US1656052A - Terminal connecter for toy railways - Google Patents

Description

Jam. 19, 1928. I 1,656,052

A. R. FERGUQSUN TERMINAL CONNECTER FOR TOY RAILWAYS Original Filed Sept. 2'7, 1922 l ntented Jlitlliit 1th itlfih v llllllitlllltlthl'ltll C01.

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relates to terminal connec and is aappl.n:-a--- lllhis invention lions tor toy or miniature railways division of my c ending allowed i1 1%. carter at, new Patent h e. l in /v a invention is to Plftltitlt) an ntinial connect ineans tor i n no rove d ter or po i, ital of a to or miniature railway, w sh means may not only he readily nianui lured at a minimum ojt expense hut lna' y' also eerily manipulated and ttlttp'tctl for quiet: dctaclnucnt and connection to the toy railway.

i t tnrther object of this invention is to pro ride iinprovcd terminal con citing means adapted to he quit-lily and easily attached to a wire 'li'orn'ied toy railway section and react etached therefrom when desir d.

ii tarther object of this invention is to p rovi'de in'iproved quichly detachable and attachable terminal connecting means adapted to he releasahly and resilietntl claniped to a wire 'l orined power rail and also to a wire torined cross tie ither objects of this invention will appear in the tollown description and the appended claim thereol reiterence being had to the imcoinpan ving d" wings forming a part 0t this specification wherein like reference characters ind'cate corresponding parts in the several views and wherein 1 is a plan view illustrating nrv improved terminal connecter as applied to a wire tlfornied toy railtray section; is a perspective View illustrating the terntiinal connector means in operative position; 3 is a detail perspeetire view of an element ot the terminal connecter; and lis a detail perspective view of the other element of the terminal connecten Beliore explaining; in detail the present i1nprovenient and mode of operation thereof, ll desire to have it understood. that the invention not limited to the details of construction and arrangement of parts Which are illustrated in the accompanying; drawings, since the invention is capahle oi other eniho'diinents. and that the phraseolog which l: employ is tor the purpose ct description and not of limitation.

The present improved terminal connector means is particularly adapted tor transmit than the electric current to a toy railway "tl lilo. Milli/till.

tornied lit Illtllit "lltllil" lit!lilj lillltlil'iilv Widen and this appliez'rttcn filed al lilo, tlhtt'inh having; a it 'e 'itllllilitl third or power rail n and "wire l'ornied ties or a to; ailway hat- H13 :1 cyl nd' ."a-i iliiti tj'lllltltittttl rival third lies. i .llclorrinp' to ll 4. i. it will he seen that the toy railirtrv section in commotion with which he present invention is used may coinp suppr "ng; t ll oi cylindrical or wire toiiaed cons ructioin and F aced wire traction rails 10 ea. 7' therehy. lileiaehahl v mounwl upon the several. supporting; ties 9 and sniitahly insulated. there l'roni a third or power rail ll, which is prehiraoly oil? r ire torniod or cylindrical construction. Lurther difi i ed dei-ieription ol' the to rat any section is not deemed nec t,.'il.l' f herein since the same is full de es died in my atoresaid co-pending application oi" which this application is a di vision. 'lhe current is trans-sunttcd to the electric third or power rail ll by means (it a pair 0t electric conduits or the usual Wires or cords l2 and i3 which are connected in circuit ilhe cord 12 transmits the current to the cylindrical or wire termed power rail 11 by means of a tern'iinal eleinent generally designated at it. .lhis terminal. lo l is in the form ol a clip or clanip preferably bent up troin a piece oil sheet metal, the side edges adjacent to one end oi the clip lacing hent up or partially coiled to form resilient gripping side walls 15 and 1th providing therehetween substantially a semi-circular channel or potter 1? into which the wirettorn'ied or cylindrical power rail may he sprung. 'lf'he base ot the gutter 17 extends rearwardly at 18 in substantially the same plane to provide a seat against which the power rail rests, and the portion 18 at its end is coiled or bent under to embrace the electric cord 12, the outer insulation thereof having been stripped so that the bent or coiled portion 19 will he clamped or pressed. tightly about the uncovered copper strands of the Wire or cord 12.

T he other terniinal element generally designated at 20 is termed preterably :lfroni a piece of sheet metal which is first hent up or coiled to provide a tubular body E21, the juxtapi'ised cdg jlforniinp; an open. slot The rear end o. the hotly member is securely attached to the copper strands ot the wire or conduit l3 h y panelling or pressing; the opposite sides thereot together so as einhrace the wire as shown lit will thus he seen l lt that the tubular outer end 21 of this connecter element forms a resilient gripping portion having sufficient spring due to the slot 22 to permit the conn'ecter element 20 to be slipped over the free end of the wire or cylindrical tie 9 and at the same time resiliently grip the same.

In operation the wire 12 with its terminal element 14. transmits the power directly to the third rail 11, and the wire 13 with its terminal element 20 is connected to the tie 9 for the purpose of grounding the current. The element 14 may be readily and easily connected to the cylindrical third rail at any desired point or position on the rail, although this clip or clamp is preferably slipped forwardly from its position shown in Fig. 1 so as to be wedged between the third rail and the tongue of the rail connecter or clamp 25, thereby providing a more perfect electrical contact. The semi-circular Walls 15 and 16 of this connecter clip act substantially as resilient gripping jaws which may be sprung around the cylindrical third rail and easily detached therefrom in the reverse manner. Similarly the resilient tubular portion 21 of the terminal clip or element 20 provides a quick attachable and detachable joint with the cylindrical tie 9 since it may be slipped on or off the end of the tie and grips the same sufficiently to provide the required electrical contact, and at the same time to prevent inadvertent detachment.

It is to be understood that by describing in detail herein any particular :lorm structure or arrangement, it is not, intended to limit the invention beyond the terms of the claim or the rcquiren'ients oi the prior art.

Having thus explained the nature oi my said invention and described a way oi con structing and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the modes of its use, I claim A quick detachable terminal connector tor connecting an electrical conductor with a wire iormed track portion of a toy track. said connector being formed of resilient sheet metal and having a U-shaped gripping portion adapted to be sprung over the under side of said track portion with the sides thereof gripping opposite sides of the latter, a transverse, integral portion having a top wall extending in the plane of the bottom of said gripping portion and bearing against the underside of said track to position the connector, and a tubular resilient gripping part merging into and disposed below said top wall and adapted to grip and irictionally hold said conductor.

Signed at Buffalo, New York, this 28th day of March 1923.

ALAN R. FIGRG USSON.

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