Improvements in Carts or Apparatus for Distributing Sand, Salt, Manure, and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 9th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 9th Dec., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carts or Apparatus for Distributing Sand, Salt,
Manure, and the like.
I, ROBERT GLEGG GARVIE of the firm of Messieurs Benjamin Reid and Company,
Bou Accord Works, in the City of Aberdeen, Agricultural Implement Maker, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in carts or apparatus for distributing sand
or salt on public streets or elsewhere as desired and which improved apparatus is also
applicable for distributing manure. The apparatus as constructed in accordance with
the invention consists of a frame whereon the cart or receptacle for the sand or other
material is mounted the frame having at one end shafts or trams to which a horse or
horses may be yoked or when the apparatus is to be drawn by manual labour other
suitable means of traction may be provided.
The frame is mounted on wheels or it might be ou one wheel on the axle or hub of
which a sprocket wheel is secured around which and also around a similar wheel on
a shaft extending across the front of the cart frame an endless sprocket driving chain
is passed.
The said shaft and also a like shaft at the back of the cart has a series of sprocket
wheels upon it over which endless chains or bands are conducted these chains or
bands passing through the cart body and being stented by leading them under a bar
extending from one side frame to the other beneath the carrying wheel axle.
By this arrangement as the cart is drawn along, the series of endless bands or chains
passing through the interior of the cart are caused to deliver the sand, salt, manure
or the like at the forward end and to provide against a block at the delivery opening
as for example in delivering sand having stones amongst it the opening has one or more
gates hung on a rod and kept in its or their lowered position by a weight or weights
the said gates opening upwards in the event of a stone or the like which would other-
wise choke the opening being brought forward on a chain or band.
Dated this Fichth dow of Fabrone 1887
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.

page_text: I, ROBERT GLEGG GARVIE of the firm of Messieurs Benjamin Reid and Company,
Bon Accord Works, in the City of Aberdeen Agricultural Implement Maker, 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 —
My Invention relates to improvements in carts or apparatus for distributing sand
or gravel or salt on public streets or elsewhere as desired and which improved apparatus
is also applicable for distributing manure and the like.
As represented in end elevation at figure 1, in sectional side elevation at figure 2
and in plan at figure 3 of the annexed drawings the apparatus as constructed in
accordance with the Invention consists of a frame A, whereon the cart or receptacle B,
for the sand or other material is mounted the frame having at one end shafts or
trams A to which a horse or horses may be yoked or when the apparatus is to be
drawn by manual labour other suitable means of traction may be provided.
The frame A is mounted on wheels C, or it might be on one wheel, on the axle D
or hub of which a sprocket wheel E, is secured around which and also around a
similar wheel F, on a shaft G, extending across the front of the cart frame an endless
sprocket driving chain H is passed.
The shaft G, and also a like shaft I, at the back of the cart has upon it a series of
sprocket wheels J, J, over which endless chains or bands K are conducted, these
chains or bands K passing through the cart body and being stented by leading them
under a bar L, extending from one side frame A to the other and secured to bracket
pieces a at either end beneath the carrying wheel axle D, or the chains may be stented
by passing them directly under the axle itself.
By this arrangement as the cart is drawn along, the series of endless bands or
chains K passing through the interior of the cart are caused to deliver the sand, sali
manure or the like at the forward end; and to provide against a block at the delivery
opening as for example in delivering sand having stones amongst it, the opening b
has one or more gates M hung on a rod m and kept in its or their lowered position
by a weights or weights N, the said gates opening forwards and upwards in the event
of a stone or the like which would otherwise choke the opening being brought forward
on a chain or band. A hand lever and clutch P are provided for throwing the
shaft G and chains K in and out of gear.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination of parts constituting the improved cart or apparatus for
distributing sand, salt, manure or the like substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. In apparatus of the kind set forth the arrangement of the delivery chains carried
through the body of the cart substantially as described.
8. In apparatus of the kind hereinbefore described an automatically operating gate
or gates at the delivery opening substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this Eighth day of November 1887.
CRUIKSHANK & FAIRWEATHER,
62, Saint Vincent Street, Glasgow,
Agents.