US1295551A - Spreader. - Google Patents

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APPLICATION FILED FEB. 4. ISIS.v I I 5295.51. Patented Feb.25,19 19.

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OEVILLEC. MANN, 0F OAK PARK, ILLINOIS.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 25, 1919.

Application led February 4, 1918. Serial No. I215,393.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, ORVILLE YC. MANN,

OakA Park,vin the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and Auseful Improvements in Spreaders, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,

forming a part thereof. l

The purpose of lthis invention is to pro vide an'improved apparatus to be mounted on a car for operating upon the road bed of arailwaygtrack for spreading'ballast and the like and auxiliary purposes. It consists 4in the elements and features of construction shown and described, asindicated in the claims. v v

In the drawing: I

Figure 1 is a side elevationl of a car equipped with a structure embodying this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view showing aspreader Wing at one side only of the Car.

Fig. 3 is aplan view showing a spreader wing at both sides of the car with certain special appurtenances added thereto.

Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the ditching device:

Fig. 5 is an'endv view of the same. Fig. 6 is a detail plan view of a part of the car showing one wing with a modified ditching device.

Fig. 7 is a detail side elevation having the spreader wing collapsed against the V thecar. .y -4 l f Fig. 8 is a detail section at the line, 8-8, on Fig. 7, on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 9 is an enlarged section at the line,

i 9-9,on Fig. 8.

, Fi 11 is a section at the line, 11-11, on l Fig. 13. y v

Fig. 15 is a section at the line, 15--15, on Fig. 3. y Fig. 16 is a v'section at the line, iti- 16, on

Fig. 15.

Fig. 10 is a section at the line, y10b-10, on Fig. 8.- I

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Fig. 12 is a section at the line, 12-12, o Fig. 11 on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 13 is a detail section at the line, 13-13, on Fig. 2 on an enlarged scale.

Fig. 14 is a section at the line, I4-14', on

Fig. 17 isa vsection at the line, 171'7, on Fig. 3 on an enlarged scale.

n` the structure shown in the drawings 1 side of lnecting the brace is one of the side sills of the car; 2 is one of the center sills; 3 is a portion of one of the end sills or main transverse members of the base frame of the car. For the purpose of this invention there is mounted upon the outer side of each of the side sills, 1,-only one of them` being shown in the drawings,- a standard or bracket, A, for supporting a hinge ttingby which the spreader member at that, side is to be hinged for swinging so as to project obliquely in .either direction for gathering or spreading according to the direction in fwhich the car is moving. In order to properly brace the Car base frame, it is constructed with cross sills. 4, 4, 4, at suitable positions` in the length of the car, not only for properly stifening the car for its general service, but specifically for taking the stress transmitted transversely from the spreading and ditching devices; and for this specific purpose there are such transverse sills proximate to the position of the hinge-carrying bracket proximate to the position of the spreaderv brace footings, as hereinafter more particularly described. To thisstandard or bracket, A, there is hinged the main spreader member, B, adapted to be swung as above mentioned, so as to extend obliquely off from the 'car toward either end thereof.v For bracing this spreader member or wing, B, at either of said positions-that is` extending obliquely toward either end of the car,- there are provided upon the main sill, 1,

mounted for sliding and securement at a plurality of working positions upon the of its twopositions mentioned, it is provided upon its opposite sides near the outer'end,

with stapled fittings, C1, which are hereinafter more Yparticularly described, adapted for pivotal .connection thereto of the come pression brace members.

In addition to the main spreader wing, B. there is provided anv under-car spreader lili Cil?,

turn-buckle, J1, and clevises, J2, J2, one at-I each end, for engagement respectively with eyes, E, on the inner end of the wing, ll.`

and eyes, J3, von the inner side of the sill, l. lt will be understood that the eyes, J3, are duplicated at equal distances in opposite d1- rections from the bracket or standard, A, for securing the tension member in either of the two Vpositions of service ot the under-car spreader wing, E. v

F or the reason, however, that obviously, it is not practicable tol have this under-car spreader wing swing under the car from-the one position to the other while the main wing'swings outside the 'car between its two positions, said under-car spreader wing is arranged to be 'detachable from the outer or main spreader wing, being also reversible vertically so that it may be operated either edge'up, and the main spreader wing being constructed for attaching said under-car Vspreader wing at either-side or surface ae- I cording to the position of the main spreader wing, this attachment being in each posi tion to the outerside of said main spreader wing.

