US1123355A

US1123355A - Coupling-connector for railway-car draft-rigging.

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Publication number: US1123355A
Application number: US72302012A
Authority: US
Inventors: John F O'connor
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1912-09-30
Filing date: 1912-09-30
Publication date: 1915-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 1932-01-05

Description

J. P..OOONNOR. COUPLING GDNNEOTOR' FOR RAILWAY GAR DRAFT RIGGING.

APPLICATION FILED awn-.30, 1912.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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JOHN F. OCONNOR, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR T VJILLIAM II. MINER, OF

, CHICAGO. ILLINOIS.

COUPLING-CONNECTOR FOE RAILWAY-CAR DRAFT-RIGGING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented an. a, rare.

Application filed September 30, 1912. Serial No. 723,020.

citizen of the United States, residing in Chicago, in the county of Cool: and State of llhnols, have invented a certain newand useful Improvement in Coupler-Connectors for'ltailway-Gar Draft-Rigging, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and

. exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

llily invention relates to coupler connectors for railway car draft rigging.

The object of my invention is to provide a coupler connector for railway cars which may be readily attached to and disconnected from the draw bar, and one which may also with the draw bar be readily attached to or detached from the rest of the draft rigging.

A further object is to provide a coupler connector of simple and strong construction.

In the drawings Figure 1 is an elevation partly in longitudinal section on line 11 of Fig. 2 of a railway draft rigging embodying my invention. Fig. 2 illustrates the draft gear, followers, draw bar. and yoke member in elevation, the cheek plate on one side in horizontal section and the other cheek plate removed to illustrate the guide plate. 3 is a cross section of the limb of the coupler connector taken on'line 3--3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross section of the limb of the coupler connector taken on line 1 4: of Fig.1.

In the drawings 5, 5 represent the draft members or portions of the car frame to which the draft rigging is attached, 6, ,6 the stop members secured-to the same and provided with the front stop shoulders 7, 7 and rear stop shoulders 8, 8 and the front and rear limiting

stop shoulders

9, 9 and 10, 10 respectively.

11 represents the front follower, and 12 the compression resisting member consisting of the shell 13 and the compression resisting parts 14- within the shell. provided at its rear end with the transverse plate or rear follower 15, which is preferably integral with the said shell, the said follower plate 15 being rearwardly provided with the hook 16. The end sill 17 the bufier block 18 and the draw bar carry iron 19 are all of usual construction. The draw bar 20 is provided at its rear end with the usual The shell 13 is coupler butt 21, said draw bar being provided with the transverse slot 22.

' 24 represents my iin 'n'oved coupler connector, the same comprising a hollow headto receive the coupler, the said head being provided with the transverse slots 26, 2G to receive the coupler key 27, the said slots being longitudinally extended. The said coupler connector further comprises a single lower limb 28 connected to the said head and preferably integral therewith eX- tending rearwardly underneath the compression resisting member 12, and provided at its rear end with the upwardly turned portion 29 which is provided with the hook 30 engaging the hook 16 0f the follower plate 15 forming a hinged connection between the rear end of said arm and the rear follower. The limb 28 of the'coupler connector is preferably hollow throughout its length, as indicated'at the numeral 81 in Fig. 3 and 32 in Fig. 1, and in preferable construction is rectangular in cross section.

Secured to the stop members by the bolts 3?, 33 are the longitudinal guide members or

plates

34,34 upon which the followers rest in their reciprocating movements. Above the compression resisting member and secured at either end to the draft sill is the top guide plate 35. The tie plate 36, which is secured at either end to the draft members, passes beneath the limb 28 of the coupler connector 24: and serves as a support for the same. Within the hollow head of the coupler connector and transversely of the lower portion thereof is the shoulder 37 adapted to engage the front lower shoulder 38 of the butt of the draw bar. On rearward movement of the draw bar the same directly engages the front follower.

It will also be noted that, as the draw bar is moved rearwardly, the connector remains stationary due to the slidable connection between it and the draw bar, and the arrangement at the rear of the friction shell is such as to prevent the connector from becoming detached from the rear follower.

I claim 1. In. draft rigging for railway cars, in combination, a shel a draw bar, and means for connecting the same comprising a head engaging the draw bar, and :1. single limb "i ended ,rearwardly from said head, andrearwardly hinged. to the shell.

gage the rear end thereof.

' 2. A coupler connector for railway draft rigging comprising a hollowhead to receive a draw bar and transversely slotted to receive a coupler key, the said head being'provided with a rearwardly extended limb adapted to extend along one side-of a compression resisting member and pivotally en- 3. In railway draft rigging, the combination withthe draw bar, draft, members, stop members and a compression resisting de-, vice, of a coupler connector provided with means of connecting it to the draw bar, and having a single limb extending along one side of the compression resisting device and hinged to the rear end thereof.

