US857572A - Track lifting, leveling, ballasting, and tamping machine. - Google Patents

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No. 85?,572. PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907 U. L AHEY. TBAGK LIPTING, LBVELING, BALLASTIHG, AND TAMPING MAGEIHE.

Inventan Qua/MW Q -a xm PATENTED JUNE 25, 1907.

(I. I. ALLEY. TRACK LIFTING, LBVBLINGJ BALLASTING, AND TAMPING MAOEIHE.

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PATEHTED JUNE 25, 1907.

6 I. AMBY. TRADE LIFTING, LEVELING, BALLASTING, AN!) TAMPING LEAGHIHE.

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T V L [nu calm UNITED. STATES CLEMENT 1. AMEY, OF TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA.

To rill whom it may concern! Be it lumwn that I, CLElilENl ISRAEL Anni, all the city of flin'm fii, in the county ul' York and lmvinw (if i liimrio, Duminiun ii (-fnnwhi, hzn'u inwntml curlnin new mul cling, Bulnsting, and 'liunping Machines;

mill l hereby.ileehn'n that the l'nlluwing' is H 'lhisinvvniiun' relates to a machine which will mechanically execute the work manually peiioi'meii by ngmlg 0f navvies in railroad mnstl'ui-tinn and ti'iurk leveling Operations. To 'pci'l'nnn the nl'inv-u n immil operntiims, i; is necessary to imwiile immns which will nmchunicnlhv :llSn nvpessal'y lmllzisxing means which will mechanically will: n humping nn-iuis-n'liicli will p'ui'k thc iuxllnst umlm th lies.

cunstriwtml l'ui" ilufmrpusv. Billll. am- 0 crntvil h :1 motor lnnunleil thereon. he (nu-k lifting llllil levr-ling menus may he. (uri'ivil lw lhv nluin can but it is preferable to l-ilri'y it h) an nuxilian var m iahle bf living pusitiunml un-the i uail lied eit s! manually he had to llli fpllmving ilethv newm1panymgi'li'i wmgs.

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the inswliine' with m lift the track -I'uil.-' imil ties in t\l1\'-lP'ilSUIH1l)lG hei ht,' anillovel them uml lnjilil them-int-heir liitegl'aini hWBlPci pu itinn until 'ihe. ljalhlsting un -l mmping upernliuns n'o completed. A it is to provide the machine with ii.

ll unilvrstamlin r ml the intention Fig. 2, is uplnn Fig. 4, is a. ide. c-levninin if the HHHPHI}! muvhnninm, lnilun ATENT OFFICE.

EVE-ENG, BALLA$T5E EG AN?) TAMPING MACl-HNE- ifs-tented June" 95, 1907.

1 mail auction ui Lilli bumping mechanism. Fig. i ltl isuvurlimii siicliun'ul' tlminwh lifting and {leveling mechanism. Fig. ll, is a, vertical Suliun of the mum: lulu-J1 at right. angles to Fig. 1H. qi ig. l3, is a plan vimv of theconlslruiitiun nhu'wnin lfi s. l0, and 11. Fig. 13, [is n! and nleval-iun ()Filhfl hallastin unparalins. Fig. l4, is 2!. side elevation 0 time eonsimciinn shown in Fig. 13.v Fig. 15, is a, plnn iew ii" the ballasung apparatus. Fig. "16, is a, iifiiil ii view of one ofthe elevaturs. Fig. 17, isa. vertical section of the driving sprocket wheel for the ehavator malts.

322's throughout the specificaiian and drawsh uvls andnm'vies to perform the jading and sloping work when iepziring t 2 surfacefoi' the ties. When t m ties are laid; and the track rails spikmi to them, the levelin andhiillasting fillel'iltlflllS m'ii-connn'enca 1nthe @Xmfllilull (ii-thileveling nnl'linllusbing upvmtimis it is m-uossm'y 'Lu emphiy a. i think lifting gang in misc lhv truck and ties trawl; lifting gang. 1 The present invennun relntes to n. ma-

lifting and levtiling the track operationn of ballast betw'evn the ties,

mils depositing-tin of lnillzisting mid bumping being pnrformed .si'multmi'wuslv at progrvssivo .ihws.

