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- My invention relates to the class of draftrigging for cars in which a spring or springs are employed to cushion the shocks or jars and to take up the strain incident to pushing and pulling the cars through the draw-bar.
- the object of the invention is to provide a strong, durable, and inexpensive device of the described character, which may be securely fastened to the draft-timbers, and which includes in its construction two springs set side by side and adapted to act conjointly to effect the desired result both in pulling and bufling the car.
- Figure l is a central longitudinal vertical sectional view.
- Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view.
- Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and
- Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the follower-plates.
- a A represent the draft-timbers of a car, to which the draft-rigging hereinafter described is connested.
- B B represent the. two halves or twin sections of a Casin g in which the springs E E are confined. Each section has at its ends the inwardly-directed ends b b, which serve as buffer-blocks for said springs. These ends are also extended outward, forming the external vertical ribs b h', whi :1h are let into the draft-timbers, as shown. In each end l) and rib Z2' are formed two holes b2 for the transverse bolts F F. These bolts, when the two sections B B' are placed in the-proper relation to each other,v pass through said holes b2 in both sections and through the draft-timbers, thereby fastening said sections in place.
- each plate is formed with an integral stem c, rectangular in cross-section, being longer from side to side than from top to bottom, wherefore it acts as a truss, strengthening the followerplate, so that it is not liable to be broken by the pressure of the two springs E E against opposite sides of the middle of said plate.
- the stems are cored out, so as to lighten them Without materially weakening them or diminishing their capacity to perform their functions. spondingly-shaped holes in the end plates b l), and because of the shape of said holes and stems a sufficient body of metal remains between the stem and top and bottom of the casing for the bolt-holes h2 to be formed in without materially weakening said ends.
- a strap D passes around (over and under) the casing and follower-plates, and its front end embraces and is secured to the rear end These stems project through correof the draw-bar G. This strap rests upon the Then the draw-bar is pulled forward, the
- both of the casing-sections are the flanges b3 b4, which project inwardly toward each other and prevent the removal, accidentally or otherwise, of the springs from the casing.
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No. 569,695. Patented Oct. 20, ,1896.
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GEORGE L. VEISS, OF CLEVELAND, OIIIO.
DRAFT-RIGGING FOR CARS.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters .Patent No. 569,695, dated October 20, 1896.
Application iiled March 19, 1896. Serial No. 584,005. (No model.)
T0 all whom t may conce-7%:
Be itknown that I, GEORGE L. VEISS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Cleveland,in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Draft-Rigging for Cars and I dc hereby declare 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 relates to the class of draftrigging for cars in which a spring or springs are employed to cushion the shocks or jars and to take up the strain incident to pushing and pulling the cars through the draw-bar.
The object of the invention is to provide a strong, durable, and inexpensive device of the described character, which may be securely fastened to the draft-timbers, and which includes in its construction two springs set side by side and adapted to act conjointly to effect the desired result both in pulling and bufling the car.
The invention which is hereinafter described consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts constituting the device, which are definitely pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings, Figure l is a central longitudinal vertical sectional view. Fig. 2 is an inverted plan view. Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the follower-plates.
Referring to the parts by letters, A A represent the draft-timbers of a car, to which the draft-rigging hereinafter described is connested.
B B represent the. two halves or twin sections of a Casin g in which the springs E E are confined. Each section has at its ends the inwardly-directed ends b b, which serve as buffer-blocks for said springs. These ends are also extended outward, forming the external vertical ribs b h', whi :1h are let into the draft-timbers, as shown. In each end l) and rib Z2' are formed two holes b2 for the transverse bolts F F. These bolts, when the two sections B B' are placed in the-proper relation to each other,v pass through said holes b2 in both sections and through the draft-timbers, thereby fastening said sections in place.
YVithin the case and at the ends thereof are the two follower-plates C C', which are approximately twice as wide as they are high. The two springs E E set side by side within the case, and they are slightly compressed between said follower-plates, being held in place by the lugs c2 (shown in dotted lines) on the inner faces of said plates.A Each plate is formed with an integral stem c, rectangular in cross-section, being longer from side to side than from top to bottom, wherefore it acts as a truss, strengthening the followerplate, so that it is not liable to be broken by the pressure of the two springs E E against opposite sides of the middle of said plate. The stems are cored out, so as to lighten them Without materially weakening them or diminishing their capacity to perform their functions. spondingly-shaped holes in the end plates b l), and because of the shape of said holes and stems a sufficient body of metal remains between the stem and top and bottom of the casing for the bolt-holes h2 to be formed in without materially weakening said ends.
A strap D passes around (over and under) the casing and follower-plates, and its front end embraces and is secured to the rear end These stems project through correof the draw-bar G. This strap rests upon the Then the draw-bar is pulled forward, the
rear follower-plate is pushed forward inthe case, thereby compressing both of the springs E E until the end of the strap strikes the casing. When the draw-bar is pushed backward, it pushes the front follower-plate, thereby compressing both springs until said draw-bar strikes the casing. i
On the upper and lower edges of both of the casing-sections are the flanges b3 b4, which project inwardly toward each other and prevent the removal, accidentally or otherwise, of the springs from the casing.
Having described my invention, I claiml. In' draftrigging for railway-cars, the combination of a casing having end plates?) ZJ and outwardly-extending ribs b' b in line with said end plates, said plates and ribs having IOO
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