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Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 21st July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1887.
[Communicated from abroad by LA COMPAGNIE DES APPAREILS AUTOMATIQUES POUR
ACCROCHER ET DÉCROCHER LES WAGONS DE CHEMINS DE FER, of Paris, in the
Republic of France.]
1 HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of the Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the coupling apparatus described in the
specification of patent granted to Arthur William Lovell Reddie, dated May 8th 1885,
No. 5690, and consists in forming the coupling sockets or box casings in one casting,
the two boxes being separated by a simple partition, the whole being arranged so that
the coupling shall be central of the wagons, thus enabling a train to pass more easily
than heretofore round curves, especially on narrow gauge lines.
The locking pins or bolts are withdrawn by rods in the manner described in the
specification before referred to, and are forced forward by a spring which is enclosed in a
telescopic case. The coupling sockets or boxes are secured to the draw bar by means
of two rods and a transverse piece.
The draw bar is formed as described in the former specification, and is provided
with a regulator by which slack can be taken up.
The shaft of this regulator is mounted in sliding chairs connected to the frame of
the wagon or carriage, so that it will lend itself to the effects of the traction. The
rod for working the locking pin or bolt is retained and guided in suitable bearings or
stirrups fixed on the buffer boxes, so as to allow for tightening up the coupling.
Doted this 21st day of October 1886.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Coupling Apparatus for Railway Wagons and
Carriages.
I HENRY EDWARD NEWTON of the Office for Patents, 6 Bream's Buildings,
Chancery Lane in the County of Middlesex, Civil 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in the coupling apparatus described in the
specification of patent granted to Arthur William Lovell Reddie, dated May 8th 1885,
No. 5690, and consists in forming the coupling sockets or box casings in one casting,
the two boxes being separated by a simple partition, the whole being arranged so that
the coupling shall be central of the wagons, thus enabling a train to pass more easily
than heretofore round curves, especially on narrow gauge lines.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1, Sheet I, is a plan view of the ends of two
abutting vehicles, with the coupling shown partly in section applied thereto; and
Fig. 2, Sheet II, is a corresponding sectional elevation.
All the features of the coupling attachment described in the patent of 8th May 1885
before mentioned, are strictly retained, and for this reason the same letters of reference
have been used on the drawing hereunto annexed. Thus, the coupling bars C,
constructed and working in the same manner, the pins d, working in the coupling
sockets A, and the locking pins D in the sockets B, will be found. The coupling
sockets are divided by a simple partition O. The locking pins, as before, are actuated
by the rods T, on each end of which is fitted a handle p, and upon each rod is keyed
an arm t, the outer end of which is formed with an eye through which the locking
pin projects. These pins are formed with a shoulder e, and a spring R is wound
round an exterior extension of the pins, and is encased in a telescopic tube to protect
it from injury and dust.
One end of the spring bears against the shoulder, and the other end against an
abutment carried by the coupling socket B. A stop pin g, fitted in the rod T, limits
its travel in the direction of the arrow in the drawing. Stems or projections t¹ t
connect the coupling box to the cross head F. They are guided in the frame of the
wagon in such a manner as to maintain the sockets A and B in the same horizontal
plane. These stems are forged with, or otherwise attached to the box, according as
this box is forged or cast.
The cross head F is fastened at its middle to the draw bar G, the other end of the
draw bar being fixed to a draw spring not shown in the drawing. This draw bar is
similar to that described in the above mentioned patent, and is subjected to the action
of the regulator controlled by the fly wheels M.
The shaft K of the regulator is supported in bearings U, which are capable of
sliding on guides fixed to the frame of the carriage or wagon, in order to allow

page_text: for the effects of the drag. In like manner the rods are retained in, and guided
by slotted bearings carried by the buffers, to allow for the tightening up of the
coupling gear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondents, I declare that what I claim is :-
The improvements in automatic coupling apparatus for railway wagons and
carriages above described, and consisting in forming the coupling sockets in one and
the same piece, so as to render the coupling central, as shown in the drawing hereunto
annexed.