The izrnck lifting partof tho'a-ppami-us, comprises a muul' light cunstruntion similar in tlw urilinnry lmml 0-inomplnyvil in railiTUlkii upmnliuns, 'uiul \Villi'ii may bi- (i9- st'rihmi as uimisisling ul" pni'nlh'l side sills a, nxtbmling lvngllnvisi pl" tlm mu, (wail-uns- \tlliiil-lifl plan-s a rigidly (alumni-oil at right 1 angles in ihi siilfl l-lllS vi-rl-imilly above the 2 carnxlfis. jum'nnl 'huxos b rigidly vunnecteil l tn iii? tieynlnlos a, nxlvs c juurmihi in the bums b, (-iir' Wh'ucls d mounted on the axles, and, cross sills e rigidly belied at right angles in tha top sm'l'au-i's Hf the side sills and overhanging the latter heyunil the outer sides of th s track mils.

' Boninineil between the cross sills beyqnd Like characters of reference refer to iika lags. I in. cpnstruqtlon of B; road bed 05arallrou l,;1t 1s cu'st'onmry to employsteam.

iii {he ri qnirml vlv-vaiimi innl lowl, and ll 10 maintain v le'vvl' tn which ihvy have been raised by the.

and tamping it mnlefihm; the operations,

i hinn which will successivelv perform the l'usten'them ngninst the rails.

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. in the scope of the appendedpipe in eonneuted by sides or the truck \"ertienlly movuble pistons r and eon- 5 :i::= r'fittetuin dowrwnrdly through tho uir e \'liuders in the direction ot'the roud bed are plunge-rs It having at their lower ends l'eet ito engage with the rond-bed. 'lho :i'eet i are eonneoted to the plunger-s by bull and soeliet joints 3' so thut thev will untomntionlly ndu. it themselves to the sol-lure of the road-bet when they ore i'oreed into t-onlnrl with it by the plunge-rs.

Lvtendirug through the rross sills vertienlly above the trunk mils n-re eye bolls fr nod nus ieluled llnln llle e \o bolts are Full grips l lowing sliding lot-hing elnmps I to Eat-h uir (fllnder is provided with n Volvo controlled uir n. llexible pipe o with the an pump 1) enrried on the main ear q. When the valves p and 1) for both air pipes m ore simultaneously opened, both cylinders nre simultunemtsl operated. The valve for either one of the air pipes ennbe rinsed. and the operation of its eyhnder eon then be prevented during the operation of the other evlinder. I

The ear is moved to that part of the truek to be lifted and the rail grips l are loeked in en ngement with the webs of the track mils be on the trend thereof. b the slidingioekint: chimps. hen the roll-grips are lurked to the truek rails. the valves for the air pipes in are opened and both u-ir ejvlinders nre silllllltttllt'fltlsl) operuted. The air in the uir evliurh-rs l'oi'ees rlmvmvnrd the )isions and t uplunger-s, until the dmvmvnri movement of these mrts is urrested by the resistant-e of the romi bed to the feet oifthe plungers. The eontinued notion ol'the air in the u'r e vlinders tlienru-ises the air cylinders from the )istons. The air evlindens being rigidly bolted to the eross sil s of the cur. necessarily lift the ear. The ear being ehnnped by the rail-grips to the truck ruils liftsthetmek rails and ties with it as it is raised by the npwnrd movement of the air cylinders. 'hen the track rails and ties nre raised to their re- (uirrd elevution the eontrolling vidves for the air pipes leading to the air cylinders are closed. and the air supply to the air eylin'ders is shut oil. with the zur eonfined therein, to hold the track mils and ties at the elevation to which the hove been raised. The level of the trnek mils is determined by n. s not level rseeuredto one of the eross sills tllll the ueeurute level ol the one]: mils may be tLlI- mined by selectively shutting oil the air supplyolone cylinder in advance of the shutting off tho uir supply ol the other.

