US241359A - hiydon - Google Patents

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN A. HAYDON, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO J. RANDOLPH MOR-DEOAI, OF SAME PLACE.

`STOCK-CAR AND FEEDING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 241,359, dated May 10, 1881. Application tiled October 1, 1880. (No model.)

To all whom t't may concern Be it known that I, JOHN A. HAYDON, of the city of Baltimore, in the county of Baltimore and State of Maryland, -have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for Feeding and Watering Cattle in Transit; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled ro in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figure lis an end elevation, with the railroad tracks and stock-car shown in section, illustrating the application of the device or apparatus on the main track of a railway. Fi-g. 2 is a perspective view ofthe same without the car. Fig. 3 represents the device as applied to a siding. FigAis a perspective view of the folding hay-rack which forms a part of my device. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of a por-` tion of one of the sides of a stock-car, showin g the means for operating the hinged doors.

Fig. Gis a section through line x m, Fig. 5.

Fig. 7 is a detail view of the lever for operating the locking rods and bolts. Fig. 8 is a= side elevation, showing the construction of the.. stock-car door; and Fig. 9 is a perspective de`l 3o tail view of the spring-staple for locking the upper pivoted slat of the door in its place.

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My invention relates to devices or appliances 5 for feeding and watering live stock without unloading while in transit on railroads, with special reference to western and south-western roads, where the traffic permits ofthe stopping of the stock-trains on their main line 4o while the cattle are being fed and watered.

It consists, first, in the construction and arrangement of parts of a permanent fixture for holding the feeding and watering troughs alongside the main track or siding of a rail way during the stoppage of the cattle-train,'` by the aid of which the stock may be fed and watered without leaving the cars; and, secondly, in the detailed construction of a stockcar with specific reference to the permanent 5o fixture which forms the subject-matter of the first part of my invention, substantially as hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying three sheets of drawings, (reference being had to Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4,) the letter c denotes posts or uprights of suitable height, which, in the case of a double track, are planted firmly in the ground ou one side ofthe track, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. These posts are braced by stays D, and provided wth hinged arms c, to the outer ends 6o of which are hinged Suspenders d. When arm c is raised by suitabl y-.arran ged tackle k and a windlass, c', into an upright or approximately upright position, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1,the suspender d will, byits own gravity, be folded down alongside of it, and thus beout of the way; but when extended for feeding and watering, as represented in ffull lines in Figs. 1 and 2, it is held securely in position bythe diagonal hinged brace l1., the lupperend of which works in a staple on one side of the arm c.

. When the apparatus is to be placed ou a siding, and where it will in consequence not be inthe way of through-trains, a simplified construction may be adopted, as represented in Fig. 3 ofthe drawings. In that case I dispense with the hinged arms c, with their suspenders d, and attach the feeding and water- 'ing troughs direct to the posts or standards 8o ct, which are planted permanently on opposite sides of the siding-track.

. o represents the watering and grain-feeding troughs, and p the hay-feeding troughs. The

' former are supported in hangers a, which are '8 5 attached to ropes m, that pass over pulleys inserted into mortises in the posts c and suspenders d, as clearly shown in Figs. l and 2 of the drawings, by means of which they may be raised and adjusted to the proper height 9o when in use. The hay-feeding troughs consist of racks made with hinged sides p, which may lbe folded out when in use, but back against fthe posts c and Suspenders el, respectively, fwhen empty and not in use, as indicated by g5 dotted lines in Fig.'1. This plan isv useful where space is very limited.

In the arrangement represented in Fig. 3 both troughs, o and p, may be attached perma-` nently to the posts or standards a, if desired, roo

and in case there be abundant room, as they will not be in the way of passing trains. The several sections o of the watering-trough are connected, when in use, by any suitably-constructed lap-joints, to permit of a continuous flow of water from one end to the other, the number oftroughs in use depending, of course, upon the number of cars in the cattle-train.

The second part of my invention relates to the construction of the stock-cars for the purpose of adapting them to be successfully used with the hereinbefore-described apparatus or appliances, reference being now had to Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 of the drawings.

