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prevents the removal of the spikes from the
track.
The joint block in combination with the
base plate provides a joint which will be
5 rigid and will prevent the vibration of the
ends of the abutting rails.
Havino- fully described my invention,
what I craim as new and desire to secure by
Letters Patent, is,-
10 1. The combination of the abutting ends
of railway rails, a joint block, and a bed
plate, said joint block having a ball inter-
cepting the balls of said rails and having a
longitudinal groove therein to receive the
15 webs of said rails and having a recess inter-
mediate the ends of said groove and said
webs having lugs occupying said recess.
2. In a rail joint, the combination of the
ends of abutting rails a joint block having
20 a longitudinal groove in the underside
thereof, and a bed plate secured to said joint
block, said joint block having a ball inter-
cepting the balls of the abutting rails along
irregular lines and having a recess interme-
25 diate the ends of said groove and said rails
having webs extending in said groove and
lugs carried by said webs lying in said groove.
3. In a rail joint, the combination of the
ends of abutting rails, a joint block having
30 a longitudinal groove in the underside there-of and having a ball intercepting the balls
of said rails at different vertical planes, and
a bed plate binding said joint block to said
rails, said abutting rails having webs occu-
pying said groove and carrying locking lugs 35
on the upper sides of the ends of the webs
and said joint block having a recess to re-
ceive said lugs.
4. In a rail joint, the combination of the
ends of abutting rails, a joint block having 40
a longitudinal groove in the underside
thereof and a recess intermediate the ends
of said groove and having a ball intercept-
ing the balls of said abutting rails at differ-
ent vertical planes, a bed plate having a seat 45
for the bases of said rails and vertical
flanges on the edges thereof for bracing
said joint block, said rails having webs oc-
cupying said groove and said webs carry-
ing locking lugs occupying said recess, bolts 50
binding said block to said base plate, antd
cleats binding said rails to said base plate.
In testimony whereof, I set my hand in
the presence of two witnesses, this 30th day
of June, 1909.
POWELL ORGAIN ADAMS.
Witnesses:
S. D. TYRON,
A. W. TABER.J/ U eL/ -
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Adams, Powell Orgain. Rail-Joint., patent, September 13, 1910; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth514945/m1/4/: accessed June 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.