1,507,244 transversely e.Ntending portions 30 and 31, respectively, tyiiig tl-ie said side Nvalls together. The transversely extending b,,tr portioii 30 passes over the vertically rotatable bar 15 to tl-ie re,,tr of the bail 22, -vyl-iile the portioii 31, which is preferably of are-Liate forrn, extends uiider the member 15 ,iiid supports the same in ,tdvaiice of s,,tid b,,iil. When the actuating member 21 is caused 10 to perform a lock operating rotation the poi@tions 30 and 31 thereof engage opposite sicles of the bar 15 and thereby induce the latter to execlite, a rotation correspoiiding to that of the actuating member 21. 15 The actuatiiio- member 21 is provided on opposite sides - @vith openiiigs 32 for receiving the iiiner ends of rotatable uiicouplilia lever@ 33 extending in opposite directions tc@warcl the sides of the car where they are re20 spectively provided With the -Lisual operating h,tndles 34. The inner e-nds 35 of these levers are bent do@vnw,-Lrdly so ,is norm-,tlly to stand immedi,,ttely behind the depending front wall 36 with Nvhich the member 21 is 2,5 provided. When the h,@Lndle, of eitlier uncoupliiia lever is pulled forw,,trdly its bent iiiiier @nd presses outwardly agaiiist the wall 36 of the aettiating iiiember 21 ,t,nd thereby c,,i.-Lises the latter to. swing upw,,trdly oii the thus inducing a correspoiidino- up1)0 b,,iil 22@ w,,trd rotation of the hool@:ed bar 15. By i-easoii of the fact that tlie side walls of the actuating i-iien-lber 21 ,tre uitconnected iininecl'lately in rear of the downt-Lirned iiiner 35 encls 35 of the uncoupliiig levers, an Lincotipling rotitioii of eitl-ier of these levers may be effected ivitl-iout act.uatiiig the other. To pei-i-iiit tl-ie uncoupling leiters 33 to beassocia.ted with and disassociated froiii the 40 SWIII@3,,-iiig actliating member 21, portioiis of the froiit @iild side ivalls of the latter are rp,cessed, as at 20, to eiitble the outer ends of the, le@vers to be moved toward tlie end of tl-ie car to a positioii alloiviiio, the bent inner 45 eiids 35 of said levers t-o be introdticed tlirotigh the aperti@ties 32 formed iii the sides of tl-ie said meml-)er 21. After the uiico-Lipliiig lei,ers 33 bave thus been associ,,tted ivit,li the ,ictuating member 21 ,iiid their r) 0 otiter eiids liave been placed iii. tlle st,,ttionary brackets 37 cairied by the car, these meinbers are ii-iterlockinp,13, coiinected and c,,tniiot accidentally become dist@ssociated when the device is in service. The brackets 3i are provided -with rearivardly opening 1- iook portioiis 38 foriiiinc, joui-i-ial be,,iriiigs for the respective uiicouplilig rods 33. Cotters 39 whiel-i pass thro-Ligli suitable apertiires in the brackets may conveii60 ieiitly be employed to prevent the uncoupliiig levers fron-i becomiiig diseiigaged frolii the bracli:ets. Below the bearinos 38 each bracl@et is preferably providecl with means for preventiiig tl-ie iieighborilig liandle 34 of C5 the vincoupliiig lever from comiilg into coiitact witli the steps of the car, thus enabling the haiidle to be readily grasped and also prev eiiting the steps from being marred ivhe n tl-ie h,,tndle is dropped after the uiicoup liiig lever has beeli n-ianipulated to ef- 70 fect an unlocking iiiovement of tl-ie co-Lipler lock. The means employed for this purpose pi@ eferably coiisist of oppositely extending jugs 40, one of said lugs on each br,,teli:et being ,tdapted to eng,,tge the adjacent uncou- 75 pling lever haiidle 34 to limit its rearward swin gino- movement. By thus constructiiig the bra@kets 37 it will be perceived th,,tt the iiece ssity is obviated for iiiaking them as right and left hand cistings. 