A Now or Improved Transport Cart, especially applicable for Military Purposes.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1899-Accepted, 19th Aug., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Now or Improved Transport Cart, especially applicable for
Military Purposes.
I, FREDERICK HENRY ADDIS, of Mhow, Central India, British India, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct a transport cart suitable for mule
or other haulage, in such a manner that it may be readily dismantled into as few
parts as is consistent with easy handling and packing into railway waggons;
whilst at the same time one or more of the spokes of the wheels of the cart may
be readily removed and replaced in case of damage without interfering with the
rest of the wheel, and the hauling power exerted by the animals is communicated
direct to the axle of the cart thus saving unnecessary weight and straining.
According to my invention, I construct the cart of two side pieces, the flooring,
the axle with floor support, two body clamps, the wheels and the shaft,
all in separate and distinct parts.
The cart is assembled by first bolting the sides onto the axle, the flooring is
laid between them, and the two body clamps are bolted on and keep the frame-
work together. The shaft which is bifurcated at the rear end, is then bolted to
the axle and frame.
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The tyres of the wheels are formed of T iron, and the spokes, which abut onto
it, are screwed at the other end and fit into sockets on the nave, upon which they
are kept tight by nuts. The faces of these nuts are all turned square with the
axle, and a band hinged round upon the nave, lies between the two circles of spoke
nuts and prevents them from slackening. By removing this band any spoke
may be taken out of the wheel without interfering with the others.
A New or improved Transport Cart, especiany applicatio
Military Purposes.
I, FREDERICK HENRY ADDIS, of Mhow, Central India, British India, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same
is to be. performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:---

page_text: or other haulage, in such a manner that it may be readily dismantled into as
few parts as is consistent with easy handling and packing into railway waggons;
whilst at the same time one or more of the spokes of the wheels of the cart may
be readily removed and replaced in case of damage without interfering with the
rest of the wheel, and the hauling power exerted by the animals is communicated
direct to the axle of the cart, thus saving unnecessary weight and straining.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which similar letters
refer to like parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a cart constructed according to my invention,
and Figures 2 and 3 are respectively a plan and an end elevation of the same.
Figures 4 and 5 are detail views shewing the construction of the wheels.
According to my invention, A is the axle of the cart having an angle iron body
support B rivetted or otherwise firmly secured to the same, and C, C are the
wheels, the construction of which latter will be hereafter described. D are the
side frames, the upper portions of which are formed of iron, and the lower
portions of the said side frames D are constructed of a web D¹ having a deep
surrounding flange D. The floor E is built up in one piece from angle and
Tiron, and two embracing clamps F constructed of channel iron are employed
for the purpose of holding the sides and floor together when required. G is a
shaft or draw bar having a bifurcated end G¹ for bolting to the axle A, and a
bolt G2 is employed for clamping the shaft G to the front portion of the floor and
to the clamp F. The front of the shaft G carries a cross bar H for harnessing
the animals to, and lugs K are provided on the side frames D for the attachment
of the traces.
The parts above described are of a size and form suitable for storage in a rail-
way or other van, and when it is required to build them up so as to form a cart,
the side frames D are first bolted to the axle A and to the body support B, and
the flooring E having been placed in position, the two embracing clamps F are
applied and bolted in position, the ends of the side frames D) and the floor E being
received within the channel of the said clamps F and thus firmly securing the
sides and floor together. The bifurcated end G₁ of the shaft G is then bolted
to the axle A and the main shaft G is attached to the body by means of the bolt G³,
and the wheels C having been placed on the axle the cart is ready for use.
Referring particularly to Figures 4 and 5, the tyres of the wheels C are formed
of iron, and the spokes L are formed with screw threads on their inner ends
and with forks or grips at their outer ends. M are nuts which are carried on
the screwed portions of the spokes, and Ni is a hinged band which may be made to
embrace the nave P when desired. In building up a wheel from the parts above
described, the screwed ends of the spokes are inserted in corresponding recesses
in the nave P, and the forked ends of the said spokes are made to embrace the
interior flange of the tyre. The tightness of each spoke can then be adjusted by
means of the nuts M, and when the nuts are all turned to the same angle, the
hinged band N is applied to the nave P and the said nuts M are all locked in
position. Should a spoke become broken, it is not necessary to dismantle the
entire wheel, as by opening the band N the damaged spoke can be removed and a
new one can be placed in position with the utmost facility.
It will be seen that the framework and general parts of the cart are made up
of material easily procurable in outlying parts of different countries, so that
repairs can be effected with greater facility than is generally the case at present.
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 axle A having the support B rivetted to the same, in combination with
the side frames D, floor E and embracing clamps F, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth

page_text: 2. The shaft G having a bifurcated end G¹ and the bolt G2, substantially as
and for the purposes set forth.
3. The combination of the axle A, support B, wheels C, side frames D, floor E,
embracing clamps F, shaft G, and cross bar H, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
4. The wheels C made up of T-iron tyres, spokes L, nuts M, hinged band N,
and nave P, substantially as and for the purposes set forth.
5. The general arrangement, construction, and combination of the various parts
forming the transport cart, substantially as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.
Dated thin 10th day of T..1.. 1000
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.