Railway and Locomotive Engineering . s, and itcan give, in any direction when adjust-ing itself so that the hose may all comein line. The joints are kept tight bystrong pressure behind them and thispressure is secured by the compression ofa spring in rear of the rocking pin, for inthe act of coupling, the whole device iscarried backward, the rocking pin mov-iui; along a slotted hole in the con-Mcctcr, as the connector slides gives about 900 to 1,500 lbs. pres-sure on the gaskets, which the connettorhas by that time brought into perfectalignment. This pressure is sufficient tohold the
Railway and Locomotive Engineering . s, and itcan give, in any direction when adjust-ing itself so that the hose may all comein line. The joints are kept tight bystrong pressure behind them and thispressure is secured by the compression ofa spring in rear of the rocking pin, for inthe act of coupling, the whole device iscarried backward, the rocking pin mov-iui; along a slotted hole in the con-Mcctcr, as the connector slides gives about 900 to 1,500 lbs. pres-sure on the gaskets, which the connettorhas by that time brought into perfectalignment. This pressure is sufficient tohold the joints without even a whimperfrom internal pressure or by the jolt andjar of the moving train. All one has to do is to couple the carsand by the same act, and by the sametoken, the three hose sets are coupledup for keeps. No need for men to gobetween the cars and take time to con-nect the hose and see that the jointsare tight. The thing is done and doneproperly, without loss of time or have been cases whf-re a man lias. ^W r / id ?J \ ^ m 1 tfltff % H= i TT ^u^ ^ *? ??***** 1_ ROBIXSON CONNECTOR WITH FITTING. ROBINSON CONNECTOR RE.\DY FOR USE. there is a full port coupled an air brake hose to a signalopening, each to hose. It ought not to be done, and ineach, as they many cases it cannot be done, yet like theshould be and as exception that proves the rule, it has hap-they are. Where pened before now, but not where the Rob-freight cars are inson connector has been permitted to doconcerned the the business. .\utomatic action occa-steam hose is ab- sionally triumphs over the intelligentsent. machine called man. T h e connector If a car equipped with the Robinson hangs between the connector meets one not so equipped. -I IK) kAILWAV AND LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERING. December, 1910. all that 1- .....^ ...... is i. ilisconnccl the hose near the gatherer, and ap-ply a short length and regular coupling suis to get round the connector. 1 he shorthose is attache
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