US841500A - Car-stake. - Google Patents

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PATENTED JAN. 15, 1907'.

J. E. FLYNN.

GAR STAKE.

APPLIGATION FILED MAY 23, 1906.

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Be it known that 1, JOHN E. FLYNN, citizen of the United States, residing at Medix Run, in the county of Elk and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and uselul Improvements in Car-Stakes; and 1 do hereby declare the following to {be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skiiled in the art to which it appertziins to make and use the same. 7

Ti]i& i nVtl1ti()l1 relates to stakes used. on logging-cars for the purpose of retaining the logs on the cars and releasing them when required. 4

In the drawings, Figure is a side the car-stake. Fig. 2 is plan view of the ear-stake. 1

A is a portion of the body of :1- GM, and. a is a narrow space between two of the --2ne1iibers of the body, 01' it may be a. slot in one of its members the saidsiot or space. The stake is Vldfidlfi'ltii a heel portion if, WillCil is maven at an sngie to its main portion; and this he! has bearings a rigid a, arranged,-respective'y, above and below the level of the pivot-pin b when the cer-stske isi'eised, as shown in the drawings.

E is a forked i'e'taini igmetch, pivoted QT} pin 2, which is arranged on oneside of the pivot-pin Z1 and referably at s littie lower level. This retaining-catch has two progeotions f and 17, arranged t an sngie to each other and upon oneside of its pivot, and it has also a progeotlng member H on the other side of its pivot.

I is a loosing-canon which 1s nivoteil by a X vertical pin 11 to one portion of the oer-body. This looking catch extends horizontally acrossthe space or slot (1 and is sli'zisbie in ii guide-slot j in the other portion of the carbody. When this locking-catch is moved to the right, it slips under the n emlgeg' H oi the retaining-catch and holds tlie saidietainingcatch in engagement with the heel of the cs1- stzike, ss shown in the drawings.

Jgs a rod or other approved operating. de V1C 8 connected to the free end portion of the JOHN E FLYNN, 0F MEDEX RUN, PENNS LYE Specification oi vi .ZL ii.

Z mtented 3e 15 isgsze mp1: K, whiehengsgeswith pin 1; on the Gli-i)0l;-T, soitiiot theiiseiz ig-oatch is redentsi y.

device g t-tacked tQ iiilfi retaining-sates and enabling it to be vorkejdfrom a distance.

Wiles the lookmg-oeteh is moved to'tiie iei't i it the retainEg-cstoh. The sets i1- ing-esteh can now be turned upon its pivot, the member H being; moved downwardly, snd tiis oar stalie is then sires to turn on it yivot and to release the iogs.

the said catch and a retrsctible locking catch engaging with the said projecting mem ber. r

2Q The combination, with a pivoted oersteke provided with shoal having two bearrojeotions forengaging the twosaid beep iiigs rospeotively and having also a projecting member, a looking-catch pivoted. to WOZli in a iiorizontalpiane under the saiihprojecting mez iber, and an ope 'ziting devid ele siisoted the free end portion of the 'saidl iook'mgmatch and provided with means for holding witiitiie said we satin memiie .i i v 1 signetm'e i i't'iz'epi. essence of two witnesses JOHN E1 FLYNN.

ivitnessesi EERT. QQCHRAN,

PHILIP QREELLY.

it to be oposiited from a distance, The rod 5' is'ei ovided Withtained in position and 'cen ioige shiftedeooi' T0111 the position shown in the drawings,"

tainingwetch pivotally, connected direct to ings of a pivoted retaining-catch having: two

the said'oatoii both in fiHCl Oui) of engsgemeiit- L is rod oord or other senile]: assist-in 1

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