50 W heii either of tl-ie uncoupling levers is oper ated to cause the rotatable bar 15 to pei,- form an uiilocli:ing operation, the stipportil'lg b,,til 22 swings leno-thwise of the car as m I ay be required to pernlit the hooked end 17 of 85 the member 15 to conform to the plth of travel of tlae eye 16 of the lock lift lever 4, the said bail first swinging re,@trw,-Lrdly aiid theii f orw,,trdly. In assembling the mechaiiism the retain- go ing piii 5 by which the lock lift lever 4 is pivotal ly connected to the under side of the coupler I-lead is,removed so as to permit said lever and the Iiiik 3 to whiel-i it is pivotally attached to be swun(Y rear-,"Tard- 9.3 ly. The hook 17 of the bar 15 is then passed througl-i the eye 16 of the, lift lever, after Nvli@ieli tlae swingino- act-Liatin(y member 21 is assemblecl upon the s,,tid bar. The bail 22 is then associated with the ictuatiilg 100 memb er 21 and tl-ie so,-id bail is then liftect iind turiaed so that tl-ie, eyes 25 at tl-ie upper eiid thereof may be hooked 1,Lpon the correspp ndin" liooks 23 with which the, coupler carri(,, r iro-ii '( is furnished. After the eyes 105 25 of the bail have been passed over tl-ie hooli:s 23, the lock lif t lever 4 is dr,,twn forwar dlv ,tnd the retaining pin 5 -is reiiiserte d,'thus restoring the pivotal coniiectioii of the lever 4 to the coupler head. 110 The beitt iniier eiids 35 of the uncolipling levers 33 are then passed tl-il,ouah the apert,iires 20 iii the, sides of tl-ie actuating member 21 and the otiter ends of the uilcol-lpling levers are brotiglit into supporting en- 115 gagem ent with the respective bi@ackets 3'( at the sides of the car. When assei-nbled the sei7er al parts of the mechanism are interlocked -,Lgainst accidental disassociation and the device cannot be disassembled except 120 tipon releasing the locIT- lift lever 4 from it-s iiormal pivotal coiinection to the coupl@r head. We claim 1. III ,tn uncoupling mechaiiism, the combiiiatio n with a, car coupler and its lock, of means for movino, said lock to unlockecl positio n, said means involvino, a vertically rotatab le mei-aber operatively @!D conliected 4 0 @;iid lock, meaiis stipportingly qngaging ond
1,507,244 a(lapted: to @aotuate @said -rotatabl6 membe@, and:aniii.i,vertedb-,til@for.pivotallysu ortiiig P-P sal_d ac.tuatii-.ig means, said act.uating @means being..pi,ovided with a plure@lity -of spaced '5 hooks disposed,o_n op posite:sides:of said@rotita;ble meinber @:and @formiilg pivotal @beal"ings:for said bail. ,2. -Iii an -Lilicoupling mechanism,.tlie coni- to ree6ive @said @bail I ai otallv to coiinect bination -with a, ctr coupler, its lock and said swingiilg meinber to @said b,,til, aiid 10 c@,ilrrier iroii, @of means,for.moving said @lock swiiiging ineiiiber being also provided ith 7,5 to iinlocli:ed position, said imeails inv6lving a ;for-vitard -,vcill ada.pted to be eiig,-tged by y 't ;IOtatqble @member @operativel :connected acljacent -portiohs of:s,,tid uncouplidg levers to -,said'lodk ,tnd extending rearwardly tliere- to ffect ,t locli: act-Liatii-ig rotot'on of sa'd ,e I I from,' means sup1portingly engaoina ,tnd sivingiiio: niemb.er -ivheii @eitlier of said levers 1,,5 ad,,ipted to actuate said - rotatallem-ember, is opera@ed, tlie- -Dortioiis of saicl.:Ievers @vhicli 8,0 and -a -ba-il @siviiigiiigly supported by said engage s,,iid wall @being interinediite @of said carrier iron and pivot,,tlly - supporting said hooks. actu,qtina meai-is below @said rotatablemem- 6. Iii aii,ulic.olipliii g iiiech,,inism, @tlie combor, sa@id.