The eonstruetion oi the truck leveling und trn-ek lilting met'hunism mu) be varied withe-luims without the invention, feature of which is to ompluyu.

the phones ol' the outer roils ure :ur e \'hnders f.

in the :or eyhndersj are deporthn ironr the nuture of the (*SSOIliltLl mechanically operoled menus sensitive to the control of the o ierntor to raise the truck mile to on reosonalllerequired height, level them, and hold them at their elevated nnd leveled position until the sueeeeding operations are completed. When the succeeding operations are completed the controlling valves for thenir pipes are opened to relievo the oylindem ol' the air presqi'ire und permit of the rail grips being Wll'll-Strl from tho true-It mils, so lbut the onroun be moved to u. progressive. plane on the trunk mils. 'l'ho trnnh lilting rur may be l'noved either nnmunlly or olherwise nod progresses nlonr tho trunk in. udvnneo oi the inuin ear 1 to mine the trunk rnils in ndvunee ol" the lmlhu-ating nod lnmping mechanisms. i

As shown in the drawings the air cylinders are connected by air pipes m and flexible pipe 0 with the air pomp p mounted on the main car with the valves 71 and p eontrollint the passage of the air from the flexible ne 0 through the air pipes m to the air cylinders. The valves 2 and pi are of the usual type of three \vazv valves \vhieh can be operated to permit oi the unobstructed flow of air from the air pumps to the Cylinders, or can he closed to prevent the flow, or can be actuated to exhaust. the nirfrom the air e vlinders While closing the supply from the air )ipe. ltigidly eonneeted to the main eur r and extending in ndvnnee oi it at n suitable height above the trot-h rails. is :1. horizontal ernne. whit-h may be deseribed us comprising two still' riveted girders .v arranged in horizontal u-Iul parallel planes and separated by on nooeeupied intervening spare. .Rigidly bolted to the free ends of the girders e is o ehunnel benm it provided with ushaft benrii v e. Bolted to the girders s on the inner side of the ehunnel beam u is :1. channel beam .2! having it shaftbeu-ring g "lined with the shaft hen-ring r and separating the channel beams u and .1 is a space for the elevator to.

Journnledin the shaft hearings -r and 1/ is a driven shaft 2 having at, its inner end it spur wheel a which meshes with a spur wheel I) mounted on the driving shaft 0. The drivin shaft 1: is jonrna ed in a shaft bearing ("(OJITIOIt-(Cl to the elmnnel beum e and in a shaft benringj" eonneeted to the elntnnel beam g. The ehnnnel beiun ft is bolted to the girders x ndjueent to the channel beam 2', but is separated from the last mentioned eluumel beam by the spare in \vhirh the spur wheels I! nnd Ii revolve, and the elmnnel benm y is bolted to the girders .s' udjneentto the ehu'nnel beum r" but is sepnruted from the elmnnel beaun u, by the spuee for the elevator l1.

llneh of the. elovntors and Ii, eonsists of two parnllel rhmmel beums 0' rigidly bolted together by tie plates i, elevator shults j -juurnaled in the ('hnnnel beams o, elevator wheels L", mounted on the elevator shafts, ole

dis maul HiUtS in which m'ornuhnined nitl'o l v rmnhig intu cuntiwt; wiblnhhoidriving and drawn shni'ts.

vntm- KENS 1 tnwohng :u'uumt the elevator whvvls, vtvvutur hnckvts nflpivntvd ,to the vlvmtm- Iii-Its and a-i'rnngmi tn hv tripped at, any .w iwtivv phur-v in th h trm'vl.

in tho chnnnvi 1101mm d :u'v hmgitudimthy .jnstvd pusitirms anil rvliiwe .[hG sprocket;

- tho raising- :mil A V ties. hut It is nut nvvvssn-ry that the qll'mn- \vhecis 1- wt the principal pint of the weight npm n'tiuns 'ufiuz ily snot-0nd vvhng t tho trm-krmismui j Linn uf tlw pm'ts ui'fthv mur-hinc'sium (the cunfilluti Lu any snluctmi unhev' of prccerlcnce,

its the operation at H 1e bitllasting znchanism nonhl begin prim tn the raising and levelin nf the track mils and ties or could be curri'e m (-tl-ititfiiiflfl the-*rcwith'.

