Improvements in Waggons.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waggons.
I, THOMAS HILL, of Jersey City, in the State of New Jersey, one of the United
States of America, Waggon Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows :-
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This invention relates to platform waggons and more especially to those of the
lorry" type, used principally for carrying heavy freight goods.
The invention embraces several improvements which taken together go to form a
waggon cheaper to construct, lighter, more capable of standing successfully the
roughest usage and presenting a particular advantage in connection with the use of
the usual skid for loading and unloading.
The platform of the waggon has a main frame constructed of angle iron (of any
desired cross section) embracing two sides and one end, bars extending from side to
side of such frame and secured thereto, and boarding within the angle iron frame,
which boarding may be reinforced if desired.
The rear axle trestles or bridges (usually heavy blocks of wood) are formed of
metal trusses bent to secure the required depth of distance from the platform,
and spring pedestals are arranged between them and the axle and a stay or stays is
or are taken from each of them to the cross bars of the waggon.
Between the carriage or fifth wheel of the waggon and the front axle, spring
pedestals are preferably fitted and held in place by stays also.
The rear cross bar (preferably angle iron) of the platform is apertured for the
reception of the skid hooks.
Dated this 28th day of November 1890.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waggons.
I, THOMAS HILL, of Jersey City, in the State of New Jersey, one of the United
States of America, Waggon 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 :-
GC
This invention relates to platform waggons and more especially to those of the
lorry" type, used principally for carrying heavy freight goods.
The invention embraces several improvements which taken together go to
form a waggon cheaper to construct, lighter, more capable of standing successfully
the roughest usage and presenting a particular advantage in connection with the
use of the usual skid for loading and unloading.
The platform of the waggon has a main frame constructed of angle iron (of any
desired cross section) embracing two sides and one end, bars extending from side
to side of such frame and secured thereto, and boarding within the angle iron
frame, which boarding may be reinforced if desired.
The rear axle trestles or bridges (usually heavy blocks of wood) are formed of
metal trusses bent to secure the required depth of distance from the platform,
and spring pedestals are arranged between them and the axle and a stay or stays is
or are taken from each of them to the cross bars of the waggon.
Between the carriage or fifth wheel of the waggon and front axle, spring pedestals
are preferably fitted and held in place by stays also.

page_text: The rear cross bar (preferably angle iron) of the platform is apertured for the
reception of the skid hooks.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a side elevation of a waggon the wheels
being indicated by dotted lines; Fig. 2 is a plan, Fig. 3 is a rear and Fig. 4 is a
front end view, the axles and wheels not being shown.
The platform of the waggon has its outside frame constructed of a length A of
trough or angle iron bent into U shape to form the front and sides, and a cross
piece A' is bolted or rivetted under the ends of the piece A. The flanges of the
piece A which turn inwards receive between them the edges of the boarding A² of
the platform and a filling in strip A³.
The boarding A2 is supported at the rear by the iron A¹ and the cross
bars B B1 B2, at the front by C C¹ C², and in the middle by D, the bar B being
fitted in the iron A¹ and serving to reinforce it, and each of the bars being bolted
to the iron frame A.
If preferred, angle iron instead of trough iron may be used, especially that of the
kind having its upper edge rounded over as this rounded edge is better adapted for
sliding goods over.
For the usual heavy wooden trestles which would extend from B to B² at the rear
of the waggon, I substitute iron trusses E to which is attached the spring pedestal,
F being its, base plate, F the tubular projections and F2 and F3 respectively the
bearing plate and keeper. The ends of F³ may be extended up and attached to the
bars B B2, or the pedestal bolts G G may be made sufficiently long to pass through
the keeper F3 and through eyes on the lower ends of separate. stays H H the
upper ends of which, as well as those of the truss bars E, are secured to the
cross bars B B2 by the bolts which secure these latter to the angle iron
frame A.
The locking frame, of which J indicates the transverse and J' the longitudinal
bars, is also fitted with a spring pedestal having the keeper F3 extended to form
diagonal stays K K.
Elliptic or other springs might be used instead of the spring pedestals shewn,
these being fitted between a bearing plate such as F, and a keeper F3 carried by
the reinforcing stays H or K.
In order to provide a secure hold for the hooks of the usual skid (indicated by
dotted lines in Fig. 3) used in loading and unloading waggons or trolleys of the
kind shewn, holes a are cut in the upper face of the trough iron A' and through the
boarding A².
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A waggon platform having a main frame constructed of trough or angle
iron embracing two sides and one end, having cross bars secured thereto and board-
ing carried on the flanges of the main frame, and on the cross bars, substantially as
described.
2. In combination with a waggon platform such as is above referred to, metal
trusses carrying the springs, substantially as described.
Dated this 6th day of March 1891.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.