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, F. JERNBTZ & P. JENIOZEK.

GONTRIVANGB FOR DIMINISHING THE DANGER T0 FOOT PASSENGERS FROM STREET RAILWAYS.

No. 519,911. Patented May 15,1894.

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GONTRIVANGE FOR DIMINISHING THE DANGER T0 FOOT PASSENGBRS PROM STREET RAILWAYS.

No. 519,911. P919111 May 15,1894.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANZ JERNETZ AND FERDINAND JENIOZEK, OF VIENNA, AUSTRIA- HUNGARY.

CONTRIVANCE FOR DIMINISHING THE DANGER T FOOT-PASSENGERS FROM STREET-RAILWAYS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 519,91] dated May 15, 1894.

7 Application filed October 14, 1893. Serial No. 488,199. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FRANZ JERNETZ and FERDINAND JENICZEK, of Vienna, Austria- I-Iungary, have invented a new and useful Gontrivance for Diminishing the Danger to Foot-Passengers from Street-Railways, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to automatic guards or protectors for tram cars and similar vehicles to remove any person or obgect lying on or between the rails or to prevent their being run over.

A guard or protector constructed according to this invention is normally raised from the tector for use with smaller cars.

- ground but is automatically lowered into its operative position on the approach of the car to any obstacle. After the obstacle has been removed the guard or protector can be easily raised by the driver.

The accompanying drawings illustrate 1n what manner this invention may be carried into efiect.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the lower part of a car furnished with the improved guard or protector. Fig. 2 illustrates it in end elevation. Fig. 3 is a plan of the guard or protector adapted for use with large cars. Fig. 4. illustrates a similar view of a guard or pro- Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8 are illustrations of details of the apparatus drawn to an enlarged scale, and Fig. 9 is a detail front elevation of a modification.

The apparatus consists essentially of two parts, the guard or protectorA and the actuating device 13. The guard A 1s ordinarily held up in the position indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 1 and is automatically lowered into the position shown by the full lines when the actuating or indicating device B comes into contact with any obstacle. To allow of the desired movement the guard A is hinged or pivoted to the hanging plates p by means of bolts r. (Fig. 2.) The front end of the guard A is suspended by means of a link 6 from one end of a lever a the other end ofwhich is connected at 0 to Vertically moving rods or bars I] which pass up and through the floor of the car so that they can be depressed by the driver or conductor to raise the guard or protector. The lever a is pivoted in the lug g. The raised position of the guard is indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. l.

The apparatus for maintaining the guard in its highest position is illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 5, 6 and 8. Two suitable arms at are hinged to the bracket h secured to the car floor and are arranged to pass one on each side of the lever a. Springs e are combined with the arms d and press against pins z' so that the lower ends of the arms are continuously pressed forward. Each of the arms d is formed with a step or projection which engages with a transverse pin or plate 0 secured to the lever a and normally prevents its ascent and the consequent descent of the guard. A board or plate f preferably formed of wood, or a roller f (Fig. 8) is secured to the lower ends of the arms 61 and has resting against it part of the actuating device 13. This actuating device B consists of a hinged plate or series of connected vertical rods pivoted in the brackets 70. The rods composing the series are suitably stayed and connected together and are held in position by means of the spring mand the chain n. The height of the lower edge of the actuating device from the rails and ground can be adjusted by means of the nuts Z.

The operation of the apparatus is as followsz lf, during the running of the car, the lower edge of the actuating device B comes into contact with an object or person lying on the ground, then the device B is moved backward carrying the arms 0? with it as shown in the full lines Fig. 1. The steps on the arms d are thus moved outof engagement with the projections c and the guard A is free to descend to the operative position. The extent of thedescent of the guard A may be limited byastop combined with the lever, or, and preferably, by a small wheel or wheels a which come into contact with the ground or rails. After the obstacle has been removed the driver restores the guard to its original position by depressing the rods 1) with his foot, thus lowering the front end of the lever on and raising the guard duplicated, one set being placed on each end of the car so as to be available for use in Whatever direction the car is running. The apparatus at the rear of the car may be locked 5 in its inoperative position by means of the cranked rod furnished with a folding handle y and mounted so as to rotate in the eyes or rings 2'.

For greater safety and to prevent the poszo sibility of any person becoming entangled with the actuating device B it may be constructed as shown in Fig. 9 and covered With wire gauze or similar material.

The positions of the various parts of the apparatus when the guard is in its lowest position are indicated in Fig. 1 by full lines.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. An automatic guard for. railway, tram cars and similar vehicles, consisting of the hinged vertically moving shield A suspended by the lever a which carries the pins or plates 0, the catch bars 61 capable of engaging with the pins or plates 0 and furnished with the railf, springs e engaging with the catch bars d, vertically moving rods 1) attached to the lever a, and furnished with a foot plate, and a hinged plate or frame B substantially as set forth.

2. In an automatic guard for cars, the lever arranged to support the movable shield, spring-controlled catches arranged to press upon the lever and hold the shield in inoperative postion, and means for disengaging the catches upon approaching an obstacle; substantially as described.

3. In an automatic guard for railway and tram cars and similar vehicles, a lever a from one end of which the shield A is suspended the other end being furnished with the projections c and the rodsb carrying afoot plate, substantially as set forth.

In Witness whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of two witnesses.

FRANZ JERNETZ. FERDINAND JENIOZEK.

WVitnesses:

J osEF G oLoMBIovsKY, FRANZ TERNETZ.

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