Improvements in Couplings for Railway Wagons.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 18th Aug., 1900-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1900
Improvements in Couplings for Railway Wagons.
GEORGE WILLIAM BEBBINGTON, No. 3, Sunny Bank, Hoola Lane, Chester,
Engineer to the Chester Board of Guardians, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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The object of this invention is to secure the coupling together, and uncoupling
of railway wagons, and other similar vehicles; and in such manner as to render
it is unnecessary for the operator to go between the vehicles being coupled
together, or uncoupled; or between the rails on which the vehicles run; and
to do the necessary uncoupling and coupling from either side of the wagon
or other vehicle. The object is attained in the following manner. To each end
of the wagon or other vehicle a draw bar with hook, and two chain links is
attached. The hook and draw bar are in form such as generally obtain in rolling
stock, but the chain links are so formed that the link attached to the draw bar,
and the other link connected to it, cannot fall beyond a point parallel with
their respective centres that is beyond a straight line in the downward direction;
at the same time the links are quite free to move through any angle in the oppo-
site direction.
To the point at which the two links are connected together two chains are
attached to suitable pins, links or short connecting chain with or without
spring hooks as may be desirable; and each chain passing through & over
suitable guide pulleys is led to the sides of the wagon or other vehicle. When
uncoupling wagons or other vehicles, after they have been brought together
so as to slacken the drawing and connecting links, the chain on either side of the
wagon is pulled by the operator, and the link engaging with the draw hook on
adjoining wagon is at once dis-engaged & the wagon is uncoupled; the operator
meanwhile slips ring or link on end of chain on to a suitable pin or catch; thus
leaving the links in position ready to be used when required for coupling up
wagons; when all that is required is that, wagons being brought close together,
the chain is slipped off catch or pin, and the links fall into position & engage
with draw bar & effect the coupling together.
Dated this 14th day of November 1899

page_text: what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in couplings for railway wagona and
similar vehicles, so as to render it unnecessary for the operator to stand between
the vehicles to couple or uncouple them, the service being performed outside the
buffers, and nt the side of the wagon or other vehicle, and the object is attained
in the following manner:-To each end of the wagon or other vehicle a draw-
bar with hook and two chain links are attached; the hook and draw bar are such
as are generally used in rolling stock, but the chain links are so formed that the
link attached to the draw bar and the other link connected to it cannot fall beyond
a point parallel with their respective centres, at the same time being quite free
to move through any angle in a downward direction. At the point which the
two links are connected the chains are attached each passing over suitable guide
pulleys is led to the sides of the wagon or other vehicle. When uncoupling the
wagons after they have heen brought together so as to slacken the drawing links,
the chain on either side of the wagon is pulled by the operator and the link
engaging with the drawing hook on the adjoining vehicle is at once disengaged
and the wagons are at once uncoupled, the operator meanwhile having fastened
the ring on end of chain on to a hook or catch pin, thus leaving the links in
position ready to be used when required. When two wagons are brought together
the chuin is slipped off catch pin, and the links falling into position engaging
with hook on opposite wagon.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrates the mode of carrying out this
invention. Figs. 1 and 2 represent a side and end view respectively of the coup-
ling. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail of the joint at A in Fig. 1.
Fig. is a plan of the coupling.
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A draw-bar with hook b and two chain links c¹ and are attached to each end
of the wagon.
The coupling when not in use is drawn up against end of
wagon by a chain & running over guide pulleys e and the ring f, is secured to
hook thus keeping the coupling in position and ready for use. When two
wagons come together the chain is released from the hook g, thus lowering the
couping; the link falling on the hook of draw-bar of opposite wagon.
On reference to Fig. it will be noticed that the joint of the two links and
ª is butted on c¹ thus preventing link falling beyond the centre of the pivot A.
When it becomes necessary to uncouple the wagons the operator has merely
to pull the chain & fastening the ring f on to the hook g, and the wagons are
then released and the coupling ready for use again when required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is-
:-
Firstly. The process of coupling 2 wagons together by 2 links attached to a
hook or draw-bar of wagon and raised or lowered into position by a chain.
Secondly. The joint at A in Fig. 1 of the drawings, allows the links to bend
to any angle in a downward direction when the buffers are brought together, but
will remain rigid when the links are drawn in an upward direction by the chain d.
1000
GEORGE WILLIAM BEBBINGTON.