US968639A

US968639A - Receiving and delivering apparatus for use with traveling vehicles.

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Publication number: US968639A
Application number: US47905009A
Authority: US
Inventors: Harry F Bittlinger; John J Ennis
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-02-20
Filing date: 1909-02-20
Publication date: 1910-08-30
Anticipated expiration: 1927-08-30

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H. F. BITTLINGER & J. J. ENNIS. RECEIVING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS FOR. USE WITH TRAVELING VEHIGLES.

APPLICATION FILED FBBRZO, 1909.

Patented 'Aug. 30, 1910.

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H. F. BITTLINGER & J. J. ENNIS. RECEIVING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH TRAVELING VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 20, 1909. 968,639. Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY F. BITTLINGER AND JOHN J. ENNIS, OF GOVINGTON, KENTUCKY.

RECEIVING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS FOR USE WITH TRAVELING VEHICLES.

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HARRY F. BITTLIN- GER and JoHN J. ENNIS, citizens of the United States, residing at Covington, in the county of Kenton and State of Kentucky, have jointly invented certain new and useful Improvements in Receiving and Delivering Apparatus for Use with Traveling Vehicles, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to receiving and delivering apparatus for use with traveling vehicles, and is intended for use in connection with the receiving and delivering of mail, express packages and the like.

It is the object of our invention to provide a receiving and delivering device which is capable of handling the packages or receptacles containing mail, express packages or the like, without injury to the contents of the same, and which is capable of operation irrespective of the speed with which the vehicle is traveling.

One of the mail receiving devices which is now in extensive use is subject to the obj ection that it is provided with an arm which contacts the mail bag at about its middle and is therefore liable to injure the contents of the bag, making it impossible to send breakable packages in a bag which is handled in this manner. The device is subject to the further objection that if the car on which it is arranged is not traveling at the required speed, the device will miss catching the bag, and it has the further objection that when caught the bag must be immediately held by the operator on the car to prevent the This latter necessity also makes the device dangerous.

It is the object of our invention to provide a device capable of receiving and delivering mail or other articles irrespective of the speed at which the vehicle is moving, and to provide a device of this character capable of receiving or delivering the bag or receptacle without injury. Further to provide a device of this character which is easily manipulated, and further to provide a device of this character in which the danger of injury to the operator is removed.

It is a further object of our invention to provide a device of this character having apparatus on the vehicle which is capable of being collapsed, so that said apparatus may be swung into the interior of the vehicle and collapsed for occupying a minimum Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 20, 1909.

Patented Aug. 30, 1910.

Serial No. 479,050.

amount of space when not in use and for permitting the door of the vehicle to be closed when said apparatus is inside the vehicle.

Our invention will be further readily understood from the following description and claims, and from the drawings, in which latter:

Figure 1 represents an end elevation, look.- ing in the direction of length of the track and in the direction in which the car is traveling, showing our improved device as attached to the car and located at the station, with the car partly broken away. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same, showing the arms of the apparatus in extended relation, and showing the outer arm of the car ap paratus swung inwardly in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a bottom view looking upwardly from the section-line zz of Fig. 1, showing a detail of means for mounting the postarm. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the car apparatus, with the car partly broken away, showing the arms horizontally collapsed in side the car, and with the car-door closed. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the car apparatus, with parts partly broken away, showing the arms vertically collapsed inside the car, with the car-door closed. Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the same. Fig. 7 is a detail partly in edge elevation, showing the arms on the car in extended relation, and partly in vertical section on the line y-y of Fig. 2. Fig. 8 is a detail of the latch mechanism for the arms on the car, shown in section on the line z-0c of Fig. 2. Fig. 9 is a detail in section on the line ww of Fig. 5, showing the link-support for theouter arm when in vertically collapsed position; and, Fig. 10 is an enlarged plan view of the receiver and deliverer, partly broken away and with the upper parts of the protecting covers broken away for exposing the retaining fingers.

1 represents the vehicle, such as a mail car, and which we shall hereinafter refer to as the car, and 2 indicates the station. At the station there is a post 3 which supports a receiver 4 anda deliverer 5, the receiver being shown in a lower horizontal plane than the horizontal plane of the deliverer, and having a space 6 provided between the same. This space is adapted to accommodate the receiver 7 and the deliverer 8 on the car, which are preferably in the same horizontal plane. It is obvious that the receiver and deliverer on the car may if desired be vertically spaced apart, and the receiver and deliverer at the station be in the same horizontal plane, but for permitting the receiver and deliverer on the car to be more readily received within the car, when not in use, we prefer to place them in substantially the same horizontal plane for providing a more compact construction.

