US392231A - Smoke and spark carrier - Google Patents

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(No Model.) S. SELLER.

SMOKE AND SPARK CARRIER: No. 392,281. Patented Nov. 6, 1888.

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SIMON SELLER, OF WILMINGTON, DELAWARE.

SMOKE AND SPARK CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 392,231, dated November 6, 1888.

Application filed June 16, 1888. Serial No. $77,315. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, SIMON SELLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Wilmington, in the county of New Castle and State of Delaware, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smoke and Spark Carriers for Locomotive-Engines; and I do declare'the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of reference markedthereon, which form a part of this specification.

Thespecial object of my invention is to carry alocomotives smoke, sparks, and the gaseous products of combustion back over a train of cars, so as not to enter the windows and to be no longer ignited when they pass into the air.

Figure 1 of the drawings is a side elevation of a train of 'cars, showing my invention applied. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of the piping on an enlarged scale.

In the drawings, A represents the smokestack of the locomotive, to the top of which I hinge the elbow-pipe B, which is thrown forward out of connection with the piping as soon as the engine stops by a light spring, C. It is thrown into connection with the piping as soon as the locomotive starts with the train by a chain, rope, or rod extending to the engineers room D. This piping consists of the pipes E, supported in any approved manner above the locomotive, tender, and passenger cars, although the piping might be run on the sides without departing from the substance of my invention.

The pipes E have each a funnel, e, at the front end, so as to receive the smaller end of the succeeding pipe, which takes place as soon as the cars are coupled and they are all in one straight line.

The elbow-pipe B and the unfunneled ends of the pipe E are sufficiently smaller than the funnels to allow the ingress of air at each joint, thus keeping up a strong draft through the piping and toward the rear of the train. This difference of diameter in the piping and funnels also allows the necessary play where the track is not straight or the cars rock from side to side. v

My piping may be round or of any other form and made of any suitable material, such as sheet metal. It will render screens at the windows entirely unnecessary.

. What I claim as new, and desire to protect by Letters Patent, is

In smoke and spark carriers, the combination, with the smoke-stack A and an elbowpipe, B, hinged thereto, of the spring 0, arranged to throw said pipe B back from the piping E and there hold it, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

SIMON SELLER.

Witnesses:

HENRY SoHooR, LUDWIG KORNER.

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