SUSPENSION TRAM- CAR AND RAIL
Year: 1884

page_text: DAVID ELLIS 21 Great Darkgate Street Aberystwith in the County of Cardigan
Tronmonger do hereby declare the nature of my invention for SUSPENSION TRAM-
CAR AND RAIL and in what manner the same is to be perforined, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of this invention is to produce a Tramrail and Carriages invented
for embracing it lightly. Adopted especially for the traction above Buildings,
streets, roads, rivers, precipices, dingles, and as a light Railway to feed the main
Railway. In order that the said Invention may be more completely understood
and executed I go to explain it by the aid of the drawings which forms a part of
the descriptive Memorandum I refer to it by the means of the letters and numbers
which are marked.
Fig. 1. To show my improved Tram Rail supported on Posts.
Fig. 2. To show my improved Tramcar viewed extremely in Isometric
perspective.
Fig. 3. Is the view of the extremity of the interior of the said carriage.
Fig. 4. Is a plan seen from below the same carriago looking up.
Fig. 5. Is a side view of a part that will be constructed in one with some
carriages to be attached to each end of my train of Tram-cars.
Fig. 6. Is a View looking up to Fig. 5.
I construct my improved Tram-road "a" of Steel (Tubular) with its sides
corrugated to strengthen it from twisting. "B" is a steel cap that has a cross
tubular piece-only a little smaller-the tubular Rail "a" is open on the lower
edge in order to go over the said cross-piece until the parts meet to make the Line.
The other end of the said Cap "B" has a socket that will fit over the posts
supposed to support the Rail or may be fixed in any convenient manner whatever.
I construct my Improved Tram-cars of wood or metal or parts of each, that which
I describe here is constructed of wood inade in a manner so that travellers who
take a place there are seated back to back as on the Irish Car, in the middle of
the carriages lengthwise I made a vertical separation across the back "c" to serve
as a support to the travellers, the interior of this back is made to contain and to
support the running wheels "d" of the carriage. "Fig. 3 and 4" at the lower
part of the said "C" I construct the seat for the travellers "e" Below is found
the footboard “f” with a curb “ƒ1" all these are strengthened by the Iron

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work "g" that runs across under the footboards and seats and is out-side the
back "c" this I do in order to have the travellers as close back to back as possible.
The running Wheels "d" proceed level with the lower part of the back "c" and
arc adjusted on the Iron work "g" and the iron part "g1" that runs longitudinal.
(See Fig. 3) In order to ensure for the safety of the carriages and perpendicularity
I mount two wheels "h" on side proceeding oblique along the lower bevelled
Rail "a". The carriages are so arranged that it is impossible for them to leave
the Rail unless in case of breakage. Fig. 5 and 6 are parts that will be fixed to
each end on a train of tram-cars and where a man can stand on a sinall
platform "J." "K" is a wire rope or chain that is round the extremity of the
whole train and will be by some known means tightened to an endless cable.
m is a iron stay and will also answer as a support to the said platform "J."
"g1 is the horizontal part which continues from tho interior of one of theso
special cars. 1'is an-iron frame adjested on "m" and the wheel "N" is adjested
on the said frame "1" "L" is a cross piece of iron with a hollow for the
cable "K" to pass round the train, the said frame "1"-is made in one with the
cross piece "L" The object of this part (Fig. 5. and 6) as described is to help
the train on its equilibrium by moving the handlo "R reverse to the side the
train may incline in order to ease the weight on Wheels "h" of Cars. I may use
some known springs on all tho Wheels. I will also pass a Cable or Iron Rods
through the Tubular Rail "u" It may be worked by Electricity or any known
incans. 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
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The construction-of-a-tubular rail with its lower part both side bevelled-and-
the method-of-affixing it.
The construction of Tramcar-with wheels adjusted between the backs of
travellers with the seats- constructed at tho bottom of the said-back as
described.
The method of assuring the surety of the equilibrium movement of the
carriages by means of the oblique side wheels which proceeds against tho
Side Rail & Compactnum.
The application of an endless rope for coupling the carriages passing round
the frames of two pulleys at the front & end of the train, running on the
rail which can be canted to prevent train heeling over.
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