for COUPLING AND UNCOUPLING RAILWAY TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 25th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 25th Feb., 1887.
Venices.
I GEORGE TURNER of 17 Arlington Street Ashton under Lyne in the County of
Lancaster Wheelwright do hereby declare the nature of my invention.for COUPLING
AND UNCOUPLING RAILWAY TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES to be as follows:-
Across the end of each Truck or other Vehicle I mount a rod with Handles at each
extremity slung in links which are attached to a suitable eye bolt. The rod having a
downward slotted arm from its center with a pully or roller at its bottom to carry an
orisontal shaft underneath the Truck bottom which is slotted at one end and is attached
to a suitable pendlum Bracket with a roller or pin or its equivelant underneath the
Truck attached to a suitable bracket at the other end of the shaft I arrange a fork
which is attached to the last link of the coupling chain by means of a studd welled on
or otherwise placed their.
The rod is employed for lifting the coupling chain and to adjust its coupling link
with regard to the distance from it of the Hook upon which it has to be coupled. The
same rod is employed for uncoupling and in the same manner.
In accordance with this Invention Trucks or other Vehicles can be coupled or
uncoupled from either side of the line & without the opperator passing between the
buffers.

page_text: Improved Coupling Apparatus for Railway Wagons and other
Vehicles.
I GEORGE TURNER of 17 Arlington Street Ashton under Lyne in the County of
Lancaster Wheelwright do hereby declare the nature of this invention for WAGON
COUPLINGS AND OTHER VEHICLES and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and. by the following statement :-
On the accompanying drawing represents a perspective view of the end of two
railway wagons or trucks with drawbar hooks and links attached thereto with my
Improved apparatus attached to the same.
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Across the end of each wagon or Truck or other Vehicle I mount a rod "A
with handles at each extremity so as to operate the same from either side of the
Vehicle slung in links which are attached to a suitable eyebolt or the eyebolt itself
marked "H.
The rod "A" having a downward slotted arm from its center marked "B" with a
pully or roller at its bottom "I" to carry an horizontal shaft, "C" underneath
the truck bottom which is slotted at one end and is attached to a suitable pendlum
bracket "F" with a roller or pin or its equivelent. The said pendlum bracket "F"
being attached too a suitable bracket "G" underneath the Truck or wagon, at the
other end of the shaft "C" I arrange a fork "D" which is attached to the last link of
the Coupling Chain by means of a stood "E" whelded on each side of the said Link
or otherwise placed their. The rod "A" is employed for lifting the Coupling Chain
and to adjust the Link to the Hook of the adjoining vehicle, with regard to the distance
from it of the said Hook on which it has to be adjusted. The same rod is employed
for uncoupling by lifting the Handle forward and raising the Coupling Link out of
the Hook of the adjoining vehicle. The horizontal shaft "C" and Fork "D" runs
back on the pully or roller "I" to its possition under thed rawbar Hook as when not
in use.
In the drawing the position of the Coupling Apparatus is shewn when coupled and
in use and when the same is uncoupled and not in use the horizontal shaft "C" and
Fork "D" carries the Coupling Link of the Chain under its own Hook.
The Coupling operation with this my Improved Apparatus may be described as
follows. The operator when using the Couplar takes the Handle in one Hand which
hangs horizontally and does not project past the side of the Vehicle To couple the
operator gives the Handle and rod "A" a slight turn forward when the Fork "D"
and shaft "C" runs forward on the pully or roller "I" and carries the Coupling Link
upon the Hook of the adjoining Vehicle. The uncoupling is performed by lifting the
handle and rod "A" forward which raises the Coupling Link out of the Hook of the
adjoining wagon, the same running back into its former possition on roller or
pully "I" The inain advantages in this my Improved couplar is its simplicity in
construction the last link of the coupling chain always being carried under its own

page_text: Hook which avoids its hanging down and coming in contact with any crossing also
the shaft "C" being slotted in case the drawbar or coupling Chain breakes the
shaft "C" draws out of the Pendlum bracket "F" and slotted arm "B" thus avoiding
any damage being done to the couplar whatsoever.
It will thus be apparent that the object of this Invention is to provide simple means
for coupling and uncoupling railway Trucks and Wagons from the outside without any
necesity for passing in between the same and thus to avoid the danger to life which
railway servants are exposed by the ordinary method of coupling.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Invention I
declare that what I claim is
1st. In Coupling apparatus for Railway Wagons and other Vehicles the employment
of a rod with a downward slotted arm from its center and pully or roller at its bottom
with horizontal shaft and Fork and pendlum Bracket and operated substantially as
herein before described and illustrated on the accompanying drawing.
GEORGE TURNER.