The detail construction ofthe mounting and hinge connections of the spreader wing will now be described. The bracket or standard, A, comprises a base web, A1, having its greatest widthy at an'intermediate portion of its length at which it laps on the outern side oi" the side sill, being cut away equally at opposite edges to narrow it below the lower edge of said sill, and being tapered narrowing from the upper edge of the sill.

to a similarly reduced widthv at the upper By means of parallel longitudinal ribs, A2, A2, projecting from the web, A1, and having inwardly-turned flanges, A3. rlhere is formed a vertical parallel-sided channel with a slot in its outer wall, said slot being the interval between the two flanges, A3. This vchannel receives'- the hinge member, i, which is adapted to be inserted longitudinally in said channel, and to be secured at proper height by a hey, at lowered position by a upper end of the member, At, colliding with lugs, a5, a5, which project at opposite sides of the channel in the standard, A5. lit will beunderstood that the member, At, is introduced at the top of the standard before ilange, at, at the latter, and said tongue A5, and stopped neonati tween them filled with planking, t2, said s plates having their lower edges Heated inward toward each other, and meeting, as seen in Fig. 1l, and lapping upon each other for ra distance approximately equal to the distance between the vplates and riveted to-y gether at4 their lapping marginal portions, as seen in Fig. ll.

The hinge member, B1', counterpart of the member, A4, is constructed for pivotally adjustable connection with the main spreader wing, B, to permit said wing to swing vertically edgewise through a limited angle in moving to and from its working position; and for that purpose a tongue plate, Bt, is secured rigidly between the plates, 61,51, of the spreader wing at the inner end of the plate engages in a channel -formed in the outer edge of the hinge member, B1, from top to bottom there of. Thetongue plate is"secured said channel by a pivot bolt, 64, at about the middle .of the vertical extent of said tongue plate and channel, and bolts, b5, b5, are inserted through the parts at positions equally distant abovey and below the pivot bolt, 64,

the. tongue plate having curved slots, for l said bolts to permit angular movementoi' the wing about the pivot bolt, 64, in the lifting and lowering movement. The two hinge members, At and B1, are connected by a pintle, as.

The under-car spreading wing consists of a metal plate, E, reinforced on its inner side by horizontally extending angle-iron members, El, E1. Said metal plate laps on the outer side of the m'ain spreader wingJB, and is secured to said main spreader wing by bolts el, which take through the hinge me ber, B1. The plate, E, constituting the under-car spreader wing is notched at 'the inner endat both vthe upper and the lower corner, as seen at e, Fig. 13, in order to overhang the track rail which is accommodated by the notch. 'llhis plate is made substantially symmetrical about a medial longitudinal line, both as to the notches above menf tioned and as to the bolt holes by which it is secured to the hinge member, B1, ofthe mainspreader wing, so lthat said plate can beapplied to said spreader wing at either side of thelatter, being inverted for shifting it from one side to the other, as is necessary in order that either side may extend past lthe hinge-supporting standard or ice Masami the hinge member, A4, and at the lower end lwould othenwise impose upon it;

\ eye on the end of the brace member,

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to an eye, B30, secured to the wing, B, near the outer end of the latter. This stay cable serves to relieve the hinge of Vthe severe cramping which the .weight of the wing The opposite ends of the compression brace inember, .1), vare provided with fittings, D2, each comprising an eye, ple members, c3, anchored in fittings, C1, on the main spreadeiiwing and on the outer side of the side sill, 1, as above mentioned, said fittings being identically ormed,the means for anchoring said staples being that said fittings, c1, being provided with apertures for the staple'legs have also each a rectangular cross aperture, c4,- spanning the interval between the two staple leg apertures and cutting into each of them, and the staple legs are provided with notches, c5, c5, facing `each other in position to register with said rectangular cross aperture ,when the `staple is properly inserted in the tting, and a rectangular metal key, C5, is provided, adapted to be driven into said cross aperture and engage said notches of the staple legs; and' so retain the staple legs in the fitting. For disengaging the compression brace member from either ofA its end connections, the key`, C5, beingknocked out, the staple legs can be withdrawn from the plate, C1, and the staple being disengaged from the re-inserted in the fitting and 'secured by the key if desired, to prevent loss of either sta- The brackets, C, are supported for sliding and secureinent at a plurality of working positions on the side sill by means of slide bearings H, made of two angle iron bars secured with a iiange of each back to back to form a klongitudinal horizontal rib, H1, (see Fig. 17 their other flanges being bolted to the side'sill but spaced oli'v therefrom a short distance by spacing blocks, h, at'the ends of said slide bar, H, where the securing b lts take'throughsaid flanges and spacing blocks linto the sill. The brackets, or hangers, C, are formed to\embrace the rib,

