US901071A - Automatic coupling for railway and other vehicles. - Google Patents

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US901071A
US901071A US40083907A US1907400839A US901071A US 901071 A US901071 A US 901071A US 40083907 A US40083907 A US 40083907A US 1907400839 A US1907400839 A US 1907400839A US 901071 A US901071 A US 901071A
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  • This invention relates to automatic couplings for railway vehicles and has for its object to provide a coupling that shall be automatic and reliable in action and easily disconnected when required.
  • a coupling made in accordance with this invention is applicable to that type in which a pivoted draw bar is secured to or mounted upon the vehicle body and provided with a pivoted head, said head having a pair of jaws so oppositely inclined orbeveled that when the draw bars of two vehicles to be coupled come together the said faces will engage and draw or turn the bars into alinement and prevent lateral movement in regard to each other when coupled.
  • Figure l is a side elevation of two heads made in accordance with one form of this invention and pivoted to draw bars and opposing one another in a position prior to coupling;
  • Fig. 2 is an inverted plan thereof;
  • Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1 showing the heads in engaged position; and
  • Fig. 4c is an end elevation of one head.
  • a a are draw bars pivoted at w, and having heads 6 6 adapted to be pivoted at c c to the draw bars, the outer extremity or free end of each head is provided with two oppositely inclined or beveled faces d 6 adapted to engage with corresponding faces 6 d on another head.
  • f f are spring-pressed bolts provided with sloped faces 9 9; these bolts are adapted to be pressed against the action of the springs h h as and when said bolts come in contact with the inclined or beveled faces (Z cl.
  • y j are slots into which the bolts are adapt- 70 70 are pivoted levers adapted to engage pins m m on the bolts 7 f; Z Z are slots in the heads through which the pins m m project; a a are pivoted levers adapted to engage the ends of the levers la 70.
  • the levers is is and a n on each head are respectively connected to a hand lever (not shown) suitably disposed so that bolts can be withdrawn by either hand lever.
  • links 0 p 9 may be provided for coupling up two vehicles not provided with automatic couplers.
  • An automatic coupling for railway and other vehicles comprising the combination of a pivoted draw bar, a head part pivoted to said draw bar, oppositely inclined faces on said head, a spring-pressed bolt in said head adapted to project through one such inclined face, said bolt being adapted to engagewith a slot in a corresponding head when two heads. are forced together, a pin secured to said bolt, said head part being provided with a slot through which said pin projects, a pivoted lever on said head adapted to engage said pin and a second pivoted lever on said head adapted to engage the first named pivoted lever on another head, substantially as set forth.

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' G. 'J. GOLBS. AUTOMATIC COUPLING m RAILWAY m 0mm VEHICLES.
v APPLIGA'HOR EILED NOV. 6,1907; 901,071
Patented Oct. 13,1908.
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GEORGE JAMES GOLES, OF GATESHEAD, ENGLAND.
AUTOMATIC COUPLING FOR RAILWAY AND OTHER VEHICLES.
Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Oct. 13, 1908.
Application filed November 5, 1907. Serial No. 400,839.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, GEORGE JAMES Cows, of 57 Balmoral avenue, Gateshead, in the county of Durham, England, machinist, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automatic Couplings for Railway and other Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to automatic couplings for railway vehicles and has for its object to provide a coupling that shall be automatic and reliable in action and easily disconnected when required.
A coupling made in accordance with this invention is applicable to that type in which a pivoted draw bar is secured to or mounted upon the vehicle body and provided with a pivoted head, said head having a pair of jaws so oppositely inclined orbeveled that when the draw bars of two vehicles to be coupled come together the said faces will engage and draw or turn the bars into alinement and prevent lateral movement in regard to each other when coupled.
Referring to the drawings, in which Figure l is a side elevation of two heads made in accordance with one form of this invention and pivoted to draw bars and opposing one another in a position prior to coupling; Fig. 2 is an inverted plan thereof; Fig. 3 is a side elevation of Fig. 1 showing the heads in engaged position; and Fig. 4c is an end elevation of one head.
a a are draw bars pivoted at w, and having heads 6 6 adapted to be pivoted at c c to the draw bars, the outer extremity or free end of each head is provided with two oppositely inclined or beveled faces d 6 adapted to engage with corresponding faces 6 d on another head. 7
f f are spring-pressed bolts provided with sloped faces 9 9; these bolts are adapted to be pressed against the action of the springs h h as and when said bolts come in contact with the inclined or beveled faces (Z cl.
y j are slots into which the bolts are adapt- 70 70 are pivoted levers adapted to engage pins m m on the bolts 7 f; Z Z are slots in the heads through which the pins m m project; a a are pivoted levers adapted to engage the ends of the levers la 70. The levers is is and a n on each head are respectively connected to a hand lever (not shown) suitably disposed so that bolts can be withdrawn by either hand lever.
In operation, when two opposing heads come together, the inclined faces 0? e and 0 cl .co-act and ride on one another, the bolts f f are pressed back against the action of the springs 72. it until the heads are well pressed together, the bolts then shoot into the slots 7' j and the draw bars arethen securely locked together. To release the bars the hand lever connected to either pair of levers 7c and a is operated to withdraw the bolts 7' f from the slots j j.
If desired links 0 p 9 (Figs. 1 and 2) may be provided for coupling up two vehicles not provided with automatic couplers.
lVhat I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is An automatic coupling for railway and other vehicles comprising the combination of a pivoted draw bar, a head part pivoted to said draw bar, oppositely inclined faces on said head, a spring-pressed bolt in said head adapted to project through one such inclined face, said bolt being adapted to engagewith a slot in a corresponding head when two heads. are forced together, a pin secured to said bolt, said head part being provided with a slot through which said pin projects, a pivoted lever on said head adapted to engage said pin and a second pivoted lever on said head adapted to engage the first named pivoted lever on another head, substantially as set forth. I
In witness whereof, I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.
GEORGE JAMES COLES. Witnesses:
Gr. MELVILLE CLARK, ROBERT MILTON SPEARPOINT.
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