US1139060A - Draft-rigging for railway-cars. - Google Patents

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1. F.0c0NNon. DRAFT RGGING FOR RAILWAY CARS.

i 1 APPLICATION FILED JUNE l2I 1914.

1,139,060. Patented May 11, 1915.

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I In FI DRAFT RIGGING FOR RAILWAY CARSf 'Y APPLICATION FILED JUNE I/Z. |914.

Patented May 11, 1915.

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DRAFT-RIGGNG FOR RAXLSE'A" Specification of Letters Eetent.

Application filed June 12, 1914. Serialvts, BSL-151.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN F. OCoNNoR, a Citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful mprovement in Draft-Rigging for Railway-Gars, of which the 'following .is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,.forming a part of this specifico.u tion.

My invention relates to improvements in draft-rigging for railway cars.

The object of my invention is to provide a draft-rigging of simple construction and efficient operation. o

ln the drawings forming a part of this specification, Figure l is a side elevation of partly vertical longitudinal section ot' a draftrigging embodying my invention and illustrative of the parts in their normal position. Fig. 2 is a horizontal section on line 2-2 o Fig. l but showing the position of the parts upon partial compression of the compression 'resisting elements in bniling movement of the draft-rigging. Fig. 3 is e cross section taken on line 3-3, Fig. l.V

Fig. Ll: is a horizontal section showing the position, of the parts in full bull'. Fig. is a perspective view of one of the followers and Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one of the spring caps. v

Referring to the drawings, the numerals 7-7 indicatedraft members or parts of the car frame to which the draft-rigging is opplied. Stop .members 8 8 are secured to the draft members preferably by rivets 9-4), each stop member being provided with the front stop shoulders l0-10, front limiting stop shoulders 1111, rear limiting stop shoulders l212 and rear stop shoulders 13-13- Seid stop shoulders are also each provided with front spring stop shoulders 14-l,4, front intermediate spring stop shoulders 15--1{', rear intermediate spring stop shoulders 16-16 and rear spring stop shoulders 17-17. A draw-bar 18 (only rear end theredt being shown in the drawings), is mounted between the draft members, the same having secured thereto a draft yoke 1.9. Mounted within the yoke are the front and rear followers 20 and 21 respectively. Each of said followers being 'preferably hollow having a transverse slot llower is stopped against rearw 2 et bers e follower ends with a cap preiernb rectangular ni opening recess fiat spring mcmbe walls 29 and El() re recess QQ. are perte "l wi '.ch passes *l the or key perforutions 32 in adapted to hold ment with i 1 member ers of nested there ed at their ends gui st of seid followers boing erable construction with boss 36 about which the ends spring are seeted- A tir, cured to the draftmen bei means, ,preferably the bolts being adapted to hold the between the dral't members. movement of the draw-ber, the

"wz-nd EG 'tolrd neovement through the enga @ement of Lois spring cap against the rear spring sters shoulders lT17. r"he 'front oilewer I rears." wardly compressing the springs hetween the followers until the spring oeps o' t1 i 'follower engage the intermediate spring stop shoulders lli-15. Prior to this enigagement the tiet springs of the .rear 'ello@ lower lwill be under tension and following' such engagement the further rearward movement of the draw-bar will be also resisted by the flexing iat springs both the front 4and rear '/ollowers until the front 3.95 followers engage the front i .g stop shoulders 1li-l1 and the ren .rollo-river engages the rear stop shoulders 'lv-.

15 follower, having The relative position ,of the parts when under compression in full buff, is illustrated by Fig.v 4: of drawings. On forward movement of the draw-bar the parts of the draft 5 gear are forwardly compressed by the movement ofthe draft yoke, the action of the parts on forward movement being similar to that hereinbefore described.

Claim:

l. In a draft-rigging for railway cars, followers, springscextending from the ends thereof and spring caps inelosing the ends of said springs.

2. In a draft-rigging for railway cars, a a transverse recess, springs within said recess, spring caps at the ends of said springs and means for connecting said spring caps to the springs.

3. In a draft-rigging for railwayy cars, a

20 followerpflat springs 1n engagement therespring caps inclosing the ends of said with,

springs and pins or keys securing said caps to the springs.

4. In a draft rigging for railway oars, a follower, flat springs extending transversely of said follower and in engagement therewith, and spring caps secured to the ends of said. springs, saidcaps being movable relatively to said follower.

5. In a draft rigging for railway cars, a follower having a recess therethrough, Hat springs extending through said recess and beyond the edges of the follower, spring Caps secured to the ends of said springs, stantially channel shape in cross section, the caps being movable back and forth relatively to the follower.

JOHN F. OCONNOR. Witnesses:

CARRIE G. RANZ, ARIANE R. ARNOLD.

transversely extending.

said caps being Sub- .Y

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