US991444A - Mail catching and delivering apparatus. - Google Patents

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H. J, HEDR GK'Y MAIL GATGHING AND DELIVERING ummrus.

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H. J. HEDRICK. MAIL GATOHING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS. APPLIOATIOH TILED SEPT. 3, 1910.

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Q (ll-a Patented May 2, 191.1.

H. J. HEDRIOK. MAIL GATCHING AND DELIVERING APPARATUS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. a, 1910.

991,444. I Patented May 2, 1911..

Ulhl l fhl ATES HENRY J. I-IEDRICK, OF OLATHE, KANSAS.

MAIL CATGHING All?) DELIVERING APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. HEDRIOK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Olathe in the county of Johnson and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Mail Catching and Deiivering Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to mail catching and delivering apparatus and my object is to produce a catching apparatus carried by and normally within a mail car, which can be easily and quickly projected through the door opening of such car and catch the mail and automatically return to a position within thecar without any material shock or jar.

A further object is to produce a station delivering apparatus from which the catching apparatus of the car will easily and quickly withdraw the mail bag and which delivering apparatus when relieved of the mail bag will swing back to position so remote from the trackway that no part of the train or a person leaning out therefrom can come in contact with it.

Vith these general objects in view and others as hereinafter appear the invention consists in certain novel and peculiar features of construction and organization as hereinafter described and claimed; and in order that it may be fully understood reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1, is a horizontal section of part of a mail car equipped with a catching apparatus embodying my invention, the apparatus being disposed within the car and in folded or inoperative position. Fig. 2, is a similar view with the catching apparatus projecting from the car in position to re ceive a mail bag or a number of mail bags secured together; said figure also showing in dotted lines the position of the parts immediately after. the apparatus has caught the mail bag or bags. Fig. 3, is an elevation of the car and apparatus with the latter in the position shown in full lines Fig. 2, the view being taken from a point within the car. Fig. 4', is a view of the apparatus when in the position shown in full lines Fig. 2, taken from a point forward of the apparatus. Fig. 5, is a horizontal section on the Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed. September 3, 1910.

Patented May 2, 1911.

Serial No. 580,444.

line VV of Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a vertical section on the line V1-VI of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line VIIVII of Fig. 2. Fig. 8, is a view looking in the direction of the line of track of a station delivering apparatus embodying my invention, said figure showing the bag supported in operative position by said apparatus. Fig. 9, is an edge view of the station delivering apparatus looking from the trackway. Fig. 10, is an enlarged detail perspective view showing a part of the station delivering apparatus and the upper portion of the bag-holding appliance. Fig. 11 is a rear view of the catcher.

Referring now to the drawings in detail where like reference characters identify corresponding parts in all the figures, 1 indicates a part of a mail car of any suitable or preferred type, and 2 a side door opening thereof. A rigid frame of any suitable type is shown as consisting of a pair of horizontal bars 3 arranged by preference in the upper part of the car and secured at their outer ends to the adjacent side wall thereof, the inner or major portions of said bars being spaced inward from said wall. The bars are secured at their inner ends upon an upright or its equivalent 4, and near their outer ends curve around and-bear against a strip 5 secured to the side of the car, this strip acting as a brace to stiffen and strengthen the said frame, the latter being also braced by a bracket 6 extending upward from the upper bar 3 to the roof of the car and by a standard 7 extending downward from the lower bar 3 to the floor of the car. Hinged at 8 to the outer end of the said stationary frame is a swing frame 9, equipped with a guarded sheave 10, and below said sheave is a well 11 occupied by a weight 12 attached to the lower end of a cable 13 which extends over sheave 10 and between a sheave la and a smaller guard sheave 15 carried by a frame 16 hingedly mounted upon upright 4 between the inner ends of the bars 3 of the first-named stationary frame. The hinged frame 16 is of right-angle shape in plan view and near its hinged end is equipped with a wearplate 17 for frictional engage ment with a brake 18 carried by the stationary frame and of such form that when the hinged frame swings inwardly as hereinafter explained, the wear plate thereon will ride upon the brake for the purpose of gradually checking the speed of such angle frame and thus eliminate any undue pounding or strain upon the hinged frame or the supporting parts.

