IMPROVED APPLIANCE OR MEANS FOR COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES OR VEHICLES
Year: 1880

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederic Barnes at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th November 1880.
FREDERIC BARNES, of Westwood Grange, Tylehurst, Reading, in the County of
Berks. "IMPROVED APPLIANCE OR MEANS FOR COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING
RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES OR VEHICLES."
My Invention for coupling and uncoupling railway and other carriages or vehicles
consists in means whereby the necessity of men going between the vehicles to
couple or uncouple is obviated. Further, by my Invention no alteration will be
required in the couplings on existing waggons or vehicles. In carrying out my
Invention I adopt mainly the following arrangements:-To a handle or lever of
required length is attached at one end thereof a peculiar forked arrangement so
formed that one part is bent to take into the opening in the link of a chain. The
other part is formed so as to enable the link of a chain to rest thereon, which is
effected by giving this portion a waved or zigzag forin. In coupling the attendant
takes hold of the handle or lever and passes the forked portion into the second link
and on the waved portion the end link rests. The chain is then raised, and the
link resting on the waved portion is dropped into the hook to receive same and the
waggons are coupled. To uncouple, all that is required is to apply the appliances
to the links in a like manner, and same are lifted from the hook. The buffers or
end pieces may form the leverage for lifting the chain on or off the hook.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Frederic Barnes in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 20th May
1881.
FREDERICK BARNES, of Westwood Grange, Tylehurst, Reading, in the County of
Berks. "
IMPROVED APPLIANCES OR MEANS FOR COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING
RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES OR VEHICLES."
My Invention for coupling and uncoupling railway and other carriages or
vehicles consists in means whereby the necessity of men going between the vehicles
[Price Ad 1

page_text: to couple or uncouple is obviated. Further, by my Invention no alteration will be
required in the couplings on existing waggons or vehicles. In carrying out my
Invention I adopt the following arrangements:-To a handle or lever of required
length is attached at one end thereof a peculiar forked arrangement so formed that
one part is bent to take into the opening in the link of a chain. The other part is
formed so as to enable the link of a chain to rest thereon, which is effected by giving
this portion a waved or zig-zag form. In coupling, the attendant takes hold of the
handle or lever and passes the forked portion into the second link, and on the
waved portion the end link rests. The chain is then raised, and the link resting on
the waved portion is dropped into the hook to receive same and the waggons are
coupled. To uncouple, all that is required is to apply the appliances to the links in
a like manner, and same are lifted from the hook. The buffers or end pieces may
form the leverage for lifting the chain on or off the hook.
Having thus far described the nature of the said Invention, and incidentally
intimated in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in practice,
I will now proceed, aided by the accompanying Drawings, to further and
particularly describe and ascertain in what manner the same is to be performed
or carried out in practice, that is to say :-
Witness,
F. BARNARD,
Tilehurst.
F. BARNES. (L.S.)