US777912A - Trolley-crossing. - Google Patents
Trolley-crossing. Download PDFInfo
- Publication number
- US777912A US777912A US20667204A US1904206672A US777912A US 777912 A US777912 A US 777912A US 20667204 A US20667204 A US 20667204A US 1904206672 A US1904206672 A US 1904206672A US 777912 A US777912 A US 777912A
- Authority
- US
- United States
- Prior art keywords
- trolley
- wire
- crossing
- arms
- armature
- Prior art date
- Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
- Expired - Lifetime
Links
Images
Classifications
-
- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B60—VEHICLES IN GENERAL
- B60M—POWER SUPPLY LINES, AND DEVICES ALONG RAILS, FOR ELECTRICALLY- PROPELLED VEHICLES
- B60M1/00—Power supply lines for contact with collector on vehicle
- B60M1/12—Trolley lines; Accessories therefor
- B60M1/14—Crossings; Points
Definitions
- My invention has relation to improvements in trolley-crossings; and it consists in the novel construction of crossing more fully set forth in'the specification and pointed out in the claim.
- Figure 1 is an elevation of the crossing.
- Fig. 2' is a top plan thereof, and
- Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.
- the object of my invention is to construct a crossing which shall insure a continuous and uninterrupted path of travel for the trolley at such crossing no matter over which track the car may be passing.
- 1 1 represents the cross-arms intersecting one another at the angle of the streets over which the cars pass.
- L represents the line-wire, the continuity of which is broken near its connection with the cross-arms, the ends thus separated being connected by a bridge-piece 3.
- an insulating-plug 4 which carries a metallic plate 5. of the electromagnet E, theopposite end of the wire being connected to the arms 1.
- P represents the trolley pole, and 2 the trolley.
- an armature 7 Mounted at the intersection of the arms 1 1 on a rotatable spindle 6 is an armature 7,
- a bridge-bar 8 adapted to span-the space between the ends of the arms 1, making the passage from the wire L on one side of the crossing continuous to the wire L on the opposite side thereof.
- a trolley-crossing comprising intersecting arms, trolley-wires coupled thereto, a break being formed in each wire adjacent to the cross-arm, a bridge-piece spanning the break, an insulatingplug interposed between the separated ends of the wire, a conducting-plate in the plug, an electromagnet having the wire thereof connected respectively to said plate and to the cross-arms, a rotatable spindle mounted at the intersection of the arms, an armature on said spindle, and a bridge-bar carried by the armature and adapted to be deflected into parallelism with the trolley-wire upon passage of the trolley over the plate aforesaid, substantially as set forth.
Description
PATENTED DEC. 20, 1904.
. E. R. NORTH.
TROLLEY CROSSING.
APPLI TOATION FILED MAY 6, 1904.
N0 MODEL;
INVENTOR.
ATTORNEK] UNITED STATES Patented December 20, 1904.
EDl/VARD R. NORTH, OF I/VEBSTER GROVES, MISSOURI.
TROLLEY-CROSSING- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,912, dated December 20, 1904.
Application filed May 6, 1904. Serial No. 206,672.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, EDWARD R. NORTH, a citizen of the United States, residing at WVebster Groves, in the county of St. Louis and State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Trolley-Crossings, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.
My invention has relation to improvements in trolley-crossings; and it consists in the novel construction of crossing more fully set forth in'the specification and pointed out in the claim.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is an elevation of the crossing. Fig. 2' is a top plan thereof, and Fig. 3 is a horizontal section on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. v
The object of my invention is to construct a crossing which shall insure a continuous and uninterrupted path of travel for the trolley at such crossing no matter over which track the car may be passing.
In detail the invention may be described as follows:
Referring to the drawings, 1 1 represents the cross-arms intersecting one another at the angle of the streets over which the cars pass.
L represents the line-wire, the continuity of which is broken near its connection with the cross-arms, the ends thus separated being connected by a bridge-piece 3. Between the disconnected ends of the wire'is interposed an insulating-plug 4, which carries a metallic plate 5. of the electromagnet E, theopposite end of the wire being connected to the arms 1.
