US1266824A - Mail-bag delivering apparatus. - Google Patents

Description

J. ,L. KOST.

MAILBAG DELIVERING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJI, 19!]- Patented May 21,1918.

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J. L. KOST.

mm BAG DELIVERING APPARATUS. APIPLI'CATION FILED AUG-31,1911. 'LQBH Patented May 21,1918

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letter I companying reference markedthereon i security to the contents being eifected by the impact at I JOSEPH Kosr, on eALvnsTon, Texas, ss enon-o ONE-HALF TO JAMES H. SI-IIVELY,

. a 1 i I or eALvEsToN, TEXAS.

MAIn-BAe-nEI-avnnine Arramwrns.

To all whom it may concern Befit' known that I, JOSEPH I1. Kos'rya 'citizen of the United States, residing at Galveston; inthe county of Galveston, State of Texas have invented certain new-and useful Improvements in Mail-Bag-Delivering Apparatus, of which the following is a description, reference being had to the'acdrawing and to the figures of My invention relates to a deviceffor' ef- "fecting the receipt of bags and the like from and the delivery thereof to railway'trains, cars, etc.,while the latter are in motion. It contemplates a combination of supporting devices upon the car or vehicle and at the station or fixed point of receipt and delivery which will besimplmecbnomicrl in construction and highly {eflicient in operation. 'Its' fur her purposes 'arethat both receipt and delivery otbags and the like shall be efiectedQwith the highest degree of thereof, and that the deviceshall be moved out ofoperative position immediatelyon receiptof a bag, this ofthe bag itself. Further objects will be' apparent from the "description hereinafter contained. T 1 Inorder to illustatemy invention Ihave shownjaii' embodiment thereof in the accoinp any'ing drawings, whereine Figure 1 "'jside elevation of my device,

showing them'oving railway car part ally broken away. y

" Fig. 2 isa plan view, of the receiving and delivering device at the station and Fig. ,3 isia perspective ,view oflthe bag support and catcher attached'tothe can Inthe drawin s 5 represents .amoving'car,

in'thedoor 6 O .which is fitted a, frame 7,

suitablyjof metal, and pivoted atjopposite sides of the door frame at 8, 8 byineans of pins 9, 9. This frame, in inoperative position,'fits closely but freely within the door of the car, and thus forms no obstruction to entrance or egress therefrom. It is provided at its lower end" with a handle 10, whereby it maybemoved' about its pivots 94, and at its "upper end with a bag support 11, pivotally hungfat 12 betweenL-plates 13 securely jbolted or otherwise fixed to the top bar of frame 7 and havmgY upwardly turned,

' hooked end 14:", 14;; facing in opposite directions; "'Inoperation the bag 15 to be 'de- '18. spaced, parallel rails v16, 16 extend horizontally for equal. distances, i'orming the horizontal receiving portion 19, 19; are then 21 pointing in the direction from vthe frame livered from the car to the station is hung on the hooked end which is pointed in the direction opposite that in which thecar bag from the support and receiver at the and receiver comsupporting plates 17, 17 to a rotatable post In one direction from said post the inclined downwardly, this inclined receiving portion being ndicated as 20 and are thencaused to converge to a point 21. In the oppositedirection the rails extend equal dIStaIiCGS from said postand arethen cut off, forming the horizontal delivery portion 22i The supporting post 18 is rot'atably mount- "ed' in a bearing collar 23 and thrust plate 2 1 carried by a movable car or truck 25 mounted on wheels 26 which are guided in suitable channel irons 27 positioned at right angles to the track on which the railwaycar moves.

The post, together with the supporting and p moves, and the other hook 14 picks up the receiving device carried by it, is thus capable 3 of movement toward and away from the track on which the car 5 operates as well as of a rotary movement about the axis or the post. y I

In the embodiment illustrated the bags 15 are shown as providedwith a metallic frame 28 to which the chain 29 is attached at opposite sides of the bag.

In operationlthe bag to be removed from the car is hung by the ,chain 29 on the hook 14 of the bag support 11 facing in the direction opposlte that in which the car is moving, which s ndicated by an arrow. The sta- .121011 support 18 moved near the track on which the car moves andis rotated so that it is parallel thereto with the converging end which the car comes. As, the car with the bag approaches,

7. so that the converging end 21 of the station support will enter the loop of chain 29 and the bag support 11 pass between rails 16. The impetus of the bag 5 causes. it to slide along the receiving member,

the operator within the cartilts ascending the inclined portion 20 the chain 29 impacting against suitable shock absorbers attached to the horizontal section 19. These shock absorbers, in the embodiment shown, consist of rods 31 provided with heads 32 and mounted in bearings 33, 33 so as to be capable of reciprocal movement. They are provided with coiled springs 34 which engage" at one end wlth one of the bearlngs 33 and at the. other end against collars 35 fired to rods 31, and which Qflicr resistance to the movement of the impacting bags and absorb v the shock of their impact.

