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1. A rail plate and fastener, comprising a
plate, adapted to be interlocked with the rail,
and tie and brace straps, engaging with the
plate and adapted to be held by the cross-tie,
5 substantially as described.
2. A rail plate and fastener, comprising a
plate having clips interlocked with the rail
and slots for the passage of the ends of tie
and brace straps, and tie and brace straps en-
1a tered at their ends into the slots of the plate
and when entered locked to the plate, substan-
tially as described.
3. A rail plate and fastener, comprising a
plate having its corners upturned and having
15 clips to interlock with the rail and slots for
the passage'of the ends of tie and brace straps,
and tie and brace straps entered at their ends
into the slots of the plate and when entered
locked to the plate, substantially as described.
20 4. The combination of a rail, a plate inter-
locked with the rail, tie and brace straps en-
gaging with the plate, and a cross-tie on which
the plate is located and having the tie and
brace straps connected therewith, substan-
25 tially as described.
5. The combination of a rail, a plate inter-
locked with the rail by clips and having slots
for the passage of the ends of tie and brace
straps, tie and brace straps entered at their
30 ends into the slots of the plate and when en-
tered locked to the plate, and a cross-tie hav-
ing the tie and brace straps connected there-
with on the under side, substantially as de-
scribed.
35 6. The combination of a rail, a plate inter-
locked with the rail by clips and having slots
at each corner, a yoke having a cross-bar and
side arms and constitu ting tie and brace straps,
with the ends of the arms entered into the
40 slots of the plate and when entered locked to
the plate, and a cross-tie underneath which
the yoke passes and engages, substantially as
described.
7. The combination of a rail, a plate inter-
45 locking with the rail by clips and having slots
at each corner, a yoke having a cross-bar and
side arms and constituting tie and brace straps,
with the ends of the arms entered into the
slots of the plate, slots in the end of each sidea
arm, a key entered into the slot of each side 50
arm and engaging the plate, and a cross-tie
underneath which the yoke passes and en-
gages, substantially as described.
8. The combination of a rail, a plate inter-
locked with the rail by clips and having its 55
corners upturned with a slot in each corner,
a yoke having a cross-bar and side arms and
constituting tie and brace straps, with the ends
of the arms entered into the slots of the plate,
slots in the end of each side arm, a key-en- 6o
tered into the slot of each side arm and en-
gaging the plate, and a cross-tie underneath
which the yoke passes and engages, substan-
tially as described.
9. The combination of a rail, a plate inter- 65
locked with the rail and having at each cor-
ner a slot, yokes each having an end bar and
side arms and constituting tie and brace straps,
with the yoke for the inner side of the rail
running diagonally and the yoke for the outer 70
side of the rail standing vertically, and with
the ends of the side arms of both yokes pass-
ing through the corner-slots of the plate and
when entered locked to the plate, and a cross-
tie on which the plate is located and with the 75
under side of which the yokes connect, sub-
stantially as described.
10. The combination of a rail, a plate in-
terlocked with the rail and having at each cor-
ner a slot, yokes each having an end bar and 8o
side arms and constituting tie and brace straps,
with the yoke for the inner side of the rail
running diagonally and the yoke for the outer
side of the rail standing vertically, and with
the ends of the side arms of both yokes pass- 85
ing through the corner-slots of the plate and
when entered locked to the plate, a cross-tie
on which the plate is located, and a supple-
mental piece, having at one end an inclined
face and at the opposite end a horizontal face 90
and located on the under side of the cross-tie
and having the yokes engaged with the in-
clined and horizontal faces, substantially as
described.
WALTER V. BUTTERFIELD.
Witnesses:
OSCAR W. BOND,
WALKER BANNING.I
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Butterfield, Walter V. Rail Plate And Fastener, patent, June 21, 1904; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth513873/m1/4/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.