Improvements in and relating to the Carrying or Conveying of the Carcases of Cattle and like purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Sept., 1899-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1899
Improvements in and relating to the Carrying or Conveying of the
Carcases of Cattle and like purposes.
We, WILLIAM JACK and JOHN JACK, both of Lilyvale, Copland Road, Govan,
in the County of Lanark, Butchers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention
to be as follows:-
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This invention has reference to a new or improved system or method of con-
veying the carcases of cattle while still warm from slaughter houses to the meat
markets or shops, and whereby the beef will not get injured, and a great saving
of labour will ensue, and is also applicable to the conveyance of other goods.
According to our improvements we carry or convey the carcases from the
slaughter house to the market or shop on trolly wagons or vehicles which are
placed on lorries that will carry a number of these at a time. These vehicles
would preferably be formed of malleable iron frame castings, with curved sides
to form a trough shape, and have hinged spar doors at the ends, and wheels
mounted in housings at each side of the centre, and single wheels at the ends.
These single wheels would be mounted in frames having ball castors so as to be
able to swivel or turn easily in semi-spherical covers or housings, and all the
wheels would preferably have rubber tyres. The side frames of the vehicles
would preferably have wooden spars at spaced distances apart.
The carcases would be conveyed to the vehicles on the lorries by hand barrows,
preferably fitted in front and behind with single wheels of similar description to
those previously described, and hooks would be fitted on the ends of these barrows
for gripping on to eyes or fastenings on the lorries.
The lorries would be covered with tarpaulins passing over suitable supports
to keep them above the carcases in the portable vehicles, and cover them from
sight and dust.
Danamba 1908
W. R. M. THOMSON & Co.,
96, Buchanan Street, Glasgow, Agents.
Improvements in and relating to the Carrying or Conveying of the
Carcases of Cattle and like purposes.
We, WILLIAM JACK and JOHN JACK, both of Lilyvale, Copland Road, Govan,
in the County of Lanark, Butchers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention
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page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement in writing reference being made
to the accompanying drawings:-
This invention has reference to a new or improved system or method of con-
veying the carcases of cattle while still warm from slaughter houses to the meat
markets or shops, and whereby the beef will not get injured, and a great saving
of labour will ensue, and is also applicable to the conveyance of other goods.
And in order that our invention may be properly understood we have hereunto
appended a sheet of explanatory drawings in which Figures 1 and 2 represent
a. side elevation and a plan and Figure 3 an end elevation of a trolly wagon or
vehicle for carrying the carcases according to our method while Figures 4, 5,
and G, are corresponding views of a hand barrow for conveying the carcases
within the trolly wagons as illustrated in Figures 1, to 3, to and from a lorry or
like vehicle.
Referring to these drawings:-
According to our improvements we carry or convey the carcases from the
slaughter house to the market or shop on the trolly wagons or vehicles shown in
Figures 1 to 3 which are placed on lorries or like vehicles, that will carry a
number of these at a time. These vehicles would preferably be formed of malle-
able iron frame castings A, with curved sides A¹, to which the spars A2, are
secured to form a trough shape, and have sliding or hinged spar doors B, at the
ends, and wheels C mounted on axles carried by the frames A, and overhung
bracket housings C₁, at each side of the centre, and single wheels at the ends.
These single wheels c would be mounted in frames & having ball castors or bear-
ings so as to be able to swivel or turn easily in semi-spherical covers or housings,
and all the wheels would preferably have rubber tyres. The side frames of the
vehicles would preferably be formed of wooden spars A2, at spaced distances
apart or it may be of galvanized sheet iron.
The carcases on these vehicles would be conveyed on to and from the lorries
by the hand barrows D shown in Figures 4 to 6, fitted with side wheels C, at the
centre and with castors d on the legs D', at the ends, and hooks E, would be
fitted on the ends of these barrows D, for gripping on to eyes or fastenings on
the lorries and hinged ends B, would be fitted to rest over these hooks E, when
folded down, and be retained by a spring catch E¹, when in their vertical position.
A sparred or grated plate F, would be fitted at each end of barrow to allow any
blood from carcase to pass through.
The trolly waggons A, may be fitted with four rings A³, and be slung by a chain
and crane on to lorry instead of being conveyed on barrow D.
The lorries would be covered with tarpaulins passing over suitable supports
to keep them above the carcases in the portable vehicles, and cover them from
sight and dust.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:-
First. The system or method of conveying the carcases of cattle while still
warm, from the slaughter houses to the meat markets or shops and appliances
therefor substantially as herein set forth.