IMPROVEMENTS IN ENDLESS ROPE- CLIPS FOR COLLIERY (AND SIMILAR) PURPOSES
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 25th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 25th Mar., 1887.
I JAMES BEATTY Red House, Whittington in the County of Derby Gentleman do
hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN ENDLESS ROPE-
CLIPS FOR COLLIERY (AND SIMILAR) PURPOSES to be as follows
My invention relates to improvements in the construction of appliances for attaching
Colliery tubs, or corves, or similar wagons to the endless ropes used for haulage
purposes, and which are usually termed "clips"; having for its object to provide a
simple and effective means of attaching and releasing the said vehicles.
It consists of a pair of strong jaws which open and close upon a joint pin, the
mouth (which is made transversely through the jaws) is rounded at each side so as
not to damage the горе when gripping.
Usually each jaw is continued in the form of a lever or handle or shank, similar to
ordinary pliers, one of which is made with a suitable hook, eye or other means whereby
a chain or equivalent means of connecting the clip to the corve or tub, may be
fastened.
Upon the shank in a suitable position, I form or attach a short rack standing at
right angles with the shank, the teeth being preferably undercut.
The other shank I flatten or shape, so that it shall have a certain amount of elasticity
or spring to and from the first described shank, and upon the shank I form a projecting
catch, that when the clip is closed upon the wire rope, will engage with some one of
the teeth upon the rack, and will thus securely retain the shanks in their closed position.
The hook (or eye) upon the shank by means of which it is attached to the corve or
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page_text: tub, is so placed that the strain of the chain does not tend to open the jaws.-This
clip so constructed may be used either to grip overhead or underneath ropes.
As a modification of the above, I make the jaws as above described, but instead of
continuing the jaws so as to form shanks, I omit one shank altogether, and carry one
side of the bottom jaw upwards to support a stud or fulcrum, upon which a cam
lever turns.
When the rope is between the jaws of the clip, the lever is pressed down and the
top jaw is forced towards the lower jaw by the cam shaped end of the lever thus firmly
gripping the rope.
The end of the lever is curled round in a spiral form, so that it may partly encircle
the rope and thus be held in a horizontal position. The connecting chain is secured
to the clip by means of an eye depending from the bottom jaw.

page_text: being to provide a simple and effective means for attaching and releasing the said
Vehicles.
And that my invention may be fully understood I have annexed a sheet of drawings,
in which similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in either of the figures.
Fig. 1, is a front elevation of a Clip made according to my invention.
Fig. 2, is a side view of same.
My improved construction of clip consists of a pair of strong jaws A, and A',-
which open and close upon a strong joint pin B; the mouth C, which is made trans-
versely through the jaws is rounded off at each side, so as not to cut or otherwise
injure the rope when gripping it.
One of the jaws, A, is continued in the shape of a handle or shank D, and terminates
in a large eye E, or an equivalent device (such as a hook) by means of which it can
be easily attached to, and disengaged from, the tub or corve. Near the end of the
shank and preferably close to the eye E, there is a short rack Féither solid with, or
attached to the shank, the teeth G being ratchet shaped or undereut.
The other jaw A-is also provided with a shank, which may be flattened and drawn
out, for the purpose of rendering it elastic and spring like, but I prefer to make the
said jaw with a very short shank H, to which I attach by rivets I, or other means, a
flat spring K, having at the other end a suitable catch piece L, to engage with the
teeth G of the rack F; and also a handle M to open and close the jaws.
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Thus when the jaws are closed upon the endless rope, by means of the handle M,
the catch L springs into one or other of the teeth of the rack, and securely fixes the
jaws in their closed position.
The Clip as above described may be used for gripping either overhead or under-
neath ropes.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1 The construction of a Clip for gripping colliery and other similar hauling ropes,
substantially as hereinbefore described and as illustrated.
2-In the construction of clips for gripping Colliery and other similar hauling ropes,
the combination of the jaws A, and A', the spring K, catch L, and rack F
upon the shank D, for the purpose specified and substantially as described and
shown.
Dated tho 02nd day of Fahsuaus 1007