Apparatus for the Safe Fastening of Railway Carriage Doors to Prevent Passengers Opening Doors when Train is in Motion.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 28th Feb., 1891-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for the Safe Fastening of Railway Carriage Doors to
Prevent Passengers Opening Doors when Train is in Motion.
EDMUND BROAD, 63, Podmore Street, Cobridge, near Burslem, Staffordshire,.
Joiner. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Each railway carriage to be fitted up with two shafts on top of carriage near to
each outside edge, running from one end to the other of each carriage, working in
pedestals with couplings to attach one carriage to another.
On each shaft to be fitted a catch to come over each door.
Guards van to have levers inside to be attached to shafts on top of van which is
connected to shafts on carriages.
By moving levers it turns a catch over every carriage door preventing each door
from opening.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus for the Safe Fastening of Railway Carriage Doors to
Prevent Passengers Opening Doors when Train is in Motion.
EDMUND BROAD, 63, Podmore Street, Cobridge, North Staffordshire, Joiner
by trade. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the
Bame is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
The apparatus consists of wrt. iron shafts C. C running on each side of carriages
to guards van at top, secured on top with iron pedestals D. D and connected
between carriages with couplings A. B as shewn on drawings herewith.
Over each carriage door is provided an iron hold fast or catches E which is
attached to shafts C. C. on tops of carriages. The shafts with holdfasts or catches
attached are to be worked with iron chains or bars F F connected to handles H H
in guards van as described by drawings. The handles or levers are to be worked
and held in position with grooved or notched iron frame G which secures them
either open or shut.
The features of novelty are, that the guard has full and independent control over
all doors while in motion independent of all porters and passengers, no passengers
can enter the train or leave it when levers are closed which will prevent accidents.
by people getting out previous to train stopping.
It can be fitted to any or all kinds of railway carriages.
It will do away with the present expensive door locks only the ordinary handle
and latch being required.
It can be easily detached one carriage from another, by taking out thumb.
screw N which disconnect couplings A B as shewn on drawings herewith.
Will form no hindrance or obstruction to passengers entering or leaving carriages
at proper time it being fixed out of the way Will save time in cases where doors
have to be locked by porters.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I

page_text: Protection for the invention of apparatus for the safe fastening of railway
carriage doors to prevent passengers opening doors when train is in motion.
Dated this 26th day of February 1891.
EDMUND BROAD.