. Railway mechanical engineer . -A ^6 f-c ^£ ; L£ ^f A Pipe Coupling Which Can Be Applied Without Tools Threadless Iipe Coupling Company, Trenton, Mo. The ob-ject is to facilitate repairs in case of breakage of pipes formi-ing part of the air brake or steam heating system either onlocomotives or cars. In actual service as a part of the equipi-ment carried on locomotives and cabooses, the threadlesscoupling has been found useful in preventing delays andengine failures, eliminating the necessity of switching carsto the rear of the train or cutting them out with the conse-(|uent of se
. Railway mechanical engineer . -A ^6 f-c ^£ ; L£ ^f A Pipe Coupling Which Can Be Applied Without Tools Threadless Iipe Coupling Company, Trenton, Mo. The ob-ject is to facilitate repairs in case of breakage of pipes formi-ing part of the air brake or steam heating system either onlocomotives or cars. In actual service as a part of the equipi-ment carried on locomotives and cabooses, the threadlesscoupling has been found useful in preventing delays andengine failures, eliminating the necessity of switching carsto the rear of the train or cutting them out with the conse-(|uent of sending a mechanic to make Method of Using the Emergency Connection In Making TemporaryRepairs to Broken Brake Pipes As show-n in the illustration the coupling consists of ashort section of pipe A, which carries two jam nuts B, andD, rubber gaskets E, and lock nuts F. In case a breakoccurs in the train line, the ends are separated about fourinches enabling the coupling to be inserted in the pipe. Byturning the jam nuts, the rubber gaskets are compressed andforced out against the walls of the pipe making an air tightconnection. If the break occurs at the end of a pipecoupling or union, the tapered end of the jam nut is suf-ficiently long to allow the gasket to extend through into thepipe and make a tight joint. By the use of other fittingstrain lines can be connected even though the broken endscannot be separated and in a similar manner angle cockscan be replaced and other air or steam pipes can be con-nected or plugged. The coupling can be applied without theuse of any tools. It will withstand the standard trai
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