4-. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with draft members, stop members, draw bars, compression resisting device and front and rear followers, of "a coupler connector having a single limb, said limb en- 'gagin the draw bar at its one end and being hinge to the rear follower at its other end.

5. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with draft members, stop members, draw bar, compression resisting device and .front and rear followers, of a coupler connector having a single limb engaging the draw bar at its one end and hinged to the reair face" of the rear follower at its other on V 6; In a railway draft rigging, the combination. with a draw bar provided with transverse shoulders, stop members, draft members, compression resisting member and front and rear followers, of a coupler connector having a single limb provided at its for- "ward end with a hollow head to receive a draw bar, and at its rear end with a transverse portion hinged to the rear follower,

. the said head having a transverse shoulder adapted to engage one of the shoulders of the draw bar.

7. In a railway draft rigging, a draw bar, a follower and a coupler connector, the coupler connector comprising a hollow head slidably engaging the draw bar, and a single rearwardly extended limb connected with said head at one end and hinged to the follower at the other end.

8. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with a draw bar, dra t members, stop members, compression resisting device, front and rear followers and a removable tie plate secured to the draft members below the compression resisting device, of a coupler connector slidingly engaging the draw bar, and having a single arm rearwardly extended from the draw bar between the compression resisting member and saidtie plate, the said coupler connector being hinged at its rear end to the rear follower.

9. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with a draw bar, draft members, stop members, compression resisting device, front nector w and rear followers anda removable tie plate secured to the draft members below the compression resisting device, of a coupler connec'tor slidingly engaging the draw bar and having a single arm rearwardly extended from the draw bar between the compression resisting member and said tie plate, the said coupler connector being hinged at its rear end to the rear follower whereby through the remoualof said tie plate to draw bar and coupler connector may be dropped without disturbing the other members of the draft rigging.

10. In a railway draft rigging, a compression resisting member, a draw bar, and a coupler connector engaging therewith, said coupler connector having a single limb, hinged at one end of the compression resisting member and engaging both ends of said member.

11. In a railway draft rigging, the combination with a draw bar, compression resisting device, stop members, draft members, draw bar carry iron, tie plate and guide plates for the followers, of a coupler connector slidingly engaging. the drawbar and having a single limb passing between the compression resisting members and. the tie plate and having a hinged connection with the rear follower, said coupler connector be- 5 ing adapted to receive between its ends the followers and compression resisting member, and being removable together with the draw bar through the removal of the draw bar carry iron and tie plate without disturbing the other members of the draft rigging.v

12. In a railway draft rigging, a compression resisting member, front and rear followers, a draw bar and a coupler connector in slidin engagement therewith, the rear follower eing rearwardly provided with a hook, and the coupler connector having a single limb'provided with a hook engaging the hook upon the rear follower.

13. In a railway draft rigging, a pair of draft members and stop members secured thereto, a longitudinally movable compression resisting member mounted between the draft members, a pair of followers engaging either end of the compression resisting 1 5 member, guide plates secured to the stop members supporting the followers, a draw bar and a coupler connector forwardly provided with a hollow opening to receive the draw bar in sliding engagement therewith, the said coupler connector having a single limb rearwardly extended from said hollow portion, and passing underneath the com pression resisting member and bin "ed to the rear follower, a removable draw ar carry iron to support the draw bar, and a removable tie Jlate to supportthe coupler conliereby thedraw bar and coupler connector are capable when engaged to each other of being removed from the draft rig- 1 3c ging Without disturbing the other parts thereof.

14. In a railway draft rigging, a slotted draw bar, draw bar key, a compression resisting member, front and rear followers and a coupler connector, the coupler connector having a hollow head to receive the draw bar, said head having transverse slots to receive the draw bar key which slidingly engages in the same, the said coupler connector being provided with a single limb which passes underneath the compression resisting member, and having a hinged engagement With the rear follower, the said draw bar on rearward movement being in direct engagement with the front follower.

15. In a railway draft rigging, in combination, a draw bar, a compression resisting member and a coupler connector, the coupler connector being provided with slidable means to engage the draw bar, and having a single limb extending along one side of the compression resisting member and engaging the rear end thereof, the draw bar helng 1n the line of draft of the compression resisting member and cooperable means on the rear follower and'the connector for detachably holding thesame together.

16. In a'draft rigging, in combination, a draw bar, a compression resisting meehanism and means for connecting the draw bar to the rear member of the compression resisting mechanism, saidmeans including a member having a single limb extending along one side of the compression resisting mechanism, said member at its rear being upwardly extended and provided with a portion adapted to be detachably connected with the'rear follower of the compression. resisting mechanism.

JOHN F. OCONN W itnesses ELEANOR L. NASH, Join; A. MARTINKUS.