. Electric railway gazette . June25, 1894. The sprocket-wheel is upon the car axle and asprocket chain connects the brush shaft and the real-sprocket wheel and extends beneath and in the verticalplane of the driving sprocket upon the car axle. Meansare provided for raising and lowering the rear sprocketwheel. (See illustration).534,312. Street-Car fender; Roderick L. Burle-son, Carrollton, 111. Filed Dec. 20,1891. This is the combination with a rocking frame supporied in front of thecar bv an axis upon which it is adapted to oscillate, ofa footboard or buffer-plank adapted to travel a limitedd
. Electric railway gazette . June25, 1894. The sprocket-wheel is upon the car axle and asprocket chain connects the brush shaft and the real-sprocket wheel and extends beneath and in the verticalplane of the driving sprocket upon the car axle. Meansare provided for raising and lowering the rear sprocketwheel. (See illustration).534,312. Street-Car fender; Roderick L. Burle-son, Carrollton, 111. Filed Dec. 20,1891. This is the combination with a rocking frame supporied in front of thecar bv an axis upon which it is adapted to oscillate, ofa footboard or buffer-plank adapted to travel a limiteddistance to and fro in the direction of the cars a forward projecting leaf at the foot of the rockingframe and forming a part thereof. The projecting leafhas secured to the front edge springs adapted topush the buffer-plank to the extremity of its forwardtravel,and yield when it conies in contact with an objectupon the track. The forward edge of the buffer plankis cushioned with rubber or other suitable elastic ma-. No. 534,290. terial. There is a slot in the top of the buffer plank forthe reception of a stud, secured in the leaf, so as to limitthe travel of the buffer plank and retain it in positionlaterally, springs hold the rocking frame in normal po-sition and springs also receive the back of the rockingframe when thrown down. A pawl retains it in thatposition, and a cord or chain retains the rocking frameat the required inclination when turned up. 534,409. Car Guard; Charles P. Stimpson, Troy,N. Y., Assignor of one-half to Phebe R. Gunnison, sameplace. Filed Oct. 15,1891. A canvas sheet is connectedto the underside of the frame and therefrom extendedunder, around the front; end of and over the said frameand extended rearwardly to connect with links havingsprings whereby when the frame is tripped and un-latched the canvas will, as the frame descends at thefront, be drawn rearwardly to pass beneath the car-wheels. 534,411. Trolley Wire Support; Marmaduke Buren
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