USRE10621E - Cable railway - Google Patents

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H. ROOT.

CABLE RAILWAY.

Reissued July 7 r 1885.

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Ressued July 7, 1885.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Oriana.O

HENRY ROOT, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CABLE R AlLWAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Reissued Letters Patent No. 10,621, dated July 7x i885.

Original No. 315,992, dated April 14, 1885.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY Roer, of the city and county of San Francisco, and State of California, have invented an Improvement in Cable Railways; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description thereof.

My invention relates to certain improvements in cable railways; and it consists in an improvement in the terminal mechanism of the line with a means for turning and transferring the cars from the incoming to the outgoing line of track, the whole forming a part ofthe permanent way, and means by whichit is operated, as will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan of terminal mechanism. Fig. 2 is a vertical section of same. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the terminal mechanism. Fig. 4: is a section showing the driving-gear, clutch mechanism, and operating-lever.

At the terminus of the road the cable passes around a large horizontal pulley, f, the diameter of which is such that the cable, which passes down the center of one track, will, after passing around the pulley, return up the center of the other track. rlhe cabletubes terminate before the pulley f is reached, and a large horizontal circular table, g, is supported so that it may travel upon wheels or rollers around a central post or spindle. Upon this table are two parallel lines of rails, which, when the table is in a certain position, coincide with the two lines of the main tracks; or, by turning the table, they may be made to coincide with tracks which approach it in lines other than parallel. The car may thus run in upon one track from the incoming line, and, after the table has been turned around, it may go out upon the other line, having itself been turned in the movement. lhe table is slotted between the lines of rails to allow the grip-shank to pass in. The cable is dropped from the grip at a short distance from the table, and the car may be allowed to run the remainder of the Application for reissue filed June ll, 1885.

mentum, the cable passing through tothe pulley f beneath the table. The return-cable is raised to a height where the grip may again engage it after the car has left the table by a permanent vertical pulley, h, a short distance from the table.

The table is rotated by means of a small pinion or roughened friction-Wheel, i, which engages a similar gear or frictional surface, j, upon the edge of the table, or suitably connected with it. The pinion is fixed to a vertical shaft, k, and this has a beveled wheel, l, upon its lower end, which engages a beveled wheel, m, upon the horizontal shaft n.

A conical cup, o, is cast upon the back of the beveled wheel m, the two being loose upon the shaft, which turns freely within the wheel. Vhen the bevel-wheel m is to be set in motion it is done by means of a cone, p, which slides upon a feather on the shaft, and is operated by a lever, r, which forces it into or withdraws it from the cup, and thus communicates motion to the table.

The shaft n has a pulley, s, fixed at its outer end, and this pulley is so placed that the cable running in contact with it provides the power to turn the table. It is apparent that this turning device is applicable to any clutch or means by which they may be thrown out of or into contact, substantially as herein described.

3. A means for turning cars and transferring them from one track to another, condistance upon the table by its acquired mosisting of a horizontal `table with parallel apparatus having one or more turn-tables andf tracks, and slots for the passage of the gripcable acts to driveit, substantially as herein Shanks equidistant from the center of rotadescribed. Io

tion, a peripheral gear or frietional surface, In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my and awheel running in eontaet thereWith,and hand.

shafts and gearing by which motion may be HENRY ROOT. transmitted thereto, a clutch mechanism to Witnesses:

engage or dsengage the driving-shaft, and a S. H. NoURsE,

pulley upon said shaft upon Which the mainy H. C. LEE.

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