Pivoted at 19 to and within the outer ends of the arms of the hinged frame-which by preference is of U-shape in elevation (see Fig. 3)-is a catcher constructed as follows: 20 indicates the body of the catcher, provided with a longitudinal slot 21 and rigid with said body and projecting outwardly therefrom is a pair-of jaws 22. Bridging said slot near its outer end and rigid with the body 20 is an outwardly projecting arch 23, and pivoted at its outer end in the outer end of said slot is a trigger 24, the same when set extending divergingly inward with respect to the body 20, as shown in Fig. 2. The trigger is preferably of channel iron and is provided with a leather or equivalent lining 25 against which the mail bag is adapted to strike without injury, the lining projecting beyond the free end of the trigger as at 26, for the purpose of striking against the body at the proper time and i ncidentally cushioning the action of the trigger and preventing the action of the same being accompanied by undesirable sound which would occur should the metal part of the trigger strike the body.

Secured to the rear side of the body is a bracket 27 provided with a pair of inwardly projecting spring arms 28 which normally bear againstrectangular projections 29 on the arms of frame 16, for the purpose of holding the body either yieldingly at right angles to the outer portion of the hinged frame 16 or in alinement with said portion. The bracket 27 is provided with outwardly projecting ears 30 connect-ed by a bolt 31 upon which a movable jaw 32 is pivoted, a coiled spring consisting of two members 33 mounted on the bolt 31 above and below jaw 32 being secured midway its length to said jaw and at its extremities bearing against the body 20, the arrangement being such that the said jaw tends to swing inward toward the body and between the W. tionary or fixed jaws 22. At. its heel end the jaw 32 is reduced in width at 34: so that when the free end of the jaw is grasped and pulled outward said reduced or heel end 3 1 will engage and pass over roll 32, secured in the channel of the trigger, and enter the channel of the trigger and eventually he arrested by contact with the arch 23. As it clears said roll the trigger is forced to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5 by the spring 35 interposed between it and bracket 27, the roll being thus disposed against the outer side of the aw to hold it in opened position as shown in said last-named figures.

At its hinged end the body is provided with an extension 36, equipped with a loop 37 and a guide eye 38, the outer end of cable 13 engaging the said extension and extending through said guide eye and being attached to said loop.

39 is a segmental ratchet carried by the c):- tension 36, and disposed concentrically of pivot 19, and 40 is a pawl pivoted 1n the bracket 411 secured to the brace bar $2 of the hinged frame 16.

4:3 is a rock shaft journaled in bracket 11 and provided with an arm 14 underlying the pawl to raise the same when desired, the outer end of the rock shaft being journaled in a bracket 1-5 carried by frame 16, and provided with an upwardly projectingai'm 46, provided with notches 17 and 4:8 for alternate engagement by the resilient handle 49 of and rigid with said rock shaft, the handle when in engagement with notch 4.7 holding the pawl elevated and when in engagement with notch 18 permitting the pawl to engage the segmental ratchet 39 either through gravity or by the action of a spring 50, see Fig. 7.

hen the apparatus occupies its inoperative position as shown in Fig. 1, the weight 12 rests upon a cushion 51 of any suitable character at the bottom of well 12, and the pawl 40 is in engagement with the segmental ratchet 39, to prevent the catcher swinging on pivot 19 toward the opposite side of the car, it being noticed in this connection by reference to Fig. 1, that when the parts oecupy an inoperative or folded position within the car, the spring arms 28 are bearing against one of the corners or projections :29 and are hence under tension and ready to swing the catcher inwardly the instant the pawl is tripped until the catcher stands at right angles to the outer portion of frame 16. It will also be understood that the door 52 of the car will slide back and forth between the side wall and the apparatus, as will be seen by reference to Figs. 1 and 2.

