US1054634A - Mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars. - Google Patents

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F. H. BURR. MAIL DELIVERING MECHANISM FOR RAILWAY ems.

APPLIUATION FILED MAR. 13,1911. 1,054,63.

I Patented Feb. 25, 1913..

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

WWEMQS P. H. BURR. MAIL DELIVERING MECHANISM FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLICATION FILED MAB..13.1 911.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

3'SEBETSSHBET 2.

T's x i 4 M ya '1 F. H. BURR. MAIL DEEIVERING MECHANISM FOR RAILWAY CARS.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 13, 1911. 1,05%,fi3, Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

3 SHEET8-SHEET 3.

I f B-ANK LIN H. Bonn, or ATLANTIC, IOWA.

mAIL-nEmv ERING MECHANISM FOR RAminAY-cARs.

$pecification of ietters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1913.

.- 1 p Application filed March 13,1911. Seria1No 614422;

To all nrhomit may concern:

. 3truc tion;,comhinatnine and arrangements,'

livering 1 frame 1 into its operating. post lion,

as WlllI l'k. hereatterfullv described and .Be'it known that- I, Fnaxnmx H. BURR, a claimed. 1 i 55 "citizen of the United States, residing at It is further intended to provide a simple. Atlantic, in the county of Cass and State of durable, :and efficient constructit'ni. adapted low hatve invented certain new and useful to the mail-cars now in use. that will take.

Improvements. in- Mail-Delivering. Mechaup no room inside :tttU-"tht'll could he used 'nism-for.Rail\vay-Ca1's; and Ido declare the for mail purposes, and a mechanism that 50 following to be a'full, exact, and clear 'dewill form no obstruction in ;t.he use of the seri-ption of the inventioin'euchas willendoorwavof thecaixf r 10 ahlet-ithers skilled in the art to which it. ap- 1n the drawings .11 igure 1 is a perspective pertains to make and use the same. I view of a car and station equipped-with this Thiain'vention relates to a;mail delivering mechanism; Fig.2 is an end view of a car 65 iinechanism for rail-ivaya-ars,and has for its and station equipped with this mechanism;

object the auti-nnatic. delivery of mail from :with the mechanism in position for the autoa movingtrain. in a safe and regular man; matic delivery'of mail; Fig.3 is a side view f vner; into a receiver that is placed in a proper ot' a car equipped with this'mechanisn'i in its position at stationswhere made are to he .rest orrarry position Fie'. -l-

an enlarged 7O delitered fronrthe train while moving, viewnt the loose crankportion ot the autous-i-ng compresswl-airin an. automatic manmatie car trip; Fig. 5 is an enlargedview ot' ner, to be taken from the air-brake system. thceqnipment as it is installed on the inside I :as a motive power toinake the deliveries. of the can. :and Fig. ti is .an enlarged view 'It consistSin comlii nation with a 0 oi" Y of the frame latch. delivering"- frame pivotally. attached to the In tllttll'tl\\ltlg5 the reference numbers armnlerneath'the doorway of the car. and refer to the ditlerentparts that go together 25 adapted to be lifted partially into the 'ar.- 'to make up the, car and. station equipment in being placed in position :to receive the astreprescnted .h v thcditl'erent tigures,.that mail matter to he delivered, andmeans: for as-a =whole make. the car and station-equipautomatically tilting amLupsetting the (lement that form this delivering mechanism. livering frame in such a manner as .to do and the. following is a description of the 30 llVtilflt'llOlllzlllH placed thereon for delivery ditt'crent parts referred to by mnnerals and intothe station roadside receiver, placed .in -tl1eiri.iscs. properposition to receivethe deliveries.. r I'locarrv out the mail delivering operation -lt also consists in combination with a car for which this mechanism is intended; I and the station.equi.pn1ent.;of-a car trip. that pl'tlVltlt ,in, each doorway of a car from 35 is pivotally connected to the car underframc \vjhichmails are, to he delivered a deliver underneath the .caif and adaptedIto engage fran-ie-l which ispivotally attached to the with astation trip-placed in ite line of travel undertran-le Tot the caifon the outside and in'sucli a manner as to vibrate the car-trip Lunderheath the doorway of the car. .withthc from right to lefh-and-trom left to right. at "slotted,hangers 2, 2,.and is adapted to slide it) right angles with the car. in such a manner downwardinthe slotted hangers on its that the conipreseed-air that is used .as a pivotal points 3, 3, whichare studs rigidly motive poweris. automatically released-into attached tothe delivering frame 1 for that a compressed air operating c \;'linder. ins ch. puposeaincperzltion toits rest or carry pomanner as to i-nal c the automatic delivery sition asns shown in Fig. 3.

