Improvements in and relating to Ticket, Label, or Invoice Holders for Railway Trucks, Wagons, or other Vehicles or Purposes.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 6th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Ticket, Label, or Invoice Holders
for Railway Trucks, Wagons, or other Vehicles or Purposes.
I, HENRY WILLIAMS of The Railway Appliances Works Cathcart Glasgow
Renfrewshire Mechanical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to and comprises improvements in holders for the easy
securing of address labels invoices and such like articles on railway trucks, wagons
or other vehicles or purposes and which improvements in several of the forms here
submitted will enable a shunter, guard, or other person to insert or withdraw a label
or whatsoever papers or invoices as are usual into or from the holder with his one
hand only, and thus allow him the free use of his other hand for his own personal
protection or carrying his lamp or shunting pole, and consequently confer upon
this class of railway employees a means of personal safety they heretofore did
not enjoy.
The subject and novelty of my invention consist all as follows:-
In the making of my improved label and invoice holder I will construct same
according to one arrangement of my improvements of a segment, cam, or eccentric
form in its end view and rectangular, on its face view fulcrumed hinged or attached
to act radially between two end receiving projections or jaws which jaws will form
part of the face plate and to fall against the curved or other formed surface of the
face plate whick plate will be flat on its back to be easily secured to the side or end
of the wagon or vehicle. Thus by merely raising the segment or cam from its
horizontal or holding position to its releasing position will release any label or
invoice it may be holding; and by merely reversing that movement it will be
assisted by its own over balance in weight to act as a holder or wedge radially
against the front of its face plate.
By an alternate arrangement of my improvements instead of making the
wedging agent or organ as an eccentric, cam, or segment, I will or may arrange it
to work vertically and parallely to its face plate between its two jaws as before
arranged but in these jaws I would arrange a slot in each of a novel shape such as
a crescent, or incline with a catching notch, and on the parallel working or holding
plate or frame of the holder I would arrange a suitable stud or projection at both
ends to work in these crescented or incline slots so that the weight of the lowering
of the working plate or frame itself will by its controlled movements of these
slots & studs make it incline to its face plate and secure any label or invoice there.
By another arrangement of my improvements I will arrange the whole of the
moving or holding part or parts eccentrically of a coiled spring of strong wire the
both ends of the wire are so twisted and received in suitable staples or holders that
its radial action will act eccentrically against the fixed face plate or against the side
or body of the vehicle itself. The one end of this coiled spring arrangement is so
bent, twisted or formed to work with same simultaneously as its operating lever or
handle and this handle may or may not be weighted so as to assist its wedging and
holding movements, or this coiled spring arrangement may or will be so twisted
right and left hand ways to arrange the handle or moving lever, organ, or part to
be about its mid length instead of at either end of the coil as before described.
In all these preceding forms or arrangements of my improvements one hand only
of the operator is necessary to insert or remove a wagon label or invoice the other
hand being reserved for the personal protection of the attendant. By further

page_text: alternate arrangements I will make this wagon label or invoice holder of flat steel
or other spring metal of hoop or rectangular section to act as a blade spring
against the face of the label or invoices to be held. This blade or hoop spring
will or may bend to form a finger loop or place about its mid length and at its one
or both outer ends I. will punch or form a slot about inch long & the width of the
thickness of its securing nails. Thus suppose the blade or hoop is inch wide the
slot at either or both ends will be about 3" wide and through this slot the fixing
nails will be driven sufficiently far into the vehicle, but not too far to hold the blade
The heads of these
spring immovable and to allow of the free working of same.
nails will or may be ordinary "clout " or snap form but flat on their underside or
I will or may make them of a special T form, the latter preferable. Thus by
pulling out laterally this blade spring from the body of the vehicle by the use of
the operators finger will cause the blade to travel shorter longitudinally at the ends
and the slot or slots are for the purpose of allowing the free and easy working of
the blade.
Instead of the blade spring being of rectangular section say of about 1" wide
and of suitable thickness I will or may make same of wire of round or coped
section and form the slot or slots at their end or ends by merely twisting the wire
as a loop to suit or allow of the fixing nails going through, and the longitudinal
travel or movement of the wire holder when being pulled open to receive or release
its label or invoices. To any and all these arrangements I will form a receiving
groove, prongs, or projections either to the lower edge of the fixing plate of the
holder or detached as a cheeked or tapered sideways blade or receiver to receive
the lower edge of the label or invoices and not to retain any moisture.
Dated this 19th day of July 1893.
HENRY WILLIAMS.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Ticket, Label, or Invoice Holders
for Railway Trucks, Wagons, or other Vehicles or Purposes.
I HENRY WILLIAMS of The Railway Appliances Works Cathcart Glasgow
Renfrewshire Mechanical Engineer, 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:—
My invention has reference to and comprises improvements in holders for the
easy securing of address labels, invoices, and such like articles on railway trucks,
wagons or other vehicles, or be used for like purposes; and which improvements in
several of the forms here submitted will enable a shunter, guard, or other person to
insert or withdraw a label or whatsoever papers or invoices as are usual into or
from the holder with his one hand only, and thus allow him the free use of his other
hand for his own personal protection or carrying of his lamp or shunting pole, and
consequently confer upon this class of railway employees a means of personal safety
they heretofore did not enjoy.
The subject and novelty of my invention consist all as follows:-
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing or carrying
the same into effect or practice may be properly understood, I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings in which
Figures 1 and 2 are front and end elevations respectively of a ticket or label
holder as constructed in accordance with one arrangement of my improvements.
Figures 3 and 4 are corresponding views of a modified arrangement in which the
operating organ receives a sliding movement instead of a swivelling or turning action
as in Figures 1 and 2. And
Figure 5 is a detached end view of the hand operating organ shown in Figures 3
and 4.

