US182055A - Improvement in car-couplings - Google Patents
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- the object of my invention is to accomplish the coupling of cars' by their own motion in coming together, doing away with the services of a man, and the danger incident to the same between the cars, the operation of uncoupling being accomplished by a man on top or upon the platform of car.
- Fig ⁇ 3 represents a plane view ofone-half of the clutch, which is an exact counterpart ofthe other half.
- A, Fig. 1',- represents the machine when closed, composed of double tongues b b, being Wedge-shaped,provided with a slot in each to receive the dogs c c under which they slide, and when closed forming a perfect double L clutch.
- B B are standards, each supplying the place ofthe end of a car to which is attached the levers d d, by hinged connectingrods, with dogs c c, for the purpose of raising the same by a man on top unlocking the coupler.
- E E are springs extending out from standards B B, for the purpose of throwing the dogs back into place.
- One standard, with its attachments, belongs to each end of the car.
- the object of making the clutchor coupler double is so that by attaching one-half of the coupler to each end of each car they will match each other, and lock themselves when they come together, Whichever end'lnay meet, and the cars in that case will always couple together unless it is desirable they should not, when the clutch can be fastened open by means of slides g gl i
- This coupler is to take the place of the bumper, and be permanently attached to the end ofthe car, so that in running two cars together they will be rmly locked without any human aid.
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Description
A. L. BLUNT.
CAR-COUPLING.
Patented Sept.12, 1 876.
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ARTHUR L. RLUNT, 0E JoENsTowN, wIseoNsIN.v
IMPROVEMENT IN CAR-COUPLINGS..
Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 182,055, dated September 12, 1876; application iled August 24, 1875.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, ARTHUR L. BLUNT, of Johnstown, in the county of Rock and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Railway-Car Couplings, which improvement is fully set forth in the followin g specification, reference being had tothe accom panyin g drawings.
The object of my invention is to accomplish the coupling of cars' by their own motion in coming together, doing away with the services of a man, and the danger incident to the same between the cars, the operation of uncoupling being accomplished by a man on top or upon the platform of car.
The invention is illustrated more fully by the side elevation, Figure 1, andthe end view, Fig. 2, of the drawings. Fig` 3 represents a plane view ofone-half of the clutch, which is an exact counterpart ofthe other half.
A, Fig. 1',- represents the machine when closed, composed of double tongues b b, being Wedge-shaped,provided with a slot in each to receive the dogs c c under which they slide, and when closed forming a perfect double L clutch. B B are standards, each supplying the place ofthe end of a car to which is attached the levers d d, by hinged connectingrods, with dogs c c, for the purpose of raising the same by a man on top unlocking the coupler. E E are springs extending out from standards B B, for the purpose of throwing the dogs back into place. One standard, with its attachments, belongs to each end of the car.
D D, in Fig. 2, represent levers with fulcra at standard B, extending under arms f f,`
working in the guide-posts E E', by which dogs c c are raised, and the coupler unlocked by a man at the side of the car. Arms ff are so arranged that when either of the levers d d or D D is operated both dogs are raised, and the clutch unlocked by one motion. Slides g g are provided to hold levers d d down, and keep the clutch unlocked, if desired.
The object of making the clutchor coupler double is so that by attaching one-half of the coupler to each end of each car they will match each other, and lock themselves when they come together, Whichever end'lnay meet, and the cars in that case will always couple together unless it is desirable they should not, when the clutch can be fastened open by means of slides g gl i This coupler is to take the place of the bumper, and be permanently attached to the end ofthe car, so that in running two cars together they will be rmly locked without any human aid. Y
I do not claim the principle of a self-coupler, as I -know such couplers have been known and used but y Iclailn as my invention, for which I desire to obtain Letters Patent- Y The combination of the double clutch in a coupler, with the wedge-shaped tongues b b, and the dogs c c, springs E E, levers d l and D D, connecting-rods and arms ff, substantially as described, and for the purposes set forth. y
ARTHUR L. BLUNT. Witnesses:
S. HENRY HUDSON, M. M. PHELPs.
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