US1097104A - One-rail car. - Google Patents

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J. MQGLINSEY & W. A. TRIMBLE.

ONE-RAIL CAR;

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 30, 1912.

97 1 04 Patented May 19, 191% A Home COLUMBIA PLANOflRAPl-l 10., WASHINGTON. D. c.

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JAMES MGGLINSEY, or 'rYRoNE, AND WALTER A. TRIMBLE, or BIRMINGHAM,

. PENNSYLVANIA.

ONE-RA L GAR.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JAMES ltfcGLINsnY and WALTER A. TRIMBLE, citizens of the United States, residing, respectively, at Tyrone, in the county of Blair, and Birmingham, in the county of Huntingdon, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Que-Rail Cars, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to one rail cars, and the principal object thereof is to simplify and improve the cars of this class.

Another object of our invention is to provide a one rail car designed especially for use on railways for carrying heavy mate rial such as this, rails, frogs, switches, etc., from one point of construction to another, but which may readily be used in any place where there are tracks for the operation of cars, such as mines, stone quarries, shops, etc.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists in certain novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as is hereinafter more fully described, pointed out in the claim and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which,

Figure 1 is a top plan view of our device, Fig. 2 a side elevation, and Fig. 3 an end elevation thereof.

Referring more particularly to the various figures of the drawing in which like numerals indicate like parts throughout, the preferred embodiment of our device provides a rectangular frame work 1 of hollow tubing having its meeting ends screw threaded and engaged by the alining ends of a T-coupling 2, the free end thereof being screw threaded and engaged by the threaded end of a hollow pipe section 3, said pipe section forming the handle of the device and being provided at its outer end with a knob or ball 4:.

Provided at intervals between the sides of the rectangular frame 1, are a plurality of cross bars 5, formed of hollow tubing, and extending therethrough and through perforations in the side member are a plurality of tie rods, said rods being threaded Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 30, 1912.

Patented May 19, 1914.

Serial No. 734,387.

at their ends and fitted with nuts for tightening the side members against the cross bars and thus securely bracing the frame.

It will be noticed by reference to Fig. 3, that the handle 8, extends upwardly at a considerable angle, and it is held in this position and braced against lateral movement by means of the angular brace member 6. This brace member is formed of a length of tubing flattened at the middle and secured to the handle by means of a rivet or bolt 7 the arms being then bent downwardly and flattened at the ends and bent at an angle to snugly fit against the frame, the ends being held in place by means of the tie rods of the outside cross bars, said tie rods extending through the ends and fitted with nuts, thus rigidly securing the brace member in place.

Near the ends of the side members of the frame 1, and directly opposite one another are secured downwardly extending brackets 8, said brackets secured by means of rivets or bolts, and serving as bearings for the axle 9. A wheel 10 provided with flanges 11, and a conically shaped reinforcing member 12 which abuts against one of the bearings 8, is keyed or secured in any desired manner to the axle 9.

In operation, the wheels are placed upon one of the rails, of the track, the object to be moved placed upon the frame, and the operator walks along parallel to the rail pushing the car along by means of the handle.

Although we have described the specific construction, combination and arrangement of parts comprising the preferred embodiment of our device, yet it is to be understood that such minor changes may be made in that construction, combination and arrange ment, as do not depart from the spirit of the invent-ion and the scope of the appended claim.

Having thus described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

In a device of the kind described, the combination of a rectangular framework formed to said framework, axles supported by said 10 of a length of tubing bent to shape, a T- brackets, and Wheels'secured to said axles. coupling connecting the ends of said tubing, In testimony whereof We afliX our signaa handle secured in said T-coupling, holtures in presence of two Witnesses.

lOW cross bars interposed between the sides JAMES MOGLINSEY.

0f the frame, the irons extending through W VALTER A. TRIMBLE.

said cross bars and securing them to the lVitnesses: frame, a brace member secured to said han- N. CHANDLER MGCONAHY, dle and to sald framework, brackets secured S. LUPER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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