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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
JAMES D. OGDEN, OF CRAWFORD, TEXAS.
RAILWAY-TIE.Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Apr. 23, 1912.
Application filed May 31, 1911. Serial No. 63'0,511.T1 all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JAMES D. ODEN, a
citizen of the United States, residing at
Crawford, in the county of McLennan and
5 State of Texas, have invented certain new
and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties,
of which the following is a specification.
My invention relates to new and useful
improvements in railway ties.
i0 The objects of my invention are to pro-
vide a railway tie which is economical, prac-
tical and of universal application to all
styles of rails, both of trolley and steam
roads. And further objects are to provide
15 a composite railway tie which is durable,
and easy of adjustment to the road bed
without removing the rail and to which rails
are easily applied, and at the same time of
yielding construction as will permit the
20 necessary elasticity and spring of the rails.
I accomplish these objects by means of
the device illustrated in the accompanying
drawings, in which,
Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional view
25 of the tie showing the rail in place. Fig. 2
is a perspective view of the tie with the
plates in position ready for the insertion of
the rails.
Similar figures refer to similar parts
30 throughout the several views.
Referring specifically to the drawings, 1
are sectional ends of the ordinary railway
rail, and 2 is a composite tie of suitable di-
mensions, composed of cement or some simi-
35 lar material, in which are to be embedded
the rail plates, as hereinafter mentioned.
3 are metallic plates, of convenient di-
mensions, which are bent or pressed at right
angles, as at 4, forming a straight or main
40 end portion, 5, which is embedded longi-
tudinally flatwise near the end of the tie 2
at a point to accommodate the rails 1, as
they are adjusted to the tie for use, as here-
inafter described. Two of these plates are
45 formed with double elbows and two with a
single elbow, as herein specified, and are to
be embedded in the tie 2 while in the process
of construction and forming, and set in such
manner that the main end portion 5. of the
50 outer plates extend outwardly and the in-
ner plates inwardly a suitable distance to
give strength to the said plates.
The plates formed with a single elbow
have a perpendicularly extending arm, 6,
55 reaching slightly beyond the surface of the
tie 2 when embedded therein. One innerand one outer arm, as at 7, positioned at op-
posite ends of the tie 2 extend perpendicu-
larly a suitable distance to engage the flanges
8 of the rails 1, in the use of the device. 60
After the rail is laid these perpendicular
arms 7 are conveniently bent or pressed, as
at 7', at right angles over and engaging the
flanges 8 of the rails 1, holding the same
firmly to the tie. The other plates are 65
formed with dual elbows, as at 9, forming
at the ends thereof the arms 1.0, which ex-
tend parallel to the tie 2, and a sufficient dis-
tance above the same to permit the flanges
8 of the rails 1 to be inserted thereunder, 70
and thus cooperating with arms 7 in retain-
ing the rails securely against the said tie.
In the use of the device the flanges 8 of
the rails 1, are to be inserted under the arms
10, and pressed or driven back firmly into 75
the elbow thereof, when the arms 7 are forci-
bly bent by hammer or other convenient
means, upon the opposite flange, thereby se-
curing the rail securely to the tie.
To remove the rail or tie the arms 7 are 80
to be conveniently bent or pressed back into
a perpendicular position and the flanges
8 forced from under the arms 10, when the
tie may be taken out without removing the
rail, or the rail may be taken out without 85
disturbing the ties. With this device, ties
may be removed with ease and rapidity
without interfering with the rail.
In the use of the device the stationary
arms 10 are preferably constructed of 90
heavier material than the arms 7, which con-
struction gives strength to the former and
elasticity to the latter.
Having described my invention, what I
claim and wish to secure by Letters Patent 95
is as follows:
1. A device of the character described,
consisting of a cement or like material, rail-
way tie, and a plurality of metallic plates
bent or pressed at right angles, one end 100
thereof embedded longitudinally therein,
the other end forming an arm extending
vertically thereto and adapted to adjust-
ment on corresponding sides of parallel rails
and to be bent in engagement with the 105
flanges thereof ; and a plurality of plates
provided with elbows and an arm adapted
to extend over the flange of a rail opposite
the hereinbefore mentioned plates and in
cooperative engagement therewith, substan- 110
tially as and for the purposes set forth.
2, A railway tie consisting of cement or1 ,023,956.
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Ogden, James D. Railway-Tie., patent, April 23, 1912; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513469/m1/2/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.