US545779A

US545779A - Seth a

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Publication number: US545779A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-09-03
Anticipated expiration: 1912-09-03

Description

Patented Sept. 3, 1895.

S. A. GRNE.

A VBND SUPPORT FOR GARS.

/NVENTOH ATTORNEY.

(No Model.)

W/ TNE SSE S ArnNtr SETI-I A. CRONE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. l

END SUPPORT FOR CARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 545,779, dated September 3, 1895.

Application iiled March 8, 1895. Serial No. 541,011. (No model.)

details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereainfter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure l is a plan View of the improvement as applied. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same. Fig. 3 is an end elevation of the same; and Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional side elevation of the knee-braces, bracket, and bolt.

From the transom A extends downward to each end sill B a bracket C, forming a rest for the members D D2l of a knee-brace D, the said members extending in opposite directions and upwardly from the said bracket C, as is plainly illustrated in Fig. 2. The lower end of the member D is provided with teeth D3, engaging corresponding teeth C in the bracket C, and this end of the member D is also engaged by a bolt E, held in the end sill and provided at its lower end with a nut E', engaging the under side of the member D to raise the latter on the bracket O whenever necessary. The forward end of the member D engages a socket F, attached to the outer end of the end sill B, and this socket F is also engaged by the inner end of a truss-rod G, carrying at the front thereof a nut G', screwing against the face of the socket F. The trussrod G extends inwardly and upwardly to the inside of the car, alongside the sill, to pass over a post I-I, supported on the sill, and bringing the top of the truss-rod approximately in line with the top line of the truss-plank I, as is plainly illustrated in the drawings. The post H is located directly above the bracket C. The truss G extends from the post H downwardly and rearwardlyto form at its vthe car. VIt is understood that in doing so the end of the car is raised by a jack or other device to bring the several parts into proper position, after which the nuts'G and E are screwed upto retain the end sill in proper position, after which the jack is removed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. An end support for cars, provided with a double truss for each end of the end sill, the truss comprising a bottom knee brace made in sections, a bracket extending from the sill and forming an abutment for the lower ends of the knee brace members or sections, a socket engaging the forward end of the knee brace, and attached to the end sill, and a truss rod engaging the said socket and extending upwardly over a post in the car, to then extend downward and format its rear end a socket engaged by the rear end of the knee brace, substantially as shown and described.

2. An end support for cars, provided with a double truss for each end of the end sill, the,

truss comprising a bottom knee brace made in sections, a bracket extending from the sill and forming an abutment for the lower ends of the knee braceA members or sections, a socket engaging the forward end of the knee brace, and attached to the end sill, a truss rod engaging the said socket and extending upwardly over a post in the car, to then extend downward and form at its rear end a socket engaged by the rear end of the knee brace, and a bolt helden the end sill and engaging the lower end of the forward member of the knee brace, substantially as shown. and

described.

SETH A. CRONE.l Witnesses:

THEO. G. Hosrrnn, JN0. M. RITTER.