P represents the trolley pole, and 2 the trolley.
Mounted at the intersection of the arms 1 1 on a rotatable spindle 6 is an armature 7,
From the plate 5 extends the wire 20.
to which is connected a bridge-bar 8, adapted to span-the space between the ends of the arms 1, making the passage from the wire L on one side of the crossing continuous to the wire L on the opposite side thereof. As the trolley 2 contacts with the plate 5 (contacting, as it does, simultaneously with the bridge-piece 3) the current of the line-wire enters the wire w, thereby energizing the magnet E. This attracts the armature 7, deflecting the bridgebar 8 into parallelism with the wire L L, thus making a continuous path for the trolley 2 to ride over. Of course each trolley energizes its own electromagnet, the armature being at all times in the reach of the magnetic held of the magnet thus energized. In Fig. 3 the dotted position shows the piece 8 swung into parallelism with the wire L L of the adjacent cross-arm 1.
Having described my invention, what I claim is A trolley-crossing comprising intersecting arms, trolley-wires coupled thereto, a break being formed in each wire adjacent to the cross-arm, a bridge-piece spanning the break, an insulatingplug interposed between the separated ends of the wire, a conducting-plate in the plug, an electromagnet having the wire thereof connected respectively to said plate and to the cross-arms, a rotatable spindle mounted at the intersection of the arms, an armature on said spindle, and a bridge-bar carried by the armature and adapted to be deflected into parallelism with the trolley-wire upon passage of the trolley over the plate aforesaid, substantially as set forth.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.
EDI/VARD It. NORTH.
Witnesses:
EMIL STAREK, W. C. KILLEEN.
Priority Applications (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US20667204A US777912A (en) | 1904-05-06 | 1904-05-06 | Trolley-crossing. |
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
---|---|---|---|
US20667204A US777912A (en) | 1904-05-06 | 1904-05-06 | Trolley-crossing. |
Publications (1)
Publication Number | Publication Date |
---|---|
US777912A true US777912A (en) | 1904-12-20 |
Family
ID=2846398
Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
---|---|---|---|
US20667204A Expired - Lifetime US777912A (en) | 1904-05-06 | 1904-05-06 | Trolley-crossing. |
Country Status (1)
Country | Link |
---|---|
US (1) | US777912A (en) |
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2802072A (en) * | 1952-08-30 | 1957-08-06 | Ohio Brass Co | Trolley intersection and system |
-
1904
- 1904-05-06 US US20667204A patent/US777912A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
Cited By (1)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US2802072A (en) * | 1952-08-30 | 1957-08-06 | Ohio Brass Co | Trolley intersection and system |
Similar Documents
Publication | Publication Date | Title |
---|---|---|
US777912A (en) | Trolley-crossing. | |
US411314A (en) | Overhead frog for electric railways | |
US596054A (en) | Half to edwin c | |
US597799A (en) | Half to edwin c | |
US605503A (en) | moxham | |
US621492A (en) | Half to charles leventry | |
US520156A (en) | Electric-railway trolley | |
US565985A (en) | Underground-trolley system | |
US599881A (en) | Magnetic closer | |
US1153922A (en) | Toy railway. | |
US1751992A (en) | Electric switch for toy electric railways | |
US782884A (en) | Electric signaling apparatus for railways. | |
US792818A (en) | Railway signaling system. | |
US604431A (en) | Electric signal for railway-crossings | |
US943196A (en) | Electric-railway system. | |
US975585A (en) | Electric-circuit controller for railway-switches. | |
US752824A (en) | Electric railway-switch | |
US786688A (en) | Automatic street-railway switch. | |
US464129A (en) | Territory | |
US570046A (en) | Electric signal for street-car crossings | |
US422096A (en) | Device for suspending electric conductors at crossings | |
US784357A (en) | Circuit-controller for electric railway-signals. | |
US902176A (en) | Railway signaling system. | |
US603625A (en) | Electric railway | |
US755899A (en) | Electric-railway system. |