Assuming that the car is approaching a station from which mail is expected and at which no stop is to be made, the mail clerk first moves the handle 49 from engagement with notch 18 and into engagement with notch 417, to trip the pawl 4-0 from engagement with the ratchet 39, and permit spring arms 28 to swing the catcher inward on pivot 19 until the catcher stands at rightangles to the outer portion of the hinged frame 16. He then grasps the free end of the movable jaw 32 and swings it on pivot 31 from the position shown in Fig. 1 to the position shown in Figs. 2 and 5, the jaw being held open through the engagement of its heel end by the roll of the trigger as hereinbefore explained, and the trigger set by the spring 35. The operator then applies pressure on the inner end of the catcher to force the same outward through the door opening, the hinged frame 16 swinging in the same direction and at the same time the resistance of the weight exerts suflicient back pull on the catcher to swing the same in a forward direction against the resistance of spring arms 28 until said spring arms pass the engaging corners of projections 29 rigid with frame 16, when said springs by pressure on said parts coiiperate with the weight in such forward movement of the catcher until the latter is in alinement with the outer portion of said hinged frame and stands projecting outwardly from the car at right angles thereto as shown clearly in Fig. 2, it being noted that when thus arranged the extension 36 of the catcher bears against the outer side of the car adjacent to the door opening. The operator then swings the handle 49 of the rock shaft out of engagement with notch 47 and into engagement with notch 48, and thereby permits the pawl to drop into engagement with the ratchet segment 39. ith the parts in the position explained, the forward progress of the car results in the trigger, between the stationary and movable jaws 22 and 32 respectively, striking against a mail bag detachably supported by the station delivering apparatus hereinafter described, and under this impact the trigger is tripped and the spring 33 causes the movable jaw to swing inwardly and clamp the mail bag tightly against the body of the catcher. The impact also causes the catcher to swing on pivot 19 to substantially the position shown by dotted lines Fig. 2, and in so swinging to raise the weight through the pull imposed thereon by cable 13, the ratchet slipping forward under the pawl until the latter is engaged with the ratchet near its rear end, so that as the momentum of the movement of the catcher is overcome, the weight will gravitate back to its original position and thus swing the hinged frame 16 with the catcher and the bag into the car. The operator then grasps and pulls the movable jaw open to permit the bag to drop to the floor and then the catcher may be swung on pivot 19 back to the folded position shown in Fig. 1. It will be, noticed that owing to the fact that the frame which carries sheave 10, bears a hinged relation to the stationary frame, said sheave carried frame will swing inward slightly when the catcher is swung outward through the door opening, so that the sheave shall face in the direction of the adjacent horizontal portion of the cable at all times except when the apparatus is folded to inoperative position, and thus facilitate the operation of the cable over said sheave.

Referring now to the station delivering apparatus, 53 indicates a suitable support and mounted thereonis a U-shaped bracket 54, in which is pivoted at 55 a standard 56,

provided at its lower end with an outwardly projecting arm 57 and at its upper end with a shorter outwardly-projecting arm 57 and at its upper end with a shorter outwardlyprojecting-arm 58, the parts being so proportioned that the standard tends to swing in the direction indicated by the arrow Fig. 8, such movement being limited by the abutment of arm 57 against the side of the support 53. The arm 57 carries a longitudinally extending rod 59 the ends of which extend downward and are secured in any suitable manner to said arm 57 and mounted slidingly on said rod 59 is a pair of U- shaped clips 60 which are free to slide upon the rod but will bind thereon in the event a tilting pressure toward or from the pathway of the car is imposed upon them, and slidingly mounted on the rod between the arms of the U-shaped clips are V-shaped grippers 61, susceptible of swinging pivot-ally on the rod 59 in a direction parallel with the travel of the car, the said grippers being of resilient material for a purpose hereinafter explained.

Secured upon the arm 58 is a bracket 62 and pivoted in said bracket and underlying arm 58 is a rock shaft 63 providedwith an enlargement 64 at its upper end and a crank arm 65 at its lower end, a spring 66 mounted upon the shaft and bearing at its opposite ends against enlargement 64 and bracket 62, tending to prevent accidental rotation of the shaft.

67 is a loop preferably of isosceles triangle form, fitting between arm 58 and bracket 62 and capable of swinging vertically and laterally on said shaft.

68 is a weight adapted to be suitably guided and connected by a cable 69 to an eye 70 rigid with the bracket 62 and at an intermediate point said cable extends over a guarded sheave 71 mounted at the end of an arm 72 projecting inward from bracket 54 and bearing a rigid relation to the same and to the support 53, said weight when unopposed swinging the standard to the position shown in dotted lines Fig. 8, a suitably supported spring 73 being disposed in the path of downward movement of the standard to cushion such swinging action.

