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Rail-Joint.
Patent for "a self-locking rail-joint of novel construction and which will preclude the use of bolts or analogous fastenings, the weight of the rails and their securement to the ties being sufficient to hold the parts of the clamp close against opposite sides of the rail ends." (lines 12-17), including illustrations.
Date:
February 25, 1902
Creator:
Stephens, Benjamin F.
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The Portal to Texas History
Rail-Joint
Patent for "the provision of a substantial and staff joint at a less expense than the ordinary joint including fish-plates and a series of bolts and which will obviate the use of chairs to support the ends of adjacent rails and bordering upon the joint" (lines 13-18).
Date:
March 19, 1901
Creator:
Stephens, Ammon I. & Stephens, Benjamin F.
System:
The Portal to Texas History