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' J. J. SCHILLINGER.

CABLE RAILWAY.

Patented Mar. 9, 1886.

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JOHN J. SCHILLINGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CA BLE RAILWAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 337,623, dated March 9, 1886.

Application led November 5, 1885. Serial No. 181,964. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN J SCHILLINGER,

a. citizen ofthe United States, residing at New York, in the county and State of New York, have invented new and useful lmprovemeuts in Cable Railways, of which the following is a specication.

My invention relates to improvements in cable railways; andit consists in certain novel features of const1'uction,whieh are fully pointed out in the following specification and claims, and illustrated in the accompanying' able for the purpose, and through which extends longitudinally the usual conduit, B, in which are located the cable and cable-bearing pulleys, which latter are omitted in the drawings.

C are the rails, of any usual construction. D D are the rail-supporting ties, and E E the crown-plates, which are connected with the supporting-ties, these plates forming theareh of the conduit. A narrow space is left between their upper ends to allow the introduction of the grip-bar.

Each rail-supporting tie D is constructed with a body or main portion of shaped cross-section, formed by a flange or base, d, and a. deep rib, d,while the end to which the crown-plate is secured terminates in a plate,

d2, extending upwardly from the flange or base d, and having a curvature corresponding to the curvature of the crown plates F. The crown-plates are secured to these plates d2 by bolts e, or by any other suitable means. The opposite end of each of the ties D is suitably formed to support the rail, which is secured thereto by bolts in the usual manner. In the example shown in the drawings this outer end of the tie terminates in a trough-shaped support, d", which rises a sufficient height above the base of the supporting-tie to bring the rail to the proper elevation, and to this trough or support the rail is secured by bolts c, or by other suitable means.

In constructing the road-bed the foundation A is built up, as shown,with the longitudinal conduit B, after which the ties are aligned at theproper distance apart,and the crown-plates Earesecuredinsectionsintheirproperposition to the supporting-ties, with their lower ends abutting against the bed-foundation A. An upper layer or bed of cement, A', is then spread over the ties between the crown-plates E and the rails C, which firmly elnbeds the ties in their proper position, the latter being facilitated by the T-shaped cross-section of the ties. The rails are then secured to the supports d3 of the ties, the latter being open at the ends for this purpose.

The pavingstones F of the driveway are laid so as to abut against both outer ends of the supportingties, which assists in preventing lateral motion.

The upper surface ofthe cement bed may be divided in squares, or in other shapes, to improve t-he appearance of the track, and also to give a foot-hold to draft-horses when crossing the road.

Owing to the necessity of having a central opening between the tracks in cable roads, continuous ties between the rails are impossible, and the object of this invention is to obtain a perfectly rigid road-bed, even without the use of longitudinal sleepers, which object is accomplished by the use of the crown-plates and rail-ties constructed as described.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a cable railway, the coinbination,with the rail-supporting ties D D, of the crownplates E E, connected with the rail-supporting ties, substantially as shown and described.

2. The combination, with the rail-supporting ties D D, having at their inner adjacent ends the curved upwardly projecting plates d, of the arched crown-plates E E, secured to said curved plates, substantially as described.

3. The road-bed for cable rai1Ways,cousist-ing In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my offoundatiolrbed A, the conduit B, the crownhand and 'seul in the'pieseuce of two subscribplatesE E, forming the arch of the conduit, ing witnesses.

t-he rails C, the ties D D, which are secured JOHN J. SCHILLINGER. I'L. s] 5 bo the crown-plates and the mils, and the up- Vitnesses:

per road-bed, A', substantially as shown and W'. HAUFF,

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