IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH TIP WAGONS, TRUCKS, OR EARTH TROLLIES."
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Allix, of 40, Fleet Street, in the City of London,
Engineer, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH TIP
WAGONS, TRUCKS, OR EARTH TROLLIES."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Allix at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd January 1881.
GEORGE ALLIX, of 40, Fleet Street, in the City of London, Engineer.
IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH TIP WAGONS, TRUCKS, OR EARTH TROLLIES."
This Invention relates to tip wagons, trucks, or earth trollies, whereby the body
is capable of turning over for tipping purposes at either. of the sides on a catch,
eccentric, or other appliance; being released by hand, the body is returnable to.
its first position by its own gravity for being reloaded, the body, having a
depending weighted strip or keel like wing at the bottom. The body has angled
sides, or is formed of half round shape to permit of the material sliding from it
when tipped.
I arrange a distinct catching appliance at each side in order that the body may
fall over on the opposite side only on which the catch is acted upon, the body
being held secure at other times in a vertical position by said catches.
The body is supported on the travelling frame by end pivots or journals, and
if desired it may be provided with levers or with jointed arms to enable the body
to be thrown over if the loading has been inefficiently performed.
If the body has angled sides the keel like yet weighted wing gives it the
appearance of the letter Y in cross section.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said George Allix in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 2nd July
1881.
GEORGE ALLIX, of 40, Fleet Street, in the City of London, Engineer.
"IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH TIP WAGONS, TRUCKS, OR EARTH TROLLIES.”
This Invention relates to tip wagons; trucks, or earth trollies, and other like tip
vehicles, such as barrows, whereby the body is capable of turning over for tipping
purposes at either of the sides or at the end on a catch, eccentric, or other appliance;
being released by hand, the body is returnable to its first position by its own
gravity for being reloaded. The body has a depending strip or keel like wing,
weighted or not, at the bottom. The body has angled sides, or is formed of half
round shape to permit of the material sliding from it when tipped.
I arrange a distinct catching appliance at each side in order that the body may
fall over or tip on the opposite side on which the catch is acted upon, the body
being held secure at other times in a vertical position by said catches.
The body is supported on the travelling or lower frame by pivots or journals,
and if desired it may be provided with levers or with jointed arms to enable the
body to be thrown over if the loading, has been inefficiently performed.
The annexed Sheet of Drawings clearly show my Invention before set forth.
Figure 1 represents a side of the lower frame A of a railway trolly or truck.
To this frame I fix at each end a standard or bracketed upright B to support on or
in the bearings C, C, the pivot pins or axle arms D, D, of the tip body E. The tip
body in cross section and in end view, as in Figure 2, is shaped like the letter Y;
the tail F which depends from or is below the bottom of the tip body, weighted
or not, and of the full length, or only a part of the length of the body E is held in
its normal position by lugs, bolts, or catches G, G, one of which is fitted for each
side, in order that the required catch only need be moved according to the side at
which the "tip" has to take place.
The weighting of the keel like wing or tail F just more than counterbalances
the body to return it to its normal position after the earth or other material has
been tipped, which tipping takes place automatically at either side on the desired
bolt or catch being moved to free the tail F.
I purpose fitting a hand hold or attach a short length of chain or rope to some
part of the body at each side to enable an attendant to push or pull the body over,
should the load be against the automatic tilt, such as might be the case with bulky
goods or parcels. In the case of earth, sand, grain, and the like, the load would
centralize itself either in the loading or by vibration while travelling.
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The lugs, bolts, or catches, G, G, are connected to levers or rods H, H, projecting
from the sides of the lower frame A, but any mechanical contrivance for the
purpose of holding the body secure when not required to tip, and also capable of
being easily withdrawn or thrown over to be clear when the body is required to
tip may be applied.
The adaptation of my balanced tail tip body for end tipping is shown at
Figure 3 of the annexed Drawings, and in Figure 4 I show an adaptation of it to
the frame of a wheel barrow.
Figure 5 represents a side tipping wagon or trolly specially adapted for coal,.
limestone, and the like. It has a couple of partitions or strips J, J, at the upper
parts only to prevent the material rolling over the side if it should be piled up in
the centre. This view also shows catches K, K, to hold the body at an angle, such
as for loading from the side, the material being afterwards "trimmed" to enable
the body to cant to an upright position.
Figure 6 represents my Y shaped balanced and self adjusting and self emptying

page_text: body on a cart frame, so that it can be moved over an ordinary roadway by horse
power. This construction will be found serviceable for gravel, sand, coal, builders'
rubbish, manure, and other like material.
These are only given as examples, I therefore reserve to myself the right to
adapt such body to any frame or vehicle when such body is used for automatically
tipping the contents, and automatically returning to its normal position previous
to being reloaded.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the
same is to be performed, I declare that I claim,―
The construction and employment of a Y shaped tip wagon, truck, or trolly
body pivotted at each end, and so balanced or weighted as to return to its normal
position at either side by its own gravity after tipping or discharging, as shown
in the annexed Drawings and as hereinbefore described.
In witness whereof, I, the said George Allix, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Thirtieth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty one.
Witness,
H. GARDNER,
40, Fleet Street,
London.
GEORGE ALLIX. (L.S.)