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Show N'vw far Coupling. We have before uh the model of a self-acting car coupler, recently invented in-vented by Mr. T.St. Pierre, ofOnhir. The operation of the invention is quite simple, and when 1 applied to railroad ears will not only bo much m to . convenient, but will avoid many of the fat.il accidents which are so frequent, to brakesmen in coupling ear hy:the old way..!. By an ingenious ingeni-ous arrangement ibe cqupling pin iB kept nut ot" U socket by means of a spiral prin' until the- staple enters the bullVr, when', the i pin drops through the o-tpei. Por the purpose of uncoupling a htuid' lever ia placed at the end 1 o'' the tr, by which the bolt is easily drawn, when the spiral spring forces the staple out.' Another improvement of Mr. St: Pierre, is a hollow or funnel shape buffer, which obviates the necessity of the staple being directed by the h:nd, tia, with the approach pf the trars, it must ' necessarily be eonvny-id to the staple hole, thus making tlieV coupler self-acting.. self-acting.. A patent has been applied for. , |