Duri the stlsptnsiuh of the ties and trnakmi s the turn pin g mechanism 1's brought intone-tins: tn farce the. ballast under the ties and hump it into a shhistsmtiaily solid and ummmtc mass.

The tam ing melizhnnism is qm-ried by It. cmnemnq, having ('LL! when-ls 1] tnwe mg 1m uppositsids of ntmck beam 2' hotbed ti: the without the mum um hetween the uievatum mll the tixqu] and of the umne. Fastening n: Pth'nr the tower undisuf the side hates gfi f' "t to cram: car ttt't UyG halts I) tlnti angmgift untthc nyo butts .b" are supportmg hunks er".- Huspemtml frnm the suppurting w hduhh l n31: Um lifting and Iuwei'ing cylihihsrsj i. Within tlmiaylimhws'd" are pisv pistun rmh-t f" Whig rayct have! ends Of the (:y Inders.

ruitbffff km the hu tapr sides of the cylinders are hiyoks g" v f'mm which are suspended the ha-iis of th tz imping mechunism.' Between .the'pi'stuns e and the bottom heads of the cylinders 11 are cumprssion springs (1. 314m cvhndels cl" an e npinyett one at each emtnt the tmnping mechanism. and when the mrlst turned mto thecylmders frum the :mlv'c controlled air pi )cs' 7+",t-he pistons e" rill-emulated t-n hitter the piston rods amt the Qpart-s suspended thz-rch'm'n*nntil the shovels i if that; t. nmpi ng mit'htlllih'lll are I properly pnsil iimmi tu engagnthh hathtst, and [Hll'klt un- 4 thwtilt. tit's. t-msiwmlmt flimn the hunks (1" Th! rhu-nnct'honms 1'" :u'iu'ighiiy riveted toget-hvr in' titi-phl tbs i tn hn'm a suppni'ting frame The shnvcl levers imme! beams and through tapering hnlos n1 t-he shovel h vvrs.

ihs i-shmi'ix-h-i th iifnwings the heads m of 't the spring tensiuneit butts are within the supparting: frame and at aconsiderabledistance fmm-thv 111110! riltitS 01' the channel ht-Itltlbfl". Iu'lhd on the sprnw tensmnedhnttg I he- Mveen the hcnds m and the adjacent sides of the vhnnnel hqanm nrv tens-inn sprin s'n", su iLtijLlStBtl as tn ywhhnglv hold the Siam-e1 -let'm a'agninst the miter skins of the channel The tapering hnlvs p" pmmit the shave h vvrs which on the spring tehsimmi bolts l! during tiw tmnping npfiratiun hewinnftor ihisvrihcil nmitlw vunstructiun ut the s wing t-vnsinneil bolts permit-s all 01' any oi the shovel .iuvvrs th nuwofun-tWat- Hy l'mm thn supporting: l'l'mnu \ith mnthu ci mvsml mow-- mvnt; pf thv shm ol hhnh-s as nests-tied by an immuvnhh nhsl m'lu.

. AL thn upper nnds at the ,shuvtloycrs 1:7.

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the air pump p and delivert Ell:

arroyo beams 1/ and opposed to the. eye beams 1 are a Seriea o." expanding eylindera r. 'l'lle expanding r liudors are HUHIH'I'lItl -ju;';tar"i'."l from the ai pipes a. The air pipes s" are supplied with air from he air totho expanding eyhnders. )ne ol the eye beams 1" is opposed to the closed end of the expanding evlindel's r and 'i be other end is o )poeed to the piston runs 1 eenneeteli with t to pistons a" working within the expanding cylinders. When the air is turned into the. expanding cylinders. vthe expanding cylinders operate to loreethe eye beams q" asunder and this movement of the eye beams forces the upper ends ofthe shovel levers outward and presses the shovel blades r" This under the ties. artion of the shovel levers and shovel blades lampthe httllnsl under the ties in the XHIIIH manner as it would be tamped by manual labor. until it has been parked into it (till- (rote nms's.

