A New or Improved Life Guard for Tram Engines, Tram Cars, and similar Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 30th July, 1900-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Life Guard for Tram Engines, Tram Cars,
and similar Vehicles.
We, JOHN ANTHONY GUY, of Ellenthorpe, Eccleshill, in the City of Bradford,
Wool Merchant, and FRANK HOLDSWORTH BENTHAM, of Richmond Road, Brad-
ford aforesaid, Machine Comb Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved life guard for tram engines, tram
cars, and similar vehicles.
For this purpose I employ a life guard of any suitable construction the front
of which is normally supported a suitable distance above the road or track by
a connection with a feeler" projecting across the front of the guard. This
feeler has an arm or arms engaging an arm or arms on or connected to the guard
which arms are so constructed and arranged that the lifting up of the feeler by
meeting an obstruction on the track depresses the front of the guard down upon
the track so as to scoop up the obstruction. The connection between the feeler
and guard is such that when the front of the guard is brought down on to the
track or approximately on to the track the further lifting of the feeler has no
further depressing effect but nevertheless continues to keep the guard depressed.
Dated this 27th day of October 1899.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Patent Agents, Bradford.
A New or Improved Life Guard for Tram Engines, Tram Cars,
and similar Vehicles.
We, JOHN ANTHONY GUY, of Ellenthorpe, Eccleshill, in the City of Bradford,
Wool Merchant, and FRANK HOLDSWORTH BENTHAM, of Richmond Road, Brad-
ford aforesaid, Machine Comb 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:—
This invention relates to a new or improved life guard for tram engines, tram
cars and similar vehicles.
For this purpose we employ a life guard of any suitable construction the front
of which is normally supported a suitable distance above the road or track by
a connection with a feeler" projecting across the front of the guard. This
feeler has an arm or arms engaging an arm or arms on or connected to the guard
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page_text: which arms are so constructed and arranged that the lifting up of the feeler by
meeting an obstruction on the track depresses the front of the guard down upon
the track so as to scoop up the obstruction. The connection between the feeler
and guard is such that when the front of the guard is brought down on to the
track or approximately on to the track the further lifting of the feeler has no
further depressing effect but nevertheless continues to keep the guard depressed.
To fully describe our invention, reference is made to the accompanying sheet
of drawings forming a part of this specification, in which similar figures of
reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the views.
Figure 1, represents a side section of our improved guard.
Figure 2, represents a plan view of the same only half the guard being shown
as the other is a continuation of and similar to the one shown.
Figures 3 and 4 are views of details hereinafter referred to.
The broken lines 2 represent the front portion of the body of the vehicle and
a pendant bracket 3 is secured thereto on each side. The line A Figure 1 repre-
sents the track. A stud 4 is provided in each bracket upon which the inner end
of the guard 5 is pivoted by its side bars 6, and the feeler 7 is pivoted to the
bracket by a stud 8 on each side. The side bars 6 pass round the front 10 of the
guard and a notch or recess 12 is formed in each side bar close to the studs 4. The
side bars 9 of the feeler are continued round the front 13 and each extremity has an
arm 14, which arms project into the recesses 12 and their upper faces 15 normally
engage the shoulders 16 at the top of the recesses and hold the guard up clear
of the track.
In case however the feeler is raised by meeting an obstacle in the track the
under faces or corners 18 of the armis 14 engage the bottom 19 of the recesses 12
and force the guard down on to the track, and at the same time the arms pass out
of the recess. The curved part 20 of each side bar of the guard is made of such
a form that when the guard is thus forced down upon the track the centre from
which such curve is struck is concentric with the stud 8 on each side, therefore
any further upward movement of the feeler has no further action as regards
depressing the guard, but the ends 22 of the arms 14 engage the curved parts
of the side bars and prevent the guard being lifted.
Figure 3, represents a portion of one pair of the said side bars in the position
they occupy when the feeler has been lifted and forced the guard completely
down.
Figure 4, is a similar view with the feeler still further raised and the arm
locking the guard in the down position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
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1. A life guard consisting of a feeler and guard arranged and operating sub-
stantially as herein described.
2. The combination with a life guard hinged at the back to the vehicle, of a
hinged feeler having an arm to engage a recess in the guard as well as a curved
portion thereon, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose
specified.
Dated this 27th day of July 1900
DRACUP & NOWELL, i
Patent Agents, Bradford.