US353804A - Oae coupling - Google Patents

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J. B. NIXONr GAR COUPLING. No. 353,804. Patented Dec. '7, 1886.

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GAR COUPLING.

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N0. 353,804. Patented Dec. '7, 1886.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES B. NIXON, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 353,804, dated December 7, 1886.

(No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES B. NIXON, of the city of St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented a certain new and useful Improved Means of Operating the Couplings of Railroad-Oars; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, Sheet l, represents a side sectional elevation of my invention applied to railroad-cars when being coupled Fig. 2, Sheet 1, a similar view thereof when the cars are coupled; and Figs. 3 and 4, Sheet 2, end elevations of Figs. 1 and 2, respectively.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

a represents an iron or other metal plate, formed or attached to the ends of bars or levers b, which are hinged at c, beneath the car (I, at a suitable distance back from the front of the draw-head c to the brackets c, which are bolted or otherwise suitably secured to the bottom of the car, and are not connected with or secured to the draw-bar. The plate a, as seen in Figs. 1 and 3, assumes the form of an inclined plane, the top edge of which is inline with the lower edge of the openin gfin the draw-head e. \Vhen the plate a isin this position, the coupling-bolt g of the car d will be clear of its hole It in the draw-head e, the upper end of the bolt 9 being attached by a chain or cord, 71, to the end of the inside arm, 9', of a two-armed lever, is, which is fulcrumed or pivoted at Z to the end of the car (I, (or to a bracket or standard secured to the framework thereof, as the case may be,) its other i or outer arm, at, extending to the side of the car (I, and having suspended from its end, within the reach of a persons hand standing on the ground at the side of the car, a chain or cord, n, which may be temporarily secured in any position of the lever k by a hook, 'or otherwise, to the end of the car (I.

To the ends of the arms 0, projecting at right angles, or nearly so, from the bars or levers 1), intermediate to their fulcrum c and the plate a, are the linked chains or cords p, the other ends of which areattached to the end of the inside arm, j, of lever k, as in the case of the chain 2', from the coupling-bolt g.

The plate a and coupling-bolt g beingin the position described and shown in Figs. 1 and 3 on the drawings, and it being required to couple the car d to the car d, in which the coupling-link q is already secured by the bolt 1*, as the cars d and d approach one another the outer depressed end of the coupling-link q will come in contact with and ride up and be guided by the inclined plane or plate a into the openiugf in the draw-head e.untilin its'proper position therein, when the lever is, being released by letting go the chain or cord n, the coupling-bolt g of the car (I will pull down the inside arm, j, of the lever k, and dropping through the hole h, coupling-link q, and lower hole, h, in the draw-head c, the coupling of the cars (I and d will be effected. On dropping the armj of lever 7c the bars or levers b, with the plate a, will also drop away from the draw-head e of the car d, and the various parts of the arrangement will assume the position seen in Figs. 3 and 4 on the drawlugs.

By raising-army of the lever by the chain or cord n, the coupling-bolt 9 may be raised from the draw-head e, so as to uncouple the cars d and d, the plate a being raised again at the same time into its original position ready for recoupling the car when required.

I am aware that a movable lifting or guiding plate for engaging with the coupling link and devices for raising the pin and plate have been used before, and I do not desire to claim the same broadly.

The advantages of my improvement are that the plate-and pin have no connection with the draw-bar, and are easily applied to any car having draw-bars of the ordinary form.

I claim- 1. The combination of inclined plate a, hinged at c to the body of the car by the bars orlevers I), having arms 0, with chains or cords p, lever k, pivoted to car d, and chain or cord at, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the inclined plate a, hinged at c to the body of the car by bars or levers I), having arms 0, attached by chains or cords p to lever 7c, and of coupling-bolt 9, attached by chain or cord 2' to lever k, with draw-head c and chain or cord a, substantially as shown, and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature, in presence of two witnesses, this 14th day of December, 1885.

JAMES B. NIXON.

Witnesses:

7 PAUL BAKEWELL,

EDWIN SAUTER.

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