US1070081A - Pleasure-railway. - Google Patents

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THGMPSON.

'PLEASURE RAILWAY. APPLIGA'HN FILED 11132.21, 191s.

LA MARCUS A.

Patented Aug. i2,

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LA MARCUS A. THOMPSON.

PLEASURE HALWAY.

APPLICATION FILED rEB.21,1913.

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Patentd Aug. 12, 1913.

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Hmm/esa LA MARCUS A. THOMPSON,

PLEASURE RMLWAY.

MWLICATION FILED riskzz, 1913.

Paented Aug. 12, MM?.

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and State' of New York, have inventeil` u new and useful Luproveuient in Pleasure- Railways, of which the following is a Iull,

clear, and exact description, reference beine;

. had to the accompanying clravsings, which form :i part of this specification.

Myiiivention relates to pleasure railways. The object of my invention is to so construct the railway, and particularl)7 the cars, the connections between them when a plurality are operatcdtogethcr as a train, 'the brake mechanism ,and the roafl bell, lo

enable the cars to be operated n'itlra maximum of comfort and safety.

`s is well known, the reeel heel oil" an ordinary' pleasure railway is very uuclulatiiw vand irregular, being purposely provicleo `with excessively stee grades and sharp curves so as lo allorel) the excitement and thrills which :ire'the chief inducement for the patronage of the public. These lea tures, stuiliously avoided by ordinary passenger railroads because of their niauiivest -dangeig niustnecessarily be preserved in pleasure railways. 'Neturalliu serious accidents have occurred from time to time. The danger of accident is enhanced in that type otrpleasure railways known as the racing,r coaster. The usual methods of connecting together thc several cars of a train is also unsatisfactory, in that there is pronounced racking of the cars bach and forth,

up and down, and sidewise, resulting in cx- Cessive wear and tear on the cars., almorrual strain on the mechanism connecting the cars, and langer of the ars becoming separated or derailed.

My invention has been evolved after long; experience in the building;` of pleasure railways and after careful inquiry into the causes of all accidents, and my invention consists in the structural features, in both their broacl anal speciiqaspects, hereinafter described and shown in the drawings in which A lFigure l is :i side elev'ation, partly in tion, ofdthc front car, the car adjacent there on e Jor'in 1 4 coineetinf to, el to of' th` i f g mechanism; Fign 2 is an inserted plain the saine; Fig. 3 is a eifle el'eratoiu Eger car; Fig. l is au ing Fig. 5 is'a perspeciuechauisui; lfig. l is Egli the roaihliell and of the cars, clran'n to dei-ailment.

in section, of the'rear rei-ted plan (l tive View of the braio a crosssection thro: siile guide and one show the impossibility of Referring to if lurly to Fig. l: a represents the cui' body, Z1 the car truck, c the wheels, (i the rails. c the road bell, f the siile uprights. g] the braces reinforcing; the siile uprights, /l lie sille gullies, and v' horizontal rollers carried by cach car unil adapte/il, in ease of abnormal tilting oithe car sieleu'ise, to contact with the siile guides. Ylfhe loor of the ear is raiseil some distance above the lower e( jes of the siile pieces 7c of the. car bod); andthe longitudinal holsters volt the ruch are spaced. such a distance :igar that the cui' boi .may be piaceri. onthe truck so that the. l'loor y' will rest on the oolstcrs while the side pieces l; abut against the outer faces oi the holsters. ll`lie liooi is then secureil to the holsters by bolts. the ear boily to be readily placent upon, or rcuiored from, the truck.

ln describing the invention it may be coui'enicutly assumed that three cars zu, y and are connected togcther'to forni the train,

although any number of ears may be eounece together without necessitating any inoilili ation of the connecting mechanism. ln hij; ivention tlc ears are connected lolgcther,by a, single. cable extending from the lirst e: through 'the intermediate car or cuis, to the' lust car. rlh'is cable m, iuust not be confuse-cl with the ruimingr or propulsion cable which, in mani-,f pleasure railways, cxtciuls along sections of the track and which iscntejegeel by an autoniatie or iifiauuullj,y opeifatealgrip on one or more oi" the ears to convey the cars from lower to higher levels. ln my invention the cable m is simply a connecting;I cable. The front euil of the cable exteiul through the front cross-piece oft' the car truck uit the front cir :nul is chunpeil to the liront fach of the crossfpim-e tfseo l" ds. l and 2); while the rear cial of the cable is secured to n gross-'heini u. at the racer of the cer s (see 'the crossfheacl cf'L carries ilforw; y extending all the libures, and particu- This construction permits N 5,1% ami 5, l. hav@ illustrated the' amg mhanism, The brake-leve? l() is 1 fwaeen @nds im smndmr l1. 0h mak imm@ :m at its lower and is heal a, wm l2 semu'mo the maar and whisk, wsaea farming @ayt of y :ming mechanism, also se'ves as a/ fthe 1mm* pari.; 0i. the connecting a The mbe is Sab'@ in the crasscom what claim and dese E0' Hy;