45 ot mails placed in )o sitiontfor deliver v,- into. ..--flhe delivering frame l is in a rectangular .the station roadsidereceiver. torm and -is made of steel or other suitable Itv also .r-onsists ot station equipment material and, is provided with a bail 12 placed (in, properposition at places where jwhichis pivotally attached to the vertical i1 iails.a'ie tot-lie delivered from trains while. parts of t-hetrinnand isadapted to fold down f 50 moving. and I adaptedto receive the ce close to the delivering frame l when in its ,lireries with safety and regularity. l L restjor carry position, and. is used as a It alsoconeists of certa'in otlier novelcon-g means orphan dle by which to raise, the de- ,as is shown in Fig. "2.

The hall 1;. is gadapted to turn on its pivotal points forward and down. or out of the car. hackwanl and up into the car: in turning haeluvard and up.

it is adapted to contact with the horizontal portion of the rim of the delivering frame 1 to the delivering frame a an angle of 47) degrees, whenin this position it forms a 1 back wall for the delivering frame 1 to keep the mail placed on the frame for delivery in its place. and in the operation of the delivering frame 1 in a manner directs the angle of the descent of the mail that is being delivered. The dcavcring frame 1 is also provided with the lateral brace 3"- with its lateral portion wider than the vertical rim of the delivering frame for the purpose of ftn'ming a step to get in and out of a car, and vertical brace rods.

The slotted hangers 2. '2, are rigidly attached to the underframe of the car. vertically atthe door sill of the car. and horizontally to the underframe, and to the stirrups 7, 7, which are rigidly attached to the steps of the ar 8. The slots 2. 2, are partly in a vertical and partly in a horizontal position. The horizontal portion of the slots forms a support for the delivering frame 1 in its operating position by means of the studs 3, 3, being adapted to slide with the frame to its upward and operating position, and resting in the horizontal portions of the slotted hangers Q, v

To keep the delivering frame 1 from sliding forward, in such a manner as to cause it to tilt, or upset, or prenniturely operate I provide the tloor stud 2 and the frame latch 15. The stud 2 is rigidly attached to the floor of the car in such a manner as to keep the delivering frame from sliding forward until it is released from contact with this stud in regular automatic operation. The frame latch 15 is rigidly attached to the inside of the'car in such a manner that when the delivering frame 1 is lifted and turned back into the car, into its operating position the rim of the frame strikes the beveled portion of the latch in such a manner as to force the latch back and allow the delivering frame 1 to rest in its operating position; in this position the rim of the delivering frame has passed below the latch 15 in such a manner as to allow the latch to re sumc its normal or latchposit-ion as is shown in Fig. 2, in which position it keeps the dclivering frame 1 from tilting, in such a manner as to release it from safety stud 2 and upsetting prematurely. In carrying out this delivering operation, I provide a coin- -pressed-air operating cylinder 4:. Which is rigidly attached to the car underfram'e 7, as

shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and is connected by suitable pipes to valves and reservoirs necessary, to, the regular auxiliary reservonof the car. the said reservoir being apart of the air-brake system with which all mailcars are equipped, and to the delivering frame 1, by means of cable chain 5. There is also provided the pulley frame (3, to which is pivotally attached the pulley frames 9 and 9, as shown in Fig. 2'.

