US527089A

US527089A - Samuel j

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Publication number: US527089A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1894-10-09
Anticipated expiration: 1911-10-09

Description

Model.) I I I S. J. VAN STAVOREN.

GAR AXLE BOX PEDESTAL.

No. 527,089. v Patented Oct. 9, 1894."

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WITNESSES: V INVENTOR I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SAMUEL J VAN STAVOREN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO CHARLES F. VAN HORN, OF SAME PLACE.

CAR-'AXLE-BOX PEDESTAL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 527,089, dated October 9, 1894.

Application filed February 8, 1894. Serial No. 499,564. (No model.)

the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to axle-box pedestals of the type wherein the component parts are made of wrought metal and riveted or otherwise secured together; and it has for its object simplicity and economy of construction of the component parts of the pedestal whereby the same may be readily and economically assembled and secured together.

My invention accordingly consists of the combinations, constructions and arrangements of parts as more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is had to the accompanying drawings, wherein 1 Figure 1 is an elevation of an axle-box pedestal embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is an end View partly sectional, of the upper part of the same. Fig. 3 is a like view of the lower part of the same, and Fig. 4 is an end view similar to Fig. 2 showing a modification in construction.

A represents the wrought axle box pedestal composed of an H shaped top-plate B having a bottom b with upwardly extending vertical sides 6' b and depending vertical sides 19 b made or out from channel wrought metal bars of corresponding formation. The sides b b may be flush with the sides I) b or the former may be in a different vertical plane from the latter. In the drawings the sides b b are shown setback from or beyond the sides 5' b as more plainly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 so asto providea ledge or off set b for the reception .of the upper ends a c of the sides 0 c of the ways or guides 0 G, which depend from said top-plate B as.

shown.

The ways or guides O O are made of U shaped sheet or wrought metal bars with parallel sides a chaving open or free upper ends 0' and a lower transverse connecting bar 0 The upper ends 0' of sides 0 c and the adjacent parts of the sides or flanges b of plate B are provided with registering openings for the insertion of rivets or other fastening devices cl for securing said parts together. Suitable transverse brackets H with edge flanges h are riveted or otherwise secured metal plate G with edge flanges is secured.

between the sides 12 b for strengthening purposes but this may not be essential in all cases.

If desired short rivets may be used for securing the parts together as indicated more plainly in Fig. 4, but ifdesired long rivets with surrounding tubular ferrules or collars m may be used for fastening the parts together as more plainly indicated in Figs. 2 and 3, or'if desired the component parts of the pedestal may be electrically welded together.

It is ob vious that the details of construction may be varied without departing from the spirit of the invention.

What I claim is 1. A wrought metal axle box having an H shaped top-plate with depending guides or ways 0 O secured thereto, substantially as stantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

- SAMUEL J. VAN STAVOREN. Witnesses:

JOHN RODGERS, A. O. ALEXANDER.