To promo-of the tauxpingatetiou ol' the shovel blades and shovel levers. tlte uit is altermneiv admitted and exhausted from the e.\'pandin; ovlinders b the opening and elo fing ohllle controlling valves 11; lot the air pipes a" which may he ol" any of the ul'tlinary types ol valves in (-otumon use The liltin and lowering t' \'linder.-: 11" are mimerted with the air pump p by valve rontrolled air pipes It" and in the operation of this l'eatnre ol' theinrei-ition the air is admitted through the valve eontrolleti :tir pipes It" to the lifting ttno lowering erliuziers (1 until the shovel blades extend below the tie under whieh the ballast is to be lumped and on opposite hllll'fi thereof.

When the shovel blades are tioned at thus-ides ol' the tie. the air is lltlmitted to the expandingeylindera to expand the upper ends ol'llte shovel levers so that the slmvt'l blades will pass beneath the tie and [)tll'h' the ballust under it. 'l'laair is then exhausted from the expanding e \'linderfi to permit ol'llu' ronlrnelion ol the upper ends: of the slum-l levers and the expansion of the lower onus. 'l'llis aetiun ol' the expanding t' \'lirder-' nml shovel levers and slim-eh is fullt'twed by the exhausting ol' the air from the lifting: and loot-ring: evlinfiere. 'lhe ermpression .-"-prin; 1/" then restore the pistons to the" ini-Iial pmition within the cylinders and hi: the sho 'els and shovel lever; above the ballast. 'llte air'is again adm'tled to the lil'ziug; and hovel-in rylinders to lower the slHH'tl levers and Hllt|\(.l.-x into eontat't with a fresh supply of ballast. and the air is again admitted to the expaudin; e ilindera to again tu'tnnte the shufl'l levers and shovels. 'lhe air is llu-nugniu' exhausted from the expanding rylitulers aud l'roln the lil'tin and lowering: evlhuh-rs. and a repetition of then-e operations is: ttllllllllltul properly tami- -tampert Frame,

until the lmllaal in properly tampctl. in the event of mu oi the shovel blades coming into t'onlm'l with an immovable body such as a large stone or-a atump durln the operation of the tampim mechanism t 10 engagement of the shovel )lade or blades wit-h such 0bstacle will not impede the 0' carat-ion of the remaining shovel blades ant, shovel levers by reason of the spring tensioned boil; or bolts '1" yielding to permit of such shovel blade or blades remaining inactive against such obs-tnele, while the upper end of its or their shovel lover or levers are distended by the expanding action ofv the 0x )aurling cylin- II'PI'S, llH SPIllhL-I tensioned b0 ts l" movin outwardly toward the channel beams until the tens'on upringso" havobeen fullyeompressed.

Mounted on the main car I is an engine y" from whit-h motion is transmitted to the car wheels 3" by a suitable transmission means A to propel lluear in a forward direction. From the engine y" motion is also transmitted by a suitable transmission means B to the air pump p to actuate it to supply the com n'eased air to the lifting and tamping mechanisms, and from thesame engine motion is also transmitted bv a suitable transmission r means C to the driving shaft 0 for the elevator mechanism.

The track lilting and leveling car may be connected with the main ear (1 and propelled by it during the progress of the latter or it, may be positioned manually by those 0perating the various parts of the mechanism. The hallasting and tampi'ng mechanisms are carried however by the crane attached to the main ear and the main car is advanced a distanee of one tie on each operation of the coa-eting mechanisms to enable the ballasting meehanisnt to deposit the ballast and the tampiug meehanism to place the. ballast under the tie, the tamping mechanism being preferably posit ioned manuullv to enable the shovel blades to accurate-iv (use-end at the sides of the tie under which the ballast is to be dated.

