US710265A - Holder for train-orders. - Google Patents

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"Nm 7m,265. Patented Sept. so, |902.

L. c. Glass.

HULDER FOR TRAIN ORDERS. (Applicationled .'uly 10, 1899. Renewed Mar. 8, 1902.)

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" HOLDER FOR TRAIN-ORDERS.

SECIFICATION forming part'of Letters Patent No.

710,265, dated September 30, `1902.

Application filed July 10,1899. Renewed March 8, 1902. Serial No. 97.293. (No model.)

ders may be held in position for inspection and be removed and replaced whenever it is' desirable or necessary.

The invention consists inthe features, combinations, and details of construction hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis an elevation of a holder for train-,orders constructed in accordance with my improvements; Fig. 2, a plan view of a portion of the holder looking at it from line 2 of Fig. l; Fig.l

3, a plan sectional view looking at the mechanism from line 3 of Fig. l; Fig. 4, an elevation of one of the transparent protectingplates hereinafter described, and Fig. 5 an enlarged sectional detail taken on line 5 of Fig. 1.

In the art to which this invention relates it is well known that usually a train-order is handed to the conductor of a train', while a carbon copy of the same is generally given to the engineer. These original and duplicate copies arergenerally crumpled up and placed by the conductor and engineer in theirpockets, so that While they are important documents no other employee or operator has a chance toinspect the same. As a result oftentimes the carelessness or preoccupation of either engineer or conductor has resulted in a series of accidents or delays. Myimprovements, therefore, are designed principally for the purpose of providing a holder for these train-orders of such construction and arrangement that several train-orders may beefflciently held in position, so that any operator on the train has a chance to inspect the same. The distinct advantage of this mechanism is that every operator on the train is in a measure a responsible individual, and it is therefore hardly likely that an accident can result from the carelessness of every operator on the train.

In constructing niyimprovenlents I provide several pockets'a, formed of channeled metal strips A and in the shape of a holding-frame which has its opening at or near the top portion. 'Fliese holding-frames are provided with eyes ct, by which they are pivot-ally mounted upon a standard or post B, which is secured in place by means of the brackets C and D.

In order to hold the train-order in position and protect it therein, each of the pockets is provided with transparent sheets E and E, adapted to slide up and down in the pocket and be inserted or removed therefrom th rough an opening in the upper part thereof. Between these transparent sheets,which are preferably formed of Celluloid, the train-order sheets G may be inserted, as shown particularly in Fig. 5. Several of these holdingframes are provided and pivotally secured to the post B, so that two orders in each frame may be viewed at all times, and if three frames are used, as shown in Fig. 3, six order-blanks may be held in position and viewed as desired. Itis desirable that these holder-frames be .prevented from swinging during the movement of the'train and at the same time be held in desired positions. In order to accomplish this result, the lower bracket D is provided with a plurality of notches d of a size sufficient to receive the lower ends of holding-frames and hold them in any desired position. Thislower bracket, as shown in plan view in Fig. 2, is substantially semicircular in shape and provided with a plurality of these holdingnotches, so that the holding-frames lnay be held separate from each other and viewed without interfering with each other, or they may be folded together, as shown substantially in Fig. 3, and only one of the orderblanks be in condition for inspection.

I claiml. In a holder for train-order sheets, a main or carrying frame composed of a closed bot-V tom, an open top, and side pieces, veachside piece having a channel or groove on its inner face, a slide consisting of'two transparent plates and a binding or protecting strip inclosing each plate and furnishing a separation for the plates to form a receptacle between them, protected when the slide is in- IOO serted in the Inain frame, to receive and reT tain a train-order for the order to be visible and readable through the transparent plates, and means for pivotally supporting, locking and retaining the main or carrying frame in the position for reading the order, substantially as described. n

2. In aholder for train orders, a main orcarrying frame composed of a closed bottom, an open top, and side pieces, each side piece having a channel or groove on its inner face, two transparent plates, each having side and end binding-pieces or protecting-strips, separating the plates when placed side by side and inserted in the channel or groove of the mainframe side pieces, for the transparent plates to have a space between them, for receiving and retaining train-orders therein, for the orders to be visible and readable through the transparent plates, and means for pivotally securing and holding the main frame in p0- sition for the orders to be readable when held in position between the transparent plates, substantially as described.

3. In a holder for train-order sheets, a plurality of main or carrying frames, each composed of a. closed bottom, an open top, and side pieces, each side piece having a channel or groove on its inner face, two transparent protecting-plates, each plate having a binding strip or piece on each side edge, separating the plates and leaving a space between them when placed side by side and entered into the grooves or channels of the main frame, for the space to form a receptacle for the in'- sertion and retention of train-orders, for such orders to be readable through the plates, a supportingbracket, a verticaly post on the supporting-bracket having the main or carrying frame pivotally'directed thereto, and fixed notches in the supporting-brackets receiving the lower edges of the main or carrying frames and holding such frames in position for reading the orders, substantially as described.

LOREN C. GIBBS.

Witnesses:

THUMAS F. SHERIDAN, THOMAS B. Mo(SfREGoR.y

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