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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
GIDEON WV. (OI'TT1INllAil.M, (1 )NIS N. Tl S..
IMPROVEMENT IN RAILWAY-TRACKS.
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To all we om it ma concern: forlll. Ech clamplll is made in two parts, ) )D,
Be it known that I, (IDEON IV. ('OTTrTN- which fit over the foot of the rail, one on each
HAIr, of )Denison, in the county of tGralyson side, and the lower portion of each part of the
and State of Texas, have invented certain new clamp projects downward through slots in the
and useful Improvehients in Railroad -Ties, three parts of the railroad-tie, as shown. The
&e.; hndut I do herelby declare that the follow- lower ends of the two parts of the clamp are
ing is fall, clear, and exaetdescriptiou there- turned inward, and a wedge-shaped key, (, is
of, which will enable others skilled in the art inserted underneath, which locks the three
to which it appertains to make and use the parts of the tie together and the rail to the
same, reference being had to the accompany- tie, as shown.
ing drawings, and to to the letters of reference At the points where two rails join together
marked thereon, which form a part of this the two parts of the clamp are extended at
specification. their upper ends to form the elongated bats
The nature of my invention consists in the a n, which project up along the web of the
construction and arrangement of a metallic rail and take the place of the usual fish-bars.
railroad-tie a clamp for holding the rail on It will thus be seen that the different parts
the tie, and in the combination of parts, as of the tie are united together by the same
will be hereinafter more fully set forth, iand clamps which hold the railsrI to the ie and at
pointed out in the claims. the joints the clamps form the fish-plates.
In the annexed drawing, to which reference There are no bolts and nuts in any part to
is made, and which fully illnstrates my inven- work loose and cause accidents.
tion, Figure 1 is a plan view of my invention. For bridges and trestle-work the feet A' and
Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 3 ,' ]i' are formed at their lower ends with
is a longitudinal vertical section dn the line flanges d d, as shown, to beholted to the wood-
x x., Fig. 1. Figs. 4 and 5 are transverse sec- work, and the turned-down ends of the bar (
tions on the lines y p and z z, respectively, of are extended downward the entire length of
Fig. 1. Figs. 6 and 7 show a modification of the feet A', and bolted with the same bolts as
my;invention as adapted to bridges and tres- said feet to the wood-work.
tle-work: My railroad-tie is very strong and durable,
Theentireinetallietilroad-tie is constructed and forms, as it were, a pillar or four inclined
of wrought-iiro bars or straps of suitable di- feet at each end for supporting the rail,,thus
tensions. bracing the same in every direction.
A represents the bottom bar of the tie, which Having thus fully described iny invention,
has its ends turned upward at an angle, as what I claim as new, and desire to secure by
shown at A'. Each end of this bar is then Letters Patent, is-
turned outward, forming a horizontal part, A2, 1. A railroad-tie formed of the metal bars
and tjie extreme end is turned downward at A, 13 B, and C, constructed and andarranged, as
an angle, forming the foot A. described, to form a support at each end for
Over each part A2 is laid a bat, B, the ends supporting the rails,. as set forth.
of which are-turned downward at aa angle, 2. The combination of the railroad--tie A
forming the feet B' B', as shown. B ]B C, constructed as described, the rails F
C is the top bar of the tie, which extends F, and clamps D, for securing the rails to the
over and lies across the bars B, aud the clids tie and the different parts of the tie together,
of the bars C are turned downward at anl an- and a device for tightening up said parts, sub.
gle to, coincide with the feet Al, as shown stantially as set forth.
at C'. 3. A bisected clamp, with wedge-key for
The parts A, B B, and (, which form the securing the rail to a metallic tie made of se-
tie, are united and held together by means of eral parts; and said parts being united to-
a clamp and wedge-key at each and, which gether by the same clamp, substantially as
also fastens the rail to the tie. herein set forth.
F F represent the rails, made ill the:Usual 4. The bisected clamp D, having its upper
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Cottingham, Gideon W. Improvement in Railway-Tracks., patent, July 23, 1878; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth169760/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.