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US2631784A
US2631784A US171433A US17143350A US2631784A US 2631784 A US2631784 A US 2631784A US 171433 A US171433 A US 171433A US 17143350 A US17143350 A US 17143350A US 2631784 A US2631784 A US 2631784A
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    • E01CONSTRUCTION OF ROADS, RAILWAYS, OR BRIDGES
    • E01BPERMANENT WAY; PERMANENT-WAY TOOLS; MACHINES FOR MAKING RAILWAYS OF ALL KINDS
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  • the present invention appertains to improvements in railroad surface track ties.
  • the principal object of the present inven-' tion is to provide a more permanent tie capable of being manufactured for a nominal price and which over its longer period of life will be much more economical than present day ties.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a railroad tie composed of concrete or concrete with cinders and wherein wooden inserts or cushions are employed to directly support the rails, thus doing away with the full length wooden ties, which have to be expensively replaced from time to time.
  • Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view showing one of the ties.
  • Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view showing one end portion of the improved tie.
  • Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.
  • reference characters A denote the usual pair of spaced rails of a railroad surface trackway
  • numeral 5 generally refers to the improved tie.
  • the improved tie consists of an elongated tie formed structure 6, this being made up of concrete and cinders with suitable reinforcing rods 7 throughout.
  • This tie is formed at each end with a dovetail channel 8 for receiving the depending portion of a dovetail shaped cushion block 9, this block being preferably of wood with its grain running lengthwise and this wood may be white oak, black gum or any other suitable durable wood. As a matter of fact other materials having substantially the same resiliency of wood may be used.
  • the ends of the cushion block 9 are preferably bevelled as at H! and inwardly of these bevelled ends, the block is formed with openings to receive lag bolts ll, these extending downwardly into the tie body 6.
  • the cushion block 9 has a dovetail shaped depending formation l2, which fits snugly into the dovetail shaped channel 8 of the tie body 6 and this affords cushion or bearing surfaces at the points a, b and c and a further cushion area d by reason of the presence of a rail plate 13 located immediately upon the block 9 and upon which a corresponding rail A rests, the rail of course being held in place by spikes l4 driven through the plate l3 and. into the cushion block 9 with their heads overlapping the base flange of the rail A.
  • the cushion block 9 may be cut from select wood and due to the fact that it is not subject to contact with the roadbed, pools of water, etc., its durability is enhanced over the present wooden ties and it is obvious that these inserts or cushion blocks 9 can be replaced very easily, it not being necessary to remove the entire tie, to replace the same.
  • a railroad tie comprising an elongated body for supporting a pair of railway rails, a cushion structure on each end portion of the body, said cushion structures being in the form of inserts upon which the rails are disposed, said body be-- ing formed with dovetail shaped channels, said cushion structures each being provided with an integrally formed reduced dependent dovetail formation for disposition in a corresponding dovetail channel, said structures each being provided with lateral wing portions for rest upon said elongated body and said structures each having a vertical opening in each end thereof for the reception therethrough of lag bolts engageable with said body, on either side of said channels.

