Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Sept., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 21st June, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888

page_text: Improvements in or Applicable to Axles for Road Vehicles, Trollies,
Hand Trucks, and such like.
I HENRY EDWARDS of 33 Princes Street Stamford Street Blackfriars in the County
of Surrey Engineer 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:—
This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to axles for road
vehicles trollies, hand trucks, and such like. The invention is carried out by adding
to the axle as at present constructed two metal bushes composed of hard metal, that
is to say one at each end of the axle, keyed shrunk on or otherwise conveniently secured
to the axle end.
The axle will, by this means be preserved from wear and the bushes can be removed
when worn out and renewed by others by unscrewing a nut (at either end of the axle)
with which each bush is secured upon the axle. The use of lynch pins is also
obviated by this improvement when the end nuts are employed, as the said nuts
enable the lynch pins to be dispensed with when desired.
In the drawings annexed hereto Fig. 1 is a view partly in section, of the end of an
axle fitted according to this invention; Fig. 2 is section at line ab of Fig. 1 and
Fig. 2 is a top view showing the stud or pin for preventing the bush turning; Fig. 3
is a like view to Fig. 1 showing axle end conical.
A is the axle, B washer at inner end of axle, C the bush, here shown eccentric, on
the axle end and made to fit the boro of the nave of the wheel; D the outer washer,
E lock nuts on outer screwed end of axle or instead of or in addition to the lock
nuts E a cotter or lynch pin may be used to retain the parts B, C D upon the
axle end.
The lower portion of the bush where the bearing is taken, is, as shown by the
drawing in section thicker than the upper portion.
The bush C may however be concentric with the axle.
In cases whore the bore of the nave of the wheel is conical the bush C, may be
made of cone form exteriorily. In both cases the bush C may be prevented from
turning or removal by being riveted to the axle end.
F, is a stud or pin in the axle and an open gate in the bush engages with said
stud or pin F, to prevent the bush C, from turning.
A feather on the axle A, engaging with a feather-way in the bush C, may be
employed instead of the stud or pin F, or riveting, or a key may be driven in at the
outer end as may be convenient for the purpose of preventing the bush C, from
turning.
The nave of the wheel will be retained in place laterally by the washers B D.
In some cases the bushes C, may be made concentric with the axle.

page_text: According to a modification the washer B may be cast of a piece with and be turned
up along with bush C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and particulars of my
said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is :-
Firstly. The bush C, on the axle-end A, as and for the purpose herein set forth.
Secondly. The bush C, with the washers or collars B, D, and stud, feather, key,
or rivet F, and lock nuts E, combined and operating as and for the purpose specified.
Dated 11000
WALTER A. BARLOW,
7, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, E.C.,
Agent for Henry Edwards."