Improvements in Carts, Wagons, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 6th June, 1891-Accepted, 11th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carts, Wagons, and the like.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18 Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a com-
mmunication to me from abroad by August Behrman, and John Thompson, both of
Buena Vista, Colorado, U.S.A., Inventors,) to be as follows:-
:-
This invention relates to new and useful means of securing the end gates of
wagons, carts, and the like.
By this invention a T-shaped piece of metal is secured to each side of the
wagon or cart in such a manner that one arm of each T projects rearwardly
beyond the edge of the cart, and is formed with a hook at its end. The end gate
which is hinged to the bottom of the cart in the usual manner, is provided near its
upper edge and at both ends with a piece of flat metal, which is secured thereto
by screws. A suitable rock shaft is journalled in bearings upon this plate, and its
forward end is bent at right angles, and formed with a hook similar to that upon
the T-shaped pieces of metal aforesaid. A handle is secured to the rock shaft, and
is provided with a forwardly projecting portion, which engages with a suitable
spring secured to the flat pieces of metal upon the end gate, and which spring serves
to keep the handle downwards and the hook at the end of the rock shaft in
engagement with the hook upon the T-shaped piece of metal on each side of the
cart when the end gate is closed.
It will be understood that to open the end gate the handles upon the rock shafts
are simply lifted, and that to close the end gate it is merely forcibly shut, and the
hooks upon the rock shafts and the T-shaped pieces of metal coming into
engagement will retain it in that position.
Dated this 6th day of September 1890.
J. P. BAILI,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carts, Wagons, and the like.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18 Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a com-
munication to me from abroad by August Behrman, and John Thompson, both of
Buena Vista, Colorado, U.S.A., Inventors) and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
My invention relates to improvements in end gates and it consists in certain
novel features hereinafter described and claimed.
In the drawing is shown a perspective view of an end gate provided with my
improvements.
The wagon-body A is of the usual, or any preferred construction, and the gate B
is hinged thereto in the usual manner, as clearly shown. On the rear side of the
gate near the upper edge of the same I secure the base-plate C, having the journal-
boxes D on its side, as shown, and in these journal-boxes I mount a rock-shaft E
having its end sharpened and bent forward past the side edge of the gate, and
provided with a shoulder F, thereby forming a latch. At an intermediate point of
its length this rock-shaft is provided with an operating-lever or crank-arm G,
which is extended slightly above the rock-shaft, thereby providing the presser-arm
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page_text: or point which bears against a spring 1 secured on the base-plate C, and projected
outward by the side spring.
On the side of the wagon-body I secure the flat T-iron J, having its rear end
sharpened and provided with a hook or shoulder K which is adapted to be engaged
by the latch Fat the end of the rock-shaft to secure the gate in its closed position.
The shank or body of the T-iron is secured to the side of the wagon-body, whereby
said side is made flat and has no outwardly-projecting attachments to interfere
with side bars, if the same be used.
The construction and arrangement of the several parts of my device being thus
made known, the operation and advantages of the same will be readily understood.
The spring acting on the presser-arm II normally projects the arm outward so as
to hold the rock-shaft in such a position that the latch F will engage the hook II.
The gate will thus be securely held in its closed position, and when it is desired to
open the gate the operating-lever G is raised, thereby rotating the rock-shaft so as
to disengage the latch from the hook K. and allow the gate to be lowered. It
will be observed that it is necessary to operate the rock-shaft by hand only when
it is desired to open the gate, as, when the gate is raised, the spring automatically
operates the said shaft to throw the latch into engagement with the hook.
My device is composed of very few parts and is not liable to get out of order.
The rock-shafts are mounted on detachable plates, one being arranged at each end
of the gate. The arrangement of the spring may be varied at will, and instead of
a leaf-spring, a coiled-pring may be usel, if so desired. By providing the
base-plate Ca better bearing is furnished for the rock-haft than if the journal-
boxes were secured directly to the end gate at the same time the wooden gate is
re-enforced and protected, especially at its corners, where the most wear occurs.
Moreover, the plates ( may be attached to end gates of various lengths, thus
making this device an article of manufacture; or they may be detached from the
gate by removing the serows, and the hooks K will then serve as parts of an
ordinary end gate catch, as they extend past the ends of the gate, as above
described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is
The combination, with the wagon-body, the flat-iron secured to the side thereof,
and having a pointed hook at its end projecting in rear of said body, and passing
between said hooks, of the base-plates adjustably secured to the upper corners of
the said gate, an independent rock-shaft mounted in bearings upon said base-plate,
and having its outer end bent forward and provided with a pointed hook standing
in the same vertical plane as said flat-iron, a handle mounted rigidly upon the shaft
and having one end extending past the same, and a spring on the base-plate
pressing outwardly against said extension of the handle, the whole operating as set
forth.
Dated this 6th day of June 1891.
J. P. BAYLY,
Applicant.