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has a worm-gear connection, e, with a trans-
verse shaft, 0, supported in hangersp beneath
the car. This transverse shaft O in turn gears
with a shaft, P, arranged horizontally at right
5 angles to it, and extending to the inner axle,
F, of one of the car-trucks,with which it is
connected by worm-gearf. Said shaft P has
a universal joint, g, and sliding spring-coup-
ling, h, to provide for the difference of oscil-
lo lation between the truck and body of the car.
What we claim is-
1. The combination, with the depressible
seat, the traveling paper strip, the mechan-
ism for imparting motion to said strip, the
15 cutter G and its encircling spiral spring L,
of the lever I, and the four-armed plate-spring
K, attached to one end of said lever, and ap-
plied to the under side of the seat, so as to sup-
port the latter, whereby depression of any
20 portion of the seat tilts the lever and effects
the desired record, as specified.
2. The combination of the following ele-
ments: a car-axle, F, the depressible car-seat
B, and the recording apparatus A, arranged
alongside the seat, and consisting of friction 25
feed-wheels 1 21 2, a paper strip, H, meshing
spur-gears, and a puncturing device, G, ar-
ranged vertically, a lever, I,which operatively
connects said seat and apparatus, and gearing
which connects the latter with the axle,where- 30
by movement of the car operates said appara-
tus and enables the record to be made by slit-
ting the strip when the seat is depressed, as
specified.
JOSEPH K. BYWATERS.
JOHN Y. BURKE.
Witnesses:
GEO. F. BTRDETT,
W. J. WAitEN.