US1632725A - Railway crossing - Google Patents

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J. W. BROWN RAILWAY CROSSING Filed Nov. 4, 1926 June 14, 1927. 1,632,725

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RAILWAY CROSSING.

Application filed November 4,1926. seriaina mezae. f

' Another object of the present invention is to provide, animproved coupling of the above class formed from a single casting 15 providedlwith recesses for receiving the meeting endsof the four railway rails.

: Another object of the'present invention is to provide an improved coupling V of the above class having associated therewith novel 20 and improved rails of great strength and a A further obje'ct of the present invention is the provision-of novel rails so constructed thatthe meeting ends thereof will snugly 25 engage one another whereby to provide a smooth and efficient railway crossing.

Numerousyother objects and advantages.

of the present invention will become more readily apparent during the course of the following description when taken 1n connection with the accompanying drawings."

In the drawings forming a part of this application and whereinlike characters of reference denote corresponding. parts throughout the several views:

a I Figurel is top planrview of the crossing constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Figure tis a vertical sectional on. the line2-2 of Figure 1. Figure 3 is a. horizontal sectional view taken'on the line.3-3 of Figure2. V

Figure 4 is a vertical sectional View taken ...on the line 4 4: of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view show- 7 ing the meeting ends of two alined rails.

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one end of one of the rail sections. 7

F igure 7 is a perspective view of one end of one of the base sections.

Referring now more in detail to the accompanying drawings, the letters A, B, O and D generally indicate fourj railway rail couplings provided by the present invention View taken in 1* igure 1 form 22 comprises affiat base and a tongue vided with the tongue 29 and used-in the manner shown and which, when a complete railway cross rug... Each of theosa-id' couplings is adapted.

tor connecting the meeting ends rails 10 11, 12 and 13 together.

Each of the couplings A,B, C and D is,

formed fromasingle casting of the desired metal and'embodies the alined seats 14 and 15 and the alined seats 16 and 17 which are disposed at'right anglesto the first mentioned seats.- 1?

Each. of the said seats 14,15, 16 and 17 is provided with a vertical recess 18 the walls or which are defined by spaced flanges 19 and 20,;tl1e inner ends of thesaid .recesses communicatingiwith one another at the center of thecoupling. The recesses 18 communicate at their lower ends with transversely enlargedrecesses '21 which are adapted to receive the bases of said rails.

' Each of the saidrails comprises a base section 22 shown in Figure 7 and a rail sec tion 23 shown in Figure 6. The base section portion24 and an upstanding longitudinallyextending flange 25, said flange being slightly oif-set from the longitudinal center of a said base. portion. The base portions 24: of the base sections are adapted tobe received within the transverse recesses 21 while the flanges 25 are adapted to be received within the recesses 18. As shown, the

the converging edge faces 26 and 27 conends of the rail 13 are provided with the beveled converging edge faces 30 and 31 29. v The bevelededges 30 and 13 engage the adjacent beveledv edgesof the rails 10 and 12 while the tongue 31 of the rail 29 engages the flat edge faces 28 of the rails 10 11 and '12 as clearly shown in Figure ,3. It will of course be appreciated th one ofthe rails 10, 11,12 or 13may be prothis tongue is provided so that the meetingends of the rails will snugly engage one another whereby to provide a smooth crossing. 'The rail section 23 embodies a rail engaging portion 32 and a depending web 33 which is received Within the recess 18 in the coupling and which is adapted to rest at its lower edge upon the base portion 24 .ofthe rail section and facially abut the of the four ends of the base portions 24 of "the rails 10,11 and'12 are beveled to provide at either flange 25. Thus, it will be seen that there has been provided a rail of double strength and one which can be subjected to unusual hard usage without damaging the same.

The. flanges and webs 33 are provided with alined openings and 35 through which are adapted to be inserted suitable fastening bolts 36 which pass transversely through the flanges l9 and 20 of the coupling. Each of the said rails is also provided with a notch 37 to compensate for the customary flanges formed on car wheels.

llith the above construction, it will be evident that there has been provided a novel and simplified coupling for connecting the meeting ends. of tour railway rails and that both the couplings and rails employed are of a novel and efiicient yet simple and durable construction.

Changes in the details of construction may be resorted to without departing from or sacrificing the spirit of the invention so long as such changes fall within thescope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

l. The combination with a railway crossing coupling provided with two pairs or alined recesses disposed at. an angle to one another, of a plurality of rails received within said recesses, each rail consisting of a base section and a rail section, the meeting ends of said rails being beveled and snugly engaging one another.

2. The combination with a railway crossing coupling provided with two pairs of alined recesses disposed at an angle to one another. of a plurality ojl rails received within said rece 5, each rail including a base section consisting of a base portion and an upstanding tiange and a rail section consisting of a rail engaging portion and a depending web adapted to upon the said base portion and abut the upstanding flange, the meeting ends of said rails being beveled and snugly engaging one another.

:5. The combination with a railway cros. ing coupling provided with a pair of alined recesses tor receiving the meeting ends of two rails and a second pair of alined recesses disposed at an angle to the first named recesses "for receiving the meeting ends of two other rails, ot a plurality of rails received within said recesses, each rail in cluding a base section consisting of a base portion and an upstanding flange and a rail section consisting of a rail engaging portion and a depending web adapted to rest upon said base portion, the meeting ends of the said base portions being beveled and snugly engaging one another.

-l-. The combination with a railway crossing coupling provided with two pairs of alined recesses disposed at an angle to one another, of a plurality of rails received within said recesses, the meeting ends of said rails being beveled and snugly engaging one another.

'. The combination with a railway crosscoupling provided with two pairs of ned recesses disposed at an angle to each ot ier, the recesses being widened at their l'iottoms and the side walls of the recesses being deiined by upstanding flanges, of a plurality oi rails received within the rec es, each rail including a base section conszstmg ot a base portion and an upstanding flange, the base portion being seated within the enlarged bottom portion of the respective recess and the upstanding flange being received within the recess and abutting against one wall thereot', each rail further including a rail section consisting of a head portion and a depending web, the depending web of the said rail section abutting against and received between the other wall or the respective recess and the upstanding iiaitge oi the respective base section with its lower edge. resting upon the base portion of the base r--tt,'il()ll, the meeting ends of the said rails abutting, and securing means passed through the said walls of the recesses of the crosrng coupling and through the upstanding liaugcs and depending webs of the ail sections received therehetween.

(5. The combination with a railway crossing coupling provided with two pairs of alined recrses disposed at an angle to each other. ot' a plurality of rails received within said rec es, each rail including a base section consisting of a base portion and an upstanding llange, the base portion of one rail having angular end portions and a tongue er-ztending beyond the same, the base section of the rail alined therewith having angular end portions and anintervening straight portion the latte abutting the end oi the tongue, the base sections oi the other rails having angular port ons abutting the angular port ons oi the base sections of the first mentioned rails and laving straight intervening portions abutting the opposite sides of the tongue oi the first mentioned rail.

in testimony whereof he does atiix his signature.

JACKSON lV. BROWN.

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