The compressed air-operating cylinder 4, is of the usual air-brake cylinder construction, and is provided with a piston 4 and return spring 14, and with a piston pulley frame 11, to which is pivotally attached the pulley l0, and with lugs 13. There being 110 operating or swinging lever attached to the cylinder here shown, the piston pulley frame 11. and pulley 10, with lugs 13 and chain 5, being used in place of an operating lover. I provide for the operation of this compressed-air operating cylinder 4, and the delivering frame 1, by connecting the delivering frame at or near its lateral center with the cable chain 5 running it. under pulley frame 9 and over pulley frame 9, and under pulley 10, and fasten the same in a stationary manner to the lug 13, which forms a part of the superstructure of the compressedair operating cylinder 4, without; slack in the chain 5, when the delivering framel, tnd the piston of the operating cylinder 4, are in their operating positions as is shown in Fig. 2. To operate this mail-delivering 'inechanism automatically, the delivering frame is raised into the car as has been described, and placed in its latched and safety position, the mail or other matter for delivery is placed on the frame withoutany special preparation of the mail or other matter to be delivered; the compressedair is automatically released into the compressed-air operat-ing cylinder 41, (as will-be hereafter described) in such a manner as to force the piston with pulley 10 attached to the position shown of the piston with the pulley frame 11, attached in the dotted lines to the same. In this position the distance is contracted between the stationary end of chain 5, and the place where attache-7. to the delivering frame 1, twice the distance of the stroke of the piston with its attached pulley frame, and correspondingly tilts and upsets the delivering frame 1, by means of this contraction, thereby dumping and deliver-- mg the mail or other matter placed on the frame for delivery, and chan lng the position of the delivering frame rom its operating to lts rest or carry position. The compressed-air operating cylinder is vented of.

,its back air-pressure automatically through the operating valve 34. The coil return spring 14, returns the piston with its pulley frame attached to its normal or operating position.

To make an automatic delivery of mails from a moving train and use compressedair as a motive power, I provide a car trip vibrates the car trip from right to left and from left to right in ,such a manner asto,

' matic delivery of mail from a moving train,

20, which-in connection with the station trip 16, when: a train moving, vibrates]the car trip 20 in such a manner as. to release the compressed-airstored 1n the maihaux-f iliary reservoir- 41, in an autOmatic-manner,

into'the compressed-air operating cylinder. The car trip 20-,is a Y, shaped rod "that is rigidly attached to the.rock-shaft 21 by means of hangers21 21?, which in tili'n are pivotallyattached to -a piece of sheet metal 22, with hangers 22, 22L,,in such a manner as to contact with-the" station trip 46,;which open the air-operating valve 34, and releasing'the =conipressed-air into the cylinder 4. To further provide for t e auto- 1 provide the loose crank 26, whichis loosely attached to thecar trip rock-shaft 21', be-

tween the brackets 27, 27, whichare rigidly attached to the car trip i'ock-shaft '21, and, are provided with. the connecting vand crank pin 28, in such a-manner that in the vibrartion of the car trip,:loose crank 26,, turnsv on the car trip rock-shaft 21, untillpin 28,

is brought againstthe right angled portion of the loose crank 28, which forms .a rigid,

connection of the loose crank 26, to the,'

rock-shaft 21, and causes the loose'crank to turncorrespondingly downward, and be; ng connected to the emergency lever 17,,by,

means of the rod 29, causes a-corresponding downward 1 movement of the :emergency lever 17, which;is pivotally connected to fulcrum bracket 17 :(whichlisarigidl attached to the floor of the ear) whic causes a correspondinguupward movement of the end of the emergency lever to which is slidingly and pivotally attached the valve lift 32, the L portion of which extends under the valve stem 33, forcing the valve .stem

by this upward movement into an operating positionj that releases the compremcd-air into the compressed-air,operating cylinder 4, andforces the piston with its connections intothel position heretofore described, and, causing the automatic delivery of mailas has been described. To-further provide'fer the" automatic operation of. this mail dlivering mchanisrrnand to provide against the premature delivery of mail placed'in port in operative position, I providethe valve,