The receiver on the post preferably comprises a fork 9 which projects lengthwise of the track, the near rail of which is shown at 10.

11 12 are fingers pivoted to the tines of the fork and preferably spring-pressed for yielding inwardly or toward the base of the fork, and prevented from yielding outwardly, all in a manner to be hereinafter described. Covers 13 1st are provided for this finger-mechanism for protecting the same from the weather. ()ne of the fingers is preferably provided with a handle 15 for its manual manipulation. The fork 9 is shown on a plate 16.

The deliverer 5 is on a plate 17 provided with a mouth 18, upon the lips 19 20 of which fingers 21 22 are pivoted and arranged to yield outwardly, the inward movement of the same being also preferably limited, all in manner to be hereinafter described. One of these fingers is provided with a handle 23 for its manual manipulation.

The receptacles for the mail, express or other matter are shown in the form of bags 24 25, suspended from the receivers and deliverers by means of hangers 26. These hangers are applicable for both the car and station mechanism, and for the mechanism at the various stations. They comprise buttons 27 28 shown as half-balls, connected by a shank 29, which may be a flexible connection in the form of a rope. The respective hangers have clasp-hooks 30 at their bottoms, from which the bags are suspended.

The plates 16 17 are secured to an arm 31 on the post 3. This is preferably accom plished by providing the plate 16 with slots 32 through which bolts 33 pass into a head 3% of the arm 31, the head being provided with ears 35 against which the sides of the plate 16 are received-for preventing turning of the plate on the arm. The plate 17 is similarly secured, by providing the same with slots 36 through which bolts 37 are received into the head, the head being provided with cars 38 against which the sides of the plate 17 are guided. This adjustment is for the purpose of permitting the station-receiver and deliverer to be shifted toward and from the vertical plane of the track or the line of travel of the car, so as to adjust the same relatively to the receiving and delivering mechanism on board the cars. For permitting ready removal of the received bag and ready positioning of the bag to be delivered, the arm 31 is shown pivoted to the post at 39, the arm having a rearwardly extending shank 10 of suitable length, to which a rope 4:1 is secured for raising the receiving and delivering end of said arm, the rope being adapted to be fastened to a cleat 4-2 on the post. \Vhen the arm has been raised into position, a trigger 43 is arranged to engage a lug 44 on the arm for holding the arm in position, the trigger being pressed into engaging position by a spring 45 and readily released by a rope 16. When the catch is released the receiver and deliverer at the station are adapted to be lowered within convenient reach of the station-agent so that the bag which has just been delivered may be readily removed or a new one attached ready for delivery. The plate 16 may be provided with a recess 47 and the lower face of the head with a recess 48 for permitting the rear parts of the plate and head to be received at the sides of the posts when the head is lowered.- The post 3 may also be extensible, as by providing an upper portion 19 which telescopes into the base 50, the base being split as shown at- 51, a clamp 52 being arranged to clamp the upper portion rigidly to the base.

The receiving and delivering apparatus on the car is preferably so arranged that the same may be collapsed horizontally during the first part of its movement in order that the bag to be delivered may be readily hung thereon and swung into position to be received by the station receiving apparatus, and so that the bag which has been delivered to the car may be freely swung into the same. It is also preferably so arranged that obstruction at the outside of the car may be avoided when the apparatus is collapsed, and further that the necessity for opening the car-door for greater length of time than necessary to receive and deliver the receptacle may also be avoided. It is further also preferably so arranged that the same may be collapsed inside the car for taking up as little room as possible when not in use. It is further also preferably so arranged that manipulation of the same may be conveniently had and that delivering and receiving of the receptacles may be promptly effected. In this connection it will also be understood that the car-doors through which the receiving and delivering takes place are at times very narrow, being sometimes only twenty-seven inches, or thereabout, in width, and we have constructed our apparatus and in the present exemplification have shown the same so that the same may be passed through an opening of this kind if desired.

lVe have shown the receiver and deliverer on the car on an arm 53 which is pivoted at 5 1 on an arm 55, the pivot 54: being shown as a vertical pivot, while the arm 55 is pivoted at 56 to lugs 57 shown on a sleeve 58 received about a post 59 on the car, the pivot 56 being shown as a horizontal pivot. The

