US158118A - Improvement in devices for lifting and moving railroad-cars - Google Patents
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- the object of this invention is to provide means for conveniently lifting and moving railroadcars and other heavy bodies; and it consists of a lever, to which is attached a movable fulcrum, and also a roller and pushbar, as hereinafter described.
- Figure 1 is an elevation of the device, showing it applied.
- Fig. 2 is a top view.
- Fig. 3 is a side view, showing the lever applied, the roller being in place; and
- Fig. 4 is a view of the roller detached from the lever.
- A is the lever.
- B is the fulcrum -pawl, which is attached to the lever by the pin 0.
- D is the push-bar, which is forked to go over the end of the lever, having an adjustable dog, E, on its end, by means of which it is attached to the angle or corner of a car, as seen in the drawing.
- F are notches in the bar, which allow of the adjustment of the dog.
- G is a spring, attached by the band H, or in any other suitable manner, to the lever A. The end of this spring enters the fork-opening of the fulcrum-pawl, and bears upon it to keep it in place.
- the lever may be applied by either lifting or hearing down, as may be desired.
- I is the roller, which consists of two disks, J, connected together by a central bar, K.
- L is a slot in the lever, which receives the bar K. In this position the roller revolves when the lever is applied to the wheel of a car-truck, as represented in Fig. 3.
- M represents the outer rim of the wheel.
- lever may be applied in various ways and for various purposes. It may be used without the push-bar, and the other side up for lifting. It is especially designed for lifting and moving cars on railroads, and is admirably calculated for that purpose.
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B. F. PHELPS. Devices for Lifting anfl Moving Railroad Cars.
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BENJAMIN F. PHELPS, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.
IMPROVEMENT IN DEVICES FOR LIFTING AND MOVING RAILROAD-CARS.
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 158,118, dated December 22, 1874; application filed October 31, 1874.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, BENJAMIN F. PHELPs, of Kansas City, Jackson county, Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Device for Lifting and Moving Railroad-Oars, of which the following is a specification:
The object of this invention is to provide means for conveniently lifting and moving railroadcars and other heavy bodies; and it consists of a lever, to which is attached a movable fulcrum, and also a roller and pushbar, as hereinafter described.
Figure 1 is an elevation of the device, showing it applied. Fig. 2 is a top view. Fig. 3 is a side view, showing the lever applied, the roller being in place; and Fig. 4 is a view of the roller detached from the lever.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
A is the lever. B is the fulcrum -pawl, which is attached to the lever by the pin 0. D is the push-bar, which is forked to go over the end of the lever, having an adjustable dog, E, on its end, by means of which it is attached to the angle or corner of a car, as seen in the drawing. F are notches in the bar, which allow of the adjustment of the dog. G is a spring, attached by the band H, or in any other suitable manner, to the lever A. The end of this spring enters the fork-opening of the fulcrum-pawl, and bears upon it to keep it in place. By means of the self-adjusting fulcrum-pawl the lever may be applied by either lifting or hearing down, as may be desired. I is the roller, which consists of two disks, J, connected together by a central bar, K. L is a slot in the lever, which receives the bar K. In this position the roller revolves when the lever is applied to the wheel of a car-truck, as represented in Fig. 3. M represents the outer rim of the wheel.
It is obvious that the lever may be applied in various ways and for various purposes. It may be used without the push-bar, and the other side up for lifting. It is especially designed for lifting and moving cars on railroads, and is admirably calculated for that purpose.
Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent The combination of lever A, having pawl B, slot L, and spring G, and forked pushbar D, having dog E and notches F, with roller I, consisting of two disks, J J, connected by a central bar, K, as and for the purpose specified.
BENJAMIN F. PHELPS.
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GEORGE MADDEN, THOMAS HUDsoN.
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