Year: 1888

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ALFRED BARTER, Engineer 22 Newcomen Terrace Coatham Redear Yorkshire
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An appliance to be permanently fixed on each end of waggons to couple and
uncouple the ordinary chain coupling now in use on waggons and trucks arranged
so as to be worked from either side of waggon by means of levers, its construction is
such that the chain can be hooked or unhooked in any position, when the chain is not in
tension, with waggons moving or at rest so preventing the necessity of going between
the waggons, to couple or uncouple them.
My Invention consists of an hollow shaft with a folding arm attached to it, having
an internal shaft passing through it with a lever fast on it, the lever working through
an opening in hollow shaft opposite folding arm, and coupled to said arm by
means of a connecting rod and an ear on a part of folding arm beyond the joint in
same.
The end of said arm being coupled to end link on coupling chain, by means of
a stud fast to the link and working free in a hole in end of arm.
Both the above mentioned shafts run accross the ends of waggons and are fitted
with levers or handles at each end for operating them from either side of waggon.
The above described arrangement being fixed on the ends of waggons by means of
brackets or hearings which carry the hollow shaft, it being free in them to make a
rotary and also a sliding movement.
The moving of hollow shaft raises or lowers the folding arm to the required height
for coupling or uncoupling.
The movement of internal shaft closes or. opens folding arm, to the end of which
end link of chain is attached by operating the two shafts, the chain coupling is hooked
or unhooked in any position.
The details and mode of construction may be varied without departing from the
rinciple of action.
DL: 12 1
1000

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Appliance for Coupling and Uncoupling Railway Waggons and
Trucks.
ALFRED BARTER 22 Newcomen Terrace Coatham, Redcar Yorkshire Engineer
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:
An appliance to be permanently fixed on each end of waggons, to couple and
uncouple the ordinary chain coupling now in use on waggons and trucks, arranged
so as to be worked from either side of waggons, by means of levers, its construction
is such that the chain can be hooked or unhooked in any position when the chain is
not in tension with the waggons moving or at rest so preventing the necessity of
going between the waggons to couple or uncouple them.
My invention consists of an hollow shaft with a folding arm attached to it,
having an internal shaft passing through it; with a lever fast on it, the said lever
working through an opening in hollow shaft, opposite the folding arm on same, and
coupled to said arm by means of a connecting rod and an ear on a part of folding
arm beyond the joint in same, the end of said arm being coupled to end link on
coupling chain by means of a stud fast on link and working free in a hole in end
of arm.
Both the above mentioned shafts run accross the ends of waggons, and are fitted
with levers or handles at each end, for operating them from either side of waggons.
The above described arrangement being fixed on the ends of waggons by means of
brackets or bearings which carry the hollow shaft, it being free in them to make a
rotary and also a sliding movement.
The moving of hollow shaft raises or lowers the folding arm to the required height
for coupling or uncoupling.
The movement of internal shaft closes or opens, folding arm, to the end of which,
end link of chain is attached, by operating the two shafts, the chain coupling is hooked
or unhooked in any position.
The details and mode of construction may be varied without departing from the
principle of action.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one modification and arrangement.
Figs. 2 and 3 side elevations, and 4 plan of another modification and arrangement.
In each modification the handles for operating internal shaft is, represented or
marked a the handles for operating hollow shaft are marked b.
The hollow shaft is marked G and the internal shaft F, the folding arm is represented
or marked c.
Fig. 1 shews arrangement with shafts F and G fixed one above the other, and the
chain coupled with. buffers close together.
Fig. 2 shews chain being hooked or unhooked with the buffers close together,

page_text: Figs. 3 and 4 shews the chain coupled and in tension, also hanging down
unhooked.
The moving of internal shaft F by means of handles a opens or closes the folding
arm c.
The moving of hollow shaft G by means of handles raises or lowers the folding
arm c to the required height for coupling or uncoupling the chain.
By operating the two handles a and b the coupling chain is hooked or unhooked
in any position.
I arrange the above described modifications of my invention in any required or
convenient position on ends of waggons.
I have
now particularly described the nature of any said invention, and the
manner of carrying the same into effect and claim as my invention
Firstly. The combination and arrangement of levers and shafts for coupling and
uncoupling railway waggons and trucks, substantially as hereinbefore described, and
illustrated by Drawings.
Secondly. The use of a folding arm for coupling or uncoupling waggons or trucks
by means of shafts levers or other mode of construction.
Dated this 9th day of November 18ss