Improvements in Tip-carts.
Year: 1896

page_text: DIONAL
Improvements in Tip-carts.
We, THOMAS ROWAN and HUGH ROWAN, both of Sandyford, Monkton,
Ayrshire, Joiners, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to tip-carts and especially to the ordinary tip-cart in use
for farm work.
At present it is usual to fit the shafts of the tip-cart to the body of the cart by
means of a tip rod and fastened by means of a "locker." The arrangement is
fastened to the axle by means of bolsters and cannon pins. With this arrange-
ment the shafts drag the body of the cart and the cart in its turn drags the
wheels and as a consequence the continual straining and pulling of the horse at
the shafts very soon wears away the tip rod and as a result the body of the cart
becomes slack and jolts on the tip rod.
In our invention the construction is exactly opposite to the above as the shafts
are fixed direct to the wheel axle so that the horse exerts its pull straight on to
the axle instead of on to the body of the cart and through it to the axle. As the
weight of the body of the cart always bears direct on to the shafts and these
latter on to the axle it is impossible for the body to jolt.
In our invention we mount the body of the cart upon the shafts which are
divided at a point above or near to the axle and jointed together by means of
hinge joints. One leaf of each hinge supports the back part of each shaft and
also the back part of the body of the cart whilst the other leaf of each hinge is
secured to the front part of each shaft and also by means of bolts or equivalent to
the axle. The front part of the body of the cart is merely connected to the front
part of the shafts by means of locking plates and bolts or pins. The locking
plates are preferably flat pieces of iron with a slot therein which passes over an
eye or staple in the shaft or a similar arrangement.
With this construction when it is desired to tip the cart all that is necessary is
to disengage the locking plate.
The new cart possesses the following advantages. Ease in tilting; strength
combined with solidity. The appliance can be fitted to any axle which is a very
important matter to small farmers.
Dated this 9th day of April 1896
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
Improvements in Tip-carts.
We, THOMAS ROWAN and HUGH ROWAN, both of Sandyford, Monkton,
Ayrshire, Joiners, 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 tip-carts and especially to the ordinary tip-carts in use
for farm work.

page_text: At present it is usual to fit the shafts of the tip-cart to the body of the cart by
means of a tip rod fastened by means of a "locker." The whole arrangement is
fastened to the axle by means of bolsters and cannon pins. With this arrange-
ment the shafts drag the body of the cart and the cart, in its turn, drags the
wheels, and, as a consequence, the continual straining and pulling of the horse at
the shafts very soon wears away the tip rod, and, as a result, the body of the cart
becomes slack and jolts on the tip rod."
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In our invention the construction is exactly opposite to the above as the shafts
are fixed direct to the wheel axle so that the horse exerts its pull straight on to
the axle instead of on to the body of the cart and through it to the axle.
the weight of the body of the cart always bears direct on to the shafts and
these latter on to the axle it is impossible for the body to jolt up and down on
the axle.
And in order that our said invention may be properly understood we have
hereunto appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 is a side view of our improved tip-cart.
Fig. 2 is a part section showing the body of the cart "tipped."
Fig. 3 is an inverted plan of the body of the cart, the wheels being removed.
Fig. 4 is a view of the back of the cart.
Fig. 5 is a side and plan view of one part of the "locker."
Fig. 6 is a side and plan view of the other part of the "locker."
In our invention we mount the body a of the cart upon the shafts c which, as
shown, only extend the length of the axle. The rear ends of the shafts care
rounded as indicated in dotted lines at Figs. 1 and 2. Interposed between the
shafts and the axle bare bolsters or blocks cl as usual. The pins g lock the
shafts to the axle 6' in the usual manner.
Fitted to the cross bars d on the bottom of the body a are two metal straps e
having downward projections e provided with eyes el. A hinge pin f is passed
right through the bolsters c¹ and the eyes el so as to pivotally lock the body of the
cart to the bolsters. When the cart is being tipped the body and projections e
turn or hinge on the pin f as shown at Fig. 2.
The front part of the body a can be connected with the shafts c by means of
locking plates i Fig. 5 and pins / with eyes h¹ in them secured to the shafts c as
shown at Fig. 6. The plates which are rigidly secured to the body a are
provided with slots through which, when the body is locked to the shafts, the
pins h project as indicated in dotted lines at Fig. 5. Locking pins are passed
through the eyes h' to secure the body to the shaits. If desired staples may be
used instead of the eye-pins h.
The form of hinge joint used for connecting the body with the shafts may be of
any other well known and suitable construction besides that shown on the drawings
which is merely given by way of example.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
consider novel and desire to claim is :-
1. A tip-cart in which the shafts are independent of the body and are secured
direct to the wheel axle whilst the body is hinged to the shafts, substantially as
hereinbefore set forth.
2. A tip-cart constructed substantially as herein before described and shown on
the drawings annexed.
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H. D. FITZPATRICK,
70 Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.