My improved stock or cattle car is made without alteration of substantial frame-work of the cars as now built, having open sides formed of horizontal slats ruiming from each end to a door arranged in the middle ofthe ear, one on each side. In Fig. 5 I have represented the middle part of one of these side panels, all four of which (there being two on each side of the car, one on each side of the middle door) are constructed alike. Two of the horizontal slats of each panel (denoted by AA) are hinged upon the vertical uprights or stanchions B, so as to swing in'opposite directions, one up and the other down. lower swinging slat or door A has a lever, C, which has its fulcrum at D, and is pivoted at E and E', respectively, to rods F F', which extend in opposite directions to the end ot' the panel, passing with their outer ends through keepers G G'. The end stanchions, B B', of each panel have secured upon them a box, H, inside of which works the pivoted dog I. This dog is hung on a bolt, J, which' is provided with a spiral spring, K, the tendency of which is to draw the bolt or catch L of dog I out of its appropriate mortise or socket in the end of the upper hinged door, A, and thus lock the door to the end stanehions, B B', as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5; but attached to lever C below its fulcrum D is another s )ring M l o, a

which is stron ger or stilfer than the end springs, K K, so that it will overcome these, and by forcing the outer ends of rods E E against the lower ends of the dogs I interlock their bolts or catches L with the upper hinged door, A, one at each end.

In the position of lever C as represented in Fig. 5 both doors are unlocked and ready to be swung open, the upper door being held in its elevated or open position by suitably-arran ged catches afixed upon stanchions B. The lower door is retained in its locked position by the free ends of rods E E', which form beveled bolts, projecting through slots into the box H, Where they bear against the lower end of the pivoted spring-dog I, the upper bolt, L, of

` which is also beveled, like the bolt of an ordinary door-lock, so that-both the hinged doors A A may be locked by simply disengagin g the upper door from its catches and slamming them to.

The i The middle door is constructed as shown in Fig. 8, in which N N represent short slats or bars, that are hinged in opposite stanchions, B B', one above the other. The free end of the upper bar, N', rests, when the door is closed, in a spring-staple, O, which is inclined inwardly and made with a shoulder, P, at its upper end, as shown in Fig. 9, its lower end or bend, O', being made with sufficient spring to cause the upper shouldered end to snap over the free end of bar N' when this is turned down into a horizon tal position, and lock itin place. The free end ofthe other movable door-Slat, N, is, when closed, inserted into an ordinary staple, O2, and held in place by a chain-bolt, It.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the drawings, the operation of my invention will readily be understood. Vhen a train arrives at a feeding or waterin g station the doors A A are swung open on both sides of the cars throughout the entire train, the feeding and watering troughs adjusted in the manner described, and filled with feed and water. When the feeding' is through they are emptied and readjusted, the doors are aga-in closed, and the train toward the terminus, or the next feeding-staytion on the line.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the .United Statesl. The combination of the permanent posts or supports a, suitably braced, hinged arms c, hinged Suspenders d, provided with the pivoted braces h, operating-tackle lr, and troughs o p, constructed and arranged to operate substantially as and for the purposes herein shown and specified.

2. lhe combination, with suitable posts or supports, a, arranged parallel to thetrack, of the adjustable feed and watering troughs o and folding hay-racks p, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and set forth.

3. In a stock-ear, the combination of the hinged doors AA,arranged as set forth, lever C, spring M, rods E E', having beveled bolts at their outer ends, and pivoted dogs I, provided with the beveled bolts L, and springs K.

4. In a stock-oar, the door consisting of two slats, N N', hinged, one above the other, in opposite jambs or stanchions, B' B', and adapted to swing in opposite directions, in combination with the shouldered spring-staple O' O P, and reversed staple O2, having bolt R, substantially as and for the purpose herein shown and specilied.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto affixed my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. HAvDoN.

Witnesses:

JNO. A. MADIGAN, AUGUST PETERSON.

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