US181484A - Improvement in car-couplings - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATEN OFrIon ALBERT SGOLES, OF OIROLEVILLE, I OHIO.

IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-COUPLINGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 181,484, dated August 22, 1876; application filed July 15,1876.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT SooLEs, of Oircleville, in the county of Pickaway and State of Ohio, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Oar-Couplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making apart of this specification, and to the letters and figures of refence marked thereon.

The figure of the drawing is a representation of a longitudinal vertical sectional view of my car-coupling.

This invention is an improvement on the car-coupling secured to Weldon 0. Scoles by Patent No. 160,473, dated March 2, 1875, and subsequently transferred by assignment to Albert Scoles. It relates to devices for auto-- matically coupling cars on railroads, and is applicable to draw-bars of difierent heights, as well as to those of the same height, from the ground.

This invention dispenses with the springs used in the above-mentioned patent, and substitutes for the inclined levers used therein a single Y-shaped lever and straight actuatingrod, hereinafter particularly described.

In the accompanyingdrawings, A represents a draw-head, provided at its inouth with arigid depending plate, B, which is perforated at I). Said draw-head is also provided with the usual pin-holes a a, to allow the vertical movement of a heavy coupling-pin, O. Said pin is pivotally supported by the free end of a vertically vibrating arm or plate, D, which is hinged at its rear end 01 to the top of the drawhead, or draw-bar, and slotted longitudinally at d. To the underside of draw-head A is hinged at e one of the upper arms, 0, of a Y- shaped lever, E. To the lower arm 0 of said lever is pivotally attached a horizontal rod, F, which passes through perforation b in plate B. The other upper arm 6 of lever F carries a pivoted extension-plate, G, which passes vertically through openings A in the draw-head A. Said extension plate is longitudinally tached to the inside of draw-head A, sets in slot 9, and guides and limits the play of the extension-plate Gr. Lug g ordinarily supports the pin-carrying arm or plate D, a little back of slot d in said arm or plate.

The operation of the device is as follows: The parts being set as shown, when the link to be coupled enters the draw-head A, the opposite car willstrike the outer end of horizontal rod F, driving said rod inward, so as to make Y-shaped lever E and extensionplate G revolve about the pivotal point 6 except so far as such motion of the extensionplate is controlled-by pin 9 This movement lifts the pivoted arm D until lug 9 passes under slot at, whenthe weight of coupling-pin G will cause said slotted arm to fall down over said supporting-lug, like a sleeve, and said coupling-pin will fall through holes a a, behind the entcring-link, effectually coupling the cars. I

This coupling is applicable to draw-heads which are at different heightsfrom the ground, as well as to those that are at the same height. But in the former case it is necessary to use a bent link, the ends of which are adapted to enter the different draw-heads.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure I by Letters Patent, is-

1'. The combination of pivoted slotted arm D, with pin O, Y-shaped lever E, horizontal rod F, and extension G, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of drawhead A, perforated plate B, horizontal rod F, lever E, slotted extension G, pin g, lug g slotted arm D, and gravitating-pin O, substantially as and for the purpose set forth..

In testimony that lclaim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

. ALBERT SOOLES.

Witnesses:

J. P. WINSTEAD, O. F. KRnuMEL.

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