Improvements in Haulage-clips.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 5th Jan., 1888
Complete Accepted, 13th Apr., 1888.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Haulage-clips.
We, JOHN POWELL of Tredegar Road, Ebbw Vale in the County of Monmouth,
Colliery Manager and ROBERT STEPHENSON JORDAN of Tredegar Road, Ebbw Vale, in
the said County, Assistant Colliery Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to haulage-clips whereby trams, tubs or other vehicles may
be readily attached to or detached from a haulage-rope.
Our improved clip consists of two leaves formed at their lower ends with jaws
adapted to clip the haulage-rope. To the upper ends of the said leaves is hinged a
hook by which the clip is attached to the draw-bar of the tram, tub or other vehicle
to be drawn. The hinge-joint connecting the said leaves and hook is formed by a
tongue or projection on the lower end or shank of the hook fitting between the upper
ends of the said leaves, the inner side of the upper end of each of the said leaves being
formed with a recess, which recesses, when the clip is closed, form a groove between
the upper ends of the said leaves in which the tongue or projection on the hook
works. The hook and leaves are connected by a headed pin passing through the
upper ends of the said leaves and through the tongue or projection on the hook,
the said pin being secured by a split pin through its other end. The hook can move
freely upon the pin connecting it to the leaves and the said pin is of sufficient length
and sufficient lateral play is allowed between the parts of the hinge-joint of the hook
and leaves to admit of the leaves being opened for the admission of the haulage-rope
into the jaws formed on their lower, ends. The said pin thus forms a free hinge
connection or joint for the hook and leaves and also allows of the opening of the
leaves to attach the clip to the rope. The sides of the said leaves taper upward and
a ferrule is fitted upon the said leaves so as to slide up and down thereon. When the
said ferrule is raised the leaves can be opened sufficiently to admit the rope between
the jaws of the said leaves. The jaws having been passed over the rope, the ferrule
is allowed to fall and thus closes the jaws of the clip and securely grips the rope in
the said jaws. The said ferrule is prevented from rising by a cotter passing through
the leaves of the clip above the said ferrule when in its lowest position, the said
cotter being attached by a short chain to the pin of the hinge connecting the hook
and leaves of the clip.

page_text: Our improved clip will work equally well whether drawing a single tram, or a set
of four or more and when drawing trams its leaves will always be maintained in a
perpendicular position. It will also work either up or down hill, on undulating roads
or around curves and can be readily attached to or detached from the haulage rope
while the said rope is in motion.
Our improved clip can be made of steel, iron, or any other suitable material.
Dated this 5th day of April A D 1887
Improvements in Haulage-clips.
We, JOHN POWELL of Tredegar Road, Ebbw Vale, in the County of Monmouth,
Colliery Manager, and ROBERT STEPHENSON JORDAN of Tredegar Road, Ebbw Vale,
in the said County Assistant Colliery Manager, 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 reference being had to
the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification:-
Our invention relates to haulage-clips whereby trams, tubs or other vehicles can be
readily attached to or detached from a haulage rope, and our invention consists in
connecting the hook and jaws or leaves of the clip by an efficient and secure joint
which will permit of the free movement of the said hook, so that in action it may
be carried at right angles to the jaws, the said jaws being maintained perpendicular,
and which will also permit of the jaws being readily opened for attachment of the
clip to the rope. Also in the combination with the jaws and a shackle or ferrule, of
a cótter passed through the jaws of the clip to prevent the shackle, which secures
the said jaws, from rising.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of our improved haulage-clip.
Figure 2 is a. front.elevation of the same.
Like letters indicate like parts in both figures.
Our improved clip has two jaws or leaves A having tapered shanks a and formed
at their lower ends with suitable grooves a adapted to grip the haulage rope a³.
To the upper ends of the said jaws is connected a hook B by which the clip is
attached to the draw-bar of the tram, tub or other vehicle.

page_text: In carrying out our invention we form on the inner side of the upper end of the
shank of each of the jaws A a recess a³ so that when the said jaws are together a
recess is formed adapted to receive a knuckle & formed on the shank of the hook B.
A headed pin C passes through the jaws A and knuckle of the hook, thus connecting
the said leaves and hook, the said pin being secured at its other end by a split pin c.
Sufficient play is allowed in the joint to admit of the jaws of the clip being readily
opened to admit the rope a² into the grooves a¹ of the clip. A joint is thus formed
which is thoroughly secure and efficient and which will admit of the free movement of
the hook upon the pin C between the jaws of the clip, so that, when in action, the hook
can be carried at right angles to the jaws or leaves of the clip as shown in dotted
lines figure 1, and the jaws A can be maintained in a perpendicular position, and
which also admits of the jaws being readily opened.
The shanks a of the jaws taper upward and a ferrule or shackle D is fitted upon the
said jaws so as to slide up and down thereon. When the said ferrule is raised the
jaws can be opened to admit the rope into the grooves a¹. The jaws having been
passed over the rope, the ferrule or shackle D is allowed to fall and thus closes the
jaws of the clip and securely grips the rope between the recesses of the said jaws.
The ferrule or shackle is prevented from rising by a cotter E passing through
slots e in the shanks of the jaws above the said ferrule when in its lowest position.
The said cotter may be attached by a short chain F to the pin C.
Our improved clip may be made of steel, iron or other suitable material and will
work equally well whether drawing a single tram or a set of four or more, and its
jaws will always be maintained in a perpendicular position. It will also work either
up or down hill, on undulating roads or around curves and can be readily attached to
or detached from the haulage rope while the said rope is in motion.
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 :-
First In a haulage-clip such as herein described, connecting the jaws A and
hook B of the clip, by a joint constructed substantially as herein set forth and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Second In a haulage-clip, the combination of the cotter E with jaws A and
shackle or ferrule D substantially as shown and described.
Datad this 5th day of January AD 1888
T. N. PALMER & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.