Hlfand the upper andY lower edges of the4 flanges,

H2, for sliding along said bar, H; and to secure the bracket at. any one of a plurality of desirable working positions, the rib, H1, has notches, h1, at suitable intervals along the length of theslide bar, lwhich may be engaged by` a' key, K, inserted through lthe rib, C10, of the bracket,C. which embraces the rib, H1, of the bar, H. Y For operating the spreader wing to lift it out of operating position or allow it to inove outward and downward to a desired position for. working. there is provided a cable connection at 12, on. the inner side of the wing, B, near the heel or inner end and near the loave'r edge; and thereis` mounted on the car cl2, for engaging the sta side of the car a pulley,

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provided for that purpose;

at a position substantially as far from the hinge pivot of the wing as said cable connection, a pulley block, 13, pivoted Jfor swinging about an axislongitudinally of the .car to permit the pulley, 1'6, thereon to swing to accommodate lthe draft of the cable, 17, running from it to the wing, B; and at a point some distance along the car from said pulley hanger, 13, there is mounted on the 15, about which the cable turns upward to eXtend over a pulley on the end of a. dcrrick, jib arm or boom indicated at T which is supported and operated on the car by means not illustrated.

When the wing is to be lifted and swung in toward the car out of its operating position, the pins, Aff, are withdrawn from the hinge member, i 4, to t'ree said hinge member for sliding upward in the standard, A, and the key, K, is withdrawn to free the bracket, C, slidin pull of the cable, 1&7 tends to litt the wing B, and also to swing it `in toward the car and to slide the brackets, C, along kthe bar, H; but before any considerable inward movement has occurred the direction of pull of the cable upon the wing becomes sufliciently upward to cause upward movement of the wing to predominate, and byieason of the cable connection being so near the pivot formed by the bolt. b4, and tlieconsequent heavy overhang of the wing outside the cable connection, at first operates to lift the wing bodily, sliding the hingemembcr, A4, up along the standard, A. until the movement is stopped by the encounter of the said hinge member, A4, `with the stop, 18,- and thereafter the pull ol the cable tends to swing the wing up pivotally about the pivotbolt, b, while completing the inwarc'l-swinging movement of the wing toward the car.

. For holding the spreader wing safely in its iii-swung and elevated position out of service, there is provided on the upper edge of the wing near the outer ends a staple-like projection, P, wvhich is adapted to enter between the ears, (1, g, of a bracket, Q, which is mounted on the car side, projecting out.- ward therefrom; and a bolt, Q1, which is' along the bai-,'H. The

-them both, being withdrawn to permit the staple, P, to pass between the ears, as the Wing is drawn up into'place alongside the car and is re-inserted, passing under the staple and through both ears. and thus secures'the Ywing against the car or a proper position with respect thereto, the outer end being carried by the bracket., Q, and theinner end by the key, A5, in the standard` A. When thev wing, B. is operating as a spreader wing,fbeing for that purpose adiusted diverging from the car rearwardly with respect to the direction of advance of the car, it is often desirable, especially when .spreading ballast, to prevent the material from being spread so widelyas the entire reach of the spreader wing, and on the contrary to retain the ballast Within a certain limited distance from the track rails. For this purpose the spreading wing, B, has rovisions for hinging :to it at either side w iich may be the forward side when it is operating as a spreader as above stated, a ballastretaining or spread-limiting wing, L, which is held at a 'position substantially parallel with the car and track, by a tension rod or cable, L1, extending from the outer end of said ballast-retaining wing, forward in the direction of advance of the car to any available point of attachment for draft, and

'preferably to a car ahead. lVhen such ballast-retaining member is connected to a car ahead, as indicated, such connection serves an important'purpose in addition to merely holding the ballast-retaining member in place, which may be understood upon considering that the resistance of the material engaged by the spreader operates ordinarily to force the car transversely of the track away from the side at which the spreader is operated; but when the spreader is connected by means of the ballast-retaining wing and the cable therefrom to acar ahead of that upon which the spreader is carried,

the rigid triangle consisting of the side of the car, the spreader wing, B, and the brace, D. operates as a rigid lever arm .of the car whoseoperative length for the purpose of draft by the car ahead is the distance of the hinge `of the ballast-retaining wing to the wing, B, ofi' from the vertical plane of the nearer track rail; and the draft of the car ahead, operating through the connections inade upon this lever arm, tends to swing the rear end of the car about a pivot consisting of the forward truck connection of the car, thus tending to pull at the rear portion of the car toward the side at which the spreader is operating, and to a very appreciable extent counteracting the tendency of the-resistance of the ballast to push the.

car in the opposite direction,'as above noted'. It will be observed that this result may be attained by any connection of the spreader wing at a point well removed from its hinge at the side of the car out toward its outer end, for draft upon the spreader exerted by the car ahead. That'is to Say, for this purpose the thrust-retaining wing, L, may be regarded only as one link in the draft connection from the car ahead to the 'spreader wing, operating as such connection independentlyv of its function as ballast-retainer.

