title: Car Coupling.
creator: Davis, William Haywood
contributor: Hill, S. A., Jr.
contributor: Matthews, H.
contributor: Armstrong, William T.
contributor: Armstrong, Miller F.
contributor: Norris Peters Co.
publisher: United States. Patent Office.
date: 1892-08-16
language: English
description: 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).
subject: Inventions
subject: Science and Technology
subject: railroad cars
subject: car-couplings
coverage: United States - Texas - Washington County - Chappell Hill
rights: Public Domain
type: Patent
format: [1], 2 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
format: Text
identifier: pat-no: 480866
identifier: https://texashistory.unt.edu./ark:/67531/metapth173143/
identifier: ark: ark:/67531/metapth173143