74 indicates a pair of straps or bands to encircle one or more mail bags 75, and 76 is a strap extending upward from one of the straps or bands 74 and by preference downward to the other strap to which it is also attached, and secured to the upper end of said strap 76 is a U-shaped clip 77 equipped with a grooved sheave 78.

When a number of bags strapped together' as explained are to be delivered to a passing train without the same coming to a stop or checking its speed, the bag equipped with the straps as explained is arranged in an upright position between the grippers 61,

the clips 60 being pushed against opposite sides of the bag so that the latter clasped between the grippers will tend to spread them apart and thus impose a pressure on the clips 60 which will cause the same to bind upon the rod 59. The standard is then swung or may have been previously swung to its upright position as shown in full lines Fig. 8. Clip 77 is then slipped over the arm of the rock shaft 63 and the triangular loop is fitted upon the upper end of said clip to prevent it slipping off the end of said arm 65 as shown most clearly in Fig. 10. As the train passes the catching apparatus thereof catches the bag between the arms 57 and 58 of the standard and exerts a pressure thereon at right angles to arms 57 and 58, and as a result of this the grippers 61 swing in the direction of the movement of the catcher, the arm 65 at the same time swinging in the same direction, this swinging action of said parts continuing until the bag is drawn from between the grippers with practically no friction and the clip 77 is withdrawn from the end of the arm 65, pulling ofi the same at an angle so that the upper end of the clip shall freely ride downwardly out of the triangular loop. In practice the catcher removes the bag almost as though it picked it out of the air, no perceptible resistance being offered to its removal in a direction at right angles to rod 59. The instant the bag is withdrawn the weight 68 swings the frame 56 and the parts carried thereby back to the inoperative position shown by dotted lines Fig. 8.

From the above description it will be apparent that I have produced a mail catching and delivering apparatus possessing the features of advantage enumerated as desirable and I wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be restricted to the exact details of construction shown and described as obvious modifications will suggest themselves to one skilled in the art.

I claim .1. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame of substantially right angle form in plan view hinged to said support to swing horizontally, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame and also adapted for horizontal swinging movement, and means for yieldingly holding thecatcher against swinging movement in one direction independent of the hinged frame.

2. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame of substantially right angle form in plan view hinged to said support to swing horizontally, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame and also adapted for horizontal swinging movement, means for yieldingly holding the catcher against swinging movement in one direction independent of the hinged frame, and means to lock the catcher to the said swing frame when such independent swinging movement ends to permit said yielding means to swing the said frame and catcher in a reverse direction to that mentioned.

3. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame of substantially right angle form in plan view hinged to said support to swing horizontally, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame and also adapted for horizontal swinging movement, means for yieldingly holding the catcher against swinging movement in one direction independent of the hinged frame, and a pawl and ratchet mechanism to lock the catcher against independent forward movement thereon.

4. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame of substantially right angle form in plan view hinged to said support to swing horizontally, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame and also adapted for horizontal swinging movement, a weight, a flexible connection suitably guided and attached to said catcher and said weight and adapted when the catcher is swung rearwardly on the said frame to raise said weight, and means to lock the catcher against independent forward movement of the said frame when the said rearward movement terminates to permit the weight to swing the said frame and catcher in the reverse direction to the independent movement of the catcher.

5. A mail. bag catching apparatus, compris ing a suitable support, a frame of substantially right angle form in plan view hinged to said support to swing horizontally, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame and also adapted for horizontal swinging movement, a weight, a flexible connect-ion suitably guided and attached to said catcher and said weight and adapted when the catcher is swung rearwardly on the said frame to raise said weight, and a pawl and ratchet mechanism to lock the catcher against independent forward movement of the said frame when the said rearward movement terminates to permit the weight to swing the said frame and catcher in the reverse direction to the independent movement of the catcher.

6. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame of substantially right-angle form in plan view hinged to said support to swing horizontally, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame and also adapted for horizontal swinging movement, a weight, a flexible connection suit-ably guided and attached to said catcher and said weight and adapted when the catcher is swung rearwardly on the said frame to raise said weight, a pawl and ratchet mechanism to lock the catcher against independent forward movement on the said frame when the said rearward movement terminates to permit the weight to swing the said frame and catcher in the reverse direction to the independent movement of the catcher, and means carried by said frame for tripping the pawl from engagement with the ratchet.

7 A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame of substantially right-angle form in plan view hinged to said support to swing horizontally, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame and also adapted for horizontal swinging movement, a weight, a flexible connection suitably guided and attached to said catcher and said weight and adapted when the catcher is swung rearwardly on the said frame to raise said weight, a pawl and ratchet mechanism to lock the catcher against independent forward movement on the said frame when the said rearward movement terminates to permit the weight to swing the said frame and catcher in the reverse direction to the independent movement-of the catcher, means carried by said frame for tripping the pawl from engagement with the ratchet, and means for securing the pawl in operative or tripped relation to the ratchet.

8. A mail bag catching apparatus, com prising a suitable support, a frame of substantially right angle form in plan view hinged to said support to swing horizontally, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame and also adapted for horizontal swinging movement, yielding means for holding the catcher against independent rearward swinging movement on said frame, means to lock the catcher against forward swinging movement on said frame, an extension for the pivoted end of the catcher, and a flexible connection attached at its opposite ends to the catcher and to said yielding means and extending over the extension, and adapted when the catcher is swung backward on the said frame to be caused by said extension to exert a pull upon the said yielding means to enable the latter when the said rearward movement ends to exert an opposite pull on said flexible con nection and cause the said frame and catcher to swing together in the opposite direct-ion to that mentioned.

9. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a suitably supported sheave, a swing frame adapted for horizontal movement and provided with guiding means, a catcher pivoted for horizontal movement on the swing frame, an extension for the pivoted end of the catcher, a weight, a flexible connection attached at its opposite ends to the weight and the catcher and engaging said sheave, guiding means and extension, and means to interlook the catcher to the swing frame against independent forward movement of the former.

10. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a suitably supported sheave, a swing frame adapted for horizontal movement and provided with guiding means, a catcher pivoted for horizontal movement on the swing frame, an extension for the pivoted end of the catcher, a weight, a flexible connection attached at its opposite ends to the weight and the catcher and en gaging said sheave, guiding means and extension, and a pawl and ratchet mechanism permitting the catcher to swing rearwardly on the said swing frame but interlocking it against forward movement on said frame.

11. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame hinged to the support for horizontal movement and provided with a vertically-arranged guide sheave, a swing frame hinged to said support for horizontal. movement and provided with horizontally arranged guiding means a catcher pivoted for horizontal movement on the swing frame, an extension for the pivoted end of the catcher, a weight, a flexible connection attached at its opposite ends to the weight and the catcher and engaging said sheave, guiding means and extension, and a pawl and ratchet mechanism permitting the catcher to swing rearwardly on the said swing frame but interlocking it against forward movement on said frame.

12. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame hinged to the support for horizontal movement and provided with a vertically-arranged guide sheave, a swing frame hinged to said support for horizontal movement and provided with horizontally arranged guiding means, a catcher pivoted for horizontal movement on the swing frame, an extension for the pivoted end of the catcher, a weight, a flexible connection attached at its opposite ends to the weight and the catcher and engaging said sheave, guiding means and extension, a pawl and ratchet mechanism permitting the catcher to swing rearwardly on the swing frame but interlocking it against forward movement on said frame, means for tripping the pawl from engagement with the ratchet, and means for holding the pawl in or out of engagement with the ratchet, carried by the swing-frame.

13. A mail bag catching apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a frame hinged to the support for horizontal movement and provided with a vertically-arranged guide sheave, a swing "frame hinged to said support for horizontal movement and provided with horizontally arranged guiding means, a catcher pivoted for horizontal movement on the swing frame, an extension for the pivoted end of the catcher, a Weight, a flexitripping the pawl from engagement with the ratchet, means for holding the pawl in or out of engagement with the ratchet, carried by the swing frame, and suitable means for gradually arresting the simultaneous swinging movement of the swing frame and catcher carried thereby.

