IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR SWEEPING AND REMOVING REFUSE FROM STREETS AND OTHER PLACES
Year: 1885

page_text: from Streets and other Places.
I, HENRY WHILEY, of Trafford Bank House, Old Trafford, Manchester; Sanitary
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS FOR SWEEPING AND REMOVING REFUSE FROM STREETS AND OTHER
PLACES," to be as follows:-
The object of the improvements is to construct a refuse cart or machine sweeper
in such manner that the same shall be capable of intermittently or continuously
collecting as well as sweeping during its progress over the area of ground to be
operated upon; and consists of a combination of the mechanical sweeper at present
in use with a supplemental sweeper for final collection purposes, and with an
elevator for lifting the refuse into the dust cart or receptacle attached.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I affix to the ordinary road
sweeper, or to one slightly modified for the purpose, a chain of brushes (by pre-
ference continuous) at one side and somewhat to the rear of the sweeper, which is
capable of being driven when required by means of suitable gearing. And combined
therewith is an elevator formed in the ordinary way, with buckets or receptacles and
an endless band or chain, either placed in an inclined position or vertically. As this
affixed portion of the apparatus is capable of being taken in and out of gear, or
otherwise prevented at will from operating, the following process becomes practi-
cable. The ordinary large sweeper is operated until the refuse is brought in a line
either at one or both sides or other portion of the road, when the collecting sweeper
may be put into operation, and the main sweeper disconnected or lifted. This same
main sweeper I employ for sweeping out the gutters or channels, by allowing the
brush to be so mounted that it projects beyond the outside of the wheel on the
operating side to such an extent as will enable the corner or outer edge of the
brush to extend into such gutter or channel.
By this means the operation of collecting may be left until the refuse has been
gathered to the side or other part of the road or street, or by allowing both the
ordinary and supplemental sweepers to be in gear together the two operations
may be continuous.
The apparatus is provided with the requisite mechanisms for gearing up and
driving the various parts, and for taking the same in and out of gear, and also with
the necessary shoots or guides for the delivery of the refuse both from the brushes
to the elevator, and from the buckets-when necessary-to the receptacle or cart
body.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester.

page_text: from Streets and other Places.
I, HENRY WHILEY, of Trafford Bank House, Old Trafford, Manchester; Sanitary
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
APPARATUS FOR SWEEPING AND REMOVING REFUSE FROM STREETS AND OTHER
PLACES," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of the improvements is to construct a refuse cart or machine sweeper
in such manner that the same shall be capable of intermittently, or continuously
collecting as well as sweeping during its progress over the area of ground to be
operated upon; and consists of a combination of the mechanical sweeper at present
in use with a supplemental sweeper for final collection purposes, and with an
elevator for lifting the refuse into the dust cart or receptacle attached.
To accomplish this and to effect my improvements, I affix to the ordinary road
sweeper, or to one slightly modified for the purpose, a chain of brushes (by pre-
ference coutinuous) at one side and somewhat to the rear of the sweeper, capable
of being driven when required by means of suitable gearing. And combined there-
with is an elevator formed in the ordinary way, with buckets or receptacles and an
endless band or chain, either placed in an inclined position or vertically. As this
affixed portion of the apparatus is capable of being taken in and out of gear, or
otherwise prevented at will from operating, the following process becomes practi-
cable. The ordinary large sweeper is operated until the refuse is brought in a line
either at one or both sides or other portion of the road, when the collecting sweeper
may be put into operation, and the main sweeper disconnected or lifted. This same
main sweeper I employ for sweeping out the gutters or channels, by allowing the
brush to be so mounted that it projects beyond the outside of the wheel on the
operating side to such an extent as will enable the corner or outer edge of the
brush to extend into such gutter or channel.
By this means the operation of collecting may be left until the refuse has been
gathered to the side or other part of the road or street; or by allowing both the
ordinary and supplemental sweepers to be in gear together the two operations may
be continuous.
The apparatus is provided with the requisite mechanism for gearing up and
driving the various parts, and for taking the same in and out of gear, and also with
the necessary shoots or guides for the delivery of the refuse both from the brushes
to the elevator, and from the buckets-when necessary-to the receptacle or cart
body.
But that the improvements may be better understood I will by the aid of the
accompanying drawings proceed more fully to describe means employed by me.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig 1 ránresents a plan view: Fig. 2. a side elevation, and Fig. 3. a back or end

page_text: a, a, is the body of the refuse cart or receptacle; b, b, is the revolving brush of
an ordinary road sweeper, as is well understood, and which is capable of being
raised from, or lowered to the ground so as to be in or out of sweeping action at
will, by means of the lever c, c, the chains d, d, the levers and shaft d', d, and d², d²,
the link e, e, and the locking hand lever f, f. The chain or band of brushes g, g,
runs upon pulleys h, h, carried by the frame j, j, fulcrumed at k, and is capable of
being raised from or lowered to the ground so as to be in or out of sweeping action
at will by means of the chains or links , l, the levers m, m, the link or rod n, n,
and the hand locking lever o, o.
The counter balancing weights p, p, and q, q, are provided to assist in these
operations. r, r, is the shoot and 8, 8, the travelling buckets forming the elevator.
By these means the large road sweeper b, b, after having swept the refuse to the
side or other portion of a road, may be lifted out of action, and the side chain or
band of brushes may be lowered into action, when the refuse will be drawn into
the shoot, and into the revolving buckets of the elevator which will, in turning
over, deposit their contents into the upper shoot t, t, which conducts the same into
the body or receptacle a, a.
Motion is given to the sweeper b, b, in the usual or any other convenient manner
by means of angular geared wheels and chain or band driving, and motion is given
to the revolving chain or band of brushes g, g, and to the travelling buckets or
elevator 8, 8, in a similar manner by means of chain or band driving from the main
shaft or axle of the vehicle.
Variations in detail, such as the form of the various parts and the method of
communicating motion thereto, may be made without departing from the peculiar
character of the invention.
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
1st The combination with the ordinary or modified form of road sweeper, of a
chain or band of brushes for the collecting of refuse, together with an elevator and
the requisite guides or shoots whereby the intermittent sweeping action of the two
operations may be performed at will substantially as shewn and described.
2nd The modified form of ordinary road sweeper wherein the revolving brush is
so mounted that a portion thereof projects beyond the outside of the wheel of the
vehicle whether used in combination with collecting brushes and elevator or not,
for the purpose substantially as described.
Dated 100d dev
100.
WILLIAM GADD, C.E.,
64, Barton Arcade, Manchester,
Agent.