Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 9th Nov., 1889
My invention relates to waggons or carts for agricultural and similar purposes and
consists in an improved construction of the bed or frame of said waggons or carts
and in an improved arrangement of said waggons or carts by means of which they can
be used as carts with sides, harvest waggons or lurries as may be required and readily
converted from one into the other form, and in an improved arrangement of turntable
for the fore carriage and of the brake.
On the sheet of drawings appended hereunto fig. 1 shews a side view of my improved
waggon with the wheels removed and arranged as a cart with sides.
Fig. 2 a back view.of the same.
Fig. 3 a back view, sectioned along line A, B. of fig. 5, of the waggon arranged as
a harvesting waggon.
Fig. 4, a view of the frame or bed turned over or from the underside.
Fig. 5 a plan of the waggon arranged as a harvesting waggon.
Fig. 6 an enlarged view of the side rests.
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In carrying my invention into effect, I strengthen the wood framing or bed of the
waggon by means of two angle iron bars a a bolted to the top of the side beams & b
and by cross-bars c c connecting the sides at each end, which are bolted to the wood-
work and to each other so as to stiffen the wood framing. The angle irons at the
same time serves to support the hinges d d bolted to the sides of the beams and
angle irons'a a, to the moveable part of which hinges the sides ee are attached.
To the naves ff of the sides a curved bar g is attached at about the middle of each
side by a hinge g'. The lower part of each bar g passes through a mortice or slot in
the end of the crossbeam & fixed to the underside of the beams b. Bar springs ii are
fixed to this crossbeam by bolts and fitted with handles and pins k k fixed
to them, which pins enter holes in the curved bars or side rests g g when the sides
are in their raised position as shewn by figs. 1 and 2 and other holes when the sides
are let down into the position shewn by fig. 3. The side rests g g are formed with
shoulders which rest upon the crossbeam when the sides are let down and thus
support the sides in the middle. By preference each curved bar or side rest is
formed with a recess or groove between the upper and lower holes into which recess
or groove the end of the pin enters and thus guides, the side rest g while the sides
are let down, while when the sides have attained their upright or let down position
the springs i force the pins into the holes in the side rests gg. By these means
the waggon can be readily converted from a cart with sides, as shewn by figs. 1
If it is to
and 2 into a harvesting waggon as shewn by figs. 3 and 5 and vice versa.
be used as a cart, the front board is put in, the springs i i pulled back and the sides
raised up against the front board, when the pins kk enter the holes at the lower end
of the side rests gg and hold the sides up, and the backboard is finally put in and
secured in the usual way. To convert this cart into a harvesting waggon, the front
and backboards are removed and the dripples m m put on and secured in the usual
way, after which the sides are let down and rest at each end upon the dripples
while being supported in the middie by the side rests g 9. The dashboards nare
hinged to the top of the sides on their inner sides, and can either be taken off by
If the waggon 15
drawing the pins out of the hinges, or folded over upon the sides.
to be used as a lurry for carting timber or stone, the sides can be removed by taking
out the pins from the hinges d and slipping the side rests g g out of the mortices in

page_text: the crossbeam after the springs ii are pulled back; or the sides may be simply
turned down till resting on the crossbeam .
My further improvement consists in supporting the waggon on the fore carriage by
means of a turntable. To the undersides of the crossbeams o on the fore part of the
waggon 1 fix a ring or hoop p of angle iron with the edge turned downwards as shewn
on the drawings and support it by feet p¹ from the beams q 7 of the frame. To the
top of the fore carriage I fix a flat iron hoop fitting inside the angle iron ring.. In
this way a large bearing surface is obtained protected by the angle iron edge
from dust and dirt. The ordinary dropple pin may be used in combination with
this arrangement of turntable, which secures a safe connection of the fore carriage
to the waggon in case of accident to the dropple pin or key; or the dropple
pin may be dispensed with and angle brackets fixed to the outside of the angle
iron ring and projecting under the flat bar ring used to prevent the lifting off of
the waggon.
My improved brake consists of two brake blocks ss fixed to a cross bar which can
slide in brackets t t bolted to the underside of the side beams b. The crossbar tis
connected by a forked bar to a bell crank lever e, the other end of which carries a
swivel nut through which the screw is threaded. The latter revolves in the
bracket and is fitted with a hand wheel y. By turning the latter the carter can
brake or stop both back wheels without having to stop the horses.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and the manner in which it is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is,
Firstly, the general arrangement or construction of waggons or carts sub-
stantially as herein before described and illustrated by the drawings and for the
purpose set forth.
Secondly, in waggons or carts a frame of angle and flat iron bars substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated and for the purpose set forth.
Thirdly, in waggons or carts the arrangement of hinged sides with side rests
substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated and
for the purpose
set forth.
Fourthly, in waggons or carts the arrangement of turntable for the forecarriage
substantially as hercinbefore described and illustrated.
Fifthly, in waggons or carts the arrangement of brake substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 5th day of October 1889.
EMMOTT & Gʊ.,
Agents for the Applicant.