IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TIP-WAGONS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOHN WOOSEY of 5 Ely Road Cardiff in the County of Glamorgan,
Superintendent Health Department, Cardiff Urban Sanitary Authority, do hereby
declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF TIP-WAGONS," to be as follows:-
This invention consists in constructing four wheeled wagons to tip on the axle of
the hind wheels.
The body of the wagon is supported in front on a bogie truck or carriage in the
ordinary manner.
The axle of the hind wheels is so situated relatively to the ends of the vehicle
that a distribution of the load is obtained whereby but a small force is required at
the front to start the tipping of the body.
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The rear ends of the springs of the hind wheels are free to move in their
bearings in such manner that, as the body of the vehicle is raised in tipping, the
tail is brought further under the load and the tipping action assisted accordingly.
The axle of the hind wheels is made square in section below the springs which
are rigidly secured thereon. Elsewhere throughout, the axle is round. It is moved
round, in tipping, in the bosses of the wheels and in bearings placed below the
axle casing. Lateral play of the axle is prevented by collars at each side of the
said bearings.
Under this method of construction, four-wheeled wagons are capable of being.
readily and easily tipped. Economy in labour and time is effected in their use, and
simplicity and strength in the wearing parts are obtained.
The tail board may be fitted with a hinged flap for the discharge of mud and
other matters.

page_text: I, JOHN WOOSEY, of 5, Ely Road, Cardiff, in the County of Glamorgan,
Superintendent, Health Department, Cardiff Urban Sanitary Authority, do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
TIP-WAGONS," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Under the method of construction constituting this invention, the rear ends of
the springs of the hind wheels of a four wheeled tip-wagon are free to move in
their bearings so that accordingly as the wagon is loaded the said rear ends of the
springs are, as the springs yield to the weight of the load, projected backwards
and the tail of the wagon is allowed to become correspondingly lowered and the
body inclined backwards.
The rear ends of the wheels of the bogie carriage, by which the body is in front
supported, may be similarly free to move in their bearings to further allow the
backward inclination of the wagon as it is being loaded. The front ends of the
springs of both front and hind wheels are fixed. The force required to be applied
at the front to start the tipping is reduced and as the body is raised for tipping
the backward movement of the springs accelerates and assists in the tipping action.
The axle of the hind wheels is made square or rectangular in section below the
springs which are rigidly bolted or bound thereto. Elsewhere throughout the axle
is rounded. It is caused to partially rotate, as the body is tipped, in the bosses of
the wheels and in bearings carried below the axle casing.
Lateral play of the axle is prevented by collars at each side of the bearings.
Referring to the accompanying sheet of drawings, 'Fig. 1, represents a side
elevation of a wagon constructed according to my said invention.
Fig. 2, represents a part cross section through one of the hind wheels.
Fig. 3, is a side elevation showing the body tipped, and Fig. 4, is an end view of
the body of the wagon. The rear ends of the springs B of the hind wheels are
free to slide in the brackets or shoes i so that accordingly as the wagon is loaded
the said ends of the said springs are, as the springs yield to the weight of the load,
projected backwards, and the tail of the wagon is allowed to become correspondingly
lowered and the body inclined backwards.
The rear ends of the springs b of the wheels of the bogie carriage T, by which
the body of the wagon is in front supported, are similarly free to move in their
bearings c to further allow of the backward inclination of the wagon as it is being
loaded. The force required to be exerted at the front to start the tipping is a
reduced under this arrangement.
The front ends of the springs of both front and hind wheels are fixed.
The axle A of the hind wheels is rigidly bound to the springs B by the straps
and shoes e partially embracing the square or rectangular shoulder g of the axle.
The axle a of the bogie carriage is bound to the springs b.
The axle A is carried in bearings G, Fig. 2, secured to the axle casing D and
bolted or otherwise connected to the beams E extending forwards on each side to
the bogie carriage.
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Thus when the body of the vehicle is tipped, the axle A moves round, as
indicated at Fig. 3, throughout in the bearings G and the bosses of the wheels, the
weight of the load being borne by it in tipping, in effecting which tear and wear
are reduced.
Lateral play of the axle A is prevented by collars formed thereon at each side of
the bearings G.

page_text: The body of the vehicle is furnished at the sides with hinged extension pieces K
capable of being lowered for convenience in loading, and at the back with a hinged
door or flap L Fig. 4, to be used for the discharge of mud or other matter, when
desired.
A means of readily tipping the body of the wagon consists in the employment of
chains P, secured, one at each side, to the rear of the body and passed over the
pullies Qand attached to the traces of the horse's harness.
By a forward movement of the horse the body is tipped.
Under the method of construction described, four-wheeled wagons are capable of
being readily and easily tipped.
Economy in labour and time is effected in their use, and simplicity and strength
in the wearing parts are obtained.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,-
1 The use, in a four wheeled wagon, of springs having the rear ends free to
move in their bearings so that as the wagon is loaded the tail is gradually
depressed and the effort required for tipping lessened, substantially as herein-before
described.
2nd The use, in a four-wheeled wagon, of the axle A rigidly bound to the
springs B and free to turn in the bosses of the wheels and in the bearings G as the
body is tipped to discharge the load, either by means of the chain P or otherwise,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown on the accompanying sheet of
drawings.
W. LLOYD WISE,
Per F. J. Brougham,
Applicant's Agent.