Scientific American Volume 71 Number 14 (October 1894) . hter.—P. F. Johnson. A FLATFOBM GATE FOB CABS, gate shown in the illustration is of exceedinglysimple construction, easily operated and readily lockedin either open or closed position. It has been pat-ented by Mr. Frederick W. Young, of No. 9 Hill Street,Bloomfield, N. J. It has a post-like partly open cas-ing secured to the car platform and the dashboard atone side of the latter, and in the sides of this casingnear the middle are pivoted two members of a set oflazy-tongs, the other members of the set being pivot-ally connected w
Scientific American Volume 71 Number 14 (October 1894) . hter.—P. F. Johnson. A FLATFOBM GATE FOB CABS, gate shown in the illustration is of exceedinglysimple construction, easily operated and readily lockedin either open or closed position. It has been pat-ented by Mr. Frederick W. Young, of No. 9 Hill Street,Bloomfield, N. J. It has a post-like partly open cas-ing secured to the car platform and the dashboard atone side of the latter, and in the sides of this casingnear the middle are pivoted two members of a set oflazy-tongs, the other members of the set being pivot-ally connected with the post forming the free end ofthe gate. This post is adapted to engage keepers onthe car opposite the casing when the gate is closed,andin its upper and lower ends are vertical slots iu whichare pivoted the ends of another pair of lazy-tongs,whose opposite ends are connected by pivots withlinks having vertical movement in the casing, the linksbeing pivotally connected with a handle lever, asshown in the small figures. The two sets of lazy-tongs. F. W. YOUNGS SAFETY GATE. are independent of each other, and by moving thehandle lever up or down the gate is opened or closed,bevel catches on the inner face of the dashboard lock-ing the lever in either the lower or upper casing at the side of the dashboard is of suchwidth as to accommodate all the members of the gateproper, so that no part of it projects when the gate-way is open. tive hours of full speed steaming the mean speed at-tained was 2777 knots, or more than three-quarters ofa knot over the contract. The Lynx had attained amaximum speed of 283 knots, when a joint of a small-pipe broke, and the trials were postponed. A VELOCIPEDE TO BUN ON SNOW AND machine, patented by Mr. Samuel Young, ispreferably made in the form shown in the
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