* latch 37 which is'of latch construction, as

is shown in Fig, 5, and is slidingly and pivotally attached to the valve lift 32, and is operating adaptedto be manually slid into operating positiom by means of It's attachment to the lever 35 i'vhih is slidingly fulcru 'ned to the rack stanchions or to a bracket 'rigidlyattache dito the side of the car for that'purpose and which is adapted to slide up and down and workforward and backward as is requiredfinthe bracket as described, and is pivotally and correspondin 1y attached to thevalve lift37. The valvel toslide the, valve lift 32-,"forward' on the free end .o'ffthe emergency lever 17 to which it is slidin ly attached, andsecurely latch the valve lift 32in its operating position, by

means of the'latch with the valve lift attached being drawn forward by means of atch is adapted the lever 35, in "such a manner that the settinguntil it is releasedfrom its. latched latchfportionf willhlatch "on the catch 39, which is rigidly attached to the rack stanchionfor that purpose. The. free end of the'l atch is 'adaptedto rest'on the stud 39", which is ,attached to" the emergency:

lever for that purpose bringing' the latch 37 and the lever 35, intothe position as-shown by the dotted lines of the valve latch and lever towhich it is attached. In thispositionfit is obvious that the raising of the emergency lever either' in its automatic or manual operationfthat the valve latch 37- will be released automatically "from its latched position, and'the'valve lift 32 and the valve latch willlbe drawn out of their operating position automatically 'by means of thefcoil return spring 43, which isp10perly attached to the emergency lever 17 and to thevalve lift for that purpose, into their To further *pr'osafe and carry positions. vide 'for the automatic operation of this mechanism 1 provide the frame latch 15, which is rigidly attached to the frame work 'ofthe door on the inside of the car, in such a manner that whenthe delivering frame 1,

isplaced in its operating position, the latch portion will be above the rim of the deliveringframe as is shown'.i'nF1g.-5, in thisv position it securely "fastens the delivering frame from sliding fbrward, tilting or uppositionjeither inrthe automatic or manual operation of the device. To provide for the automatic release of the delivering frame 1,]vihen in latched 'position,l provide the loam latch 18, to which is pivotally attached the pinions 19, 1'9, and is provided with the handle 18 for its manual'operation. The framelatchis also provided with pinion 19, and compression spring 16 for the purpose of automatically. forcing the latch out of its latchedfpos ition and to return it to its operating positionl Vith the pairts heretofore described in their respectiveoperating positions, it is ob- .yiousthatany means Whetherautomatic or manual that raises the latch rain, will release the frame latch, the valve latch, raise the emergency lever 17. raise the valve lift 3; l'illfll lllt valve stem t? in such a manner as to allow the compressed-air stored in the mail auxiliary reservoir to tlow into the operating cylinder l, through the pipe connections in such a manner as to force the piston and its connections into operation. To provide for the adjustment of the stroke of the car trip it), and its connections with the operating valve 34, I provide the connecting rod :2! with the tension spring 30 and the nut 31. for the purpose of cushioning the stroke of the car-trip with the tension spring, and the adjustment of the stroke by the manipulation of nut 31. To further provide for the automatic operation of this mechanism I provide the cartrip mechanism with the handle which is connected to the rim ot the delivering frame with chain it in such a manner that when the delivering frame l is placed in operating position that by means of the handle 23 being attached to the delivering frame 1, it correspondiugly draws the car trip from its safety and carry position as is shown in the position of the ear trip .20 in the dotted lines 20 in Fig. 2, to its operating position as is shown in Fig, 2 o the. car trip 20. To return and carry the our trip 20 in its safety position, I provide the coil return spring 25 which is rigidly'attached to the rock-shaft of the ear trip and to the sheet metal piece The sheet metal piece 2'2 to which is attached the car trip with its -connections takes the place of buckets and braces that would be necessary to properly anchor the ear trip .20 in its place, and also serves as a protection from the weather and other conditions of the workingparts of the (:illl'li) .20 and its connections.

'lo provide-a supply of compressed-air at all times for the purpose of supplying motive power to the mail delivering mechanism I provide the supply pipe -tlwhich is properly connected to the train pipe that supplies the regular auxiliary train reservoir with its supply of compressed-iiir, and to the mail auxiliary reservoir 41, also providing the check valve l? for the purpose of retaining the supply ol compressed-air in themail auxiliary under proper pressure... when the supply and pressure, of the compressed-air, in the regular train auxiliary reservoir is reduced in the operation of the -train air-brake system. 'lo'further provide for the automatic operation of the car mechanism. I provide at the stations where decar trip fromright to left, and from left to right, sutiieiently for the purpose of actuating the necessary mechanism to make the automatic delivery of the mail at or near the point where the trip rail 46 is placed.

