US537721A - samuel - Google Patents

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 537,721, dated April 16, 1895.

Application filed D m r-7, 1393- Serial No. 493,042. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, EDWARD SAMUEL, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Transfer-Tables, of

which the following is a specification.

The objectof myinventionisto so construct. a transfer table for transferring railway cars from one track to another as to dispense with to the pit usually employed in which the transfer truck travels.

A further object of my invention is to continue the railway tracks across and beyond the transfer tracks. This object I attain by elevating the table, and arranging the transfer tracks on or on about a level with the railway tracks, and making the end sections of the railway tracks movable so that they can be raised to align with the transfer table.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved transfer table and tracks. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line l-2,Fig..1, of the tracks. Fig 3 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 2, showing the transfer table and one section of the railway elevated.

Fig. 4 is a section on the line 34.-, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view showing one of the end sections of the railway track lowered so that a car can pass over the transfer tracks. Fig. 6 is a view similar, to Fig. 5, showing the end section raised to align with the rails on the transfer table. Fig. 7 is a plan view of Fig. 5. Fig. 8 is a transverse sectional view on the line 5-6, Fig. 5, the movable rail being omitted. Fig. 9 is a transverse sectional view on the line 7-8,. Fig. 5.

Fig. 10 is a transverse sectional view on the line 9-10, Fig. 5.

A A are the tracks of the railway arranged 4.0 in the present instance parallel with each other, and it will be understood that there may be as many tracks side by side as necessary.

B are the rails upon which the transfer truck 5 D is mounted, as shown in the present instance three rails; the central being simply a supporting rail. The rails B are arranged preferably at right angles to the rails A, A, and are on a level with the said rails, thus preventing a jar when the transfer table passes the railway rails, or when a car on the said railway rails crosses the transfer table rails. The transfer rails may, however, be depressed slightly, or raised above the level ofthe main rails, without departing from my v invention. Thus it will be seen that when the transfer table is not in use, and is shifted to one side, the cars can traverse the main tracks, crossing the transfer tracks without hindrance.

The transfer truck D is constructed of I-bars in the present instance having two heavy girders d, d at each side, and secured to the under sides of these girders are the supporting beams cl for the tracks E for the cars. These tracks, as shown in the drawings, are made of angle bars so that the tracks will be slightly elevated above the tracks of the railway. The wheels 6 of the transfer truck are journaled in suitable bearings secured to beams which extend beyond the girders d, and are suitably braced by plates. It will be understood that this construction may be varied without departing from my invention, in fact in some instances the structure may be made of wood instead of metal, but I prefer to construct the transfer table as shown in the drawings.

The end rails or sections A of each track are pivotechor loosely connected at a, so that the ends toward the table can be raised to a level with the tracks or ways on the transfer table. Any suitable mechanism may be arranged to lift these rails and to support them properly while raised so that a car can be run up the'inclined railsand onto the transfer table, and when the transfer table is moved to align with the other track they can be readily run down onto that track after the rails are adjusted. On the transfer table are pockets F into which the ends of the rail sections A pass when raised so as to loci: the transfer table in proper line. The mouths of these pockets may be tapered so that if the transfer table isnot in the proper position it will be drawn into position by the rails as they are raised.

1 have shown in the drawings a lever G pivoted at g. to a suitable base 11, which in the presentinstance extends back of the pivot point so as to give proper foundation for the pivoted-section. The lever is situated under the rail andcan be raised by a suitable hand lever G shown in the plan view. This hand lever is connected to the shaft g forming the pivot which extends to both rails of the track, and to which is secured the levers G under the rails. I preferably mount on the lever a friction roller g which takes the bearing of the rails. The lever also has flanges g which extend on each side of the rail when it is raised, keeping the rail in proper line.

At intervals through the length of the foun dation H are cam blocks h which support the rail when it is lowered and upon which travel the lifting and supporting blocks I connected by a connecting rod 1' to the lever G at '5, so that when the lever is raised to lift the outer ends of the rail section, the blocks are drawn under the rail at suitable distances apart through the medium of the rod, the blocks traveling over the cam surfaces of the blocks h, comingto a bearing on top of these cam blocks to properly support the rail at intervals when elevated. Each of the movable blocks I, have flanges 2' which form pockets for the rail so as to keep it in line between the other points and the pivot. The foundation plate H has side flanges h so as to laterally confine the blocks and the lever.

Thus it will be seen by the above description, that the pit common to transfer tables is not now required, and the tracks can be arranged the same as an ordinary crossing, and all that is necessary is to so construct the transfer table that the rails thereon when used will be as near as possible to the surface and to provide pivoted or movable rail sections which can be raised so as to align with the rails on the transfer table.

In some instances the floor of the transfer table may be perfectly plain, dispensing with guiding rails, but I prefer to use rails.

I claim as my invention- 1. The combination of the transfer truck, rails thereon, main track rails, the end sections of said rails being pivoted, a lever for raising the outer ends of the said pivoted sections, and cam blocks for supporting the rail at intervals while it is elevated, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of the transfer truck, rails thereon, the track rails parallel with the rails of the truck, the end section of said rails being pivoted, a lever for raising the outer ends of the pivoted sections of said rails, blocks arranged at intervals throughout the length of the pivoted sections, and connected to the lever so that as the lever lifts the rail, they will support the rail in its raised position, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the transfer truck, rails thereon, pockets at one or both sides of the truck, with track rails having movable end sections, means for raising said sections and for supporting them at intervals throughout their length, one or both of said end sections being adapted to the pockets on the transfer truck so as to hold the transfer truck in position, substantially as described.

4. The combination of the transfer truck, rails thereon, the track rails, the vertically movable section, mechanism for raising said section so as to align with the rails of the transfer truck, supports for said section, with flanges on said supports to prevent the lateral movement of the section, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWARD SAMUEL.

\Vitnesses:

WILLIAM A. BARR, JosEPH H. KLEIN.

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