US1861070A - Car moving device - Google Patents

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y 1932- P. B. VERMILLION ET AL 1,851,070

CAR MOVING DEVICE Filed June 4, 1928 ATTORNEY Patented May 31, 1932.

DFFjI-C-E PAUL B. VERMILLION AND ADAM'CnKQONTZQDFKARSASCITY,MISS01'RI can movmennvrcn Application filed June 4, 11922., Serial No. 282,601.

This invention relates to railway car moving devices and particularly to the hand operated type which is positioned on the rail beneaththe car wheel and operated to force the scar wheel forward.

An ob ect of this invention 1S to provide a car moving device having a base on which is fulcrumed a lever having a roller adapted to contact withthe periphery of the car wheel to '10 move the car as said roller is oscillated by means of a long lever arm.

A further object of the present invention is the contemplation of a car moving device having means for preventing backward slipping being operated.

fFurther objects of this invention are simplicity of construction, ease of operation and durability.

the course of the detailed specification, the invention will now be described wlth reference to the accompanying drawings,'wherein I "to the surface ofthe rail .is intenmediate the"- Figure 1 is a car moving device embodying this invention shown in the operative position one rail.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view of Fig. 1. i

Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectiontaken on line III-HI of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan of the base.

Similar reference characters designate like parts throughout the several views, and the lugs 11 in whichis mounted a bolt 12 which serves as afulcrum for the lever 13. The base 10 is provided with downwardly projecting portions 1 1 and 15, which are positioned respectively at the front and rear extremities thereof.

For the purpose of preventing backward movement of the base 10 when in the operative position, there is provided a rearwardly of tool steel and securely mounted in a dovetailed groove 17, formed in the lower side of base 10. A set screw 18, is adapted to engage tooth 16 to prevent longitudinal movement thereof.

of the device on the rail when the same is- With these general objects in view, as well j as minor objects which will appear during.

the device and prevent ibackward movement theroperation, it has been found desirable numerallO designates a base having upturned 1 v type, being ,fulcr'umed intermediate its ends extending ratchet tooth 16, preferably made .Earm 20 of the lever 13 maybe made in'one runiit or intwo units, as shown. The tapered as clearly shown inFig. 2 a will he noted athat the ratchet tooth 16 extends below the plane of the downwardly projecting portions l nand 155 so that when the baseis posi-tioned aonstop of the rail R, the tooth 16 :willcont-act '35 with said rail in such amanner as to prevent a backward movement of the moving device when the sameis heing'operated to move the car forward, as hereinafter described.

' :Should :anexcessiv-e weight be exerted onto the device :to cause the ratchetatooth 16 to be imbed deditoo :farintothe Trail, the downward- ;ly extending portion -1*5 wouldcontact the upper. surface of said rail to :prevent undue acuttingthereof, and yetatrtheisameitime allow "05 the ratchet 16 to ;be imbedded sufliciently to prevent anybackward movement of the de- :viceon the rail. tllhe ratchet teeth '16 may be replaced by a transversely serrated plate or any other suitable roughened surface "'10 which would permit a forward movement of thereof.

. The vertical plane of the axisof the doolt 12 downwardly extending portion 14, and ratchet tooth 16, thereby causing 14 'and 16 to normally carry the weight exerted on bolt 12 when the device is sop eration. However, in M "0 to vprovide the. downwardly extending portion 15 170 preventanyia'ccidentalmovement of the forward end of the base 10 upwardly to engage the periphery "ofzthe cam-wheel WV.

, The lever13'is of the ordinary class ifi on {the bolt 12, and halvinga shortarm 19 and a. long arm 120. The shortarmfllaextends forwardly and is provided with a roller "21 which is rotatably mounted on a pin22 car- 30 riedby the two arms 23 0f the bifurcated portions of arm 19. To obviate rookingkof the base plate it-will be noted that the roller .121 is positioned above and intermediate the supporting portionsof the base. The long!!! of the removal of the handle for the purpose fulcrumed on said base intermediate said of inserting longer or shorter handles, and turned down rtionsand a roller carried by also facilitates in the packing of the device one end of said lever intermediate said front for shipment. To prevent undue wear of the and rear turned down portions. 5 contacting parts, it is desirable to make the In testimony whereof, we hereunto afix ratchet tooth 16 and roller 21 of hardened our signatures. steel. These parts may be replaced in case of PAUL B. VERMILLION. excessive wear, thereby prolonging the use- I ADAM C- Z- fulness of the device. 10 In the operation of this device, the operator grasps the handle 26 and places the base 10 on the rail R in a position as shown in Fig. 1 He then presses downwardly on the handle to the position shown in dotted lines so that the roller 21 is moved in an arc about the bolt 12, and the roller 21 contacts with the periphery of the wheel W, thereby forcing the wheel forward. The operator then raises the handle 26 andmoves the device forward until it 5.1 is again in the operative position, with the roller 21 contacting with the periphery of the wheel W and the operation is repeated, until the car has been moved to its desired destination.

We do not limit this invention to the structure shown and described, as many modifications may be made within the scope of the appended claimswithout departing from the spirit thereof. I

4.1 What is claimed as new anddesired to be I secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A raiiwaycar moving device comprising a base havin spaced apart front and rear downturned earing portions, a tooth carried by said base intermediate said down A turned portions extending below the lower plane of said down turned portions, a lever of the first class pivotally fulcrumed on said base intermediate said down turned portions, a roller carried by one end of said lever posi tioned entirely intermediate said front and rear bearing portions.

2. A railway car moving device comprising a base having a narrowed front portion, spaced apart front and rear down turned bearing portions, a rearwardly extending transverse tooth carried by said base intermediate said down turned portions having its lower portion extending below the lower 5 plane of said down turned portion,a lever of the first class pivotally fulcrumed on said base intermediate said down turned portions and a roller carried by'one end of said lever intermediate said front and rear bearing portions.

3. A railway car moving device comprising a base having a relatively narrow front portion, a turned down portion at the front end of said narrowed portion, a turned down 3 portion at the rear of said base portion, a

rearwardly inclined tooth mounted in said base member intermediate said turned down portions and extending entirely thereacross below the lower plane of said turned down no portions, a lever of the first class pivotally

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