An Improved Coupling for Railway Carriages, Waggons, or like Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Coupling for Railway Carriages, Waggons, or like
Vehicles.
We, WILLIAM HOYLE, of 16, Smith Street, Baker, and JOHN BOWMAN, of 22,
Barlow Street, Blacksmith, both of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved means for coupling and uncoupling rail-
way carriages, railway wagons, and like vehicles from either side of the carriage,
wagon, or train, the said coupling being partly automatic in its action.
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The objects of this invention are to enable railway and like vehicles to be i
coupled or uncoupled by those who are engaged in making up a train, or shunting,
or at other times, and either on a straight line or on a curve without the necessity
of passing in between the ends of the vehicles, and to enable the present draw-
hook and shackles to be retained for occasional use if required by the rules of any
line over which the vehicles may run beyond the place of origin. Our invention
consists in forming a slide within and extending the length of the headstock or
such distance as may be necessary in which we place a screwed spindle extending
to each side and passing through the sole bar. A handle preferably weighted
at the free end is fitted to each end of the spindle by which the said spindle may
be turned.
On one half of the spindle a right hand screw thread is formed, and a left hand
screw thread is formed on the other half; for quick action the said screws may be
three threaded.
We fit on each screw a sheave or block that will work in the aforesaid slide so
that when the spindle is turned the sheaves or blocks will approach to or recede
from each other; the spindle may be placed either above the shank of the draw
bar or passed through a slot formed therein. We fit curved guides or lifters to
the headstock on each side of the draw bar hook, said guides forming an inclined
path rising from a point midway between the sole bar and the draw hook towards
the centre of the headstock, and above the highest point of the hook. We attach
the ends of a steel wire rope to the draw bar midway between the centre cross bars
and the headstock or to other preferred part of the frame, the said rope passing
round the sheaves herein before named and extending continuously beyond the
end of the draw hook when the sheaves are near to each other.
In applying our invention when a vehicle is required to be coupled to another
the loop portion of the wire rope being in the position herein last named and
raised by the herein before described guides or lifters above and over the top of the
hook of the adjacent vehicle that is to be coupled thereto, the spindle is turned,
whereby the sheaves on the spindle recede from each other causing the loop of
wire rope to be lowered into and be coupled to the draw hook of the adjacent
vehicle. The handle by which the spindle is turned being weighted prevents the
spindle turning by independent action.
By these means vehicles may be double coupled thereby obtaining increased

page_text: security and shunters or other persons are not required to pass in between the
ends of vehicles.
Dated this 24th day of March 1899.
An Improved Coupling for Railway Carriages, Waggons, or like
Vehicles.
We, WILLIAM HOYLE, of 16, Smith Street, Baker, and JOHN Bowman, of 22,
Barlow Street, Blacksmith, both of Oldham, in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention relates to an improved means for coupling and uncoupling rail-
way carriages, railway waggons, and like vehicles from either side of the carriage
waggon or train, the said coupling being partly automatic in its action.
The objects of this invention are to enable railway and like vehicles to be
coupled or uncoupled by those who are engaged in making up a train, or shunting,
or at other times, and either on a straight line or on a curve, without the necessity
of passing in between the ends of the vehicles, and to enable the present draw-
hook and shackles to be retained for occasional use if required by the rules of any
line over which the vehicles may run beyond the place of origin.
The manner in which our said invention is to be performed or carried into
practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the annexed two sheets
of drawings marked with figures and letters of reference corresponding with those
in the following explanation thereof.
On Sheet 1 of the drawings Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of parts of two
railway waggons or trucks showing the application of our invention thereto,
Fig. 2 is an end view of one of the said wagons, and Fig. 3 on Sheet 2 is a plan
view of parts of the underframes of the same.
The invention consists in supporting within the headstock a of the truck 6 or
in brackets ce connected thereto (as shown) a screwed spindle & extending to
each side of the vehicle. A handle preferably weighted at the free end or a hand
wheel (as shown) is fitted to each end of the spindle d by which the said spindle
may be turned.
On one half of the spindle a right hand screw thread is formed, and a left hand
screw thread is formed on the other half (see Figs. 2 and 3); for quick action the
said screws may be three threaded.
We fit on each screw a sheave or block e that will work in the said spindle so
that when the spindle is turned the sheaves or blocks e will approach to or
recede from each other: the spindle & may be placed either above or below the
shank of the draw bar for passed through a slot formed therein. We fit curved
guides or lifters g to the headstock a on each side of the draw bar hook, said
guides forming an inclined or curved path (see Fig. 2) rising from a point midway
between the sole bar and the draw hook towards the centre of the headstock a
and above the highest point of the hook. We attach the ends of a steel wire
rope to the draw bar for to a slide working thereon between the centre cross
bars and the headstock, or to other preferred part of the frame, the said rope
passing round the sheaves e herein before named either whole or divided as shewn

page_text: and extending continuously beyond the end of the draw hook when the sheaves
are near to each other.
In applying our invention when a vehicle is required to be coupled to another
the loop portion of the wire rope h being in the position herein last named and
raised by the herein before described guides or lifters g above and over the top of
the hook of the adjacent vehicle that is to be coupled thereto (see Fig. 1) the
spindle d is turned, whereby the sheaves e on the said spindle recede from each
other causing the loop of wire rope to be lowered into and be coupled to the draw
hook of the adjacent vehicle. If the spindle is turned by means of a handle or
lever the weight prevents the spindle d from turning by independent action.
By these means vehicles may be double coupled thereby obtaining increased
security and shunters or other persons are not required to pass in between the
ends of the vehicles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
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The improved coupling for railway carriages or like vehicles consisting in the
combination with a right and left hand screwed spindle supported in or beneath
the headstock of the said carriage of two blocks or sheaves working on the said
screwed spindle, and a loop of wire rope passing through holes in the said sheaves,
and having each end connected to a slide working on the draw bar, and two curved
or inclined guides on which the said loops rest all substantially as herein before
described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 18th day of December 1800
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
Agents for the Applicants, 4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.