To provide for, the automatic delivery of the mails from a train on which this mail delivering mechanism is used, moving at any rate of speed, and to receive as many deliveries of mail or other matter from as many doors of the car or succeeding cars, as may be equipped with the delivering mechanism, I provide a station roadside receiver which is an excavation placed in length parallel with the track and of sufiieient depth to receive the deliveries at places where deliveries are to be made, of suiticient length that a train at the highest speed cannot pass the receiver before the delivery is made. with sloping sides 47 and ends to avoid a direct impact of the mails to be delivered, with the sides st? reinforced against lateral pressure and to retain the sides and ends in their operating condition, with concrete or other suitable material, with drain tile 48' and cinders or other like material suitable for draining purposes, with a bottom covered with sand 43 of siitiieient depth to form a cushion for the mails delivered into it, and as a retarder against the mo mentmn of the deliveries in the direction in which the train is going. with the trip station rails iii and a hood 4? over the sloping ends to at all times keep the delivered mails within the roadside receiver.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings. the construction. mode of operation,

and advantages of my invention will be readily understood. and various changes in the Form. proportion and minor details of' my invention may he resorted to without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing any of the principles or advantages thereof.

\Vhat I claim as new isl. in a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars. a delivering-trame having pivotal connections with its supporting, frames. rectangular in form. with brace rods vertically disposed. a lateral brace bar adapt- 47 ed to he used for a step, with outwardly/ disposed pivotal studs centrally located in the superstrm-ture of'the said deliveringt'rame. and adapted in its delivering operationto.tilt and upset from a horizontal to a vertical position. substantially as described.

In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars. in combination with a carand its supporting frames, a delivering frame rectangular in form, with its outwardly disposed pivotal studs centrally located inthe supcrstructure of the said delivering-frame, pivotally connected to said car and supporting frames, and adapted to be raised from itsvertical or carry position on the outside and underneath the car door, to a' horizontal railway-cars, the combination of a delivering frame, having pivotal connection with said car, hangers rigidly connected to said car and 'sup'portingframes, and provided with horizontal-and vertically disposed slots that are adapted to receive the said deliver ingrfranie with its pivotal studs outwardly disposed, and form apivotal, and sliding connect-ion of the said deliveringframe to the said car, substantially as described.

l. in a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars. in combination with acar and supporting frames, a delivering-frame pivotally attached to" said car, by means of th PlYOlfll outwardly disposed studs centrally attixed to-the said delivering-frame, and the slotted hangers which areiri'gidly attached to said car and supporting frames, the said delivery-frame adapted to be raised up avard in the vertically disposed slots of the said slotted hangers and be turned back in a horizontal positiomand partially slid 'back' into the car door in operating position. and resting on the horizontalportmn of the slotted hangers, a frame latchrlgldly attached to frame of the door inside, and a stud rigidly attached to the am for the purposes na'med'and as described.

In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars," in combination with they car, a

delivering-frame pivotally andsslidingly at-' t-achcd to the said car, and ada ted' to'be raised upward and partially bar: mto the car in a horizontal operating '-pos1t1on.- a

