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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
MATTHEW DANIEL TOOHIIEY, OF GALVESTON, TEXAS.
PUSH-BAR FOR LOCOMOTIVES.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 400,518, dated April 2, 1889.
Application filed December 21, 1888. Serial No. 294,321. (No model.)
To all whom it may concern: coupling of the same to the car. The forward
Be it known that I, MATTHEW DANIEL portion of the draw-head is hollow, and it is
TOOHEY, a citizen of the United States, resid- provided in its sides with the longitudinal 55
ing at Galveston, in the county of Galveston slots M, which communicate with the hollow
5 and State of Texas, have invented new and interior of the draw-head. The front end
useful Improvements in Push-Bars for Loco- of the draw-head is made somewhat wider
motives, of which the following is a specifica- than the rear portion of the same, thereby
tion. providing the vertical shoulders N. The 6o
My invention relates to improvements in coupling-bar H has its rear end fitting in the
to push-bars for locomotives; and it consists in hollow interior of the draw-head, and is pro-
certain novel features hereinafter described vided on its sides with the wings O, which
and claimed. -rest against the outer sides of the draw-head,
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is and have their front edges adapted to contact 65
a perspective view showing the cow-catcher with the vertical shoulders N of the draw-
15 and my push-bar in position for coupling to head and therebylimit the forward motion of
a car. Fig. 2 is a front elevation showing the the coupling-bar. The said wings are con-
push-bar swung around to the side, as it ap- nected to the coupling-bar by means of the
pears when not in use. Fig. 3 is a horizontal lateral extensions P, which slide in the slots 70
section of the push-bar. M in the sides of the draw-head, as shown.
20 Referring to the drawings by letter, A des- The coupling-bar is further provided at its
ignates the cow-catcher, of the usual or,any opposite ends with the openings QR, the open-
preferred construction, and provided with the ing Q being adapted to receive the coupling-
cross bar or sill B at its upper rear edge, as pin carried by the draw-head of the coupling 75
shown. To the cross bar or sill B, at the ends on the car, while the opening R is adapted to
25 of the same, I secure the castings C, which are receive a locking-pin to lock the coupling-bar
provided with the forwardly-projecting per- in its extended position. The said locking-
forated lugs D, between which the end of the pin is mounted in a cylinder or sleeve, S,
push-bar is adapted to fit when not in use, as erected on the upper side of the draw-head at 80
will be presently more fully described, the front end of the same, and has its lower
30 At the center of the cross bar or sill B, I end normally resting on the coupling-bar and
secure the support E, having the forwardly- supported thereby, so that when the coupling-
projecting perforated lugs or ears F, as shown. bar is drawn forward and the opening R is
The push-bar comprises the draw-head G brought under the said pin the pin will auto- 85
and the coupling-bar H. The rear end of the matically fall into engagement with the said
35 draw-head is inserted between the ears F and opening and lock the coupling-bar in its ex-
pivoted between the same by a pin, I, inserted tended position.
vertically downward therethrough, and hav- In practice, when it is desired to couple the
ing a spring, J, formed integrally with its up- locomotive to a car, the coupling-bar is drawn 90
per end and projecting forward therefrom. forward to the front end of the draw-head, as
40 A supporting-pin, K, is secured to the free shown in Fig. 1, and the front end of the
end of this spring and projects downward coupling-bar is then coupled to the car in the
through the draw-head, and is provided at its usual manner, as will be readily understood.
lower end with an annular shoulder or head, When the push-bar is not in use, the locking- 95
L, which bears against the under side of the pin is raised and the coupling-bar pushed
45 draw-head, and thereby supports the push- backward, after which the push-bar is swung
bar in proper position for coupling. By pro- around to the side, as shown in Fig. 2, and
viding this spring and supporting-pin I am locked in the said position by inserting a suit-
enabled to make the joint between the draw- able pin through the perforations in the lugs too
head and the support E sufficiently loose to D and the opening Q in the end of the coup-
50 allow the proper play of the draw-head and ling-bar.
yet prevent the draw-head having such ver- My improved device is very simple in its
tical movement as will prevent the proper arrangement and is composed of few parts,
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Toohey, Matthew, D. Push Bar for Locomotives, patent, April 2, 1889; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172007/m1/2/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.