Railway-Tie.

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Patent for improvements in tailway-tie by “the provision of a clamping plate terminating at one end in a pair of spaced brackets that extend over the base flange of the rail, the said clamping plate being held in engagement with the base flange of the rail by a pair of spaced lugs formed with the top plate of the tie and which bear against the rear end of the clamping plate. Further, this would give greater strength and stability to the proper by seating the rail flange directly upon the top plate of the tie instead of upon the clamping … continued below

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[1], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Brister, William T. January 4, 1910.

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  • Brister, William T. William T. Brister, of Oakalla, Texas, Assignor of One-Fourth to William T. Whitis and One-Fourth to James J. Bell, Both of Oakalla, Texas.

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  • Main Title: Railway-Tie.
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Patent for improvements in tailway-tie by “the provision of a clamping plate terminating at one end in a pair of spaced brackets that extend over the base flange of the rail, the said clamping plate being held in engagement with the base flange of the rail by a pair of spaced lugs formed with the top plate of the tie and which bear against the rear end of the clamping plate. Further, this would give greater strength and stability to the proper by seating the rail flange directly upon the top plate of the tie instead of upon the clamping plates.” (Lines 15-22) Illustration is included.

This patent is related to Patent #865,354, issued on September 10, 1907 to the same inventor.

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[1], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Application filed September 11, 1909. Serial No. 517,216.

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  • Patent #865,354, issued on September 10, 1907 to the same inventor.

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Is Based On : Patent #865,354, issued on September 10, 1907 to the same inventor.

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Brister, William T. Railway-Tie., patent, January 4, 1910; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510058/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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