Railway Appliances. Sohn Nashville, Tenn. Dies ist eine Kopplung der Seite, rastend auf einfache und robuste Konstruktion und angepasst für die automatische Kopplung mit einem ähnlichen Kupplung auf ein anderes Auto, während die Abkopplung von den Seiten oder oben auf ein Auto erreicht werden kann. Es besteht aus einem Cham bered drawheatt, innerhalb dessen es zwei entgegengesetzt warf Steigungen ein drehbarer Riegel block Reiten auf die Steigungen bei teilweise gedreht und Gleiten durch die Schwerkraft zu inter schloss eine Kerbe auf seine u Rider Seite mit einer Schulter auf einer Steigung. Das Gerät kann bequem mit einem normalen Auto Kopplung der Link angeschlossen werden und
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Railway Appliances. son Nashville Tenn. This is a coupling of the side latching type of simple and durable construction and adapted for automatic coupling with a similar coupling on another car while the uncoupling may be effected from the sides or top of a car. It comprises a cham bered drawheatt within which are two oppositely pitched inclines a pivoted latch block riding on the inclines when partially rotated and sliding by gravity to inter lock a notch on its u rider side with a shoulder on one incline. The device may be conveniently connected with an ordinary car coupling of the link and pin style. Some of these couplings have been tried in actual ser vice and are said to have proved highly satisfactory. TRACK SANDING APPARATUS.-Oliver P. Murry and James V. K. Walker Portsmouth Va. According to this invention a valve operating in unison with the engineer's brake valve controls an air blast from the main air reservoir to the sand discharge pipe. When the brake handle is in 'full release or to' run ning 'position thesupply of sand to the track is shut off but when the handle is moved to 'lap' before applying the brakes the sand commences to run and is forced out when the engineer's valve is moved to put on the brakes a large quantity of sand being forced upon the rail when the handle is moved to the emergency stop. New York City. The protection of the feed and water troughs of a cattle car against injury when the car is loaded with general; freight is the design of this im provement. Ordinarily the posts of the car are matte wide to allow the troughs to be folded up between them and thus protect the troughs from injury but ac cording to this invention the troughs arepivoted between the posts and are flanked by protecting blocks brackets and a guard rail allowing the width of the posts to be greatly reduced and at the same time effectively protect ing the troughs from injury by freight. TRAIN ORDER AND SIGNALING DE VICE.-Leonard T. Crabtree New London Wis. This is
