Improved Construction of Buffer-cases or Buffer-sockets for Rolling-stock.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 5th June, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction of Buffer-cases or Buffer-sockets for
Rolling-stock.
We, JOHN DONNELLY 69 Tivoli Place, Higher Broughton Manchester,
Lancashire, Engineer, and DAVID MYLES, St. Mary's Villas, Rosehill,
Willington-on-Tyne, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This our invention has reference to the manufacture of buffer-cases or buffer-
sockets for railway-carriages, railway-wagons or the like rolling-stock, the object
of our invention being to diminish or minimise shock, and damage to such vehicles
in cases of collision.
Such buffer-cases or buffer-sockets we make in two portions or halves of any
suitable length, shape, size, and thickness or thicknesses of or from wrought steel
plates or the like suitable metal by means of a suitable metallic die or dies
attached to a suitable press or the like machine, cach half or portion of such
buffer-cases during the process of pressing or stamping, having one or more
longitudinal projecting ribs formed on their outer surface, and suitable longi-
tudinal projecting flanges for enabling such halves or portions to be bolted, rivetted
or otherwise suitably joined or connected, the barrel or cylinder of such buffer
sockets or buffer-cases when connected may be parallel or tapering, and be round,
hexagonal or other suitable shape in transverse section, the projecting rim or
flange around the base of, or at that end of such buffer sockets which is bolted
to the under-frame of rolling stock may be of any suitable width, and round,
square, bexagonal or other suitable shape, the outer edge or periphery of such rims
or flanges being bent downward at right angles, or nearly so to such base, so as to
form a recess of suitable depth, within which recess a hard wood block or washer,
or a stamped steel plate or washer and a hard wood block may be placed for the
purpose of minimising shock in cases of collision. When such improved stamped
steel sockets are fixed to the end beams of the under frame of such vehicles, the
bolts used pass through holes formed through such rins or flange and the wood
washer or block, or through such flange and the steel and wood washer,
After a stamped or pressed steel bush of suitable size has been driven or forced
into the outer end of such sockets, the outer end of such bush is pressed, welded or.
forced over or around the outer curved end of such sockets by any suitable means
so as to securely retain such bushes in position.
Dated this 16th day of July 1896
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Staffs, Agent for Applicants.

page_text: connected by rivets c passing through flanges c, such cases being strengthened by
longitudinal projecting ribs a, b, and a steel ferrule d at their outer end, the
curved portion of such ferrule conforming to, or approximately to the radius of
the juncture of a buffer-rod with its buffer-head.
Within the recess formed by the rim e at the larger, or curved end of such
stamped steel sockets we fit a pressed or stamped steel or wrought-iron plate fof
suitable thickness, and a wood block or washer g having a hole h of suitable size
formed through such plate and block.
As herein before described such improved buffer-cases or buffer-sockets we fix or
attach to the headstocks of the underframes of railway vehicles or rolling-stock
by steel or wrought-iron bolts of suitable size passing through holes i formel in.
the ends of such buffer-cases, through the metallic plate the wool block or
washer g and the headstock of such vehicles, and secure such bolts in position by
steel nuts, wrought-iron nuts, or other suitable means.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inve --
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
1st. The construction of buffer-cases or buffer-sockets which are first made in.
halves or two portions from pressed or stamped steel plate, or wrought-iron plate
and afterwards rivetted or bolted together, with a rim or flange e of suitable size.
and width at their inner or larger end during the process of stamping such portions
for enabling a wood block, or a stamped steel or wrought-iron plate or washer f
of suitable thickness and a suitable wood block g with a hole of suitable size-
through such metallic plate and wood block to be fitted within the recess forme.l
by such circumferential rim for reducing shock, and damage to the underframes of
railway vehicles by collisious, and fixing or inserting a steel, or wrought-iron
ferrule d within the neck or outer end of such connected halves or portions to.
serve as an internal bush, and afterwards bending or curving the outer end of such
bush or ferrule by any suitable means over or around the outer end or neck of
such connected portions for strengthening such necks, so that the outer curved end
of such ferrules will conform to, or approximately to the radius of the juncture of a.
buffer-rod with its buffer-head as herein substantially described, set forth and
illustrated on the drawings hereto annexed.
2nd. The construction of buffer-cases or buffer sockets which are first made in.
halves or two portions from pressed or stamped steel plate, or wrought-iron plate,.
and afterwards rivetted or bolted together, with a rim or flange e of suitable size and
width at their inner or larger end during the process of stamping such portions and
afterwards welding such rims at their meeting edges so as to form a continuous.
rim, and fitting or fixing a wood block g, or a stamped steel or wrought-iron plate
or washer of suitable thickness and a suitable wood block g with a hole of
suitable size through such metallic plate and wood-block within the recess formed
by such circumferential rim for reducing shock, and damage to the underframing
of railway vehicles by collisions, and fixing or inserting a steel, or wrought-iron
ferrule d within the neck or outer end of such connected halves or portions to.
serve as an internal bush, and afterwards bending or curving the outer end of such
bush or ferrule by any suitable means over or around the outer end or neck of
such connected portions for strengthening such necks, so that the curved end of
such ferrules will conform to, or approximately to the radius of the juncture of a
buffer-rod with its buffer-head as herein substantially described, set forth and
illustrated on the drawings hereto annexed.
Dated this 1h 1
JOHN NEWTON,
Longport, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Agent for Applicants.