Improvements in and relating to Railway Wagon Buffers and other like Buffers and Stops

摘要

10,527. Baker, J. W. May 19. Buffers.-The buffer head is secured by means of a pair of washers 3, 5, Figs. 1 and 4, with square holes which are passed over the squared end 2 of the buffer shank, the outer washer 3 being turned through forty-five degrees on the rounded neck 1 and secured by screws 4 to the inner washer 5. The stem may project behind the back-plate and contain a slot to receive a chisel or other tool for convenience in repacking, or the stem may be flush with the rear of the back-plate, or the buffer may be self-contained.