.ls shown in the drawings there are four single slun'tl blades ateach side of the tie intermediate the track rails and a double shovel blade at each 'side of the. tie between the track rails and the tie ends butthe number of the shovel blades may be varied to meetthe requirements of the apparatus and the renditions under which it is operating.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I elaint as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. The Iu-reinbel'oro described apparatus comprising a latnping, means consist-1n of a tampon-t, apt-in r prease ful rruum roekabli' and yieldiugl y connecting lho Iauipers lo lho tamper frame, means for raising and lowering the tamper frame, and

7 comprising a baila'stil posited at the sidesof tho comprising a lumping uwons oonsisning ol' a tamper.l'rnnio, t co set e ol' t nnijiers mrmigeil on opposite sides 01'' L1 in bumper lrnnio, spring pressed iuloruins rookobly and yieldmglyoomicoting the tempera to new means for raising and loweringto tamper frame and tumpe-rsi, and ,0 enable means on- .goging the upper ends 0 the tampon-1 m press them outward, and the low-or ends inward.

comprising o romping means, means for raising and lowering the tmnpmg moons roln,-

lively to the road had, other means for coho-' oting tho tomping niennsfto move beneath the tie when performing their romping flint tions, ondaballastingnioons. i 4, T he hereinbefore dcsoribedngparatds comprising a. romping means,- consisting 0 two sets of 'ta-nipers arranged to loperateon opposite sides of {he tie, means for ing and lowering The romping nieens, means for actuatingtlie tonip'ers month the tie when iorforn'iing their tnnip-v ing functions, and a ollesting means.

5. The liei'einb'efore described appnra-tus other comprising a. ballasli'ng means consisting of two-elevators wronged ot opposite- Sides of transversely elevators whereby the lmllost may be dolio from and in will thereof. 7 1; i

ll. The liercinbvfore described anpolroline comprising a ballasting moans oon'sisting'ol two elevators arranged at oppositesielee of the road lied, and extending transversely across the same,meons for actuatin theeleballast may be eposrted' from end to end thereof,

vators whereby the at the sides of the tie V and a lumping means to force the ballast. under the ties, l

T. The hereinbefore described apparatus meane consisting of two elevators arrange .at opposite eides'of the road bed, and extending transversely across the some, meansior aotuati the ele- 'ators wherehy the ballast rn ayvheeposited at the sides of the tie fro'm 'end to end thereof, anda. lumping means consisting of a set. of tampers, means for simultaneously raising and lowering all the tamporsof the set, and other means for simultaneously ortua-ting the tempers lo press the ballast under the ties.

8. The hereinbeforedescribed apparatus comprising a, track lifting carriage, mil grips carried thereby, and a carriage liflin means consisting of two cylinders connecto lio'the track lifting carriage, pistons movable within the cylinders, piston rods for the pistons, ex-,

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grips, lilting cylinders er framo 3. The liereinbofore dosoiilied oplinmflush si es of and transvereely across to carry the ballast from rais to inove'be-1 gag-ii lcct ively tri liped the crane, a, motor shaft, a driven shaft actuated b the driving tending nefond the lower end of thecylindei's, feet." just-ably connected to the pistons, nounmlio mums commuted with the oylimrm.

5). The lioreinlieloro described zipper-oboe comprising a. truck lifting carriage, rail grlpp corriedllioreby, clamps for lockii the rod corriedb l, 9 track lilting carriage, pistons (lore, piston rods for the beyond tho lower ends of" tho oy indera, feet od uatnbly oonneotod .to the lowerends of the pistons, and means or actuating the pie tons,- and cylinders to raise the brook lifting cal'llagf I 10. he hereinbofore described apparatus comprising a main carriage, a motor carried thereby, and a ballast lifting means consist- 1 of twoelovators, working from opposite the track pied-loneI promoting bed, and arranged V the sides thereof, and deposit in at the sides oflhe lies along the length thereof. l

- 11. The herembefore described apparatus oomprising a. main carriage, a motor mounted thereon, a drivin Shaft octuoted'by the motor, a. drivenslm t, means for actuating the driven shaft from the driving eiieft,

Asprocketwheels mounted on. the

dr u' elevators. consisting oi elevator belts meshing with the sprocket wheels, and carriers meme for oil'eoling tho adjustment of the elevators, and, on 'mljustnlilo supporting means for the elovatore.

