Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th July, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 2nd Nov., 1888
WILLIAM HILL, Plumber, Grainer &c. No. 20) Clarendon Street Dover in the County
of Kent JAMES HILL, Railway Guard, No. 47 Clarendon Street Dover County of Kent
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
For a new system.
For the Coupling & uncoupling; Locking Coupling Gear down, & unlocking
Coupling & locking up Coupling out of road when shunting, without necessity of
going under or around truck.
A hook with bolt hole in it to bolt Shackle on to.
Shackle to have holes to correspond with hook with bolt washer and pin to
fasten with.
Shackle to have fangs set at right angles downwards with bolt holes to
bolt sling.
Sling to have hole in head to correspond with Fangs, with bolt washer and pin
to fasten.
Sling to have bolt holes in bottom to correspond with upper end of Canting Lever,
with bolt washer, & pin.
Canting Lever to have hole in end to receive Cross Rod with key wedge to
key to Rod.
Cross Rod to have bent handles, toothed on to edge for Lock Lever to step in,
each end of Rod with nutts & pins to fasten them.
Locking gear fixed above Couplings, Cross bar across truck with Lever or pau!
at each end with stops to lock handles up or down as might be required, & fastened
to Cross bar by nutts & pins.
Dated this 2nd day of July 1888.
WILLIAM HILL,
JAMES HILL,
Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in Couplings for Railway Waggons.
WILLIAM HILL, Plumber Grainer &c. No. 20 Clarendon Street, Dover County of
Kent JAMES HILL, Railway Gnard No. 47 Clarendon Street, County of Kent Dover
we do hereby declare the nature of our invention for THE COUPLING, FNCOUPLING
LOCKING & UNLOCKING, LOCKING UP AND LOOKING DOWN OF COUPLING GEAR FOR
HAILWAY WAGGONS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Coupling uncoupling, Locking & unlocking, Locking down and locking up of
coupling from either side without the necessity of going under or around the waggon,
by means of a new arrangement comprising of
A an book, shoulderd to press against striking plate on waggon hook to have 1
bolt hole to boli shackle to, with draw bar, with thread at end & fitted with,
Compression pad, cap, nntt, & split pin.
B Shackle, fitted to hook with bolt holes in ends to correspond with hook, with
bolt, washer and split pin. Shackle to have fangs set at right angle's downwards,
with bolt holes to compare with sling head.
C Sling with head fitted to Shackle fangs, with bolt hole to correspond; with
bolt, washer & split pin, Sling to have fangs fitted to Canting lever Head.
D Canting Lover to have head fitted to Sling fangs with bolt hole to correspond ;
with bolt, washer, & split pin.
Canting Lever to have hole in end & fitted to centre of Coupling cross rod &
fastened with key slot & key wedge.
E Coupling Cross Rod, fitted with Stop shoulder at one end, and removable socket
at one end with Key wedge & slot to cross roil.
Coupling Cross Rod to be squared at emils to recieve handles & also serowed at ends
to recieve nutts & split Pins to secure handles.
F&G Handles, set for Right & Left hand side of waggon with upper edge
toothed for Locking Lover to stop in, handles to have Square holes in boss to
correspond with square's on Coupling cross Rod ends; & secured by nuits &
split Pins.
H Counter balance weight fitted to coupling cross Rod alongside canting Lever
with key slot & Key wedge.
1 Bearings to carry Coupling cross Rod, to be fastened with coach screws to under
side of waggon framing.
No. 1 Boli to bolt Shackle to hook.
2 Washer to go on bolt before inserting split pin.
3 Split pin to bolt.

page_text: Sheet No. 1 Fig. 1. side view
Sheet No. 3 Fig. 3 end view of Coupling,
uncoupled & locked back when not required.
If required to couple, by turning the Lock Lever marked P, up to a perpendicular
position; which will turn Lever Cross Rod L, & at the same time turn corresponding
Lock Lover O; on the opposite side of waggon; so as the shoulder's of Lock Levers
marked X, may clear the ends of handles F & G.
Then by pressing down on Handles F, which will turn Coupling cross Rod E; & at
the same time Canting Lever D, down; & likewise Corresponding Handle G, on
opposite side of waggon. The turning down of Canting Lever D, will pull down
fangs of Sling C; & so cause sling C, to pull down on Fangs of Shackle B, and so
cause Shackle B; to Shackle on to Corresponding hook to hook marked A. Then by
releasing the hold of Lock Lever P, will allow Lock Levers O & P to drop; & stop
into one of teeth at top edge of Handles F & G, so as to keep it securely Coupled &
Locked.
} of Coupling down and Locked.
to a
Sheet No. 2 Fig. 2 side view
Sheet No. 4 Fig. 4 end view
If required to uncouple, by pressing down on Handle at either side of waggon
marked F&G respectfully will release the Lock Lever's O & P from teeth at top
edge of Handle's F & G. Then by turning either of Lock Levers O or P, up
perpendicular position, to allow ends of landle's to clear shoulder's marked X, on
Lock Levers. When by lifting of either handle marked F & G respectfully, will turn
Coupling Cross Rod E, at the same time Canting Lever D upwards, so as to push
upwards on fangs of Sling C; and at same time for Sling to press fangs of shackle B
upwards; to cause Shackle to lift & unshackle, off of Corresponding hook to hook
Diarked A. Then by lowering of Lock Lever O or P; according to convenience;
will cause shoulder's X of Lock Levers to be on front side of handles F & G ; & so
retain them & the Shackle B; in required position; for Shunting or otherwise.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :
1st ▲ unsat angle Hook with hole in same.

page_text: 3- Sling with fangs at bottom end.
4-F & G Handles set for Right & Left side & toothed at top edge's.
5-0&P Lock Lovers for right & left side & bevelled at bottom edge.
6-L Lever Cross Rod.
7- Counter balance weight.
8—Arrangement of Coupling & Locking Gear and the working of same.