. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ggg^pffjOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. NIPPLE, WITH ATAX KINKLESS HOSE. of the coupler head. The inside endof the loosely fitting stem is securedto a valve which seats against the in-side face of the plug. The internalpressure of steam in the couplingseats the valve and makes the coup-ling tight. As soon as steam is shutoff, the valve, being heavier than thelittle screw and washer on the out-side, falls away from the seat, as thestem has been made slightly long, soat to permit of this, and moreov
. Railway and locomotive engineering : a practical journal of railway motive power and rolling stock . ggg^pffjOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. NIPPLE, WITH ATAX KINKLESS HOSE. of the coupler head. The inside endof the loosely fitting stem is securedto a valve which seats against the in-side face of the plug. The internalpressure of steam in the couplingseats the valve and makes the coup-ling tight. As soon as steam is shutoff, the valve, being heavier than thelittle screw and washer on the out-side, falls away from the seat, as thestem has been made slightly long, soat to permit of this, and moreover, thestem being loose in the hole in theplug, the water of condensation readilydrips out. The valve is tight when very simple and effective gravity trap, butit rises to the dignity of a safety ap-pliance in the eyes of the matter of hose protection hasalso received attention, for this hoseis carefully wound from end to endwith a form of insulated wire which af-fords a waterproof covering for the hose,the insulation of course protecting thewire as well. The ends of this insulatedwaterproof wire are secured by the clips
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