Abstract:
A RAILWAY CAR TRAILER HITCH WITH OLEO-PNEUMATIC CUSHIONS IN A TELESCOPING DIAGONAL STRUT INCLUDES SAFETY MEANS FOR PREVENTING THE HITCH FROM FAILING TO SUPPORT THE TRAILER, OR TO HOLD IT SECURELY, UPON A LOSS OF CUSHIONING PRESSURE. THE SAFETY MEANS INCLUDES A LOCKING BAR ADAPTED TO BE RELEASED BY BELLEVILLE WASHERS TO LOCK THE DIAGONAL STRUT IN A NORMALLY EXTENDED POSITION WHEN THE CUSHION PRESSURE
FALLS BELOW A SAFE VALUE. THE BELLEVILLE WASHERS ARE ENCASED IN A HOUSING WHICH PREVENTS THE NORMALLY OCCURRING VARIATIONS OF CUSHIONS FORCE FROM BEING APPLIED TO THE WASHERS, THUS REDUCING FATIGUE OF THE WASHERS.
Abstract:
Articles of generally cylindrical cross section, such as paper rolls, plastic rolls, and coiled metal sheets, are placed in a railway car with the cylindrical axis extending longitudinally in the car. Articles may be stacked one upon another in this fashion and some of the articles may be stacked vertically. With longitudinal loading a significantly more effective utilization of the box car cube is obtained. To facilitate longitudinal loading of the box car a hoist is provided in the box car which is longitudinally movable within the car and preferably is also transversely movable within the car. While the hoist may be mounted anywhere in the upper portion of the side or the roof of the car, it is preferred to provide a trackway as part of the side plate. Thus the side plate comprises a channel section having a horizontal surface upon which the hoist rollers may ride and preferably a vertical surface upon which guidance rollers may ride. The side plate also comprises appropriate upper and lower flanges for engaging the box car roof and the box car side sheets respectively.
Abstract:
In accordance with the present invention a through center sill is provided which in cross section comprises an enclosed tube of quadrilateral or tear drop shaped. Preferably a parallelogram, such as a square, or diamond, is used. The tube is so placed in the car as to make approximately an angle of about 30* to 60* to the horizontal. The present invention further comprises a hopper car having such a center sill and preferably a single bolster cover plate is used between the center sill and the side sill at the ends of the car. Reinforcing members, preferably triangularly shaped, making an angle with respect to the vertical of 2* to 30* support the hopper slope sheets. With these design features the car weight and fabrication costs may be reduced.
Abstract:
A railway flat car for carrying loads, such as lumber, on the deck of the car with resiliently anchored banding providing tiedowns to secure the loads onto the deck so that a minimum travel or shifting of the loads longitudinally along the deck is obtained when the loads settle and impact forces are exerted against the car. The banding is arranged in an endless double loop over the load with the free ends of the bands positioned over the upper surface of the load for tensioning and securement. The double loop permits the banding to slip longitudinally about its anchor points thereby to provide a mechanical advantage and permitting a relatively high initial tensioning to be obtained with conventional tensioning equipment without the use of power tools. Various means are employed to reduce any pretensioning in the banding upon removal of the banding and unloading the flat car.
Abstract:
A trailer hitch head includes a support structure having a centrally located V-shaped well in which a pair of kingpinengaging jaws are to move downwardly and inwardly to their closed position when a trailer is deposited on the hitch, or lifted by the trailer and then moved upward and away from each other to their open position by shear pads connected between the jaws and the support structure during unloading of the trailer. Spring pressed plungers lock the jaws in their closed position, until manually retracted immediately before unloading the trailer.
Abstract:
A NUT MOUNTED ON AN EXTERNALLY THREADED SCREW FOR RAISING AND COLLAPSING A TRAILER HITCH ON A RAILWAY CAR UPON ROTATION OF THE SCREW IS SUPPLIED WITH LUBRICANT FOR LUBRICATING THE SCREW UPON EACH CYCLE OF RAISING AND COLLAPSING THE HITCH. A SUPPLY OF LUBRICANT IS IN FLUID COMMUNICATION WITH A LUBRICANT WELL WITHIN THE NUT AND ACTUATING MEANS IS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO THE LUBRICANT SUPPLY TO FORCE UPON ACTUATION A PREDETERMINED AMOUNT OF LUBRICANT FROM THE LUBRICANT SUPPLY TO THE NUT. THE ACTUATING MEANS IS RESPONSIVE TO THE MOVEMENT OF THE TRAILER HITCH BETWEEN COLLAPSED AND RAISED POSITIONS AND IS ACTUATED UPON EACH CYCLE OF RAISING AND COLLAPSING THE HITCH THEREBY TO PROVIDE LUBRICANT TO THE NUT AND SCREW UPON EACH CYCLE OF HITCH OPERATION.
Abstract:
A resilient air hose support for railway cars extending beneath the coupler between the coupler head and the air hose therebeneath. The support is formed of a rubberlike material and has a lower end portion connected to the air hose. The lower end portion of the support has a relatively wide intermediate section extending about the hose, an eye adjacent one end of the intermediate section, and a protuberance adjacent the other end of the intermediate section fitting within the eye and releasably holding the support in position about the circumference of the air hose.