Show CAR COUPLES A devise for which has long been felt both for convenience and to avoid accidents has just been patented by john W alien and ashley B of francc in it 13 a self acting car coupler and is thus described br tho abw ican bar to the car is connected to the frame in the usual manner and is recessed to receive the shank of a coupling hook which is pivoted to the draw bar b a bolt the forward or hook end of the coupling projects so far that it readily engage the coupling hook on an adjacent car the lutei endt of the hooks are upon their inner sides so that they will and engage with each other automatically as two caia aia run to and they are also beveled upon their lower sides so that they will slide readily upon the draw bars the hooks are pressed forward to cause them to engage with each other by spiral attached to the draw bais and pressing against tho hooks tho hooks are forced back to uncouple the cai s by lowers pi voted to the front end of alio car one ai m of which rests against tho beides of the hooks hlo the projects over the top ol 01 alie cai to luis bavei a cord is attached to it from the tide of t lie car |