Improvements in or connected with Railway Wagons, and. like Vehicles...
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 21st June, 1892-Accepted, 23rd July: 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION:
Improvements in or connected with Railway Wagons, and. like
Vehicles...
I HORACE BROUGHTON NASH 23 Victoria Road Barnsley, Mining Engineer/do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to.be as follows.
My invention relating to what I term,--The Climax Combination Corner Plate,
End Stay & End Door Bracket, consists of one complete casting (preferably in steel)
so made that its lower portion is bolted at right angles to the headstock & sole of
the wagon respectively. thereby forming a firm support and stay. (and dispensing
with the existing system of, bolting the same together by a number of separate and
independent bolts and plates)..
To the top of this end stay is cast a horizontal' sheet laying flat upon the top of
the aforementioned headstock, and sole of the wagon, & bolted, to each' by bolts
passing through the same vertically, this fixing and making the said, end' stay
perfectly rigid & immovable.
In a vertical position rising from this portion of the casting are two corner plates
fixed at right angles to each other, and perforated at intervals with holes to receive
the bolts necessary for fastening and retaining in position the planks forming the sides
and ends of the wagon, and the relative position and sizes of these corner plates are so
arranged that any plank in the sides or ends of the wagon, can be removed. and
replaced when necessary without disturbing or interfering in any way with the
remaining portion of the wagon, which will effect a great saving in time and labour
in the building & necessary repairing of the same.
On the top of one of these corner plates is cast a square block or bracket
considerably thicker than the plate itself, with a circular hole through it sufficiently
large to admit of the circular shaft passing through it (and, for the purpose of
supporting the same) upon which the end door of the wagon works.and swings open
when its contents are being unloaded.
On the side of the same plate about a foot from the bottom is also cast a catch
into which fits the sneck or bar, by which the said door is kept closed during the
loading of the wagon. and during transit..
The whole of the parts described above form one complete casting the
combination of which I claim to be a much more efficient and economical method of
building & fitting railway wagons together than the existing system of having a
number of separate and independent pieces for each of the different parts, and also
that a wagon built on this system will be very much firmer and stronger in the
body part than they are at the present time.
Dated this Thirteenth day of November 1891.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION:..
Improvements in or connected with. Railway Wagons and like
Vehicles...
I HORACE BROUGHTON NASH 23 Victoria Road. Barnsley Mining Engineer 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 in writing, and on reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings:-
This invention relates to an. improved, more efficient, and more economical
construction and arrangement of the end portion of a railway wagon or other like

page_text: vehicle, than has been attained by the existing system of construction having a
number of separate and independent pieces for each of the different parts of the
wagon end.
My invention consists essentially in making a combination, in one complete
casting, of a corner plate, end stay, and end door bracket, which is composed
preferably of steel and is so made that its lower portion is bolted at right angles to
the headstock and sole of the wagon respectively thereby forming a firm support
and stay and dispensing with the existing system of bolting the same together by a
number of separate and independent bolts and plates. To the top of this end stay
is cast a horizontal sheet laying flat upon the top of the aforementioned headstock
and sole of the wagon and bolted to each by bolts passing through the same
vertically, thus fixing and making the said end stay perfectly rigid and
immovable.
In a vertical position rising from this portion of the casting are two corner plates
fixed at right angles to each other, one forming a clap post for the door of the
wagon to fall against,-the other perforated at intervals with holes to receive the
bolts necessary for retaining in position the planks forming the side of the wagon.
The relative position and sizes of these corner plates are so arranged that any
plank in the sides of the wagon can be removed and replaced when necessary
without disturbing or interfering in any way with the remaining portion of the
wagon. On the top of each of these corner plates is cast a square block or bracket
considerably thicker than the plate itself with a circular hole in it sufficiently large
to admit of the round shaft passing through it (and for the purpose of supporting
and carrying the same) upon which the end door of the wagon works and swings
open when its contents are being unloaded.
On the side of the same plate at a convenient distance from the bottom is also
cast a catch into which fits a sneck or bar by which the said end door is kept closed
during the loading of the wagon and also during its transit.
It must be clearly understood that the whole of the already separately described
parts form one complete casting in contradistinction to the said parts consisting of
a number of separate and independent pieces, the particular advantage arising
therefrom being that railway wagons and like vehicles constructed with my
improvements will be very much firmer and stronger in the body parts than those
as at present constructed.
In order that my said invention and the mode in which I carry it into practical
effect may be more fully understood it is illustrated on the accompanying sheet of
explanatory drawings, on which Figure 1 represents the end portion of a railway
wagon (for example) with my combination corner plate fixed in position. Figure
is a front view of the corner plate and end-stay &c. Figure 3 is a section drawn on
the line AB in Figure 2. Figure 4 represents details of the same. Figure 5 is
a section_drawn on the line C-D in Figure 2. Figure 6 is a section on the
line E-F in Figure 2; and Figure 7 represents the sole plate as fixed in
position.
In Figure 1, a, indicates the end door, b, the headstock, and c, the sole or bottom
frame of the wagon; and d, and d², indicate my combination corner plate and end-
stay a front view of which is shown separately at Figure 2. is the bracket or
square block which is thicker than the plate itself, in which bracket there is a
circular hole f, admitting of the round shaft g, (see Figure 1) passing through it
upon which shaft the end door a, of the wagon works and swings when being
opened and closed. h, is the catch into which a suitable sneck or bar fits by
which the end door is kept closed when the wagon is being loaded and during its
.transit.
In Figure 3, i, is the clap post portion of the corner plate which is formed.so as
to receive and for the wagon door to fall against it on being closed.
In Figure 4, j, represents the side planks and c, the sole or bottom frame
of the wagon, showing how the same are attached by bolts to the corner plate
and the endstay.

page_text: In Figure 5, a, is part of the end door of the wagon and j, part of a side
plank.
In Figure 6, b, is part of the headstock, c, part of the sole, and k, is the endstay
securing the headstock and sole firmly together.
In Figure 7 which shows the sole plate in its position b, is part of the headstock,
c, is the sole, and l, is the sole plate which is bolted to the headstock and also to the
sole of the wagon.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
The novel and particular construction and combination in one complete casting,
made preferably of steel, of a corner plate such as shown at d, in the drawings, end
stay d¹, (as in Figure 1, and k, in Figure 6) and end door bracket e, and arranging
or fixing and connecting the same to the end portion, or end portions, of a railway
wagon or other like vehicle for effecting the purposes herein before set forth;
substantially as specified, and as illustrated on the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
Dated this 20th day of June 1892.
BRISTOW HUNT, R.P.A.,
Aldine Chambers, Sheffield, Agent for the Applicant.