Letters Patent is: '12B/f l. lin@ pleasurefmilway, the'cmbnat' with a plurality olif-aw n'rmuged a5 fgfsmimf of a, cable atfzwhed'to ih@ front cm zmdax' tending longitudnalyof the Cear :m ai? reali can? o the train are held. togetherycOurplmg hecha-msm between' ad}a'cent lzai'sf-E adapgd' to permlt, them to hav@ a llmlted' EELS COPY Lawaai.

attachment-ofthe' cable tol one' ef the enrl oars., f

2. ln apleasui'e railway., theeoinbiiatien vwith-aJ plurality of oars arranged as a. train.,

ofeoiipling members telesceping one Within the otliei, means Connecting said ineinbee with adjacent eaiys and pei'm'itt-ing tlieiii to assume different' angles relatively 'tl'ieiete, and ineens additional to the coupling inem bers connecting together the front and reati" cars and maintaining tlie coupling ineinbeifa in operative relation. l

3. In a. pleasure railway, tlie combination with a plurality of cars arranged as a tirain, of a non-propulsion cable exteiicl'ing'longitudinallj/ of and eonneeted with the cai; at one end ofthe train, means additional to the cable to connect adj aeent cars, and a lient ble connection between the cable and tlie caz at the other enel of tlie train, `tliei'eby .peemitting; tlie average flistancesapart of adjacent ears to vary with an inteieonneeting lcable of definite length.

4. In a pleasure railway, the combination with a plurality of cars, arranged as a train, of a non-propulsion cable' extending longi tiulinally of the oars anti .connected with the front and rear cai-s, 'and means adelitioiial to tlie cable, yieliliiigljy connecting ad: jacent cars ano through which tlie @able ex tencia and is guided. i

5. In a pleasure railway7 tlie eembinatieii 'with a plurality of ears, of a pan-telf C0i1- pliiig members, teleseoping,r one Within the other, between adgaeent ears, ineansoonneoting said coupling members with adjacent cars and permitting them to assume elifferent angles ielativeh7 thereto, anti anonv propulsion cable extending longitudinally oi" tlie cars and maintaining tlie coupling ineinbeis of each pali' in operative relation.

G. In a pleasure railway, the combination withy a plurality oi ears, of a pairof'tubee, telo-scoping one wit-lain tlie other, Ween adjacent ears, means connecting; tl'ie tubes Witli adjacent @are and peiiiiitting tliem to assume dillei'ent angles ielatively tlieiete, and a non propulsion cable extending leiigitudinally of tlie cars vthrough said tubes,

and limiting tlie extensibility o tlie'tubalai connection.

7 In a pleasure i'ailway, the combination with a plurality of (faire, et" a pair tubess telescoping one within the otlioia between adjacent ears, means eoiineeting tubea with ad]aeont ears' and permitting' tlieni to' assume different angles relatively thereto, a tension device yieldingly resisting; the oontiact-ibility of the tubular eenaeration and a cable extending through ,said tubes :intl attaelied to `tlie front ani-l i'eai 8. ln a pleasure railway4 tlie combination with `plurality ,of ears. of a gait el, times teleseopiiigf one within t/ie etliei7 aiiaiigeol between adjacent cai-s, ball anal eeelzet eonnection between eaoli tube of a pail' and tlie` next adjacent ein3 a teiieioii ileviee yielil- 'ingly resisting the eoiiliai-iibilily et the tubular t'eiiieetiou, and a cable extending tlii'ougli Said tubes and attacliecl to tlie ifent y ano ieai" ears.

' lne. 'pleaaiiie iail 'ay, llie eoiibinatioii Wii a iiliiialiiy of cai's, of a pair of tubes` teleeo'ping` one T-:illiiii tlie. other, ari-angeli between adjacent fais, a ball amil seelte't eone nection tretuf'een eaeli tube of :i pali' and tlie next adjacent can, a spring eoninecl between tlie tubes et a pair aiiil tending to canse tliein to: aeuiiie a uioie extended position, and a cable extending ilii'ougili said tubes and limiting tiie extensibility of tlie tiibiilai" Connection. Y

l0. ln a pleasure railway, tlie eiibina-- tion 'with a plural'y of @are aiiaiigretl a, train, of a paii' et' tubes, teleseoiiing ene Within tlie Qtliei, between adjacent Cars, means Connecting the tuliea ufitli at t" ears and pei'initting there te assume dificient angles relatively tlieieto7 and a cable 'i tenilinin tliioueli eaitl tiilioa `Wit-li tlie iront and ieai caes,

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ent a l iaioii (l l@ tending te eaten@ eeiine a cable eonneeteel m i the ti'ain extending" tliie to 'tile cai 'tl otliei end a flexible tion between t e lf, l l tiie tion n aiigef'i as a ti'aiiuof a n: of tatie-e7 teleaeopingne Within the otliei, aiiangeii between iitljaeent i533 care, a ball anfl Seeltet eonneetioii between, eaelfi tube pair ani/l tlie nent adjacent l caia a tension fle-vice e lined between ilie iibea ef' a pali antiv teiiflingJ to aeaiiine a more extenclerl cable extending tliieiigle saifl t neeted with tl-ie front and rea: C

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m assume a mer@ ex'emdle position., a, cable-

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