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53 and 55 are also permitted to swing together horizontally. We accomplish this preferably by pivotally mounting the post, as by supporting the same pivotally in bearings 60 61 respectively at the bottom and top of the post, the sleeve in this instance being secured to the post and rotating with the same. The bearing 60 is shown secured to the car-floor, the bearing 61 being on a bracket 62 secured to the side of the car. For supporting the arms horizontally we prefer to provide a leg 63 which is pivoted at its upper end to the arm 55 by a pivot 6d at the under face of a lug 65, and at its lower end is pivoted at 66 to a slide 67, the slide being movable up and down in a guide 68 on the sleeve. If it is desired to swing the arms upwardly, this may be done manually, which will raise the slide. The slide will be raised to pass a catch 69, which will yield against the pressure of a spring 70, the catch returning to obstructing position to prevent dropping of the slide. If it is desired to lower the arms, the catch is retracted by a foot-lever 71 pivoted to the sleeve at 72 and connected with the catch by a rod 73, the catch being pivoted to the sleeve at 74. The relative positions of the arms, leg, slide and catch radial of the post will be maintained when the arms are swung about the axis of the post. For holding the arms in extended relation we prefer to provide a link 75 which is pivoted on a bolt 76 for permitting the link to swing sidewardly, the bolt being on a knuckle 77 which is pivoted on a bolt 78 to the arm 53 for permitting the link to be swung up and down. At the inner end of the link there is a catch 79 adapted to releasably engage the keeper 80, shown as an extension of the pivot-bolt which forms the pivot of the arm 55. The link has a handle 81 thereon by which the link may be moved and which is shown connected with the catch 79 by a stem 82, a spring 83 normally pressing the catch into engaging position, the keeper being received in a recess 84c of the link. The link provides convenient means for swinging the outer arm. The arms may also be locked together so that the same may be swung together and also hung in up and down position without collapsing. For accomplishing this we prefer to provide the arm 55 with a recess 85 (see Fig. 9) between lips 86 87 having inclined faces 88 89 for readily guiding the link into said recess, the bottom of the recess being preferably widened so that when the link is received diagonally therein (see Fig. a

portion of the lips may overhang the same for retaining the link, the link however being readily removable when inalinement with said lips. A pin 90 supports the link against said lips, and thereby supports the arm 53 from the arm 55, when said arms are placed in up and down position. The arms are provided with a brace 91 shown as an extension of the arm 55 adapted to engage the side 92 of the car, a plate 93 being arranged to receive the impact of the same. A latch 94: is adapted to hold the arm in outer position, the latch being ar ranged to be received in a recess 95 in a lug 96 on the plate 93. The latch is preferably automatically operated. It is shown on a rod 97 (see Fig. 8) slidable longitudinally in bearings 98 on the arm 55 and pressed outwardly by a spring 99. A. lever 100 is articulated with the rod and is pivoted at 101 to the arm 55. The upper end of the lever is arranged to be contacted by the arm 53, as by a lug 102 thereon, when the arm 53 is swung inwardly, so that, in arranging said arms in collapsed relation, the arm 53 will first be swung inwardly until the fork thereon passes the door opening 103, when the lever 100 will be engaged for releasing the latch and permitting both the arms to move inwardly.

The receiver 7 on the car is provided with a fork 104, the tines of which are provided with fingers 105 106 pivoted thereto under covers 107 108.. One of these fingers is preferably provided with a handle 109 for its manual manipulation. The deliverer 8 I on the car is provided with a mouth 110, upon the lips 111 112 of which fingers 113 114 are pivoted under a cover 115. One of these fingers is provided with a handle 116 for its manual manipulation. A cover 117 may also be received over the fingers 21 22 of the station deliverer.

The receiver and deliverer at the station and on the car are preferably of similar construction, the construction being more clearly shown in Fig. 10, which shows the receiver and deliverer on the car. Thus the fingers of the receiver are pivoted on pins 118 119 secured to the respective tines of the receiver-fork, springs 120 121 pressing againstlugs 122 123 on said fingers for pressing the swinging ends of said fingers outwardly, said fingers engaging stops 124v 125 on said tines, which limit their outward movement, the fingers having inward yield for permitting the shank of the support hung from the station or local deliverer to be received to rear of said fingers, when said fingers will retract to normal or locking position for locking said support to said receiver. The fingers of the deliverers are pivotedon pins 126 127 secured to the lips thereof, a spring 128 pressing said fingers inwardly against stops 129 130 for closing said fingers and retaining a support suspended from the deliverer, but permitting said fingers to yield outwardly for releasing said support when the pulling strain of the opposed receiver is applied thereto.

