IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MUD, DRIFT, OR OTHER RUBBISH FROM STREETS AND OTHER PLACES
Year: 1867

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Berry, of 4, Willow Place, Stamford Hill,
in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE
MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MUD, DRIFT, OR OTHER RUBBISH FROM
STREETS AND OTHER PLACES."
Sealed the 21st February 1868, and dated the 24th August 1867.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Berry at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
24th August 1867.
I, WILLIAM BERRY, of 4, Willow Place, Stamford Hill, in the County of
Middlesex,. do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MUD, DRIFT, OR OTHER RUBBISH
FROM STREETS AND OTHER PLACES," to be as follows:-
My Invention consists, firstly, in attaching to a cart or waggon by pivots or
other suitable means an extra end or trough, the lower end of which rests
on the ground and forms an inclined plane, up which the mud, drift, and
other rubbish can be swept from streets and other places into the cart or
waggon.

page_text: Secondly. My Invention consists of a receiver attached to the cart or
waggon by pivots or other suitable means; into this receiver the mud, drift, or
other rubbish is swept up the inclined end or trough, and the contents emptied
into the cart or waggon by a lever or other means.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Berry in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
24th February 1868.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
BERRY, of 4, Willow Place, Stamford Hill, in the County of Middlesex, send
greeting..
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-fourth day of August, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and sixty-seven, in the thirty-first year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said William Berry, Her special licence that I, the said William Berry,
my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
William Berry, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any
time agree, with, and no others, from time to time, and 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 Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MEANS OR APPARATUS FOR REMOVING MUD, DRIFT, OR OTHER RUBBISH FROM
STREETS & OTHER PLACES," upon the condition (amongst others) that I,
the said William Berry, my executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should par-
ticularly 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 William Berry, do hereby declare
the nature of my said 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 Drawing hereunto annexed,
and to the letters and figures marked thereon (that is to say):
น.
My Invention consists, firstly, in using an inclined plane and receiver

page_text: niounted on a suitable frame on one or more wheels, slides, or other means;
the lower end of the inclined plane is to be near the ground, so that múd,
drift, dust, or other rubbish from streets and other places may be swept up it
into the, receiver and afterwards emptied into the cart or other receptacle by
a weighted lever or other means.
Secondly. An inclined plane and receiver may be attached to the cart or
other receptacle by pivots or suitable means. Attached to the receiver is a
'lever and counterbalance weight or other means, so that the contents may- .be
readily emptied into the cart or other receptacle.
Figure 1 shews a section of the apparatus on the line X, 'x, (Figure 3).
The receiver B is hung upon the axle E, and is raised by means of the lever D
being pulled downwards by a rope or chain I or other suitable means, and a
balance weight G attached to one or both levers to counterbalance the weight
of the receiver when empty. To reduce the strain upon the levers tension
rods L are used to connect the lower part of the receiver with the levers.
The inclined plane A is hinged near to or upon the axle of the wheels at the
point M, and when not in use may be turned up and rest upon the receiver B,
this inclined plane to be divided into compartments 0, 0, to facilitate the
sweeping up mud, dust, or other rubbish. The horizontal bar N serves to
strengthen the frame or carriage, and has a rest for the receiver.
(Figure 2) represents a side elevation of the apparatus with the receiver B
raised for discharging the contents into the cart or waggon H; E is the axle
on which the receiver hangs; A, the inclined plane; C, the frame of carriage;
and F, F, the wheels; the connection with the cart or waggon to be effected
in the manner shewn at K or by other more suitable means.
Figure 3 is a plan of the apparatus; and Figure 4, an end view.
Having now described the nature of my Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, what I claim is,―
Firstly. Using a frame on wheels or on slides resting on the ground, to
which may be attached by any suitable means an inclined plane and receiver
to be used in removing mud, drift, dust, or other rubbish from streets and
other places.
Secondly. Attaching an inclined plane and receiver to the cart, waggon, or
other receptacle by pivots or other suitable means for the purpose of raising
mud, drift, dust, or other rubbish from streets and other places.
Lastly. I do not confine myself to the precise details herein-before described;
but what I do claim is, using an inclined plane with a suitable receiver with
or without a frame attached to or separate from a cart, waggon, or other

page_text: receptacle for removing mud, drift, 'dust, or other rubbish from streets and
other places.
In witness whereof the 'said William Berry hath hereunto set his
hand and seal this Twenty-fourth day of February, One thousand
eight hundred and sixty-eight.