US406639A - Car-coupling - Google Patents

Description

(No Model.)

l A. ELLIOTT.

GAR GOUPLING.

No. 406,639. l Patented July 9. 1889.

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A'US'IINT ELLIOTT, OF KANSAS CITY, KANSAS.

CAR-COUPLING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 406,639, dated July 9, 1889. Application filed September 26, 1888. SerialNo. 286,470. (No model.)

To all whom it may con/cern:v

Be it known that I, AUSTIN ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kansas City, in the county of Wyandotte and State of Kansas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Car-Couplings; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

provements being to provide a car-coupling which will possess the advantages of simplicity ofV parts, durability of construction, and ease of operation, with a ready adaptation for the purpose contemplated. I attain these ob jects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure I is a bottom plan view of two couplers, showing them in position locked together; Fig. 2, a similar view showing the parts uncoupled, and Fig. 3 an end View of one of the' couplings. Y

Similar letters of, reference indicate like parts in the several gures.

VReferring to the `said drawings, A represents the frame-Work o'f the platform of the car,-to the central part of which is secured the downwardly-projecting frame B, Within which the rear end of the draw-head' of the coupling C is pivoted, as shown.

The coupling O is composed of an elongated draw-head, terminating at its front part with a hoolcshaped projection D, the said projection on one coupling being adapted to interlock With a corresponding projection upon an opposite coupling, as fully shown in Fig. l. Near the center of the draw-head is provided la recessed projection E, in which is adapted to be pivoted an elbow-shaped lever F, the inner arm a of which has a movement Within the space to the rear of the hook-shaped projection D, the end of said inner arm a tting within a groove b in the rear of the projection D, While the outer arm c of the lever prover F at one side of the car it causes the in-4 ner arm a to push the hook-shaped projections D apart, as fully shown in Fig. 2, In place, however, of operating the said elbowshaped lever F by the handle d, I may provide a rod or shaft h, running transversely across the platform and j ournaled in suitable bearings thereon, yand having wheels e' upon each end, While a chain kis secured to the rod or shaft h and to the outer arm of the leverF in such manner that by turning either of the Wheels t' in the proper direction the connecting-chain is wound upon the rod or shaft h, causing the inner arm a of the lever to move outwardly to push the couplings apart from each other. The draw-head isgiven a free lateral play upon its axis through the medium of a strong spring G, secured to the rear of the draw-head and to the platform, as shown, so that the couplings will slightly yield laterally, when they are being connected together, to avoid the'usual jar of coupling.

To the front end of the'platform. of the car is pivoted a latch or catch II, the object of which is such that the inner arm a of the lever F can be held in a position to prevent the coupling of the cars, when so desired,bydrop ping the said latch or catch over the handle (l of the outer arm of the lever F, thus closing the mouth of the hook-shaped projection `D and preventing the two parts from interlocking with each other. j

The front ends of each of the draw-heads are preferably slot-ted and provided with the usual coupling-pins, so that in case it maybe found necessary to couple with `cars not pro` vided with my improvements the ordinary link-coupling may be readily employed in connection therewith.

I do not confine myself to the specific construction herein described and illustrated, as

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it is evident that modifications thereof can be readily employed with equal eiect Without departing from the spiritof my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful is- The herein-described car-coupling, consisting of the elongated draw-head pivoted near its rear end to the platform of the car and provided with the spring G, the front end of said draw-head terminating inahook-shaped projection D, and provided with an elbowshaped lever F, the one arm of which rests Within the space at the rear of the said hookshaped projection D, While the other arm thereofA projects to one side of the car, substantially in the manner and for the purpose speciied. p

In testimony Whereofql affix my signatu re in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

, AUSTIN ELLIOTT. [n s] Witnesses:

JOHN F. CIIAPIN, WELLINGTON MooNEY.-

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