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March 17, 1953 c."c;. ANDERSON CINDER AND CEMENT RAILROAD TIE WITH CUSHIONING MEANS Filed June 30, 1950 INVENTOR. Carl 6'' findersolz Q BY fllz orwey.
Patented Mar. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CINDER- AND CEMENT RAILROAD TIE WITH CUSHIONING MEAN S.
1 Claim. 1
The present invention appertains to improvements in railroad surface track ties.
The principal object of the present inven-' tion is to provide a more permanent tie capable of being manufactured for a nominal price and which over its longer period of life will be much more economical than present day ties.
Another object of the invention is to provide a railroad tie composed of concrete or concrete with cinders and wherein wooden inserts or cushions are employed to directly support the rails, thus doing away with the full length wooden ties, which have to be expensively replaced from time to time.
These and various other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent to the reader of the following description.
In the drawing:
Figure 1 is a fragmentary top plan view showing one of the ties.
Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view showing one end portion of the improved tie.
Figure 3 is a fragmentary longitudinal sectional view taken on line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Referring to the drawing wherein like numerals designated like parts, it can be seen that reference characters A denote the usual pair of spaced rails of a railroad surface trackway, while numeral 5 generally refers to the improved tie.
The improved tie consists of an elongated tie formed structure 6, this being made up of concrete and cinders with suitable reinforcing rods 7 throughout. This tie is formed at each end with a dovetail channel 8 for receiving the depending portion of a dovetail shaped cushion block 9, this block being preferably of wood with its grain running lengthwise and this wood may be white oak, black gum or any other suitable durable wood. As a matter of fact other materials having substantially the same resiliency of wood may be used.
The ends of the cushion block 9 are preferably bevelled as at H! and inwardly of these bevelled ends, the block is formed with openings to receive lag bolts ll, these extending downwardly into the tie body 6.
As is apparent in Figure 2, the cushion block 9 has a dovetail shaped depending formation l2, which fits snugly into the dovetail shaped channel 8 of the tie body 6 and this affords cushion or bearing surfaces at the points a, b and c and a further cushion area d by reason of the presence of a rail plate 13 located immediately upon the block 9 and upon which a corresponding rail A rests, the rail of course being held in place by spikes l4 driven through the plate l3 and. into the cushion block 9 with their heads overlapping the base flange of the rail A.
It can thus be seen that the tie body 6 is a permanent fixture and needs no replacement over many years use. The cushion block 9 may be cut from select wood and due to the fact that it is not subject to contact with the roadbed, pools of water, etc., its durability is enhanced over the present wooden ties and it is obvious that these inserts or cushion blocks 9 can be replaced very easily, it not being necessary to remove the entire tie, to replace the same.
Therefore it appears that over a period of years enlarged over the durability of present day wooden ties, this tie structure will be much more economical.
While the foregoing description sets forth the invention in specific terms, it is to be understood that numerous changes in the shape, size and materials may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed hereinafter.
Having described the invention what is claimed as new is:
A railroad tie comprising an elongated body for supporting a pair of railway rails, a cushion structure on each end portion of the body, said cushion structures being in the form of inserts upon which the rails are disposed, said body be-- ing formed with dovetail shaped channels, said cushion structures each being provided with an integrally formed reduced dependent dovetail formation for disposition in a corresponding dovetail channel, said structures each being provided with lateral wing portions for rest upon said elongated body and said structures each having a vertical opening in each end thereof for the reception therethrough of lag bolts engageable with said body, on either side of said channels.
CARL G. ANDERSON.
REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:
UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 91,893 Woodsum et al. June 29, 1869 117,449 Nichols July 25, 1871 157,304 Whitman Dec. 1, 1874 759,852 Beezer et a1 May 17, 1904 776,342 McCormick Nov. 29, 1904 857,907 Schaefier June 25, 1907 1,051,898 Kyle Feb. 4, 1913 1,176,570 Knickrehm Mar. 21, 1916 1,373,601 Crane Apr. 5, 1921 1,566,550 McWilliam Dec. 22, 1925
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US4817867A (en) * 1985-12-21 1989-04-04 Wolfgang Schuller Track installation for model railways
US6336265B1 (en) 1999-05-05 2002-01-08 Siegfried Niedermair Composite railroad cross tie and method of manufacturing same
US20190211512A1 (en) * 2018-01-10 2019-07-11 Voestalpine Nortrak Inc. Keyway tie

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US117449A (en) * 1871-07-25 Improvement in railway ties
US157304A (en) * 1874-12-01 Improvement in railway-ties
US759852A (en) * 1903-06-08 1904-05-17 Louis Beezer Concrete railway-tie.
US776342A (en) * 1904-04-06 1904-11-29 Thomas E Mccormick Railroad-tie.
US857907A (en) * 1907-03-04 1907-06-25 John S Schaeffer Cross-tie.
US1051898A (en) * 1912-08-20 1913-02-04 Samuel Law Kyle Reinforced concrete or cementitious railway-tie.
US1176570A (en) * 1915-10-18 1916-03-21 William Henry Knickrehm Composite railway-tie.
US1373601A (en) * 1920-11-22 1921-04-05 Crane Adam Leonodes Cement tie and rail-fastener
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US117449A (en) * 1871-07-25 Improvement in railway ties
US157304A (en) * 1874-12-01 Improvement in railway-ties
US1566550A (en) * 1925-12-22 Examine
US759852A (en) * 1903-06-08 1904-05-17 Louis Beezer Concrete railway-tie.
US776342A (en) * 1904-04-06 1904-11-29 Thomas E Mccormick Railroad-tie.
US857907A (en) * 1907-03-04 1907-06-25 John S Schaeffer Cross-tie.
US1051898A (en) * 1912-08-20 1913-02-04 Samuel Law Kyle Reinforced concrete or cementitious railway-tie.
US1176570A (en) * 1915-10-18 1916-03-21 William Henry Knickrehm Composite railway-tie.
US1373601A (en) * 1920-11-22 1921-04-05 Crane Adam Leonodes Cement tie and rail-fastener

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US4817867A (en) * 1985-12-21 1989-04-04 Wolfgang Schuller Track installation for model railways
US6336265B1 (en) 1999-05-05 2002-01-08 Siegfried Niedermair Composite railroad cross tie and method of manufacturing same
US20190211512A1 (en) * 2018-01-10 2019-07-11 Voestalpine Nortrak Inc. Keyway tie
US10711406B2 (en) * 2018-01-10 2020-07-14 Voestalpine Nortrak Inc. Keyway tie

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