compressed-air operating "cylinder. verti-" cally and rigidly disposed through the floor of said car. with a piston'to which is at" tached a piston rod, to which IS. attached a pulley frame with a pulley pivotally attached. and means for connecting the said delivering frame with the said operating cylinder in an actuating manner. substan-' tially as described. i c v 6. In a mail delivering mechanlsm delivering frame pivotally and slidingly at-' tachcd to the 'car underframe, outside and for railway-cars, in combination with a car ato latchthe said delivering-frame securely in its operating position, a stud-rigidly at tached to' the floor of the car to prevent the said delivering-frame from sliding except automatically in operation, an L sha ed pulley frame with pulleys pivotally att'ac edand rigidly connected to'the underframe of the car, a compressed-air operating cylinder with a piston and piston rod to which is rigidly attached a pulley frame with a pulley pivotallv attached to said pulley frame, a lug 13 which'is a part of the supporting frame. of the compressed-air operating cyl inder, 'a chain .5 connected to the rim of the lever part-10f the said delivering frame, and adapted to go under pulley 9, over pulley 9, under the pulley frame 11. and.be'st-ationarily attached to the lug 13 placed on the compressed-air operating cylinder for that purpose, and means for automatically recausing by the downward stroke of thepis-- ton with a pulley pivotally attached to a pulley frame'that is rigidly attached to the t connecting end of the piston rod, of said .piston, the contraction of the distance between the said delivering-frame'and the said lug 13 in such a manner as to cause the delivering-frame'to which the free end of the .said chainis connected, to tilt and upset,

from its horizontal and operating position toits rest and carry position, when released from its frame latch position, for the'purposes named and substantially as described.

8. In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination with a car's car'trip, Y shaped in .form, thus forming its own lateral braces, pivotally attached to a. piece-of sheet metal, which is rigidly and vertically attached to the car underframe, in combination with a delivering frame, and ('UZDPI'QSSQd-tlll means for actuating it, adapted to vibrate outwardly and upwardly in the direction in which a car is moving, and means for automatically vibrating the same in the manner described.

9'. In a mail deliveringanechanism for railway-cars, in combination with a car, a car 'tr-ip adapted when lnflpelflllOfl to be at times loosely attached, and at times rigidly attached to the under-frame of the can with a piece of sheet metal re 'tangular in form, a coil tens1on spring rigidly attached to the said rocking bar and o the said sheet metal,

for the purposes set forth and as described. 13'0" It). in a mail-delivering mechanism for ids .with a chain at the free end of said lever:

to the rim of the said delivering-frame substantially as described.

11. In a mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination with a ,car, a car trip, adapted attimes to be pivotally attached to said car, a rocking bar to which is pivotally attached the crank lever 26 which is kept in its crank position by meansof brackets 27, 27, which are connected to gether with c ank pin 28, which is adapted to contact with the latched portion of the cank thereby making a rigid connection of the crank to the rocking bar 21 and causing the said loose crank to turn correspondingly with the said rocking'bar for the purposes named and as described.

12. In a mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination with a car, a car trip adapted when in operation at times to be rigidly attached, and at times loosely attached to a rocking bar, the said rocking bar pivotally attached to a piece of sheet metal of a rectangular form and adapted to be rigidlv attached to the car under-fra'me, forming a supporting frame for the car trip in its pivotal position, as well as its own lateral braces and brackets, substantially as described.

1 In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination with a car, a car trip pivotally connected to. said car, a hose crank lever when in operation, adapted at tin'ies to be rigidly attached, and at times loosely attached to the rock-bar that supports the said T211 trip, a rod supporting a tens on spring and nut, and adapted,

at times to pivotally and at times to rigidly connect the said rock-shaft with the car trip rigidly attached thereto, to the emergency operating lever, and cause the said emergency operating lever to move in the same direction the loose-crank lever moves when the said loose-crank lever is brought into rigid connection with the rock-shaft, by means of the vibration of the said car trip, substantially as described.

14. In a mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination with a car, a 'car trip pivotally connected to said car, a loose-crank lever at times pivotally and at times rigidly connected to the rock-bar of the said car trip. a rod supporting a tension spring that is adapted to cushion the excess movement of the said car trip. a

not on said rod adapted by manipulation to adjust the stroke of the emergency lever, connecting the said 1mise=crauk-lc er to'the said emergency lever. which is pivotally fulcrumed to a bracket that is rigidly attached to the floor of the car, that is adapted to tilt in its automatic operation, supporting -an L shaped valve liftin its automatic functions, by meansof the upward slide and latch into and out of its operatingposition by means of a valve latch which is plvot-aliy connected to the said valve lift and a. setting lever which is pivotally and slidably fulcrumed with a bracket attached to't-hemail rack stanchion which allows the said lever to slide upward and downward forward and backward in its latching or setting of the valve lift, in position for its automatic functions, sub

stantially as described;

