Improvements in Scavenger Carts or other Vehicles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Nov., 1889-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Scavenger Carts or other Vehicles.
We, ALBERT HENRY HAYES, and JOHN EDEY HAYES, both of 199-201 City Road,
in the County of Middlesex, Carriage builders, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in scavenger carts, and consists in improve
ments in construction rendering the said cart a covered one, to prevent spilling of
liquid slop or dust and preventing the latter from being blown about by the wind, and
further the adaptation of side and end boards increasing the carrying capacity of the
cart for light dust, as and when desired, without interfering with the action and
protection of the mechanical cover.
To carry our invention into effect we construct the cart as follows:-
The body of the cart is constructed in the usual way to be watertight, so as to carry
liquid slop from the roads, the door being also fitted watertight in any suitable
manner. Above the centre of the cart at a convenient height, is a longitudinal bar
upon which are hinged covering flaps, conveniently of thin sheet metal, but of other
material if desired. Each side flap is divided into two or more parts, which may be
opened at the most convenient part for filling the cart, leaving the remainder of the
area protected. The said covering flaps, when opened, may be pushed back till they
stand upright on the middle covering bar, and are checked in suitable position by a
chain or other stop. When closed down they make a sufficiently close contact around
the body of the cart to prevent spilling of the contents.
To increase the capacity of the cart for carrying dust, we provide additional boards
for the sides and end which may be attached to the cart in either of the following
ways: The boards may be provided with iron pintles which fit into suitable sockets
in the sides and back of the cart, the front being built up solid of sufficient height to
close up to the crown of the covering.
Or we may attach these side heightening boards by hinges to the sides of the cart,
and when not required to vertically heighten the cart, they may be allowed to fall
inwards into about a horizontal position, and thus act as baffles to check the swinging
and splashing over of liquid contents.
The centre board on which the covering flaps are hinged is of sufficient height to
permit the flaps to conveniently rest upon the top of the additional side boards so as
still to make a joint thereon for protecting the contents from wind or spilling, as
efficaciously as when the heightening boards are removed, without interfering with
the action and attachment of the said covering flaps.
When the contents are to be discharged the door on tipping is automatically opened
so as not to necessitate any interference with the fixed cover.
Dat this 08th dow of February 1889
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Scavenger Carts or other Vehicles.
We, ALBERT HENRY HAYES, and JOHN EDEY HAYES both of 199-201 City Road,
in the County of Middlesex, Carriage builders, do hereby declare the nature of our
invention to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Our invention relates to improvements in scavenger carts, and consists in improve-
ments in construction, rendering the said cart a covered one, to prevent spilling of

page_text: liquid slop or dust and preventing the latter being blown about by the wind, and
further the adaptation of the side and end boards increasing the carrying capacity of
the cart for light dust, as and when desired without interfering with the action of the
mechanical cover.
In order that our invention may be the better understood we now proceed to
describe the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed reference being had to
the letters and figures marked thereon.
Like letters refer to like parts in the various figures.
Fig. I. is a view of my improved cart with the additional side boards in place.
Fig. II. is a view with the side boards removed. Fig. III is a view of the fastening
device for the back board.
further the adaptation of the side and end boards increasing the carrying capacity of
the cart for light dust, as and when desired without interfering with the action of the
mechanical cover.
In order that our invention may be the better understood we now proceed to
describe the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed reference being had to
the letters and figures marked thereon.
Like letters refer to like parts in the various figures.
Fig. I. is a view of my improved cart with the additional side boards in place.
Fig. II. is a view with the side boards removed. Fig. III is a view of the fastening
device for the back board.
A. is the longitudinal bar or bearer to which the lids are hinged.
B, B are the hinged lids.
C. C. the angle iron stiffeners on the lids.
D. is a chain for supporting the lids B B in their open position.
E E are the side boards.
F is a releasing device for the back door of the cart.
To carry our invention into effect we construct the cart as follows:-
The body of the cart is constructed in the usual way to be watertight, so as to carry
liquid slop from the roads, the door at the back being also fitted to the body of the cart
with a watertight joint in any suitable manner. Above the centre of the cart at a
convenient height, is a longitudinal bar upon which are hinged covering flaps, con-
veniently made of thin sheet metal preferably stiffened by angle irons or other
equivalent material but the flaps may be of any other material such as wood if
desired.
Each side flap is divided into two or more parts, which may be opened at the most
convenient part for filling the cart, leaving the remainder of the area protected. The
said covering flaps, when opened may be pushed back till they stand upright on the
middle covering bar and are retained in any suitable position by a chain or other
equivalent method of retaining them. When closed down they make a sufficiently
close contact around the body of the cart to prevent spilling of the contents.
To increase the capacity of the cart for carrying dust, we provide additional
boards for the sides and end which may be attached to the cart in either of the
followings ways :-
The boards may be provided with iron pintles which fit into suitable sockets in the
sides and back of the cart, the front being built up solid of sufficient height to close
up to the crown of the covering.
Or, we may attach these side heightening boards by hinges to the sides of the cart,
and when not required to vertically heighten the cart, they may be allowed to fall
inwards into about a horizontal position, and thus act as baffles to check the swinging
and splashing over of liquid contents.
The centre board on which the covering flaps are hinged is of sufficient height to
permit the flaps to conveniently rest upon the top of the additional side boards so as
still to make a joint thereon for protecting the contents from wind or spilling, as
efficaciously as when the heightening boards are removed, without interfering with
the action and attachment of the said covering flaps.
When the contents are to be discharged, the fastening devices on the door are
simultaneously released on tipping in such a manner as not to necessitate any inter-
ference with the fixed cover, as shown in Fig. III.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. The combination with an ordinary cart of a supporting beam fitted with
hinged flaps, the edges of the flaps resting upon the side of the cart or upon suitable
heightening boards, substantially as described.

page_text: 2nd. In such a covered cart the combination of covers with a supporting beam
carried upon the front and back board of the cart, the said covers being hinged to the
said supporting beam, substantially as described.
3rd. The arrangement and construction of a covered cart, substantially as and for
the purposes described.
Dated this 28th day of November 1889.
FELL & WILDING,
1, Queen Victoria Street, E.C., Agents for the Applicants.