Car Coupling.

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Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "of a draw-head, a depending hook pivotally mounted therein, a transverse pin arranged on the bottom of the mouth of the draw-head and provided intermediate its ends with a notch to permit the passage of the lower end of the hook, a spring for holding the notch away from the hook, and means for sliding the pin to bring the notch opposite the hook" (lines 83-91).

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[1], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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Davis, William Haywood August 16, 1892.

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  • Davis, William Haywood Davis, W. H., of Chapel Hill, Texas, assignor of one-half to William T. Armstrong and Miller F. Armstrong, of same place.

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Patent for a new and improved coupling for railroad cars. This design consists "of a draw-head, a depending hook pivotally mounted therein, a transverse pin arranged on the bottom of the mouth of the draw-head and provided intermediate its ends with a notch to permit the passage of the lower end of the hook, a spring for holding the notch away from the hook, and means for sliding the pin to bring the notch opposite the hook" (lines 83-91).

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[1], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

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"SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 480,866 dated August 16, 1892. Application filed October 10, 1891. Serial No. 408,289. (No model.)"

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  • August 16, 1892

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  • August 16, 1892

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  • October 10, 1891

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Davis, William Haywood. Car Coupling., patent, August 16, 1892; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth173143/: accessed June 20, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.

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