US Patent: 981,499
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| Steering Mechanism for Road Freight Cars
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Patentee:
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| Marquis J. Todd (exact or similar names) - Buffalo, Erie County, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Mar. 09, 1910 |
| Granted: |
Jan. 10, 1911 |
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Joel Havens
"Vintage Machinery" entry for Buffalo Pitts Co.
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Description: |
| Abstract:
n the transportation of heavy freight by a train of road cars or wagons, each carrying between twelve and fifteen tons of freight, it is frequently necessary that the train be moved in reverse order so that a car or cars in or near the normal rear end of the train may be properly positioned to receive or discharge freight. This requires that the steering of the train be accomplished from what is now the forward end of the otherwise rear car. This steering is effected by shifting the carrying wheels.
Claim:
In a reversible road freight ear or wagon, the combination of a body, a centrally pivoted axle, carrying wheels thereon, a fifth wheel carried by the axle, a bodily detachable lever fulcrumed on the-car body at a point beyond the pivot of the axle, and means for detachably locking said lever to the fifth wheel to enable said axle and carrying wheels to be shifted relatively to the car-body, the point of locking the lever to the fifth wheel being close to the fulcrum of the lever. |
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