Tie plate fastener system
AssigneeArmco Steel Corporation
InventorCharles M. Hutton
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Abstract
A tie plate fastener system for connecting a pair of spaced rails to a tie. The system includes a metallic channel tie of U-shaped cross section with the legs thereof opening downwardly and the base thereof having at each end at least one pair of openings spaced from the edges of a rail base when in position on the tie. A pair of tie plates for each rail is located on either side thereof, each plate having openings therethrough in positions corresponding to the openings in the base of the tie, and a single fastening means extends through each of the pairs of openings for securing each pair of tie plates, and thus its respective rail, to the tie.
Claims10
A tie plate fastener system for connecting a pair of spaced rails to a tie comprising:
- a. a metallic channel tie of U-shaped cross section with the legs thereof opening downwardly and the base thereof having at each end at least one pair of openings spaced from the edges of a rail base when in position on said tie;
- b. a pair of tie plates for each said rail located on either side thereof, each tie plate having forward edge portions lying substantially adjacent the sides of said rail base and a central raised and elonated portion overlying the upper surface of said rail base, said tie plates being of a width substantially identical to the width of said tie and of a length to be provided with openings therethrough in positions corresponding to said openings in said tie;
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- c. a single fastening means extending through each said at least one pair of openings for securing said pair of tie plates, and thus its respective rail, to said tie, said fastening means comprising a U-bolt, having an elongated base and upstanding legs, said legs being of a length just sufficient to enable mounting of said U-bolt with said elongated base portion thereof lying just under the underside of the base of said channel tie, the free end of one of said legs being threaded and provided with a nut and the free end of the other of said legs being hooked-shaped, with said hook-shaped end extending outwardly and away from said rail, said hook-shaped end and said nut bearing against the said tie plates and securing them tightly against said base of said channel tie, whereby said tie plates and said single fastening means results in a more positive connection of said rail to said tie and thus reduces rail spreading.
A tie plate fastener system for connecting a pair of spaced rails to a tie comprising:
- a. a metallic channel tie of U-shaped cross section with the legs thereof opening downwardly and the base thereof having at each end at least one pair of openings spaced from the edges of a rail base when in position on said tie;
- b. a pair of tie plates for each said rail located on either side thereof, each tie plate having forward edge portions lying substantially adjacent the sides of said rail base and a central raised and elongated portion overlying the upper surface of said rail base, said tie plates being of a width substantially identical to the width of said tie and of a length to be provided with openings therethrough in positions corresponding to said openings in said tie, the end of the outermost one of said tie plates being provided with a depending flange which is contiguous with the end of its respective tie so as to increase the stability of said tie;
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- c. a single fastening means extending through each said at least one pair of openings for securing said pair of tie plates, and thus its respective rail, to said tie, whereby said tie plates and said single fastening means results in a more positive connection of said rail to said tie and thus reduces rail spreading.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.