Year: 1890

page_text: ate of Application, 26th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 21st June, 1890
Fig. 5 is an enlarged detail, showing the manner of hinging the wagon body.
Fig. 6 is an enlarged perspective detail of the mechanisin for locking the box in
position.
Fig. 7 shows a portion of the tail board exhibiting the locking end of the locking
rod.
and
Fig. 8 is a perspective view of the lower part of the bar or strap on the tail board
Fig. 9 is a perspective view of the locking rod.
The truck, figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, mounted on the axles A and wheels a, consists of the
frame al a, cross piece a", bolsters A' and platform A¹. The frame is held together
longitudinally by two truss rods A¹¹, placed near the side pieces a¹¹ and passing
through the end pieces a¹ and under, (so as to support) the cross piece all. Two
other truss rods A", are placed transversely, passing through the side pieces all, close
to the cross piece a¹ and supporting a plate as having hooked ends, which is secured
to the bottom of said cross piece, all said truss rods being threaded at the ends and
secured by nuts and washers. The side pieces all and cross piece all support the
platform A', the upper surface of which is provided with a metallic centre plate a³
and a metallic circular way a A perforation a (figs. 3 and 4) through the plate
as, platform A', cross piece a¹¹¹ and carrier plate a, is provided for the insertion of a
king bolt.
B, figs. 1, 2 and 5, is a heavy timber beam carried longitudinally upon the centre
of the truck and connected therewith pivotally by the king bolt b. It issomewh at
longer than the wagon box and its ends are heavily shod with iron to form bumpers B',
which are also provided with the means of coupling, such as a hook and lin kb
The bottom is provided with bearing plates 6 adapted to travel on the circular
Pin I

page_text: way a when being swung. Said beam rests also on the two bolsters A', which have their
upper surface bevelled off toward each end and one of which bolsters is provided with
a locking device, shown in fig. 6, for holding said beam in position. It consists of a
plate C sunk in the upper surface of one of said bolsters A and provided with two
notches c. To the side of said bolster is journalled a latch C having two arms adapted
to embrace the beam B when turned up and fit in the notches c', one arm being
provided with a handle c.
The beam B is further provided with a strong, laterally projecting, iron frame,
consisting of a wide bar D passing under and over the said beam (figs. 1 and 2) and
forming the horizontal extension d, connected by the strip D, and adapted to engage
the spring catch on the wagon box, the lower horizontal part (through which the
king bolt passes) being adapted to travel on the centre plate a and the circular
way a. Said frame is also braced longitudinally by the triangular brace D" secured
at its apex to the connecting piece D' and having its ends secured to the beam B and
forming hinge loops on the reverse face of said beam, as shown in fig. 5.
The box or body of the wagon is framed upon a central sill E, which lies upon the
beam B and is hinged thereto by the hinge straps 1, a rod D passing through
them and the hinge eye d¹¹, which are secured to the beam. The box consists of the
frame E E, framed upon the sill E, the front and sides e¹ e¹¹ and bottom E. The
pieces E El are strongly connected by angle plates e at the front, and by knee irons
e at the gate end, the latter passing underneath and up the sides ell to stiffen the
latter at the gate end. At the front side is secured a strap E projecting below
the frame E, and formed into a spring catch e adapted to engage the end of the
horizontal extension of the frame D. E is the tail board or end gate (figs. 1, 2
and 7). The ends of said board project slightly past the sides e, against the ends of
which said tail board fits. To each of said projecting ends is firmly secured, by
staples e or otherwise, the vertical timb or base of a triangular frame (or plate) F
which has at its upper corner an eye ƒ and, projecting along the side e", has the angle
or apex f pivoted to said side, said pivotal support f being below the eye f. A cord
G (or equivalent) is secured to the eye fand passes along the side over a pulley g
secured near the top of said side (and higher than the pivotal point f¹) and over
another pulley g' near the bottom, and thence is secured to the end of a bracket H
which is secured to the side (front) of the beam B.
When the box is tilted or tipped, the ends of the cords G are held by the brackets H,
and as the box recedes from its support on that side of the beam on which the brackets
are placed, the triangular frames are turned on their pivots (as shown in fig. 1 and
in dotted lines in fig. 2) and the tail board is raised. On replacing the box normally
the tail board drops into position again by its own weight, causing the frames F to
turn on their pivots.
To prevent the giving way of the tail board accidentally and to take off the strain
by the load in the centre, the following locking arrangement is used. A rod I, fig. 9,
passes through the strap E, the frame E¹, under the bottom E and through a
slot e in the strap E³, (figs. 7 and 8) secured to the centre of said tail board. The
tail ond of said rod, close to the face of the strap E', is given a short turn, adapted
to engage and hold said strap E' and the front end is also bent close to the strap E
to form it into a crank handle i. Fig. 1 shows the rod of course so that the tail board
is unlocked and figs. 7 and 9 show it in the position when locked, the handle i
being turned sideways, and held in that position by a notched bracket which is
secured to the frame E, the dotted lines in said figures showing the position in which
it is when unlocked, and when the tail crank is ready to pass in or out of the
slot E³.
It will be seen that this wagon can be tipped sideways or end ways. For the latter
the beam B is unclamped from the bolsters A by turning down the arms of the latch C
and turning the beam, together of course with superimposed box, in the desired
' position. The catch e is now disengaged from the projection d and the box tipped,
the tilting action raising the tail board automatically, as shown in figs. 1 and 2.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination, with the truck frame and the central cross piece a¹¹l, of the
plate a having hooked ends, and the transverse truss rods All connecting the side
frame and bearing under said plate, substantially as set forth.
2. The combination, of the frame a' a" all, the truss rods A" A", the plate a*, the
platform A', plate a, and circular way as having perforation a', substantially as set
forth.
3. In a tip wagon, the combination of the trussed frame a¹ all alla A" A¹¹, plat-
form A having plates as a and perforation a', bolsters A', locking device (C₁ c¹, the
beam B and king bolt b, substantially as set forth.
4. In a tip wagon, the combination of the platform A a³ aº a², beam B, king bolt b,
and the framework D d D' D secured to said beam, substantially as set forth.
5. In a tip wagon, the combination of the beam B, the frame D having the extended
end d, and passing around said beam, connecting piece D' and the brace D", sub-
stantially as set forth.
6. In a tip wagon, the combination of the beam B, framio D d D¹ D¹ ď¹, sill E, hinge
straps d and rod D, substantially as set forth.
7. In a tip wagon, the combination of the beam B, frame D d D¹ D" ", sill E,
binge straps, hinge rod D, frame E¹ E", sides e¹ ell strap E, catch e, sub-
stantially as set forth.
8. In a tip wagon, the combination of the beam B, the sill E hinged to said beam,
the frame E E" secured to said sill, the sides e¹ el secured to said frame, the tail
board E, triangular frames F pivoted to the sides ell and secured to the tail board,
cords G having one end secured to the upper corner of said frames and the other to
the fixed brackets and passing over guide pulleys, pulleys g secured to the sides and
guiding said ropes and the brackets H secured to the beam B, substantially as set
forth.
9. In a tip wagon the combination of the frame E¹ E", sides e¹, tail board E,
strap Es having slot es, the rod I passing through the frame E' and the slot e³ in the
strap E and having cranked ends i and i, and the notched bracket ¿¹¹, substantially
as set forth.
Dated thia Sixth day of March 1890
JAMES W. ALFRED.
Per A. Harvey,
His Attorney.