US418676A - Car-coupling - Google Patents

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2 Sheets-Sheet 1. 1133mm. UAR COUPLING.

(No Model.)

. Patented Jan. 7, 1890 &

WITNESSES: fiwwz ATTORNEY I novel constructions,arrangements, and com- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN BENDER, OF MARION, KANSAS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,676, dated anuary 7, 1890.

- Application filed May 6, 1889. Serial No. 309,791. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be .it known that I, JOHN BENDER, of Marion, in the county of Marion and State of Kansas, have invented a new and Improved Oar-Coupler, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My present invention relates to car-couplers of the class illustrated, described, and claimed in my prior application for Letters Patent of the United States, SerialNo. 291,47 6, filed on the 22d day of November, 1888, the object of the present invention being to simplify and improve the constructionheretofore presented in the application above referred to.

My present invention consists of certain binations of elements, to be hereinafter fully described, andspecifically pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying,

corresponding parts in all the views.

provided with my improved coupler. is an enlarged side view of the left-hand side Figure 1 is an end view of a box-car, representing the same as it would appear when of the coupler. Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View on line we of Fig. 2. "Fig. 4 is a sectional plan view of two couplers, the parts being represented as they appear-when in coupled position. Fig. 5 is a similar view, theparts,

however, being shown as they appear when moved to a position such that the cars may uncouple; and. Fig. 6 is a View of the righthand sideof the coupler.

In the drawings, 10 represents a'dra av-bar made integral with the draw-head. 11, which draw-head upon the right is provided with two substantially-horizontal flanges 12 and 13. The flange 12 serves as the support fora coupling-hook 14, which said hook is held in place by a bolt or pin 15, which passes through a slot a, formed in the body of the hook. In order that the hook may automatically free itself from engagement with the opposing draw-head, I connect a Weight 16 to the inner end .of the hook, the connection between the hook and the weightbeing established by means of a cord or chain 17, that passes down through an aperture 19, formed in the flange 12. Upon the opposite side of the draw-head Fig. 2

In order that the parts above described may be manipulated by the train attendants, I form a transverse aperture 0 through the draw-head, and in this aperture I mount a rod 26, that is provided with a collar 27 and formed with a boss or projection 28. To the ends of the rod 26, I connect other rods 29 and 29, which said rods are supported by brackets 30 and 30, arranged as shown in Fig. 1. The ends of the rods 29 and 29 are provided with crank-arms or handles 31 and 31, and in connection with the rod 29, I arrange a lever 32. The jaw 20 is provided with an arm 34, which extends to the rear and straddies the rod 26, the end of the arm 34 being bifurcated to receive the rod.

In coupling, as two cars provided with my coupler approach, they several parts of the coupler being in the positions in which they are shown in Fig. 1, except that the inner ends of the coupling-hooks will be drawn inward against thevsides of the draw-heads by the action of their weights 16, the extending ends of the hooks will strike against the inner faces of the jaws, and. as the cars come together the rear ends of the jaws will be forced outward against the tension of their springs. Then after the shoulders (I of the hooks 14 pass the forward defining wall of the recess 22 the springs 21 and 21 will act to draw the jaws 20 to the positions in which they are shown in Fig. 4:. v

To uncouple the cars, the rod 26 is drawn if the uncoupling is done from the left-hand side of the car, or such rod is pushed if the uncoupling is done from the right-hand side of the car. Then as the rod moves in the direction of the arrows shown in Fig. 4 the plate 23 will be carried to the position in which it is shown in Fig. 5,and the shoulders of the coupling-hooks will'be freed from engagement with the opposing draw-heads.

If at the time the parts are moved, as

just described, it be desired that they be prevented from returning to the position in which they are shown in Fig. 4, aquarter-turn is imparted to the rod 26, and its boss or pro jection 28 is thus brought to the position shown in Fig. 5, and all parts are locked to place. The lever 32 is provided in order that the rod 26 may be thrown from the righthand side of the car, as above described.

In order that the coupler may be coupled with cars provided with the ordinary form of pin-and-link coupler, I form the draw-head with a number of recesses i, as shown in Fig. 1.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a car-coupler, the combination, with the draw-head, of a coupling-hook pivotally connected thereto, a weight arranged in connection with the hook, a jaw pivotally connected to the draw-head, a plate mounted within a recess formed in the jaw, and links by which the jaw and plate are connected, substantially as described.

2. In a car-coupler, the combination, with the draw-head, of a jaw pivotally connected thereto, springs arranged in connection with the jaw, a plate mounted within a recess formed in the jaw, links connecting the plate and the jaw, a rod which extends at right angles to the draw-head, a collar carried by the rod, and an arm which extends from the rear of the jaw and engages the collar, substantially as described.

3. In a car-coupler, the combination, with the draw-head, of a jaw pivotally connected thereto, springs arranged in connection with the jaw, a plate mounted within a recess formed within the draw-head, links by which the plate and jaw are connected, a rod 26, formed with a collar 27 and with a boss or projection 28, an arm 34, which extends to the rear from the jaw and engages the rod, rods 29 and 29, formed with crank-arms 31 and 3]., and a lever 32, all parts being arranged substantially as described.

JOHN BENDER. \Vitnesses:

C. A. KING, 0. W. KELLER.

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