provements in Caps for Axle Boxes or Bushes for Waggons, Carts, Carriages or other Road Vehicles.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Caps for Axle Boxes or Bushes for Waggons, Carts,
Carriages or other Road Vehicles.
I, ROBERT WADSWORTH, of the Sanitary Implement Works, Thomas Street,
Halifax, in the County of York, Sanitary Implement Manufacture, &c, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
Thus invention has reference to providing a means for lubricating the axles
of waggons, carts, carriages or any kind of load vehicles, which will save the
necessity and trouble of unsciewing and taking off the caps from the ends of
the axle boxes on bushes in the naves of the wheels, which has hitherto been
necessary for the purpose of greasing oi lubricating the axles
In caying out my improvements I form a small projection on the end of the
cap, which may be, exactly in other respects, of the shape or pattein as is now
commonly used on the various kinds of cart and camage axles and arms, the
projection being so formed as will admit of a hole being bored and a sciew
inserted in an oblique position, or if prefered in line with the cap end so that
by removing the sciew and inseiting in the hole a small funnel, oil can be fed
into the cap, or an ordinary "oil can," such as 18 used for lubricating machinery,
may be used to recharge the caps with oil
I am aware that a screw has been placed in the ends of caps of cart and
carriage axles previously, but the same have been at 1ght angle with the ends
of the caps and it has always been a very difhoult matter to get oil in.
Dated the 31st day of October 1899.
Improvements in Caps for Axle Eoxes or Bushes for Waggons, Carts,
Carriages or other Road Vehicles.
1, ROBERT WADSWORTH, of the Sanitary Implement Works, Thomas Street,
Halifax, in the County of York, Sanitary Implement Manufacturer, &c, 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
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This invention has reference to providing a means for lubricating the axles
of waggons, carts, callages or any kind of load vehicles, which will save the
necessity and trouble of unscrewing and taking off the caps from the ends of
the axle boxes on bushes in the naves of the wheels, which has hitherto been
necessary for the purpose of greasing oi lubricating the axles.

page_text: In carrying out my improvements I form a small projection on the end of the
cap, which may be, exactly in other respecte, of the shape or pattern 'as is now
commonly used on the various kinds of cart and carriage axles and arms, the
projection being so formed as will admit of a hole being bored and a sciew
inserted in an oblique position, or if preferred in line with the cap end so that
by removing the sciew and inserting in the hole a small funnel, oil can be fed
into the cap, or an ordinary oil can," such as is used for lubricating machinery,
may be used to recharge the caps with oil
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I am aware that a screw has been placed in the ends of caps of cart and
carriage axles previously, but the same have been at right angle with the ends
of the caps and it has always been a very difficult matter to get oil in.
The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention
Fig 1 represents a cap constructed according to my invention for what are
commonly known as Dabbles axles or axle arms for waggons, vans and carts,
and Fig 2 18 a sectional drawing of the same cap
The letters of reference in
all the figures indicate corresponding parts -A is the projection which I form
on the outer end of the cap through which a hole is bored in an oblique position
and has a screw thread cut in to receive a screw B Foi preventing the oil
from escaping a leather washer C is placed under the head of the screw B
For increasing the capacity of the cap and for reserving a portion of oil at the
cap end of the axle box or bush, I form a chamber or reservoir D by which the
axle arm is kept better lubricated
By cutting a sciew thread on the outside of the inner end E, of this cap as
shown by Fig 3 instead of inside as shown by Figs 1 and 2 the cap 18 specially
suited for what are commonly known as Mail and Collinge axles, for cairiages,
omnibuses, or other load vehicles'
Fig 4 is a sectional diawing of a cap showing the projection A in line with
the cap end and with the screw B also in line with same
Fig 5 represents a plain Diabbles axle cap with the projection A on the
end, and Fig 6 is a sectional drawing of the same cap
Although I have only described the use of a screw for closing up the hole
made in the projection A I would have it understood that I do not confine
myself solely thereto, but I may use a spring lid or plug or any other suitable
means for this purpose.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same 18 to be performed, I declare that what
I claim 18.-
1st Making caps for axles and axle aims of 1oad vehicles generally, with a
projection on the outer end, through which a hole 18 made for the purpose of
lubricating the axle without removing the cap and which can be closed up by
a screw or other suitable means substantially as and for the purpose described
herein and shown by the drawings
2nd Making caps for what are known as Drabbles axles and axle arms with a
"chamber" or reservoir" substantially as and for the purpose described herein
and shown by the drawings.
Dated this 30th day of July 1900.