An Improved Transport Cart for Military, Colonial, Mining, Railway, and other Purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 31st Oct., 1894-Accepted, 1st Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Transport Cart for Military, Colonial, Mining, Railway,
and other Purposes.
We MARTIN MARTIN, Major Royal Engineers, of Bailey's Hotel, Gloucester
Road, London, in the County of Middlesex, and WILLIAM ROBERT HARRISON,
M.I.M.E. of the Newington Ironworks, Hull in the County of York, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of our invention is to make transport carts of simple construction,
without bolts, so as to be easily and readily put together or taken apart, pack into
small compass, dispensing with springs between axle and frame, and having double
clamping drag or brake.
The weight of the cart is below the axle, so making it almost impossible to upset,
constructing the hoppers or panniers which can be used for drinking troughs, ovens,
pontoons, box gabions for packing ammunition and the like without danger of
shifting when on steep or rough ground, and for general handiness, having the
greater strength lightness and durability required for the transport service, than
the present construction.
In carrying out our said improvements we make the main framing of the cart to
consist of two longitudinal channels of preferably mild steel, coupled together at
the front end with a transverse channel of preferably mild steel, and at the back
with angle iron.
The axle is of the usual shape excepting that at the part immediately behind the
collars it is taper shaped instead of square, so as to fit into dovetailed pockets, and
is self-locking by pressure, instead of requiring bolts and nuts for attaching.
The box of the cart consists mainly of two sheet steel hoppers or panniers, one
at the front, and one at the back of the axle, these hoppers being entirely portable
and simply dropping into the main frame of the cart, and being taper shaped, they
naturally tighten themselves into the channel framing by means of their own weight,
and that of the goods put into them, and thus bring the carrying capacity of the
cart very close to the ground, without the objectionable features of a cranked axle,
and owing to their being loose in the framing, they would simply lift up when
striking a boulder on passing over very rough ground.
The upper part of the cart body has preferably sheet steel sides, or if preferred
open lattice work.
These sides are equally portable being simply carried by four iron standards with
taper pins at their lower extremities.
The wheels are entirely constructed of iron or steel (as may be preferred) the
spokes being well rivetted together to the tyres and having the central nave or hubs
cast upon them, the taper hole in nave being chilled, so as to be practically
unwearable, and bell mounted at the back end to form a grease box.
The pole of the cart is of preferably tubular iron, and has a taper socket at its
back end, with a taper sleeve or coupling box, so dispensing with any bolt or nut
attachment.
The harness is of the usual curricle bar type.
The brake arrangement consists preferably of a J shaped clamping drag, and is
applicable to both of the wheels, but when not in use is kept out of position by a
light chain attached to cart.
When required for the transport of troops, instead of goods, we place a seat over
the axle, with a spring underneath, and a footboard at the bottom of the front and
back hopper, also with spring underneath, for two men to sit in front, and two

page_text: behind, with their feet in the hoppers, which are made taper for carrying heavy
goods and preventing the possibility of such shifting when passing up or down
inclines or over rough ground.
Dated this Thirty-first day of January 1894.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: thus bringing the carrying capacity of the cart very close to the ground, without
the objectionable features of a cranked axle, and owing to their being loose in the
framing, they would simply lift up when striking a boulder or passing over very
rough roads.
The upper of the cart body has preferably sheet steel sides, or if preferred open
lattice work H.
These sides are equally portable, being simply carried by four iron standards J
with taper pins at their lower extremities.
The wheels are entirely of iron or steel (as may be preferred), the spokes being
well rivetted together to the tyres, and having the central nave or hub K cast upon
them, the taper hole in the nave being chilled, so as to be practically unwearable,
and hell L mounted at the back end to form a grease box.
The pole M of the cart is of preferably tubular iron, and has a dovetailed or
taper socket at its back end, with a taper sleeve or coupling box N see Figs. 4, 4ª,
and 5, so dispensing with any bolt or nut attachment.
For securing the harness attachments, we employ two semicircular clips M' see
Fig. 6, which fit upon the top end of the pole M, such clips have bosses M², through
which and the pole M, passes a suitable bolt or pin M³, a cotter M securing the
same firmly in position.
The harness is of the usual "curricle" bar type.
The brake arrangement consists preferably of a J shaped clamping drag 0,
pivotted to the side of the cart frame, and is applicable to both of the wheels, but
when not in use is kept out of contact by a light chain P attached to the cart.
When required for the transport of troops instead of goods, we place a seat Q see
Fig. 7 over the axle, with a spring R underneath, and a foot-board S see Fig. 8 at
the bottom of the front and back hopper, also with spring T underneath, for two
men to sit in front and two behind, with their feet in the hoppers which are made
taper for carrying heavy goods, thus preventing the possibility of such goods
shifting when passing up or down inclines or rough ground.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Transport carts consisting of a framework arranged and constructed with the
main weight or body below the axle, substantially as and for the purposes shown
and described.
2. In transport carts, constructing the body thereof of two panniers G G, made
taper and wedging into the framework of cart, substantially as and for the purposes
shown and described.
3. In transport carts, the framework with channels A and B, and angle iron C,
axle D, self-locking and tapered to fit into pockets or brackets E, (see Fig. 3)
metal hoppers or panniers G G, with upper lattice sides H, secured by standards J
and their pins, with pole or shaft M, having taper sleeve N and clamping drag O,
as and for the purposes substantially as shown and described.
4. Dispensing with bolts by making the pole joints, and axle bearings taper, and
securing them with sleeves and cotters, substantially as shown at Figs. 3, 4, 44, 5
and 6.
Dated this Thirtieth dex of October 1901
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicants.