Improvements in Skids for Waggons and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th June, 1892-Accepted, 16th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Skids for Waggons and the like.
We, JOHN HOSKING PETT, Engineer and RICHARD MATTHEWS Manufacturer
both of Redruth Cornwall do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
Our invention relates to improvements in skids for waggons and the like and has
for its object to make such contrivances of two detachable parts the body and the
shoe, so that the latter may be renewed whenever worn out.
In carrying our invention into practice we provide a solid piece of wrought iron
which is to form the body of my improved skid and is furnished at its lower end
with a dovetail on each side tapering in a longitudinal direction.
The two sides of the shoe are bent up at right angles, and form a longitudinal
and central dovetailed track wherein the body aforesaid is inserted.
Dated this 15th day of September 1891.
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Skids for Waggons and the like.
We, JOHN HOSKING PETT, Engineer, and RICHARD MATTHEWS, Manufacturer,
both of Redruth, Cornwall, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our invention relates to improvements in skids for waggons and the like and has
for its object to make such contrivances of two detachable parts, the body and the
shoe, so that the latter may be renewed whenever worn out.
In carrying our invention into practice we provide a solid piece of wrought iron
which is to form the body of my improved skid and is furnished at its lower end
with a dovetail on each side tapering in a longitudinal direction. The two sides of
the shoe are bent up at about right angles, and form a longitudinal and central
dovetailed track wherein the body aforesaid is inserted.
In order that our invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a side elevation, Fig. 2 a plan and Fig. 3 an end view of a skid according
to my invention and
Figs. 4 and 5 are respectively side and end elevations of a modification thereof.
A is the body of the skid provided with a hole B at one end for attachment to
the waggon by means of a chain. The body has at its lower end a tenon or wedge
shaped projection C which enters a similarly shaped groove in the shoe D extending
from the slanting part at the back to within a short distance of the front. E, E are
the two sides of the shoe which project upwards for some distance, the upper part
of the body resting against them and forming a double dovetail.
In Figs. 4 and 5 the shoe D is provided with a tenon F which projects into a
slot in the body holding the two parts together in a somewhat similar manner to
that shown in the other figures.
It will be seen that the shoe can be readily removed when desired but can only
come off by sliding in one direction so that when using the two parts will be united
firmly.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
(1) An improved skid formed of two parts, a body A and shoe B, united
together by means of dovetailed projections and grooves in such a manner that they
can be separated readily when required, substantially as described and for the
purposes specified.
(2) An improved waggon skid substantially as described and illustrated in
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
(3) An improved waggon skid substantially as described and illustrated in
Figs. 4 and 5 of the drawings.
Dated this 15th der of June 1892
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicants.