AN IMPROVED WHEELBARROW WAGON
Year: 1861

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edward Thomas Hughes, of the Firm of Hugbes
& Son, Patent Agents, 123, Chancery Lane, London, for the Invention
of "AN IMPROVED WHEELBARROW WAGON."-A communication from abroad
by Jean Mathieu Rey, junior, of Tournon, Ardéchc, in the Empire of
France.
Sealed the 24th January 1862, and dated the 7th August 1861.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edward Thomas Hughes
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, ou
the 7th August 1861.
I, EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of the Firm of Hughes & Son, Patent Agents,
123, Chancery Lane, London, do hereby declare the nature of the said Inven-
tion for "AN IMPROVED WHEELBARROW WAGON," a communication to me from
abroad by Jean Mathieu Rey, junior, of Tournon, Ardèche, in the Empire of
France, to be as follows:-
This Invention consists of making the shell or mouth part of the barrow to
move on a centre or eccentric attached to the framework, so that when it is to
be emptied it can be upset in the same manner as the ordinary shoot waggon
used by excavators. Two wheels may be used for ordinary roads and four for
railways. This swing or shooting wheelbarrow is applicable to all ordinary
purposes, or may be used very advantageously for the excavations for railways.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Edward Thomas Hughes in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 6th February 1862.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, EDWARD
THOMAS HUGHES, of the Firm of Hughes and Son, Patent Agents, 123, Chancery
Lane, London, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Seventh day of August, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-one, in the twenty-fifth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Edward Thomas Hughes, Her special licence that I, the said Edward
Thomas Hughes, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others
as I, the said Edward Thomas Hughes, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time
and at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and
lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an In-
vention for "AN IMPROVED WHEELBARROW WAGON," a communication to me
from abroad by Jean Mathieu Rey, junior, of Tournon, Ardèche, in the Empire
of France, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said Edward
Thomas Hughes, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing
under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe
and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great
Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after
the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Edward Thomas Hughes, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement (that is to say):-
This Invention consists in making the shell or mouth part of the barrow
capable of swinging on studs or on a spindle attached to the framework, so
that when it is to be emptied it can be upset in the same manner as the
ordinary short wagon used by excavators.
This Invention will be readily understood by referring to the figures and
letters on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side
elevation of this improved swing wheelbarrow as it appears when the swing is
at rest and the shell or case filled with materials; Fig. 2, a side elevation of

page_text: the barrow when it is emptied, the swing part having been swung on its
spindle or centre for the purpose; Fig. 3, a plan of the shell or case of the
barrow as seen from below; Fig. 4, a plan of the barrow without the shell or
case; and Fig. 5, a modification of one of the parts.
In the aforesaid Figures the shell or case for holding the materials is repre-
sented at a; it is attached to arms, levers, or eccentrics b, having holes or
bearings, working on the spindle c, fixed to the shafts or side frames d, which
are maintained at the proper distance apart by one or more cross pieces c.
To each shaft & is fixed a legf, which is held firm by the tie rod g, or instead of
the leg. two pieces of wood or metal connected together at the bottom may be
fixed to each shaft or side frame, so as to form a strong and firm foot, as seen
at Fig. 5. The wheel of the barrow is shewn at h; it turns upon the spindle c
and works in a recess i in the shell or case. For the purpose of drawing or
jerking back the shell or case after it has been emptied there is a chain, cord,
or strap k fixed to each shaft d and to each side of the shell. When great
strength and solidity is required, two wheels may be used instead of one; and
when this improved swing barrow is worked by hand on railways, four wheels
are employed. It is evident that this swing or shooting wheelbarrow is appli-
cable to all ordinary purposes, and also that it may be used very advantageously
for the excavations of railways.
Having now described the nature and particulars of the said Invention, as
communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, I claim, the improved
swing wheelbarrow wagon, as herein described and illustrated in the accom-
panying Sheet of Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Edward Thomas Hughes, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Sixth day of February, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
EDW³. T. HUGHES. (L.S.)