The spreader wing, B, may be utilized to carry a ditching er drain-cutting plate or shovel, M, at a position outside the ballasted area.

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the angle of greatest eiiiciency of a ditcher;

and on the contrary, a blade set at that angle to the line of advance would fail to be of any effective service in ditch-cutting in any stubborn earth, on account of the extreme wedging action of the earth, tending to swerve the blade into parallelismv with F or this reason it is necessary in mounting a ditching blade on the spreader arm to provide it with connections by which it may be set much more nearly at right angles to the line of advance than the spreader stands. This is accomplished by hinging the ditcher at its inner vertical edge to the forward side of thev forward pull as possible. The ditcher blade is desirably shaped as shown with its lower edge, m, to the shape in cross-section of the Aditch to be cut, and curved forwardas seen at M1, soas to 'cut under or scoop the earthinstead ofmerelyscraping it. The eective working angle of the ditcher is about 25 degrees back of a position at right angles to the line of advance, while the eEective working position of the spreader is nearly@ 45 degrees diverging outward and rearward?` from the line of advance; so that the angle between the ditcher and the. spreader will be about 20 degrees.

The ditching shovel will frequently be used when the spreader wing is not operating for spreading but is merely used asan arm for carrying said ditching shovel at the proper distance from 'the track. Under these conditions the ditcher carried rigidly at the vend of the spreader arm operates, by reason of the resistance which it encounters,

`with a tendency to force the car transversely ofthe track toward the side at which the ditcher is thus `operating,`-that is, it tends to derail the car on th'at side, By hing-ing the ditcher to the spreader arm as shown, instead of carrying it rigidly at the end of that arm, and connecting it at the outer end by draft connections to the car ahead, the draft connections operate nearly directly in the line of the resistance encountered bythe ditching shovel, and it is possible to set the ditching shovel at such an 'angle to the line of advance that the draft 'will be substan tially as if' the shovel were set directlyacross this line of advance and pulled directly in,

meneer Fig. 3 shows a ditching shovel-carried on a long armliinged to the spreader at the position above indicated for hinging the shovel as at first described; the arm being of sufficient length for positioning the shovel properly to cut a ditch about twenty-five feet or more distant from the center of the i5 track. The arm, W, is an angle bar andthe compression-brace member pivotally con-- -cable connected to folding about shovel is secured to itat any desired position in the length thereof, a holes being provided in the'horizontal flange of the angle bar for thatjpurpose.

I claim:- i l. In combination with a car base structure a bracket mounted on theouter side of one longitudinal side sill; a spreader wing having a hinge for folding axis, of which hinge one vmember is Vmounted for sliding up and down in said bracket; a

nected at one end to the wing, and means on thecar side sill for pivotallyengaging the other end, said means comprising a slideway mounted on the car; a bracket slidably mounted on said slide-way; means, for disengageably. securing4 the bracket at a predetermined position on vthe slide-way, and

means for operating the wing comprising a tivelynear to the hinge, and a guide forthe cable on the car, positionedfor causing 'the pull of the cable on the wing to be upward and inward.

2. In combination with a car base structure, a bracket mounted Aon'the side sill of the' car; a spreader wing having a hinge a vertical axis of which hinge one member is mounted for sliding up and down in said bracket; two compression braces, each pivotally connected at one end to the wing, oneabove the other, and means on thecar side sill for pivotally engaging the oppositeends of said braces; said means comprising a slide-way extending longitudinally of the car vs ide-sill; a bracket to which; the j b'rac'es are connected slidably mountedy onfsaid slide-way; means for releasably securing the bracket at a pre-determined positin ong'the slide-way, and connected iwith the 'ca-r for lifting and ing the wing.) i'