@bail being iformed witli spaced binatio-ii -with -,,t 6ar -coupler aiid its lock, of 20 e es @Lt,its tipper eii@[, aiid.said;carrier iron ineans@ @for -U'loviiig :said locl@ ito utiilocked 85 'Y bein.g provicled with 9, pILirhlity of ;hooli:s po@iiion, said meaiis ;involvino- a i@oltat,Lble respedti-vely adaldted to oooperate, @N@.itl-i said ineniber operatively@ coilnected to said lock eyes, iihereby @said bail is :prevented @from a member adtpted to @ actueite s,,tici rising o-Lit of place and becomiiig idiscol'i- rotitab@le meinbej.,, a rot,,it,,tble uiicotipliiig 25 nected from s,,tid,carrier iron. lover SU]pportin--ly @jouriia'lod on aiid adtpt()O 3. Irn!al'l@iiiicotiplingimeeli'anism @the com-- ed 'to -actuate said slvi.nuinon-iembei- tild:a t, t5 . bination ii7ith a car :coupler its'loek (I inovabl6:bail:@for ijivotally,s ppoi-tiitu said I an u . carr.iei- iron., of lineans for moving said;lock s'Wiiiuh-ig meii@beik, the Lipper polrtioii said to Li-niodked osition said meaiis - invclvlng s-@i,ingiiig meliiber beiiig@ embraced by the p I 'O a rotdto@ble @m mb@er op6rativoly connectet4 sides of said bail@aiid being pro 'ded ivith 1)5 e vi to gii.cl,.Io@,k andlextendiiig@rearwardly there- means: @adapted @to enga,ge s,,tid 'bvil.to limit f.roiii, @nieans support'mgly .:engaging and tlie@ @pivotal im6vement of said swiiaging atl@a ed to aettrate @said r6tat,,ible member, i-iiember in olie direction -with @respect there,qaid la-st inained means bein@;provided -witli to. a plurality @of : downw-,ttdly openiiig spac@d 7. In.an.uncotipl,iiig;mech,,inism, the com- loo hod,li:s tnd a b,,iil swingingly supported@by biiiatioii with ii car;e6iipler :,Ii-id, its lock, said @antl pivot--,Llly coniiected to of meaiis @for @moviiag @ spid @ lock,-to linlockecl said adttiatiii@(, me,,tns@by said btil positioii, @said meaiis invloviilo,- t verticall . @n . y b'eiiio, iproiided with ,t @pILiroLlit@, of sp.acecl rotatable, @ inomber @ operatively conitectecl t6 ,@40 e,,es@nl:i"n,tl,; said cartier iron @'beinprov@ided said @lodk @iand'extendino- req.r-w.ardly tliere- 105 p y fl-0111, swiiio,iii(y,mecins -Lipportingly eD-,",,igh a lur,,@l'ty of li:oolK:,g respectivel, s a:da@@ted to @cooperate with said eyes. 1:n(,-.,@nd -,-,Ldapted - to. actuated. said i@otattble 4. :"In: aii ,Lin@o 1-ing @ me@lianism the coniiiien-ibe'r, alid a 'rotatable LilleoLiplill<, 'Iel7er tip biiy,atioii ,,t car coupler and -its!lo6li:, @ of s pportin(@-ly -jo-Lii-,ii,@lled oii and :adipted to 45 meaiis if-o moii n -io- -iiig 110 s - iio- said '16ol@c to, ;ii loeke,d actuate.