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-10way for the entering of the flanges of I
the wheels, the plates 21 and 22 being y eid-j
inJ. In going east or west. considering Fig.
1, the flanges -of the whcee would press
the winizs 1: toward each or toward the
center of the track or road way and thus
open a passage way for the lanes of thi
wi eels. I1 order to prevent the wings 1b
from assuming their normal positions before
the wheels ptass entirely over the crossing,
guard members 23 are attached to plates 21
so that the flanges of the wheels will have
a continuous bearin' to 1old( the plate 21
towai-' the center of the road bed until the
wheels have pia5td the rossilig. In going
north of south the vins 2( and guart mmi-
hers 21 operate in the same nimllilser. s j-t
described. In order to bring the wings 1}
-and 20 back to their normal positions, bolts
2 are run through these members and the
adjacent rail members, as shown in Fig. 7,
and strong spiral springs 27 are placed on
the bolts. Casings 28 are provided for pro-
tecting the springs 27. The ends of the
members 15 and 16 are slightly beveled, as
shown ati 29 in Fig. 6, so that when the rail
members 9, 10, 11, and 12 wear, there will
be no pounding of the wheels against the
ends of the members 15 and 16. The meet-
ing rail members 1 to 8 inclusive are rein-
forced by the usual reinforcing rails 30.
Guides 31 are provided for preventing the
tilting of the wings 19 and 20. The guides
consist of metallic bars bolted to the wings
19 and 20 and bent at right angles thereto
Casings 32 are provided for the guides 31.
In view of the above description, no de-
scription of tire operation- is necessary. It
has been shown that continuous track form-
i c members are provided for both direc-
tions and that the continuous track or tread
forming members of one track are movable
by the wheels of a train passing on the other
track. In their normal positions, the con-i
tinuomas tread or track forming members
stand closing the usual cut-out for the wheel
flanges, being held in such positions by
strong springs.
Leaving fully described our invention,
what we claim as new and desire to secure
by Letters Patent, is,-
1. In a railway-crossing, the combination
with the rails of the railway track haviiiA
cut-oats for passage of wheel flanges, of
continuous track forming members flush
with the outside of sad rails between each
pair of rails and movable by passing wheels
and normally closing said cut-outs.
2. In a railway crossing, the combination
with the rails of the railway track having
cut-outs for passage of wheel flanges, of con-
tinuous track-forming members flush with
the outside of said rails between each pair
of rails and yieldable to the flanges of pass-
ing wheels and normally closing said cut-outs and means for replacing said continu-
ous track forming members automatically
after the passage of the wheels.
8. In a railway crossing, the combination
with the rails of the railway track having 70
cut-outs for the passage of wheel flanges,
of continuous track-forming members flush
with the outside of said rails between each
pair of rails normally closing said cut-outs
but yieldable to the flanges of passing 75
wheels, springs operating to replace said
continuous track forming members after the
pa-sage of the wheels. and wings integral
with said continuous track forming mem-
bers operable by the flanges of passing so
wheels.
4. Tn a railway crossing, the combination
with the rails of the railway track having
.-ut-omits 'for passage of wheel flanges, o
comtinnoms crack-forming members flush 85
with the cutside of said rails between each
pair of rails normally closing said cut-outs
but yieldable to the flanges of passing
wheels, the halls of tie rails of the track
within the intersection being partly cut go
away whereby the tread of the wheels will
bear on said continuous track forming mem-
bers.
5. In a railway crossing, the combination
with the rails of the railway track having 95
cut-outs for passage of wheel flanges, con-
tinuous track forming members coperating
with the intersected portions of said rails
and normally closing said cut-outs, and
spring-pressed wings and guard members lou
rigid with said continuous track-forming
members of the crossing track operable by
the flanges of passing wheels.
6. In a railway crossing, the combination
with the rails of the railway track having 105
cut-outs for passage of wheel flanges, con-
tinuous track forming members cooperating
with the intersected portions of said rails
and normally closing said cut-outs, wings
and guard members rigid with the continu- 110
ous track-forming members of the crossing
track operable by the wheels of a pass mg
train, and springs for replacing said wigs
and guard members and cOnauous trac l-
forming members after the passing of the 115
wheels.
7. In ^ railway crossing, the combination
\.iii the rails of the railway tracks having
cut-outs for passage of whe -ianges and
having the balls between the crossings 120
partly cut away, continuous track-forming
members flush with the outsides of said
rails between each pair of rails and filling
the cut away portions of said rails, and
wings and guard members rigid with the 125
continuous track-forming members of the
crossing track operable by the wheels of a
passing train.
8. In a railway crossing, the combination
with the rails of the railway tracks having 13050
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Gallaspy, Benjamin E. & McCarty, Alexander H. Railway-Crossing., patent, June 21, 1910; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510278/m1/3/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.