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frame are brackets 34 to which are secured
separated bars. 35 arranged in parallel re-
lation and having longitudinal slots 36
therein which are adapted to receive piv-
5 oted bolts 37 extended from opposite sides
of - a brace rod 37, whose opposite end is
pivotally connected to the bar 21. This bar
carries an auxiliary brace bar 38 inclined
from a central point on the bar 37 to which
10 it is connected and being pivotally secured
to the bar 4 at its end. Pivoted to a plat-
form 39 which extends between the brackets
34 is a pawl 40 having a notched free end to
engage the end of the brace bar 37 so as to
15 hold the same in position, whereby the
catcher and deliverer on the car will be
held in operative position. A pin 41 is car-
ried by the pawl for manipulating the same
and when the pawl is out of the path of the
20 end of the brace bar 37, the catcher and de-
liverer may be folded back across the door-
way, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1.
When this is done, the saddle guards are
turned, as shown in dotted lines, and the
25 catcher frame has its block 24 raised out of
the bifurcated end of the arm 21, the frame
being in alinement with said arm, as shown.
Secured to the lower end of the frame is a
diagonal foot 42 which will enter the slot
30 of the upper bar 35, thus permitting the
whole frame to be supported and to be held
flat against the car side.
It will be noticed from the structure de-
scribed that the catcher frame is capable of
35 horizontal movement in either direction
upon the supporting arms or bars 4 and 21
and is also capable of vertical swinging to
permit the position shown in dotted lines in
Fig. 1.
40 The track structure comprises a base 43
which carries a turn table 44 of any suitable
type and supported upon the upper plate of
the turn table standard 45. This standard is
suitably held in upright position by braces
45 46 at the upper end of which is mounted a
platform 47. Extending outwardly from
the platform is a supporting arm 48 which
is braced to the standard by a diagonal strut
49. This arm 48 carries a pair of saddle bar
50 supporting standards 50 with the usual sad-
dle bars and guard plates, as heretofore
shown and described at 8 and 13. The bag
to be delivered to the car is placed upon
these saddle bars and is caught by the
55 catcher, as will be readily understood. The
upper part of the standard 45 is provided
with converging supporting bars 51 whose
outer ends are connected to the standard by
a diagonal brace bar 52. The standard and
60 horizontal arm 53 are separated from the
arms 51 but lying in a parallel plane there-
with, which arm together with the arms 51
hold the catchers 54 and 55 adapted to re-
ceive the bag from the saddle bars on the
65 car mechanism. Each of the saddle barsused in the structure are bifurcated at their
ends, as shown at 51', to pivotally receive
retaining dogs 52' which have their lower
end provided with a weight 53' which is
raised so as to bring its beveled edge 54' 70
against the under side of the saddle bar
when the bag is removed.
In practice, if it is found necessary, the
standard 45 may be made vertically or hori-
zontally adjustable to obtain correct position 75
of its catching and delivering mechanism
with relation to the catching and delivering
mechanism on the car.
What is claimed is:-
1. In a mail bag catcher, a rotating stand- 80
ard, a catching mechanism carried thereby,
and delivering mechanism comprising saddle
bar supporting standards, and saddle bars
mounted thereon for horizontal rotation,
whereby the same may be turned at right 85
angles to the path of travel of the train.
2. In combination, catching mechanism
and delivering mechanism comprising sup-
porting standards, saddle bars pivotally
mounted thereon, and catcher shields hinged 90
to the saddle bars.
3. In combination, catching mechanism
and delivering mechanism comprising sup-
porting standards, saddle bars pivotally
mounted thereon, catcher guards hinged to 95
the saddle bars, and means to connect the
guards to a plurality of sides of the stand-
ards.
4. In combination, catcher mechanism
and delivering mechanism comprising a pair 100
of vertical standards having apertures in
three sides thereof, of saddle bars pivotally
mounted to the top of the standards, guard
members hinged to said saddle bars, and
means carried by the guard members for en- 105
tering the apertures in the standard.
5. In combination, catching mechanism
and delivering mechanism comprising a pair
of vertical standards, each having three in-
clined sides with apertures therein, saddle 110
bars pivoted to the top of the standards,
catcher guard plates hinged to the saddle
bars, and pins carried by the catcher guard
plates for entering the apertures in the
standard. 115
6. In a device of the class described, a
horizontal swinging supporting member, a
pivoting block journaled therein for hori-
zontal rotation, and a catcher mounted in
the pivoting block for vertical rotation. 120
7. In a device of the class described, a
horizontal swinging supporting member, a
pivoting block journaled therein for hori-
zontal rotation, a catcher mounted in the
pivoting block for vertical rotation, and 125
means for holding the catcher in operative
position at right angles to the support.
8. A device of the class described com-
prising a pivoted support, a movable brace
therefor, a catcher pivoted to the support 1300
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Freeman, Richard J. Mail Bag Catcher and Deliverer, patent, January 14, 1913; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth509739/m1/6/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.