US65513A

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Publication number: US65513A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1867-06-04
Anticipated expiration: 1884-06-04

Description

G. W. SHINGLETON.

Car Coupling.

No. 65,513 Patented June 4, 1867.

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G. W. SHINGLETON, OFYAUBURN, NEW YORK.

Lam Patent N1. 60,513, dated June a. 1867.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, G. W. SHINGLETON, of Auburn, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful improvements in Car-Couplings; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2, a front view.

Figure 3, a section of the mouth of the coupling; and

Figure 4, a view of the connecting-pin.

The object of this invention is to furnish a sure means of automatic disconnection in case of accident, and its peculiarities consist in the employment and combination of such devices as will be hereinafter fully set forth.

As will be observed from the drawings, my coupling consists of two parts, A and A. A represents simply a flared-mouth box, provided with the pin z', fully shown in fig. 1. A is also a box of similar construction, the

back end of which rests against the spring e, which may be either of metal or rubber. This spring is confined in the box d, a section of. which is indicated in fig. 1. Said box comprises a portion of the arrangement which retains the coupling in its proper place. a a are stops on the coupling, which play between the bolts 6 b and the box 01. 13 represents a treadle, the peculiar shape of which may be traced by the assistance of the red lines in fig. 2. To the lower end of this treadle is attached the cross-bar or handlef. g is a post, attached in a secure manner to the under side of the coupling A. it represents a slot in the treadle. L'is a large-headed screw or bolt which passes through this slot into the post 9, thus allowing, as it will be observed, the treadle B to play up and down, and yet holding it firmly in place. is k represent semicircular levers, which are pivoted.

.or hinged to coupler A by means of cars m m, (see fig. 1.) The lower ends of these levers pass through a slot in the foot of treadle B as shown in fig. 2; their upper ends are formed at right angles to their body, and extend almost through slots in the coupler A, as seen in fig. 2, red lines. On each side of the mouth of this coupler are the flat springs it 12., one of which isshown in fig. 3. The upper ends of the levers k 70 rest against these springs, the object of which will be more fully seen hereafter. D represents the connecting-pin, which,

as it is observed, is made of two distinct parts, and pivoted near the centre like a pair of shears. x is a spring for the purpose of keeping the pin open, as seen in fig. 4. One end of each of the parts of this pin is bevelled towards each other, and each, also, is provided with a shoulder. Near their opposite ends they are provided with a slot; one side of one of these slots is oval, the other straight, but they are so placed in relation to each other that the oval side of one will come over the straight side of the other. Thus, as the cars are winding around curves in the track, the pin will accommodate itself to the curve, and thereby prevent any. disconnection of the cars.

The operation of my invention is as follows: The couplers A A being properly secured to the cars the connecting-pin is then properly adjusted, and held by means of the ordinary pin passing through it. Hit is desirable to connect the cars, all that is necessary is to back. them until the bevelled ends of the pin pass into the mouth of coupler A. The shoulders being forced apart by means of the spring a connection is at once formed.

In case of accidents this coupler will be found invaluable, as the moment one car is thrownfrom the track it at once becomes disconnected from the balance of the train, which, in many instances, would save both lives and injury.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The levers 70 7c, in combination with the treadle 13, operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The springs n it, when operated upon by levers k k, as and for the purpose specified.

3. The pivoted connecting-pin, when constructed and used substantially as and for the purpose described.

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

G. W. SHIN GLETON Witnesses:

JAS. N. WILKIE, Honacn T. 000K.