14. In a mail bag catching apparatus, a catcher comprising a body, stationary and movable jaws projecting therefrom, a pivoted trigger carried by the body and provided with a channel in its outer face to receive the heel end of the movable jaw when the latter is opened, a device in the channel of the trigger to engage the heel end of the movable jaw and hold it open, a spring holding the trigger in set or operative position, and a compressible lining for and projecting forwardly from the trigger and beyond the free end of the same.

15. In a mail bag catching apparatus, the combination of a frame arranged to swing horizontally and of substantially right angle form in plan view, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame for horizontal movement, a part rigid with said frame and provided with flattened faces, one extending transversely of and the other longitudinally of the outer portion of said swing frame, and a spring secured to the catcher and adapted when engaging one of said flat faces to hold the catcher at right angles to the said outer portion of the swing frame and when engaged with the other flat face to hold the catcher in alinement with said outer portion of said frame.

16. In a mail bag catching apparatus, the combination of a frame arranged to swing horizontally and of substantially rightangle form in plan view, acatcher pivoted to the free end of said frame for horizontal movement, a part rigid with said frame and provided with flattened faces, one extending transversely of and the other longitudinally of the outer portion of said swing frame, a spring secured to the catcher and adapted when engaging one of said flat faces to hold the catcher at right angles to the said outer portion of the swing frame and when engaged with the other fiat face to hold the catcher in alinement with said outer portion of said frame, and a pawl and ratchet mechanism permitting the catcher to be swung rearwardly but not forwardly on said frame.

17. In a mail bag catching apparatus, the combination of a frame arranged to swing horizontally and of substantially rightangle form in plan view, a catcher pivoted to the free end of said frame for horizontal movement, a part rigid with said frame and provided with flattened faces, one extending transversely of and the other longitudinally of the outer portion of said swing frame, a spring secured to the catcher and adapted when engaging one of said fiat faces to hold the catcher at right angles to the said outer portion of the swing frame and when engaged with the other flat face to hold the catcher in alinement with said outer portion of said frame, a segmental ratchet rigid with the catcher and arranged concentrically of the pivotal point thereof, a pivoted pawl carried by the said frame, and means to trip and hold the pawl out of engagement with the ratchet.

18. A mail bag delivering apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a standard pivoted to said support and provided at its upper and lower ends with arms projecting in the same direction, independent clips adjustable longitudinally with respect to the lower arm, resilient grippers movable with said clips and pivoted to swing at right angles to said arm, a vertical rock shaft journaled in the upper end of the standard and provided at its lower end with a crank arm, a spring for holding said rock shaft against turning movement, a loop engaging said rock shaft above the crank arm and capable of swinging vertically and laterally, and yielding means for swinging said standard, to and holding it in horizontal position.

19. A mail bag delivering apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a standard pivoted to said support and provided at its upper and lower ends with arms projecting in the same direction, independent clips adjustable longitudinally with respect to the lower arm, resilient grippers movable with said clips and pivoted to swing at right angles to said arm, a vertical rock shaft journaled in the upper end of the standard and provided at its lower end with a crank arm, a spring for holding said rock shaft against turning movement, a loop engaging said rock shaft above the crank arm and capable of swinging vertically and laterally, yielding means for swinging said standard to and holding it in horizontal position, and a spring for arresting and cushioning the swinging movement imparted to said standard by said yielding means.

20. A mail bag delivering apparatus, comprising a suitable support, a standard pivoted to said support and provided at its up per and lower ends with arms projecting in the same direction, independent clips adjustable longitudinally with respect to the lower arm, resilient grippers movable with said clips and pivoted to swing at right an gles to said arm, a vertical rock shaft journaled in the upper end of the standard and provided at its lower end with a crank arm, a clip secured to said strap and fitting and 10 a spring for holding said rock shaft against bearing down upon the crank arm of said turning movement, a loop engaging said shaft and projecting up through said loop. rook shaft above the crank arm and capable In testimony whereof I aflix my signature,

of swinging Vertically and laterally, and in the presence of two witnesses.

yielding means for swinging said standard HENRY J. HEDRICK.

to and holding it in horizontal position, in Witnesses: combination with straps secured to a mail HELEN G. RODGERS, bag clamped between the said grippers, and G. Y. TI-IORPE.

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