Improved Automatic Coupling for Railway Vehicles.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 10th June, 1890-Accepted, 12th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Automatic Coupling for Railway Vehicles.
JOSEPH TAYLOR, Engineer 6 Dowgate Hill, Cannon Street London, E.C. do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
The end of the draw bar is shaped with two circular supporting pieces inside of
which I insert rods with stop nuts, screwed & pinned, & powerful springs, the end
carrying the hook coupling. These springs act as auxiliary and to bring the coupling
back into its normal position. The outside buffers taking the first shock of impact.
The uncoupling is done from the side by ratchet quadrant, ratchet bar with handles,
or any other simple method.
By this method of car coupler the draw bar is releived of all buffing strains, and
can readily be adapted to present rolling stock.
3000
JOSEPH TAYLOR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Automatic Coupling for Railway Vehicles.
I, JOSEPH TAYLOR Engineer / Mr. W. C. Horne Dowgate Hill Cannon Street
London E.C. do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following stateinent:-
This Invention consists of an improved automatic coupling for railway vehicles, and
is constructed as follows, reference being had to the two sheets of drawings hereto
annexed and to the letters of reference marked thereon in which
Figs. 1 and 2 (Sheet 1) shew partly in section and partly in elevation a coupling
constructed according to my invention in its coupled and uncoupled positions
respectively.
Fig. 3. is a plan of the same.
Fig. 4. (Sheet 2) is a front elevation thereof on a smaller scale shewing its position
on the vehicle and
Fig. 5. is a plan of the same.
The end of the draw bar, a, is formed with two circular or other shaped supporting
pieces A' inside of which I insert the rods, c, with stop blocks, B, and powerful
springs, C. Or; the supporting pieces, A¹, may carry the rods, c, as guides in
which case the springs, C, would in preference be adjusted outside the said
supporting pieces, A¹. Or, another simple method, if desired, would be for the
supporting pieces, A¹, to carry the rods, c, as guides and adjusting the springs, C,
inside the framework of the vehicle, near or alongside the drawbar springs.
The springs, C, relieve the buffing strains and bring the coupling into its normal
position. The outside buffers would receive the first shock of impact.
The ends of the rods, c, are connected together by strong bars, H, H¹; to carry
the horizontal hook coupling D, which can be made with paul clutch, E, for the
more easy automatic coupling of the same. Or if desired it may be made solid so
as to ride over the bar, H, on impact.
The uncoupling is effected from the side of the vehicle by means of a ratchet
quadrant, F, secured in suitable brackets and connected to the hook coupling, D, by
a chain or its equivalent, D', the said ratchet quadrant, F, is actuated by means of
the ratchet bar or rod, G, provided with handles, G', extending to the outsides of the
vehicle. Or any other method may be employed with equally good results without
departing from the nature of my invention.

page_text: A coupling constructed as herein described and shewn on the accompanying
drawings may be readily adapted to existing rolling stock and can be made both the
same and with two or more hooks if desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what 1
claim is―
1. The general arrangement and combination of parts constituting the apparatus
for coupling and uncoupling railway vehicles all substantially as and operating in the
manner herein before set forth with reference to the annexed drawings or the
mechanical equivalents of all or any of such parts.
2. The improved apparatus for coupling and uncoupling railway vehicles consisting
of the supporting pieces, A¹, rods, c, stopblocks, B, springs, C, bars, H, and, H
hook D having paul clutch E all substantially as and operating in the manner
hereinbefore set forth in combination with the coupling and uncoupling device
consisting of the ratchet quadrant, F, rod, G, handles, G₁, and chain, D, or their
mechanical equivalents or all or any of such parts.
Dated this 7th day of June 1890.
JOSEPH TAYLOR.