Improvements relating to the Attachment of Car-couplings to Cars.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1899-Accepted, 8th July, 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements relating to the Attachment of Car-couplings to Cars.
I, JAMES TIMMS, of Columbus, in the County of Franklin, State of Ohio, United
States of America, Manufacturer, 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 statement:-
My invention relates to an improvement in draft devices for railroad cars,--
the object of the invention being to provide simple, durable and efficient appliances
for connecting a car-coupling with the draft timbers of a car such as is commonly
employed on railroads.
With this object in view the invention consists in certain novel features of
construction and combinations and arrangements of parts as hereinafter set forth
and pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawings; Figure 1 is a plan view showing portions of the
bottom of a car having my improvements applied thereto; Figure 2 is a longi-
tudinal sectional view; Figure 4 is a cross section on the line of Figure 1;
Figure 3 is a front end view; Figures 5 to 16 are views of details.
A represents the end sill of a car and B a bolster disposed some distance rear-
wardly of the sill. The sill and bolster are connected by side timbers C and
between the sill and bolster, draft timbers D, D, are centrally located and properly
spaced apart for the accommodation of draft devices. Truss or brace beams E, E,
are tenoned into the bolster and secured at their rear ends to the draft timbers,
said beams being diagonally disposed and tenoned, at their forward ends, into
the rear face of the sill.
A face plate 1 is secured to the front face of the sill, by means of rods or bolts 2
which extend rearwardly and pass through the bolster B. The face plate is made
with a recess 3 and coincident with the edges of this recess and also near the
lower edge of the face plate, a rearwardly projecting 'flange 4 is provided and
enters the bolster, said flange serving to strengthen the face plate and also the
bolster. The recess 3 in the face plate is for the accommodation of the draw
bar 5, which projects rearwardly between the draft timbers and provided at its
forward end with a coupling head 6. The draw bar and its head are supported by
means of a carrying iron or plate 7 disposed under the face plate and recessed
as at 8 for the reception of the draw bar, said carrying iron or plate being secured
in position by means of bolts 9 passing upwardly through the sill A, the flange 4
of the face plate and a top plate 1 of the sill.
A draft iron 11 is disposed alongside the inner face of each draft timber !
and provided on the outer face with lugs 11" to be embedded in the wood of the
draft timbers. Each draft iron is provided at its ends with ribbed or flanged
extensions 12 having holes for the passage of bolts 13 by means of which said
draft irons are rigidly secured to the timbers D. Plates 14 are secured to the
inner faces of the draft timbers and abut at their forward ends against the rear
ends of the draft irons and the rear ends of said plates 14 abut against the
bolster B. Similar but shorter plates 15 are secured to the inner faces of the

page_text: 3rd. In draft devices for cars, the combination with a draw bar, of a face plate
adapted to be secured to the car sill and having a recess for the accommodation
of the draw bar, said face plate also having a Hange adapted to enter the sill, a
supporting plate for the draw bar disposed under the face plate and bolts passing
through said supporting plate and the flanges on the face plate.
4th. In draft devices for cars, the combination of a sill, a bolster and timbers
connecting said sill and bolster, of a face plate on the front of the sill, bolts or
rods passing through said face plate, sill and bolster a draw bar passing through
said face plate and sill, and a supporting plate for the draw bar secured under
the face plate.
5th. In draft devices for cars, the combination of draft irons adapted to be
secured to the draft timbers of a car, a shoulder or abutment at the respective
ends of each draft iron, followers disposed between said draft irons and adapted
to engage said shoulders or abutments, a spring between said followers a draw
bar, a yoke secured to the draw bar, and a plate secured to and connecting the
draft irons.
6th. In draft devices for cars, the combination of draft irons adapted to be
secured to a car and having flanges at the upper edge, a plate connecting the
lower edges of said draft irons, followers disposed between the draft irons and
guided by said flanges and connecting plates, abutments on the draft irons for
said followers, a spring between the followers, a draw bar and a yoke secured to
the draw bar and embracing the followers and spring.
7th. The combination with the parallel draft timbers of a car, of a draft iron
secured to the inner face of each draft timber, each draft iron having abutments;
plates secured to the draft timbers and abutting against the ends of the draft
irons, a draw bar and connections between the draw bar and the abutments on
the draft irons.
8th. The combination with the parallel draft timbers of a car, of two draft
irons, each having extensions at its ends and each having lugs adapted to enter
the draft timbers, bolts passing through the extensions of the draft irons and
through the draft timbers, a draw bar and connections between the draw bar and
the draft irons.
9th. The combination with the parallel draft timbers of a car, of a draft iron
secured to the inner face of each draft timber and having abutments, tenons on
the lower edges of said draft irons, a connecting plate for said draft irons, having
sockets for the reception of said tenons, a draw bar and connections between the
draw bar and the abutments on the draft irons.
10th. The combination with the draft timbers of a car, of a draw bar having
yielding connection with said draft timbers, a draw head having a pivoted knuckle.
a releasing device for the knuckle, brackets secured to the car sill, a rock shaft
mounted in said brackets, an arm projecting from said rock shaft and connected
with said releasing device and an operating arm for said rock shaft.
Dated this 27th day of April 1899.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.