12. The lioroinboforo and driven shafts,

ill-scribed apparatus comprising, ii mom carnage, a orano pro ecttlie crane, a. motor for sic-tooling the driving shaft, a. driven shaft aotuated by the driving shaft, s rocket wheels mounted o'nthe driving on driven shafts, and elevators consisting ofelevator sides having elongated slots therein, t-hro ll which project 9 driving and driven s rafts, guide blocks loosely mounted on the driving and driven shafts on with the walls of-tho elongated slots, 'sproo et wheels revolo'hle between the ele valor sides, elevator belts passing around the said sprocket wheolgclevntor buckets ivot ally connected to llw elevator belts to e seiliiring the travel thereof, and friction makes to arrest the travel of the elevator bolts.

13, The horoinbeforo described apparatus oom' rising enmin carriage, a crane projecting eyoml the end of, themoin carriage a driving sh aft jonrnoled in bearings carried by for actuating the driving shaft, sprocket wheels mounte on the driving and driven shafts, and elevators consist ingof elevator sides having an elongated slot therein though which project the driving for the lifting oyl im' for the elevator belts,

,ingbeyond, the eml'of the main carriage, o 7

driving shaft, jonrncled in bearings carried by and driven shafts, guide blocks loosely mounted on the driving and driven shafts engag-in with the walls of the elongated slots, sproc Gt wheels revolub-le between the elevator sides, elevator belts passing around the sprocket wheels, elevator buckets pivotally connected to the elevator belts to be selectively tri )ped during the travel thereof, friction blltiiES to arrest. the travel of the elevator belts, a supporting means for the elevators, and means to adjust the supporting means during the adjustment of the elevators.

14. The hereinbefore described apparatus comlprisinv a main carriage, a crane projecting eyelid one end thereof, a track rail carri'ed by the crane, a crane car mounted on the track rail, lifting and lowering cylinders, n tamping frame suspended from the liftin and lowering cylinc ere talnping levers iucrumed to the tam ping frame, inders actuatin the tam ing levers, means actuating the li tingand owering cylinders, and means actuating the expanding cylinders.

15. The hereinbeforedescribed apparatus cum )risinu a main carriage, a crane projecting )eyond ried by the crane, a crane car mounted on the track rail, lifting and lmvering cylinders suspended from the crane car, a tamping frame expanding cylsuspended from the lifting and lowering cylinders, tamping levers fulcrumed to the tempin; frame. blades connected with the temping levers, expanding cylinders actuating the tamping levers, and means actuating the lifting and 'lowerin cj'linders and means actuatinp the expanc mg cylinders.

16. T he hereinbefore described apparatus comprising a tamping mechanism consisting one end thereof, a track rail car r of a tamping frame, taniping levers fulcrumed to the tamping frame, ex ending cylinders for the tampin r levers, an insane for actuating the expan 1n c linders.

17. The herein e ore described apparatus comprising a tamping mechanism consistin of a tanrping frame, s rin tensioned fucrurns supported by the iamping frame, tampi levers rockable on the s ring tensioned lcrums, and expanding cy inders for the ex ending levers.

18. he hereinbefore described apparatus comprising a tamping mechanism consisting of a tamping frame, spring tensioned fulcrums supported by the tamping frame, tampin levers rockable on the spring tensionod ulcrnms, blades for the tamping lcvcrs, and ex ending cylinders 'for actuating the tam in lhvers.

19. 1c iereinbefore described apparatus com irising a tamping mechanism consisting of li ting and lowering cylinders, pistons movable therein, piston rods for the pistons, compression springs cngafging the pistons and c-Iyhnders, a tampmg rame suspended from tie piston rods, spring tensioned fulcrums carried by the tam ing frame, tainping levers rockableon t e spring tensioned fulcrums, shovel blades connected to the lower ends of the tainping levers, expanding cylinders actuating the expanding rails meansfor actuating the expanding cylinders, and means for actuating the lifting and lowering cylinders.

Goderich, December 7th, 1906.

(J. I. AMEY. Signed in the presence of C. Semi-1a, W. 11. Gunner.

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