Coupling and Uncoupling of Railway Trucks, Waggons, or other Vehicles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 18th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Apr., 1887.
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Coupling and Uncoupling of Railway Trucks, Waggons, or other
Vehicles.
THOMAS MELVIN Manager, City Refuse works 115 Charles Street, St. Rollox
Glasgow do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The arrangement to consist of two levers or rods of round or flat cast or wrought
iron to be jointed to the end link or loop of coupling chain, by means of a suitable
stud or pin attached to each side of said link or loop, by welding, riveting, mechanical
clip, or otherwise. Said levers or rods to be suspended about the centre, by a chain,
link, or other hanger, jointed to a suitable bracket securely fixed to the buffer beam
of the waggon, truck, or other vehicle. Said levers or rods not to project further out
than the frame work of said vehicles.
By pressing on the out end of said lever or rod with one hand, the end link or loop
of coupling chain can be easily passed on and off the hook at the end of the drawbar,
without the operator passing between the vehicles.
THOMAS MELVIN.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Coupling and Uncoupling of Railway Trucks, Waggons, or other
Vehicles.
THOMAS MELVIN Manager City Refuse Works St. Rollox Glasgow, 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 :-
The arrangement to consist of two levers, A. A. or rods, of round, or flat cast or
wrought iron, or steel, to be jointed to the end link, or loop F. of coupling chain by
means of a suitable stud, or pin B. B. attached to each side of said link, or loop, by
welding, riveting, bolts and nuts, mechanical clip, or otherwise each lever, or rod, to
be suspended about the centre by a chain, link, or other hanger C, jointed to a suitable
bracket D. securely fixed to the buffer beam, or end of the waggon, truck, or other
vehicle, each lever, or rod, to have a small chain E. attached near outer end the other
end of chain to be fixed to frame of vehicle.
By pressing on the out end of said lever, or rod A. with one hand the end link, or
loop F. of coupling-chain can be easily passed on and off the hook G. at the end
of the drawbar of the next vehicle without the operator passing between the vehicles.
Said levers, or rods, not to project further out than the frame work of said vehicle.
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 :
First. An apparatus for coupling and uncoupling of Railway Trucks, waggons, or
other vehicles.
Second. To consist of two levers, or rods, of cast iron, wrought iron, cast malleable
iron, or steel, of suitable section: one end of the said levers, or rods, to be made with
an eye at a suitable angle to form connection to a stud, pin, or clip, on each side of
end coupling link, or loop, said levers, or rods, to be suspended by links, or chains,
jointed to a bracket or other suitable hanger attached to end of vehicle. The stud,
pin, or clip, on end coupling link, or loop to be fixed at right angles to side of link, or
loop, or at any suitable angle.
Third. The apparatus can be fitted to any Railway Vehicle without alteration to the
existing drawbar hooks, shackels, or links, and will couple or uncouple on the sharpest
curves from either side of the vehicle with the buffers either close or as far apart as is
possible to couple by hand.
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