@s@.tid si,vitio;ii motids, ai@d s%,vinp, p@ositioii" s,,tid @mealns:iiiV61vii.io- a vetticall.)T inetns beii-ig adapted to i-eceii,e -the.iniier rWcat.,,tble menib'Oioper@,,ttiv6l@7c6iinected to eiid @of @said tincouplilig ::lever Iiiid be-iiig sa:id @locli: m, eans @supp,ortingly engao-i-no,:an-d f ormed @with @ a f o,i--vvai-dly opeiiiiio- i@ecess . to a@lal,)'ted to acttiate,said rotat,@ble m6mber, pot-mit the I outer, end of @:said lever - to be ro aA I iiiv@erted @b,,ail for @pivota,lly supportin iiloved@toivird;tl-ie eii@l of the car to enable 115 9 disassoci,,ited @ o Sl,lli,i , actu@a@ting 'means, and an uncoupliil@", s,,tid .lever to be fr iii sai,,l lev,er e"hg,a@-in-, -and @adapted to actuate @said swiilgino, iiieans. 9,ctti-a@t,ino,,meait@,'Said lagt named@means'be- 8. ;In@aiiiiincoti Iiiio-,mee-liaiiisna, the comp ing. pr6vided -w,itli porticins fornu'n,g a pivo- binatiol'i NVith ,L car cottplei- aiid@ its::Iock, 6f :55 t6:,I,be,,trin,,y for said ba,il 'and@sai&- illnjoup- n-ieans for :moi,ing said lock; to iiiilocked 120 ling'ilever:having a@portion adapted to@en- position, :said iiie,,Lns iiii,(jlviiig a. lo@k lift tollg rye :said! actuating, means :betwe@eii, @ said lever pivo@ally coiinected '..to@, tl-ie hei@d I 6f slid 9 bearing portions. C()upler, n-ieaiis inov,@.bl37 -coniiectino,- said locl@ 5. In aii uncoupling meeli,,tnisn-i fthe. coin aiid @le,-@er s,,tid lever'beiii(r @rovided Niith ':00 bin6tion wit@;a ea-r,,cotipler obnd its 106k,!Of ,tni=vertic-ally rot,,Ltable rod ha-@ing at 12,5 iiioans 'for;movina said lo6k I to utlcicked its rd @ end la hook' @ cooperatiiig with POIitioii, s@id inean@s @ invdlviiig a ve'r@ically said eye,.,tnd .,swiiiging 'Means .,,idapted to rotat , able m. em'ber operativ6l @ c niiecee@d to. actuate sad@ d't _y o i ro o @eflect,ali -Lihlo--I-@iiig move ,t,rw,@irdl y theresaid @lodl- ,thd @.ex,toifdi-no- re ment 6f -said lock,,said'rod beina slid.,,tbly - i d p i @ 0 - 1 3 0 -n @@to aetti- sup_ s @ g me r adipted pokt6d@@b*@@s,,Lid:@swinging mean ai gi -e aid rota'able e iibbr, ,t pltii-ality. of-. @tt u -L-,neoLi@ling lei,ers resp ctii,eln- ei.-igagiiig aiicl e. aclapted to actliat.e said s-@,N'ingiiig I-iieml,)Or, and ,t inovable bail. for @pivotally stipporting .,said s)vingip-g i-iiember, said siviiigiiio; 7,0 iiiember:being provided with t,plurality of sp,,teed doivnv,,-,trdly opening h6o',i:s adapted -id piv
1,507,244 jectiiic, iiito aii ,tpert-Lire thereiii, ai-icl said i-ocl beiii(Y adaptecl to be disassociated frona 'd siv i 9 a.1 i-igiiig iile,,tiis and discoiinected froiii stid lock lift lever upon moviii- said lever to ai-i abiioi-mal position -without discol-inecti--ng said link fro)-n said lock. 9. Iii ai-i uiicolipliiig inechanisin, the comLdapted to actuate siid rod, said sivinging means h-,ivii-ig aii apertlire throtigli which tl-ie rear end of said rod exteiids, said lever provi ed with an eye,, iiad said rod ed at its for-ward eiid Nvith ,t 20 ng with said eye, s,,iid hook norinally interloci@ed b-Lit bebiiiatioti ivith a c,.,,r eoiiplei@, aiid its lock, of iig adapte to be discoiiiiected when said a lock lift levei- pivoltlly iiioliiited tipoi-i tl-ie lever is released fron-i its pivotal coiiiiection 10 uiiclc-,i.- side, of the eo-Lipler 1),@ad, a link iriter- to the cotipler 1-ieid -while eojiiiected to s,-Lid 25 posed bet-",ec,,ii aiid iiiov,,tbly eoni-iectiiiu tlie loek through s,,tid link. s,,iid lever ,tiid lock, a vertic,,tlly rotatable Iii testiiiioiiy -vvliereof we affix our sigliai-od aclaptecl to ,iettiate said lever to effect tures. Linlockiiig operation of said lock, ,tild ISAAC I-I. ilITLLIKEN. 35 SIVinging ine,,Ii-is slidably stipportiiig qDcl WILLIAM J. REGAN.
