Tie wrap-around for tie plate securement
OwnerPaul M Jansoninventor
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Abstract
The tie plates, normally, made of steel, have a wrap-around device that gives additional support. The wrap-around device goes around or partially the tie and takes various forms as such. It may be a U-shaped bracket with the top section welded to the tie plate. The vertical legs extend beyond the bottom of the tie and have a bolt between the bottoms of the legs. The brackets may be further secured to the tie by lag screws. The tie plate would still have conventional spikes. In another embodiment, it may be shaped as a metal box that is attached to the tie plate by welding with bolts or lag screws in the sides of the box. The design of these devices transfers weight vertically as well as sideways from the wheels. If the ties are made of concrete, the box design allows the concrete to flow therethrough.
Claims15
A railroad tie wrap-around for securement of a tie plate wherein the tie plate uses e-clips, said railroad tie wrap-around comprising:
- a wrap-around device for securing the tie plate to the railroad tie by welding or spikes or nuts and bolts or a combination to the tie plate and providing additional support both vertically and horizontal to the tie plate.
A railroad tie wrap-around for securement of a tie plate wherein the tie plate uses e-clips, said railroad tie wrap-around comprising:
- a rail tie plate, said rail tie plate being secured by e-clips to a rail thereon;
- a wrap-around device for securing the tie plate to the railroad tie by welding or spikes or nuts and bolts or a combination to the tie plate and providing additional support both vertically and horizontal to the tie plate;
- said wrap-around being a tie plate box with the tie plate removably fixed to a top wall of said tie plate box, the walls of the tie plate box integrally formed.
The railroad tie wrap-around for securement comprising:
- a wrap-around device for securing a tie plate to a railroad tie by welding or spikes or nuts and bolts to the tie plate and providing additional support both vertically and horizontal to the tie plate using e-clips, spikes, nut and bolts, W-clip plate assembly to secure the rail to the tie plate;
- further including:
- the tie plate fixedly attached to one or more studs, wherein the studs have a reduced diameter through the tie plate to provide a seat thereto;
- and
- a bottom plate having said studs mounted therein.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.