16. In a mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in combination with a car, a delivering-frame pivotally attached to the said car, a car trip adapted in operation at times to be pivotally and at times to be rigidly attached to the said car, a lever rigidly connected to the said car trip in a right angular manner with the free end of said lever pivotally c0nnected to the rim of the delivering-frame in such position that in raising the said delivering-frame into its operating position the same movement also brings the said car trip into its operating position, a crank lever adapted at times when in operation to be pivotally and at times to be rigidly attached to the said trigger, a connecting rod supporting a tension spring for the purpose of cushioning the excess movement of the said crank lever, and a nut adapted to regulate the stroke of the operating lever, an operating and emergencv lever, adapted to balance up and down in its automatic or manual operation, with an L shaped valve lift slidingly attached to the said emergency and operating lever to which is pivotally attachedv a valve latch adapted to latch the said valve lift in,

the mail rack stanchion, a mail auxiliary reservoir rigldly attached to the said our and adapted -to store the compressed-air, and a check valve to retain the compressed-air 1n the ma l auxiliary reservoir, that is used to operate the mechanism new used in the operation of the mail-delivering mechanism for railway-cars, and means to automatically or manually release the same in such a manner as to cause the, said delivering frame to tilt, slide 'forward and upset, changing the said delivering frame from its operating to, its rest or carry position, thereby delivering the mail placed on the said delivering. frame, substantially as described. r

17. In a mail delivering-mechanism for railway-cars, in combination with a car and railway cars,in combination with a car rail-' railroadtrack an automatic car trip pivotally connected to the car, 'a station trip, rigidly attached to the ties of the railroad track, in the line of travel of the said automatic car trip, said stat-ion trip adapted to transversel vibrate the said car trip, outwardly ant upwardly in its automatic operation.

18. In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars, incombination with a car .and railroad track, a station trip rigidly attached to the said railroad track in a diagonal outward and upward position for the purpose of deflecting from its line of travel, a car trip vertically disposed in line with the outward perpendicular line of the car to which it is pivotally attached, which when moving vibrates a car trip and its connec tions snfiiciently to set in motiona compressed-air actuating means used for the purpose of delivering mails from a car while moving, substantially as described.

19. In a mail delivering mechanism for road track, a partially excavated roadside station receiver, with sloping sides and ends, placed parallel in length with the railroad track, with hood covered ends, and means for draining it of Water, with a bottom covered with sand or other like cushion and retarding material, with rigidly attached station trips, that are adapted to set in motion a mechanism that when the car is mov ing, delivers the mails from the car into a station roadside receiver, substantially as described.

20. In a mail delivering mechanism for railway-cars, in coi'nbination with a car and railroad track, a car trip. pivotally coun'ected to a piece of sheet metal that is rigidly attached to the outward vertical portion ofthe car undertrmne and adapted in its operation to vibrate outwardly and upwardlv in the direction in which the car is moving, a station trip rigidly attached to the tires of the railroad track in the line of travel of the pivotally connected car trip, ina diagonal upward and outward position, to intercept the car trip and cause it to vibrate outwardly and upwardly, corresponding to the plane of the statimrtrip, a station roadside receiver, lengthwise disposed parallel to the track, partially excavated, with sloping sides and ends, to avoid the direct impact of mails to be received, and adapted to be placed between the tracks of a railroad, and means for automatically delivering mails into the said receiver, substantially as described.

21. In a mail delivering mechanism for railway cars, in combination with a car and railroad track, a partially excavated roadside mail receiver with sloping sides and ends, adapted to be placed between the tracks of a railroad, and receive packages from cars moving on' either track, with trips to set in motion in a compressed-air actuating means carried by the passing car, with the sloping sides and ends reinforced to keep the said receiver in proper form and condition, with the bottom prepared with cindcrs. course gravel, drain tile, or other material used for drainage purposes, with a top dressing of sand sullicient to form a cushion and momentum retnrdcr for the delivered mails,

and with hoods at the ends of the receiver to keep the delivered mails within its boundaries, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I atlix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

FRANKLIN H. B URR. \Vitnesscs:

Tuos. l. Bnnnnur, H. C. Jones.

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