US830240A - Draft-timber support and strengthening device. - Google Patents

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No. 830,240. PATENTED SEPT. 4, 1906. H. P. LOESGHNBR. r DRAFT TIMBER SUPPORT AND STRENGTHENING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 14. 1906.

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HENRY F. LoEscHNER, or TAMMS, ILLINOIS. DIRAF'T-TIMBER SUPPORT AND STRENGTHENING DEVICE.

To all 7071 0717, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. LoEsoHNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Tamm s, Illinois, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Draft-Timber Supports and Strengthening Devices, of which the following is full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it eppertains to make and use the same, reference being hsd to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing a device constructed in accordance with my in vention in operative position. Fig. 2 is a detail sectional view taken through the bolster, showing the manner of connecting said device to the bolster; and Fig. 3 shows a modified form of my invention.

This invention relates to the construction of railroad rolling-stock; and the object of my invention is to provide means for strengthening the draft-timbers and transmitting the pulling and buffing strains to the bolster of the car.

Another object of my invention is to provide means for preventing the draw-bsr or followers of the draft-gear from being accident..lly displuced.

Referring to the drawings, which represent the preferred form of my invention, 1 designates the wooden longitudinal sills of a car; 2, the dnft-timbers; 3, the bolster; 4, the end sill, and 4 the (lee dwcod connected to the end sill. The lugs 5, with which the followers of the draft-gear cooperate, are connected by bolts to the inner faces of the dr;ft-tircbers 2, as shown in Fig. 1, and said followers are held in position by the lugstrsps 6, connected to the underneath faces of the lugs 5 by bolts 7. The carrier-iron 8, which supports the draw-bar, is connected to the deadwood and draft-timbers by bolts 9,

all of the members above referred to being of ordinary construction.

Heretofore a great deal of trouble has been experienced in constructions of this chsracter, due to the fact that the bolts which held the lug-straps and carrier-iron in place would soon become loosened and drop out, thus permitting the draft-gear to become displaced or fall out, often causing very serious results. The main object of my invention is to prevent this from occurring and also strengthen the draft-timbers and transmit the buffhig and pulling strains tothe bolster.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 14,

1906. SerielNo. 321,738.

I/Vith this in view I have devised a construc= 1 tion in which aplate or member 10 is 0011- nected to the underne..th face of e=.;ch drafttimber 2 and to the bolster, and said member is so constructed that it supports thelug straps 6 and the carrier-iron 8. I Preferably the members 10 are held in place by a number of bolts 11, which extend through the longitudinal sil s and draft-timbers, and projections 12 are formed on said members to extend underneath the lugstrsps 6 and carrier-iron 8, the bolts 7 and 9, respectively, which connect the straps 6 to the lugs and the cerrier-iron S to the drafttimbers, also passing through said projections, as shown in Fig. 1. As the members 10 are held in place by the bolts 11, it will be impossible for the lug-straps or carrier-iron to drop down, even though the bolts which hold them in. position should become displaced, and accordingly there is no danger of the followers and draw-bar becoming displaced.

Each of the members 10 comprises a diagonally-extending portion 13 wardly-extending portion 14, which portion 14 is connected to the bolster 3 by clamps 15, said clamps being provided with teeth, which cooperate with teeth 16 on the port 14 and are held in position by bolts 16, extending through a slot 17 in the part 14 and through plates 18, arranged on the underneath side of said port 14, as shown in Fig. 2.

I have herein shown the bolster as being of 'I-beam form and the clamps as engaging the lower flanges of the bolster; but it will of course be understood that the form of the clamps could be changed to correspond to a different type of bolster without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Usually the bolsters of cars vary in depth from the center to the sides of the car, the lower flange of the bolster being inclined upwardly from the center toward the ends of the bolster, as shown in Fig. 1, and to provide for this inclination the part 13 of member 10 can be heated and bent slightly, so that the part 14 of said member will be inclined to correspond with the inclination of the bottom flange of the bolster. If desired, however, the part 14 can be connected to the main part of the member 10 by a link 1.9,as shown in the modified form of my invention in Fig. 3. These members 10 not only strengthen the draft-timbers and prevent the draft-gear from falling down, but also Patented Sept. 4, 1908-.

and a reartransmit the bufling and pulling strains directly to the bolster.

While I have herein shown my improvement in connection with a single-yoke draftgear, it is obvious that it could be used equally well with a double-yoke draft-gear.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connected to the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means for supporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains the draft-gear in place; substantially as described.

2. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connected to the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means for supporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains the draft-gear in place, and means carried by said device for connecting it,to the bolster of the car; substantially as described.

3. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connected to the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means for supporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains the draft-gear in place, and adjustable clamps carried by said device for connecting it to the bolster of the car; substantially as described.

4. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connected to the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means for supporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains the draft-gear in place, teeth formed on said device, and adjustable clamps carried by said device for connecting it to the bolster of the car, said clamps being provided with teeth which co operate with the teeth on said device; substanti ally as described.

5. A device of the character described which is adapted to be connected to the draft-timbers of a car and which is provided with means for supporting the lug-straps and the carrier-iron that retains the draft-gear in place, a member adapted to be connected to the bolster of the car,-' andi a link connecting I draft-timbers for supporting a draw-bar, and

members connected to the underneath faces of the draft-timbers for supporting said lugstraps and carrieriron; substantially as described.

7. In a car, the combination of draft-timbers, a bolster, follower-lugs and a carrieriron connected tosaid draft-timbers, removable lug-straps connected to said lugs, members connected to the draft-timbers and ar ranged beneath the lug-straps and carrieriron for supporting same, and means for connecting said members to the bolster; substantially as described.

8. In a car, draft-timbers, a bolster, folower-lugs and a carrier-iron connected to said draft-timbers,lug-straps connected to the underneath faces of said lugs, members connected to the underneath faces of the draft-timbers and provided with projections which extend underneath the lug-straps and carrier-iron and receive the bolts which fasten said straps and iron in place, and clamps on the rear ends of said members for connecting them to the bolster; substantially as described.

9. In a car, draft-timbers, a bolster, a carrier-iron and lug-straps connected to said timbers, removable lug-straps connected to said lugs, members fastened to said drafttimbers and extending beneath the carrieriron and lug-straps, said members comprising rearwardly-extending portions connected thereto by links for securing said members to the bolster; substantially as described In testimony whereof I hereunto afliX my signature, in the presence of two witnesses, this 11th day of June, 1906.

HENRY F. LOESCHNER.

Witnesses:

PAUL T. LOESOHNER, GEORGE N. HUPPERT.

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