Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Mar., 1897-Accepted, 19th June, 1897
I, JOSEPH HODGES of Syelane House, Marlpool near Derby, Colliery Manager,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved scotch or stop for trams or tubs for use in
collieries, back yards, quarries, and top or bottom of self acting inclines, and more
especially where the cage goes into a sump to prevent the tubs or trams from going
into the sump before the cage reaches the bottom which would cause serious delay
in winding besides breakages, and has for its object to provide an arrangement
by which a number of trams or tubs may be held in position and released when
desired.
In carrying out my invention I propose to employ a strong bar or wedge which
is adapted to project a suitable height from the centre of the road and also to
extend some distance below the road into a recess the lower part being for
preference of greater thickness and serving as a balance weight. This bar or arm
is pivoted at about the level of the road so that it can be turned down to release
the tubs or trams. The arm is held in locking position by means of a wedge
connected to a lever placed at the side of the track or road, this lever being worked
by hand.
The whole arrangement is carried by means of a large T shaped wooden frame
on which the rails are placed, the two arms of the frame being each formed of
two baulks 7" square with a space between them. The cross arm of the T shaped'
frame is placed below the road and serves to carry the arm or stop, the o.her part
carrying a bearing for the lever. When the stop is locked by means of the wedge
a number of trams or tubs can be held and prevented from running on the road.
To instantly release them all that is required is to move the handle withdrawing
the wedge and allowing the stop or arm to drop.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1896.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
A New or Improved Scotch or Stop for Colliery and other Cars.
I, JOSEPH HODGES of Syelane House Marlpool, near Derby, Colliery Manager,
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 :-
This invention relates to an improved scotch or stop for trams or tubs for use
in collieries, brick yards, quarries, and top or bottom of self acting inclines and
the like, and more especially where the cage goes into a sump to prevent the tubs
or trams from going into the sump before the cage reaches the bottom which would
cause serious delay in winding besides breakages.

page_text: In carrying out my invention I propose to employ a strong bar or wedge which
is adapted to project a suitable height from the centre of the track or road and
also to extend some distance below the track or road into a recess, the lower part
being for preference of greater thickness, and serving as a balance weight. This
bar or arm is pivoted at about the level of the track, so that it can be turned down
to release the tubs or trams. The arm is held in locking position by means of a
wedge connected to a lever placed at the side of the road or rails, this lever being
worked by hand.
The whole arrangement is carried by means of a large. T shaped wooden frame
on which the rails can rest the two arms of the frame being each formed of two
baulks with a space between them. The cross arm of the T shaped frame is
placed below the road and serves to carry the arm or stop, the other part carrying
a bearing for the lever. When the stop is locked by means of the wedge, a number
of tubs or trams can be held and prevented from running on the road. To instantly
release them, all that is required is to move the handle, withdrawing the wedge and
allowing the stop or arm to drop.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a plan of my improved
apparatus, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section.
A is the T shaped frame formed from baulks of suitable thickness, so that
both the stem and the cross pieces form rectangular frames. The stop B
consists of a strong bar thicker at its lower end and pivoted at 6 the
thicker and heavier parts causing the stop to hang vertically when free. The
stop is locked through the wedge or bolt C connected to the link c placed at
the lower part of the frame, and within the stem. This link which may be made
in more than one section is connected to the lower end of the lever D placed at the
other end of the frame and pivoted at d to a suitable bearing. On pulling this lever
the stop is released so that it can release the trucks.
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. An improved scotch or stop for colliery and other cars, consisting of a frame
to which a stop is pivoted, a link connected to the said stop, and a lever for
operating the same, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
2. An improved scotch or stop for colliery and other cars, consisting of a T shaped
frame a pivoted stop carried by the said frame having its lower part made thicker
or heavier, a bolt securing the stop at its lower end, and a lever fitted to the stem
of the frame, operating substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
3. The improved scotch or stop for colliery and other cars, constructed and
operating substantially as described and shown and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.