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Composite railroad tie
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Inventors: Hooper, David K.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Tollberg; Stanley H.
Assistant Examiner: Silverberg; Fred A.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Barnes, Kisselle, Raisch & Choate
An improved railroad tie constructed of a metal sheath with angled walls braced longitudinally, vertically, and laterally and reinforced by a filling of concrete, the sheath structure being especially adapted for spring-type rail securing devices bridging the side walls of the shell. Hand-hold recesses are provided at the ends to facilitate manual handling of the ties. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION What I claim is: 1.
An improvement in a reinforced, concrete filled railroad tie which comprises: a.
an elongate metallic shell extending the length of the tie having a base and integral side walls having a top portion wherein said side walls extend upwardly from the base to the height of the tie, and b.
a pair of reinforcing rods spanning substantially the length of the tie, each formed in a configuration of a wide W, each lying in a plane intersecting the base midway between the side walls and intersecting the top portion of each of said side wall, said formed rods having its free ends and its apices secured to the base and the side walls of the shell, the shell being filled with concrete to cover and embed the reinforcing rods.
2.
A railroad tie as defined in claim 1 in which a bridging rod is bridged across the top of the side walls at each end of the housing and the ends of the elongate rods are abutted against and secured to said bridging rods.
3.
A railroad tie as defined in claim 1 in which said shell has inwardly projecting flanges at the top of the side walls disposed substantially parallel to the base, said ends and top apices of said reinforcing rods being confined by said flanges.
4.
A railroad tie as defined in claim 1 in which the upwardly extending side walls are angled inwardly and upwardly from the edges of the base to form structural triangles transversely of the tie.
5.
A railroad tie as defined in claim 1 in which the respective bottom apices of the W of each rod are in contact with each other as well as with the base of the shell proximate to rail supports on the tie to reinforce each other longitudinally and laterally of the shell.
6.
A railroad tie as defined in claim 1 in which the shell has inwardly projecting flanges at the top of the side walls disposed substantially parallel to the base, said top apices of said W rods being wedged into the corner of said side walls and said flanges on each side respectively to enhance the strength of said structure
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