3. Incom ination with a' car base struc-- down 1n said bracket, the'other hinge memmultiplicity of bolt- I a compression brace about a vertical' the wing' at a point relamember 'comprism 2reach interval between ture, abracket mounted onfthe side sill of sion braces connected at one end, one above the other, to the wing; means on the side of the car for pivotally engaging the opposite ends of said braces, said means being mounted for sliding lengthwise of the car, and means for releasaby securing said slidable member at a pre-determined position in the path of sliding; a hoisting cable connected tothe wing at a point relatively near to and outward from the joint vin the second mentioned hinge member, and aguide for the hoisting cable positioned onv the car at 'a point above andinward from its connection to the wing.

v 4. Infcombination with a car base structure, a bracketmounted on the outer side wing hinged at one end to said bracket for of the car to a position oblique t0 said sill;

member adapted to subtend the acute angle between the wing and the side sill, the wing having at its opposite sides means for disengageab y engaging one end of the brace, andthe car side sill having toward the opposite ends means for alternative engagement of the other end of the brace.

5. In combination with a car lbase structure, comprising av longitudinal side sill, a bracket mounted upon the outer side of the side sill at substantially the middle point of the length of the car; 'a spreader wing vhinged to said bracket for swinging alternatively toward either end of the car to a u osition making anv oblique angle with the side sill; a bracket mounted on the side sill and'adapted to be secured at a determined position thereon at distances in opposite directions from the middle-bracket; a pair of compression braces and means for disengageablyat oppositesides thereof; and means on the 6. Inv combination with a hinged wingfiand the compression'l brace member,v ittingsfor engaging the brace a a plat/e having apertures for stap e legs; a staple adapted to enter said apertures, having notches facing ,each yother onlthe inner side ofthe legs, the plate having akey aperture extending transversely of the 'direction ofthe stale leg apertures and in widthspanning the them vand opening into them, and a key adapted to be inserted in of the staple legs.`

17. In' combination with acar base struc connecting them atone end, onev above the other with the wing alternatively of one longitudinall side sill; a spreader rio said key aperture and to engage thenotches 1,25-

the car for extending ott therefrom ohliqneiy in elther direction for occupying either oi" two syminetricallydisposed vpositions with respect to the car, and an under-oar spreader wing formed symmetrically ahoit a middle longitudinal line having reiniorcem'ents on one surface disposed symmetrically' with respect to said middle line? whereby it is adapted hy inversion to he appiied to whicheverv side of the main wing is outermost, and thereby to occupy symmetrically-disposed positions with respect to the two syinrnetricallydisp'osed` positions or the main wing, and means `for securing' the under-car wing to the main wing in such inverseposil respectively l Y X 8. iin combination with ,a'car hasey strncture, a main spreader wing hinged to the side of the car for extending ed therefrom ohliquely in either direction to occupy two so as to he sustained by y of the latter; nieans for securing said -under' 'synfnnetricallyfdisposed` positions with respect to the oar, and an under-car spreader wing detachably secured to the main wing the'hinged support carwings at the outer side or the hinged pivot, and at either sident the inainl wing;-

whereby/*said under-car wing is adapted to be shifted hy detachment and re-attaohment from one side to the other of the main wing when the inain wing is shifted oblique direction t0 theyothere 9. in a railway track spreader, a spreaderv wing comprising two plates .spaced apa-rt for the thickness of the wing and having each at the lower longitndinai edge an inyset diverging forward from one my hand at Chicago,

wardiy-ofset Hangs, said Hanger, iap'ping each other. and being; riveted together to form the cutting edge' of the spreader wing.

l0. In combination with 'a car base structure, a spreader wing hinged thereto for swinging^ out laterally therefrom, and means for bracing the wing oft1 from the car at a relativeiy sniall angle thereto; a .ditching blade hinged at its inner vertical' edge to the forward side oi" the spreader wing near the outer end thereof, and adapted to be set diverging forward from said forward side and a draft connection from-the outer end of said ditcher blade extending forward for connection with a car ahead of that on tions at the opposite sides of the main wing which the spreader wing is mounted.

11. In combination with a oar base structure, a --spreader wing hinged thereto for swlnging out laterally therefrom, and means for bracing` the wing 0E from the car at an angle thereto; an arni hinged at its inner end to the side of the spreader wing near the outer end of the latter, and adapted to he from said forward side and extending for a considerable distance outward; a draftv connection from said arm extending forward for connection with the car ahead of that on which the spreader wing is mounted, and a ditching shovel on said arm,v the arm `losing provided with a multipiicit f or" mounting and securing places for said ditching shovel along the viength of the arm.

In testimony whereof, i have hereunto set Illinois, this Sist day of January, i918. K

' G. MANN.

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