US655128A - Car-mover. - Google Patents

Description

No. 655,l28. Patented July 3|, I900.

B. P. TAYLOR & G. W UGLESBY.

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(Application filed Nov. 2, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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CHARLES P, TAYLOR AND GEORGE w. OGLESBY, on ELBERTONYGEORGIA.

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. Application filed November 2,1399;- Serial No. 735,619. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, CHARLES P. TAYLOR and GEORGE W. OGLESBY, citizens of the United States, residing at Elberto'n, in the county of Elbert and State of Georgia,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oar-Movers; and we do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the inventiomsuch as will enable others skilled in the to which it'appei'tainsf to make and use the same. j l A Our invention relates to improvements in devices of the character known as car movers or starters, designed for moving a car from place to place when the services of a locomotive are not available or for imparting an initial impetus or starting movement thereto;

The object of theinvention is to provide an implement of thiskindavhich is simple,

durable, and efficient in constructionandoperation, capable of beingeasily and conven iently handled and operated, and adapted to give a powerful thrust motion.

WVith this-and other minor objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, which will be fully set forth in the following description, and particularly defined in the appended claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed and forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a carmover embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. t is a vertical longitudinal section, and Fig. 5 a cross-section.

Like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The base-piece or frame A of the implement is designed to rest upon the track-rail and is composed of a pair of spaced side plates B, arranged in parallel vertical planes and connected at their front ends to a toe or bridge piece- Q, thus forming a longitudinal space or lchamber to receive the operating mechanism, which chamberis open at top, bottom, and, rear, and closed at front, as shown. The upper surface of the toe or bridge piece and upper front edges of-'- the side pieces are curved to conform to the outline of the periphery of a car-wheel and fit into the space between the same and rail,

and at their rear endssaid side plates are i formed with upward extensions D to increase 1 the" height of the chamber for the reception of th head of the operating-lever, as herein- 1 after described. The toe or bridge piece is I provided onits under side witha longitudinal channel or recess e, arranged in alinernent with the bottom 'of the chamber onspace betweenjtlie' 'side plates and shaped to receive the headof the rail." The lower edges of the side plates are also beveled toco nform to and bear upon'oppo'sitesides' of the railand serve, in'on'nection with the side walls of the recess of the toe-piece, as jaws to embrace the sides of the headof therail andlhold the frame in positive engagementgtherewithand prevent it frominoving laterally," By this means the frame isadapted to be easily and" conveniently slid alongthe rail to bring the operating parts of the device, into operative position as the caris being moved. 1 In'rear of the walls of the longitudinal recess formed therein the toe or bridge'piece is provided with a transverse notch or recess f, with which communicates a double-beveled opening g. In this opening is fitted a correspondingly-beveled bit h, which is secured by means of'a set-screw i and is adapted to bite into the rail and hold the implement against movement when the parts are brought to bear against the car-wheel.

Mounted in the space or chamber between the sideplates of the frame is a pinch or thrust bar K, pivoted centrally to swing in a vertical plane upon a pivotfpin orioolt Z, passed through said plates. This bar is formed at its front .end with a pinch-head M, curved to beanupon the periphery of the car-wheeland occupying a position just in rear of the toe-pieceii; At its rear the bar is reduced and concaved to form a cam-face N. An operating-lever O is formed with a handle P, carrying at its front end a cam-head Q, occupying the space be tween the side plate extensions D and pivoted upon a pin or bolt R, mounted in said extensions. The cam-face of the head is adapted to engage the cam-face formed in the rear end of the pinch or thrust bar and fo'rce the same down and the pinch-head M up, as will be readily understood, the greater weight of the front end of the bar causing it to drop by gravity and restore the bar to its normal position. By mounting the thrust-bar and lever between the side plates they are securely shielded and protected, the plates serving as guards'to reinforce and shield said parts against casual injury. In using the implement the frame or base-' piece is rested upon one of the track-rails and moved forward thereon to insert the toe or bridge piece into the space between the rail and wheel adjacent to the peripheral point of contact of the latter, the lever having pre-. viously been raised to cause the pinch-head of the thrust-bar to'drop'down to its normal position. When the partsare thus positioned, the handle of the lever is depressed to cause the cam-head thereof to ride upon the camface of the rear end of the thrust-bar, and therebyforce said rear end of the thrust-bar downward and-the front end of the bar, carrying :the pinch-head, upward. The curved face offthe pinch head is thus brought to bear upon the periphery of the wheel, which .is shoved forward and caused by the continued upward movement of the pinch-head to turn and move the-car. The beveled bit during this operation bites into therail and prevents the-implement from being forced back by the 1 is claimed as new ispressure of the pinch-head against the wheel.

The device may-then he slid forward and the foregoing .opera-tionrepeatedto move the'car any required distance. By mounting the thrust-bar and lever inthe manner illustrated the strain is effectually-distributed and a very powerful thrust motion obtained.

The-lowerface-of the thrust-bar is upwardly divergent from a point about in vertical line with the pivot-pin l, the-central portion being rounded to form, in effect, .a rocker-bearing to engagedirectly with the head of the rail,the pivotnpin l servingsimply as a means to fix.

the relative positionof the frame A and the thrust-bar.

Having thus describedthe invention, what 1. In a oar-mover, a frame, a thrust-barpivoted intermediate of its ends to the frame and having its front end superior in weight to automatically return to a normal position, and an operating-lever having a cam-head pivoted tothe frame and adapted to exert a vertical downward pressure upon the rear-lend of the thrust-bar, substantially as described.

2. In a ear-mover, a frame adapted to fit upon the rail and having alongitudinal chamber opening through its lower face, a thrustbar located in the chamberof the frame and having a centrally-disposed rockerjbearing for direct contact with their-ail, and having the end portions of the lower face upwardly divergent, and an operating-leverhaving a camhead pivoted to the frame and adapted to exert a downward;.-pressure upontheirear end ofthe thrust-bar, substantiallyas described.

3. A cam-mover, consisting of a pair of spaced plates joined at their front-ends by a bridge-piece and having vertical-rear .exten' sions, the lower edges-of the plates being beveled at their inner corners, the thrust-bar pivoted intermediate of its endsto the plat-eswith its front end of superior weight, and having a rocker-bearing about in vertical line with the .pivot to make d ireoten gagement with the rail, and having theend portions'of the lower face upon opposite sides of the rocker-bearing upwardly divergent, and an operatinglever having a cam-head pivoted to the rear extensions of the' plates and adapted "tozexert 5 a vertical downward pressure upon the .rear

end of the thrust-bar, substantially as specified.

.In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES P. TAYLOR. {n s1 GEORGE W. OGLESBY. =[L. s] Witnesses:

E. B. TAT- A. H.- ADAMS.

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