,
Engineer, 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 present invention relates to permanent way in which metallic sleepers of
steel or iron are used whether such sleepers are of the separate kind with ties or of
the transverse class and has for its main objects (1) the obtaining of a durable way
with sufficient but not too great elasticity, (2) the providing of simple and stable
means by way of chairs (3) the rendering of the production easy in large quantities,
and (4) the making the laying simple and hence well adapted for military and other
roads required in a short space of time.
One part of my invention consists of a novel construction of sleeper and adjunct
(hereinafter called strip or clip) the latter for forming the rail chair.
The sleeper
may be of any embossed or buckled design with at least two openings therein on
the upper surface when finished. Through these openings the bent double edges
of a strip of plain corrugated or channelled metal are passed upwards and these
grip the flange or lower part of the rail. A stud or other key, hollow by pre-
ference, driven in alongside the rail is ordinarily used. The ends of the said strips
or clips may be rivetted or otherwise fastened to the sleepers but I prefer to employ
them with the second and third parts of my invention hereafter described.
Under the second part I make the strips or clips of metal above mentioned into
tie rods, and by preference channel them so as to secure rigidity. So used they
serve to fix the guage with accuracy.
The third part has a cotter, preferably split passed through one or both of the
bent double edges of the metal strip.
The fourth part has the embossed or otherwise fashioned sleepers made on the
inner edges with an arch so that the tie rods can easily. be passed underneath....

page_text: The fifth part relates to transverse metal sleepers and has the strips with bent
double edges passed through the openings. Such strips may be rivetted or otherwise
fastened to the sleepers, or they may be led all the way across underneath the
sleepers and bé fastened at the outer ends only.
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The sixth part consists in making the strips or clips of metal with additional bent
double edges to pass through openings on one or both sides of the sleeper chair.
Such bent edges are left free, are bent over, or are secured by key, or otherwise
secured, and serve to lock the sleepers and rails so as to avert "splaying" and
change of guage.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
In all the views the same letters denote like parts.
Figure 1 is a transverse sectional of a longitudinal or pot sleeper with rail con-
nections illustrative of the first, second third fourth and sixth parts of my invention,
a is the sleeper stamped or pressed by means of dies and hydraulic or other power
out of a suitably shaped piece of steel heated or not to the required temperature.
In ground plan the sleeper is of any approved shape. b are openings in the sleeper
through which bent double edges c or clips of the strip of metal or tie bar d are
passed. The said sleeper is made with a third hole b¹ through which a third double
edge c¹ of the strip or tie bar d is passed for the purpose of enabling the said strip
or tie bar to be more firmly secured to the sleeper. The said tie bar which is of
one piece of metal usually steel may be of simple form in cross section, corrugated
as shown in figure 2, or of other desired outline, and it is by preference stamped to
the required shape by dies. The said sleeper a is further formed with an arch way
beneath which the tie bar d passes to a second sleeper carrying the other rail, and
in this manner the guage is fixed. The strip or tie bar d is firmly secured to the
sleeper by keys e and the rail f is held in position between the bent double edges
or clips c by means of the wedge key g. The wedge g may be plain or corrugated
and is by preference rolled hollow as shown.
Fig. 3 is a transverse section of a pot sleeper with rail and connections similar
to the above in which the tie rod d is made with a bent end c¹ which passes through
the hole 6' in the sleeper instead of with a bent double end and key. The above
view also illustrates the first second third fourth and sixth parts of iny invention.
Fig. 4 is a transverse section of a pot sleeper with rail and connections illustrating
the first second third and fourth parts of my invention. Here neither the bent
double edges c¹ or the single bent end c¹ are used. Fig. 5 shows a tie rod of
nodified section.
Fig. 6 is a transverse section of a pot sleeper rail and connections similar to
fig. 1 with the exception that a key e is not used in connection with the inner
clip c.
Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of a transverse sleeper with a rail and connections
and illustrates the first third fifth and sixth parts of my invention. Here u is the
sleeper, holes, c clips, c¹ securing pieces one being a bent double edge and the
other a bent single end passing through holes 61 in the sleeper, d strip plain
corrugated or of other suitable form in cross section, e keys, f rail, g wedge.
Fig. S is similar to fig. 7 with the exception that the bent single end c¹ is not
used.
In Fig. 9 two bent single ends c c¹ are used as also an additional key e and a
wedge g of modified shape otherwise the construction is similar to figs. 7 and 8.
In Fig. 10 the strip d is made with a single bent end c' and a free end.
Fig. 11 is similar to fig. 10 with the exception of a modified shape of clip c and
wedge g.
Fig. 12 is similar to fig. 9 with the exception of a modification in the shape of
he clips c and wedge g, and the absence of one of the keys e.
Fig. 13 is the same as fig. 10 with the addition of a key e with the inner clip c.
Fig. 14 is the same as fig. 7 with the exception that the simple bent end c¹ is
eplaced by a double bent edge cl

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First. The combination with a rail for permanent way, of a sleeper, strip of
metal with bent double edges, and key or wedge fashioned and combined sub-
stantially as herein set forth.
Second. In permanent way constructed under my invention. A strip of metal
forming both clips.for holding the rail and a tie rod for fixing the guage.
Third. The combination of a key or keys with the bent double. edges of a strip
of metal substantially as herein set forth.
Fourth. Sleepers for permanent way with an archway for a tie rod.
Fifth. Transverse sleepers for permanent way combined with strips of metal
having bent double edges and keys substantially as herein set forth.
Sixth. In permanent way making strips of metal having bent double edges with
additional bent edges or means for securing the same to sleepers substantially as
herein set forth.