If a, bagisto be picked up by. the moving carit is suspended by. its chainr29 over the horizontal delivery portion22.,, The forward hookedend l4-of thebag support 11, passing between these bars, engages the chain and-removes the bag. A curved uide member -3,6 is provided, below which the bag is ,s uspended and which preventsthe bag from being thrown upwardly in its movement. ,The. station receiverand support is causedto move away from the car track by the impact of the bagimthe following manner. .Acable; or rope 3.7 is attached to a suitableeye38 fixed to the truck 25, passes 7 over asheave 39 mounted on apost 40 and then over a sheave 41 mounted on a post 42 arranged at adistancefrom post 18in the direction of the receiving end2 1 of tlieista- .iOIl receiver, Bppe3'Z terminatesin a hook 43, which is engaged in .eye 44 attached to theendgof a ropehammock 45 suspended from thebars 16,16, preferably to the rear of shock absorbers'Sl, 31. V c

c; The operation of the'above described device is as follows:

cooperation shown.,, Itis obvious that a second rope and set of sheaves corresponding to that shown be providedonthe oppositeqside for efiecting the lateral movement of the device, the eye 44 offthe hammock 45 being engaged by the hook of said .c v 5 Having described the above embodiment of my invention, I claim:

In a device of the. class described, a

station receivi-ng and delivering member comprising a support, spaced horizontal railscarried bysaid support, said rails being inclined downwardly and convergingto a point oneend, whereby they are capable of entering the loop of a bag, and said rails -rails being inclined being cut off at vpoints equidistant from the support at the other end.

' In a device of the class described, a station receiving and delivering member comprising a rotatable support, spaced horizontal rails carried by said support, said rails being inclined downwardly and converging to a point at one end, whereby they are capable o'f'entering the loop of a bag, shock absorbers mounted on said rails, and said rails being cut off at points equidistant from the support at the other end. i

In adevice of the.class described, a station receiving and delivering member comprising a rotatable support, spaced, horizontal rails carried by said support, said downwardly and converging to a point at one end, thereby formin g a bag receiving end, said rails being continued beyond the support at the opposite end, a laterally movable truck for carrying the rotatable support, and means for moving said truck actuated by the impact of delivery to member.

4.;111 a device of the class described, a station receiving and delivering member comprising a rotatable support, spaced, horizontal; rails carried by said support, said said receiving and delivering rails being inclined downwardly and converging to-a point at one end, thereby forming a bag receivlng end, said rails being continued beyond the support at the opposite end, a laterallymovable truck for car rying the rotatable support, means for moving said truck, said means comprising a rope attached to the truck, guiding means for said ropc, md a hammock suspended from thereceiving and deliveringmember below the receiving end thereof and attached to said rope, whereby impact upon 1 said hammock causes vI5. In a device of station receiving a comprising a rotatab zontal rails carried rails being inclined a pull on said rope. v the class described, a d delivering member e support, spaced, horiby said support. said downwardly and converging to a point at one end thereby forming a ag receiving end, said rails being continued beyond the support at the opposite end toform a bag delivering end, and

a curved guide below said delivering end for lnmtmgupward movement of bags delivered thereby. 1

6. In a dev ce of the class described, means for supportmg a bag carr ed by a mov ng car, said supporting means comprising a frame pivotally .mounted in the door of the car, a support pivotally hung to the top of said frame, said support comprising hook-like members facing in opposited1rect1ons, a station receiving and delivering member comprising spaced receiving and delivering rails, and means for moving the frame of the bag supporting means to cause the support mounted thereon to pass cry to said receiving means for moving said 10 between the rails of the station receiving truck. and delivering member. In testimony whereof, I affix my signa- 7. In a device of the class described, a ture, in the presence of two Witnesses." station receiving and delivering member comprising a rotatable support, receiving JOSEPH KOST' and delivery means carried by said support, Witnesses: a laterally movable carrier for said support, JAs. H. SHIVELY,

and means actuated by the impact of deliv- M. L. FROST.

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