' In operation the receiver on the car, or traveling receiver, is adapted to receive the receptacle from the deliverer at the station, or local deliverer, and the receiver at the station, or local receiver, is adapted to receive the receptacle from the deliverer on the car, or traveling deliverer. The car is shown traveling in the direction of the arrow a. In order to guide the hangers correctly in spite of side-vibration of the car we have provided the spread forks for the receivers. The strain of the delivering on the apparatus on the car is in a direction opposite to the direction of the arrow. The link 75 provides means for resisting this strain between the arms and the brace 91 between the arms and the side of the car braces the arms against the shock caused by the transference of the receptacle. In this manner unintentional lateral vibration of the arms is also avoided and means provided whereby the arms may be assured of passing the door-frame without contact with the same.

Our improved device also provides means whereby the bags or receptacles may be swung inwardly or outwardly on the car very easily and safely, and means are also provided whereby this may be accomplished without the necessity of the operator exposing any part of his body beyond the outside line of the car.

To illustrate the convenience of our improved apparatus it will be noted from the position of the outer arm shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2, that the receiver, which is adapted to support the receptacle which has been received by the car, is the first part of the arms to enter the car, the spread forks of the same being presented to the inside of the car, so that the received receptacle may be readily removed therefrom, and it will be further noted from the position of the parts in Fig. 4, that just prior to swinging the arms outwardly, the car deliverer is in most convenient position for having the recepta-cle to be delivered placed therein, the car deliverer being then swung outwardly and supporting said receptacle until received by the station receiver.

Our improved device also provides means whereby the entire apparatus may be received within the inside of the car when not in use, and the car-door, indicated at 131, closed, and whereby also the manipulation of the same may take place from the inside of the car. It also provides means whereby the receptacles may be received or delivered irrespective of the speed of .travel of the car. Thus it will be noted that when the receiver makes contact with the shank of the hanger suspended from the deliverer, the deliverer will retain the hanger until the shank is received to rear of the jaws on the receiver and the jaws have been closed for locking the shank to the receiver. The further passage of the car will cause cont-act of the lower button 28 by the receiver for pulling the hanger away from the jaws of the deliverer, these jaws opening outwardly only for releasing the hanger against the strain of the moving car. This action takes place whether the car is traveling exceedingly fast or hardly at all. In our improved device also unnecessary obstruction to ingress and egress through the door opening is avoided.

Having thus fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A receiving device of the character described for use with traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulated together, one of said arms being supported on the other of said arms, said arms arranged tor successive extension and collectively articulated on the traveling vehicle for swinging in substantially horizontal planes through the door-opening of the vehicle, and a package-receiving device on one of said arms.

2. A receiving device of the character described for use with traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulated together, one of said arms being supported on the other of said arms, said arms arranged for successive extension and collectively articulated on the traveling vehicle for swinging in substantially horizontal planes through the door-opening of the vehicle, and a packagereceiving device on one of said arms, said arms collectively supported for permitting the same to collapse into substantial up-and-down position.

3. A receiving device of the character described for use with traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of pivoted arms articulated together, one of said arms being supported on the other of said arms, said arms arranged for successive extension and collectively articulated on the traveling vehicle for swinging in substantially horizontal planes through the door-opening of the vehicle, and a package-receiving device on one of said arms, said arms collectively supported for permitting the same to collapse into substantial up-and-down position, and means for releasably supporting said arms in substantially horizontal position.

4. A receiving and delivering device of the character described for use with traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulated together, one of said arms being supported on the other of said arms, said arms arranged for successive extension and collectively articulated on the traveling vehicle for swinging in substantially hori- 'Zontal planes through the door-opening of the vehicle, and package receiving and delivering devices on one of said arms.

5. A receiving and delivering device of the character described for use with traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulated together and collectively articulated on the traveling vehicle for swinging in substantially horizontal planes through the door-opening of the vehicle, and package receiving and delivering devices on one of said arms, said arms collectively supported for permitting the same to collapse into substantial upand-down position.

6. A receiving and delivering device of the character described for use with traveling vehicles comprising a plurality of arms articulated together and collectively articulated on the traveling vehicle for swinging in substantially horizontal planes through the door-opening of the vehicle, and package receiving and delivering devices on one of said arms, said arms collectively supported for permitting the same to collapse into substantial up-and-down position, and means for releasably supporting said arms in substantially horizontal position.

7. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms movably held together for arranging the same in successively extended relation, one of said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle, and another of said arms having a receptacle supporting device thereon, said plurality of arms being relatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle.

8. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms movably held together for arranging the same in successively extended relation, one of said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle and another of said arm having a receptaclesupporting device thereon, said plurality of arms being relatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, and means between said arms for holding the same in extended relation.

9. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms movably held together for arranging the same in successively extended relation, one of said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle and another of said arms having a receptaclesupporting device thereon, said plurality of arms being relatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, and a lock between said arms and vehicle for locking the same in position for projecting outside said door-opening.

10. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms movably held together for arranging the same in successively extended relation, one of said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle and another of said arms having a receptaclesupporting device thereon, said plurality of arms being relatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, said arms being arranged to collapse and extend in substantially horizontal position, and

- articulating means for permitting said arms to be swung into substantial up-and-down position.

11. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms articulated together for arranging the same in successively extended relation, one of said arms being pivoted inside said vehicle and another of said arms having a receptaclesupport-ing device thereon, said plurality of arms being relatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, a link between said arms for holding the same in extended relation, and means for positioning said link between said arms for relatively positioning said arms when in collapsed relation.

12. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms articulated together for arranging the same in successively extended relation in substantially horizontal positions, one of said arms having a pivot inside said vehicle and another of said arms having a receptacle-supporting device thereon, said plurality of arms being relatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, a brace between said arms and vehicle arranged to swing with said arms, and a lock between said brace and vehicle.

13. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms articulated together for arranging the same in successively extended relation in substantially horizontal positions, one of said arms having a pivot inside said vehicle and another of said arms having a receptacle-supporting device thereon, said plurality of arms being relatively collapsible for swinging the same through said door-opening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, a brace bet-ween said arms and vehicle arranged to swing with said arms, a lock between said brace and vehicle, and means between said arms for automatically releasing said look upon collapsing said arms.

14. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a stationary receptacle-supporting support and a traveling receptacle-supporting support, each of said supports comprising a. receiver and a deliverer, each of said receivers comprising a fork, and an inwardly yielding finger mounted upon each tine of said fork and each of said deliverers comprising a mouth and an outwardly yielding finger mounted on each lip of said mouth, and covers for the yielding means of said fingers, substantially as described.

15. In apparatus of the character described, the combination of a stationary receptaclesupporting support and a traveling receptacle-supporting support, each of said sup ports comprising a receiver and a deliverer, each of said receivers comprising a fork, and an inwardly yielding finger mounted upon each tine of said fork, and each of said deliverers comprising a mouth and an out wardly yielding finger mounted on each lip of said mouth, and handles for manually separating the fingers of said respective receivers and deliverers, substantially as described.

16. In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a stationary receptaole-supporting support and a traveling receptacle-supporting support, each of said supports comprising a receiver and a deliverer, the receiver and deliverer on at least one of said supports being vertically spaced apart for permitting passage of the other of said supports, hangers from which the receptacles are arranged to be suspended from said support, said hangers respectively comprising a shank, buttons at the ends of said shank, and a releasable clasp for the receptacle, each of said receivers comprising a wide-mouthed fork, fingers on said fork, means for permitting inward yield of said fingers for receiving one of said shanks behind them, means for preventing outward yield of said fingers for maintaining said shank behind said fingers, said deliverer provided with mouths, fingers pivoted to said mouths, and means for pressing said fingers inwardly for normally retaining one of said shanks in said mouth but permitting removal of said shank from said month by pulling strain upon said hanger by the opposing receiver, substantially as described.

17 In an apparatus of the character described, the combination of a post, an arm pivoted thereon, a receiver and a delivercr secured to said arm, and means for permitting adjustment of said receiver and deliverer toward and from said post for adjusting the same with relation to the line of travel of a mating traveling receiver and deliverer, and means for adjusting the pivot of said arm up and down, substantially as described.

18. In apparatus of the character de-- ceases scribed, the combination with a car havin a door-opening, of arms hinged together 'or lateral extension with relation to said car, a receptaclesupport on one of said arms, said arms being collectively hinged to said car, and constructed and arranged for permitting said receptacle-support to be swung toward said door-opening by the relative swinging between said arms, and for permitting said receptacle-support to be swung into the interior of said car by the collective swinging of said arms, for the purpose specified.

19. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms hinged together for extending the same by swinging in substantially horizontal planes, a receptaole-support thereon, means for permitting the said arms to swing collectively in a substantially horizontal plane, and a releasable link between said arms, substantially as described.

20. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, of a plurality of arms hinged together for extending the same by swinging in substantially horizontal planes, a receptacle-support thereon, means for permitting the said arms to swing collectively in a substantially horizontal plane, a releasable link between said arms, and a brace between said arms and car, substantially as described.

21. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a dooropening, of a plurality of arms collectively pivoted at said door-opening for collectively swinging in substantially horizontal planes, said arms hinged together for relatively swinging in substantial horizontal planes, a positioning-catch between said arms and said car, and releasing means for said catch actuated by a relative swinging movement between said arms, substantially as described.

22. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent said door-opening for swinging in a substantially horizontal plane, an outer arm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with and independently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane, a receptacle-support on said outer arm, and a releasable link for holding said arms in relatively fixed relation, substantially as described.

23. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent said door-opening for swinging in a substantially horizontal plane, an outer arm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with and independently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane,

a receptacle-support on said outer arm, a link attached to said outer arm and releasably secured with relation to said inner arm for holding said arms in fixed extended relation, and securing means on said inner arm for said link for holding said arms in closed relation, substantially as described.

24. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent said door-opening for swinging in a substantially horizontal plane, an outer arm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with and independently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane, a receptaclesupport on said outer arm, a link attached to said outer arm and releas ably secured with relation to said inner arm for holding said arms in fixed extended relation, securing means on said inner arm for said link for holding said arms in closed relation, and means for permitting said arms to swing into up and down position, substantially as described.

25. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent said door-opening for swinging in a Substantially horizontal plane, an outer arm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with and independently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane, a receptacle-support on said outer arm, a releasable link between said arms for holding the same in extended relation, a releasable catch between said arms and car for holding said arms in fixed relation to said car, and releasing means for said catch between said arms having a contact-part arranged to be contacted by one of said arms when closing said arms for releasing said catch, substantially as described.

26. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent said door-opening for swinging in a substantially horizontal plane, an outer arm pivoted with relation to said inner arm for swinging with and independently of said inner arm in a substantially horizontal plane, a receptacle-support on said outer arm, said arms being permitted to relatively close, means for permitting swinging of said arms into substantial up and down position, and means for supporting said arms in substantially horizontal position, said lastnamed means comprising a movable leg pivoted to one of said arms and arranged to swing with said inner arm, substantially as described.

27. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, an upright sleeve adjacent said door-opening, arranged to rock about its longitudinal axis, an inner arm having a substantially horizontal pivot thereon, an outer arm having a substantially vertical pivot on said inner arm, a receptacle-support on said outer arm, a leg pivoted to said inner arm, said sleeve having a guide-way therein for guiding the other end of said leg, and a releasable catch between said sleeve and leg for positioning said leg for holding said arms in substantially horizontal planes, said inner arm, leg and sleeve arranged to maintain their relative radial positions upon rocking of said sleeve, and said outer arm arranged to swing with and independently of said inner arm, substantially as described.

28. In apparatus of the character described, the combination with a car having a door-opening, of an inner arm pivoted adjacent said door-opening, an outer arm pivoted to said inner arm, both said arms arranged to swing in .substantially horizontal planes and said outer arm arranged to swing with and independently of said inner arm, a releasable link for holding said arms in extended relation, a catch between said inner arm and car for holding said inner arm in fixed relation to said car, releasing means for said catch between said arms having a contact-part arranged to be engaged by one of said arms upon the closing of said arms for placing said receptacle-support adjacent said door-opening, and constructed for permitting both said arms to swing through said door-opening upon release of said catch, substantially as described.

29. In a device of the character described, the combination with a vehicle havin a door-opening, of a plurality of arms artlculated together for arranglng the same in successively extended relation in substantially horizontal positions, one of said arms having a pivot inside said vehicle and another of said arms having a receptacle receiving device thereon, and arranged for relatively collapsing said plurality of arms and swinging the same through said dooropening upon said pivot inside said vehicle, a catch for securing said arms outside said vehicle, means connecting with said catch and operated by the collapsing of said arms for releasing the same, and means for permitting said arms to swing into substantial up and down position inside said vehicle, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have subscribed our names hereto in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HARRY F. BITTLINGER. JOHN J. ENNIS. lVitnesses:

CONSTANT SoU'rHwoRTH, LILLIAN BURNETT.