US559772A - Car-coupling - Google Patents

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(No Model.)

D. K. CLARK.

GAR COUPLING.

No. 559,772. Patented May 5, 1896.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

DAVID K. CLARK, OF UPPER SANDUSKY, OI-IIO, ASSIGNOR, BY DIRECT AND MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, OF ONE-HALF TO DANIEL NITRAUER, OF SAME PLACE, AND V. R. CONAXVAY AND E. II. CONAIVAY, OF CALEDONIA, OHIO.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 559,772, dated May 5, 1896.

Application filed $eptember 26, 1895. Serial No. 563,789. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it 722/601] concern: stop for preventing the knuckle from moving Be it known that I, DAVID K. CLARK, a cititoo far under the action of said spring. A zen of the United States, residing at Upper hole or opening maybe provided in the Sandusky,in the county of \Vyandot and State hook portion of said knuckle for the recepof Ohio, have invented certain new and usetion of a coupling-link should the use of such 5 5 ful Improvements in Oar-Couplers; and I do become necessary, said link being adapted to declare the following to be a full, clear, and be engaged by a pin 0'' working in said hook exact description of the invention, such as portion. will enable others skilled in the art to which D is the locking-arm adapted to work back it appertains to make and use the same, refand forth in chamber a. This arm is pivot- 60 crencc being had to the accompanying drawally connected at its forward end (6 to the ings, and to the letters of reference marked knuckle B and at its rear end is provided with thereoinwhich form apart of this specification. a headed portion (1, beveled on its top sur- This invention relates to certain new and face (1 The headed portion cl is designed useful improvements in car-couplers; and it to be projected through a longitudinal open- 65 has for its object the production of a coupler in g (1 111 the locking-pin 451*, which latter moves with a perfect center or straight draft which up and down in the hole or opening a. A will not cramp when running on a curve and slot or recess ('1 leads from the top of hole which will readily uncouple in the event of or opening d and is adapted to receive said a car leaving the track. locking-arm when said locking-pin is dropped 70 A further object is to provide a coupler or forced down, whereby said head is held in which will be simple in construction and efliengagement with the inner edges of said slot cient in operation and which will not readily or recess. A lever E is pivoted to the carget out of order or become deranged. frame and is provided with an arm 6, to which The invention will be hereinafter fully set said locking-pin is connected by a cord or 75 forth, and particularly pointed out in the chain c, the inner arm 6 of the lever E being claims. connected by a chain c to an operating-lever Referring to the drawings,Figure1isaview e extended to the sides of the car. in side elevation of a car with my improved The operation and advantages of my imcoupler applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan proved coupler are at once apparent, and it 80 view of the coupler detached. Fig. 3 is a lonwill be observed that if for any reason a car gitudinal sectional view on line 00 a, Fig. 2. should leave the track the hook portions of Fig. eis aview of the knuckle detached. Fig. the knuckles will be moved out of line with 5 is a view of the locking-pin. each other and thus the remaining cars will 3 5 Referring to the drawings, A designates the not be drawn after the derailed car. 8 5 draw-bar, which is provided with a forward My improved coupler is also cxtrem ely simlongitudinal chamber a and a transverse hole ple, cheap, and durable. or opening a leading from top to bottom of I claim as my invention said draw-bar and intersecting said chamber. 1. In a car-coupler, a draw-bar having a for- B represents the knuckle,which is provided ward longitudinal chamber thereiina knuckle 90 with a web I), projecting between two cars or pivotally connect-ed to said draw-bar, a lock lugs b of the draw-bar and connected thereing-arm pivot-ally connected to said knuckle to by a pivot-pin b Said knuckle is provided and working in said chamber, and a lockingwith a forward hook portion 12 which is depin adapted to engage said locking-arm, subsigned to engage asimilar portion of an adjastantially as set forth. 9 5 cent coupler, and a rear squared portion b, 2. In a car-coupler, a draw-bar having a fordesigned to rest against the forward end of ward longitudinal chamber therein,aknuekle the draw-bar when the knuckle is locked. A pivotally connected to said draw-bar, a headspring Zfiholds said knuckle open orunlocked, ed locking-arm pivotally connected to said and a projecting lug U of web Z) serves as a knuckle and working in said chamber, and a locking-pin having an opening adapted to receive and engage the headed end of said lockin g-arm, substantially as set forth.

3. In a car-coupler, a draw-barhaving a forward longitudinal chamber therein,a knuckle pivotally connected to said draw-bar, a headed looking-arm pivotally connected to said,

knuckle and working in said chamber, and a locking-pin having a hole or opening therein adapted to receive the headed end of said locking-arm and having a slot extending from said opening with the edges of which said headed end is designed to engage, substantially as set forth,

4, In a car-coupling, a draw-har having a forward longitudinal chamber therein, ears or lugs progecting from the forward end of DAVID K. CLARK.

Witnesses i H. H. NEWELL, W. O. WEIR.

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