Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 29th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 30th Nov., 1888
WALTER ALFRED HARRY HOSKEN, Station Master of Gosberton in the county
of Lincolnshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention consists in making draw-bar-hooks suitable for use on Railway-
trucks and carriages.
In carrying out my invention I make my draw-bar- of any ordinary shape such as
is used on railway-trucks or carriages but the hook that terminates the draw bar is
formed in an entirely different manner to that of other draw bar hooks.
In forming the hook I proceed in the following manner.
I form a flat plate and pierce it in a slot, the said slot lying at an angle of about
30 degrees with the axis of the draw bar, an opening is provided passing from the
outer edge of the plate to the inner face of the slot, this opeing is formed near the
root of the plate, the plate so constructed forms and constitutes the hook.
The hook so constructed is used in the following manner: A hole is pierced through
the plate, the centre of the hole is at or nearly lineable with the axis of the draw-bar,
through this hole is secured the end link of a coupling chain the draw bar would then
be secured to a truck or carriage; the loose end of the coupling chain would then
be passed through the opening in the side of the plate constituting the draw-bar-hook
of the next truck or carriage fitted with my improved draw-bar-hook.
The link when lifted over the slot for the purpose of coupling together a pair of
trucks or carriages would when so lifted by means of an ordinary couple pole, and
dropped over the opening in the side of slot quickly slide down the inclined plane
formed in the plate in the form of a slot, and the link would rest and bear on the
bottom of the slot the bottom of the slot is made of a semicircular form to fit
the link.

page_text: The bottom of the slot is much lower than the link-bearing-surface of the ordinary
draw-bar-hooks now in general use, consequently by the use of my improved draw-
bar-hook waggons can be crosscoupled and the crosscoupling chains exert a direct
lateral pulling strain on the hooks instead of exerting an upward strain in the
manner usual when using the ordinary kind of draw-bar-hooks and coupling
chains.
Dated this 27th day of Tan 1888
ALFRED WILLIAM TURNER,
Cobden Buildings, Corporation Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Draw-bar-hook and Coupling for Use on Railway-
trucks and Carriages.
I WALTER ALFRED HARRY HOSKEN Station Master of Gosberton in the county
of Lincolnshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention consists in making draw-bar-hooks suitable for use on Railway-
Trucks and carriages.
In carrying out my invention I make my draw bar of any ordinary shape such as
is used on railway-trucks or carriages, but the hook that terminates the draw bar is
formed in an entirely different manner to that of other draw bar hooks.
In forming the hook I proceed in the following manner, I form a flat plate and
pierce in it a slot, the said slot lying at an angle of about 30 degrees with the axis of
the draw-bar, an. opeing is provided passing from the outer edge of the plate to the
inner face of the slot, this opening is formed near the root of the plate, the plate so
_constructed forms and constitutes the hook..
The hook so constructed is used in the following manner: A hole is pierced through
the plate, the centre of the hole is at or nearly lineable with the axis of the draw-bar
through this hole is secured the end link of a coupling-chain, the draw bar would then
be secured to a truck or carriage; the loose end of the coupling-chain would then be
passed through the opening in the side of the plate constituting the draw-bar-hook of
the next truck or carriage fitted with my improved draw-bar-hook.

page_text: lateral pulling strain on the hooks, instead of exerting an upward strain in the.
manner usual when using the ordinary kind of draw-bar hooks and coupling
chains.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings, the
manner in which my invention is constructed and used.
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved draw-bar-hook.
Figure 2 represents an end view of figure 1.
Figure 3 represents a plan of figure 1.
Figure 4 represents the draw-bar hook fitted to two spring-buffer waggons.
Figure 5 represents the draw-bar hook, fitted to two dead buffer waggons and
cross-coupled.
In the construction of my invention I produce the improved draw-bar-hook by any
suitable method of forging or converting a plate or bar into the shape or configuration
represented at figures 1-2 and 3.
a represents the slot formed to receive the front link of coupling-chain; figure 1
represents the opening through which to pass the connecting coupling link, c figure 1
represents the usual round hole provided to receive the end-link d of coupling chain
as represented at figure 4; e figure 1 represents the slot through which to pass the
link d in or out: f figures 1. 2. 3 and 4 represents the lugs, side-rests or ears
provided for the purpose of throwing the coupling chain forward in a convenient
position for lifting as represented at figure 4, y figures 1. 3. 4 and 5 represents the
draw-bar which may be of a rectangular transverse section or which may be of any
other transverse section to suit the truck or carriage to which it may be connected.
In useing my improved draw-bar book I should proceed in the following
manner.
The combined draw-bar and hook would be connected to railway carriages or
trucks in the manner most suitable and convenient, in accordance with the class of
truck or carriage utilized; in every case the hook-part would project beyond the end
of the carriage or truck in the manner represented at figures 4 and 5, the end link h
would be lifted by means of a shunters pole-hook and raised over the point or end j
of draw-bar-hook, the withdrawal of the pole-hook would cause the end link to drop
by its own weight through the opening 6 into the slot a down which it would slide to
the concave end-bearing k as clearly illustrated at figure 4.
To form a crosscoupling the end link would be lifted by means of the shunters
pole hook and raised over the point as shewn at figures 4 and 5 the withdrawal of
the pole-hook would cause the front link h¹ to drop by its own weight through the
opening, from whence it slides into the position represented at figure 5.
I am aware that a slot similar to, e, figure 1 connected to a link-hole similar to, c,
figure 1 is in use on ordinary draw bars therefore I do not lay any claim to the
slot e and hole e as represented at figure 1 excepting in combination with the slot a, the
opening and the ears which constitute the original and novel parts of my improved
hook.
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
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page_text: 2nd. The formation of a draw-bar-book with a slot similar to the slot marked a
figure 1 together with an inlet or opening similar to the opening marked b figures 1
and 3, as and for the purpose described.
3rd. The combination of the slot a, the opening b, the ears f, the hole c and inlet
slot e, with a draw-bar of any suitable transverse section for the purpose of using in
conjunction with coupling chains to couple and connect together railway or tramway
carriages and trucks.
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