page_text: Figures 6 and 7 are views corresponding to Figures 3 and 4, but showing a
modified formation of sliding slot or race and
Figure 74 is a detached view showing how the end journals of moving organ may
be housed to fixed frame by a screw stud.
Figure 8 is an elevation showing a spring blade form of label holder as constructed
in accordance with my improvements and secured to the frame or body of a wagon.
Figure 9 shows a detached front view and an end section respectively of the
blade spring holder shown in Figure 8 to illustrate my improved elongated slot and
staple fastener.
Figure 10 is a front view showing the blade spring holder as formed of cope
section or of wire, and
Figure 11 is a transverse view showing the cope section.
Figure 12 is a front view of the blade spring holder, showing an equivalent mode
of obtaining the spring and holding action, and
Figure 13 is a corresponding plan or horizontal section showing the holder as
fixed to the frame of a wagon.
While
Figure 14 shows a view of the securing staple, which may be used with either of
the arrangements of holder shown in Figures 12 and 10.
Referring to these drawings
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In the making of my improved label and invoice holder I will according to one
arrangement of my improvements as shown in Figures 1 and 2 construct same
of a segment, cam, or eccentric form A in its end view and rectangular, on its
face view fulcrumed hinged or attached through eyes at A' to a transverse spindle
or bar B to act radially between two end receiving projections or jaws B¹, B¹ which
jaws will form part of the face plate B2 and to fall against the curved or other
formed surface at B3 of the face plate, and which plate B' will be flat on its back B*
to be easily secured to the side or end of the wagon or vehicle.
Thus by merely depressing the lever or finger projection A² of the segment or
cam A it will be raised from its horizontal or holding position to its releasing
position as shown in dotted lines Figure 2, and it will release any label or invoice
it may be holding and by merely reversing that movement it will be assisted by its
own over balance in weight to act as a holder or wedge radially against the front B³
of its face plate B².
By an alternate arrangement of my improvements instead of making the wedging
agent or organ as an eccentric, cam, or segment as shown in Figures 1 and 2 I will
or may arrange it to work vertically and parallely to its face plate between its two
jaws as before described, but in these jaws B' will as shown in Figures 3 and 4 form
a slot 6 in each of a novel shape such as an incline and on the parallel working or
holding plate or frame A of the holder, I form a suitable end journal or
projection A at both ends to work in these inclined slots b so that the weight of
the lowering of the working plate or frame A itself will by its controlled movements
of these slots and journals make it incline to its face plate B' and secure any label
or invoice there.
In the arrangement shown in Figures 6 and 7 the slot in the jaws B¹ is
formed of a crescent or flat shape at or it may be formed with a notch at that
part, so as to rest and hold the moving organ in that inoperative position when so
desired.
Figure 7 shows how the end journals A³ of holder A may have screw studs A³
fitted at their ends.
In all these preceding forms or arrangements of my improvements Figures 1 to 8
one hand only of the operator is necessary to insert or remove a wagon label or
invoice, the other hand being reserved for the personal protection of the attendant.
By further alternate arrangements I will make this wagon label or invoice holder
of flat steel or other spring metal of hoop or rectangular section to act as a blade
spring against the face of the label or invoices to be held. This blade or hoop
spring a I will or may as shown in Figure 8 bend to form a finger loop a¹ about its
mid length, and at its one or both outer ends I will punch or form an elongated

page_text: slot a² about inch long and the width of the thickness of its securing nails a³.
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Thus suppose the blade or hoop a is inch wide the slot a² at either or both ends
will be about inch wide and through this slot a² the fixing nails a³ will be
screwed or driven sufficiently far into the vehicle, but not too far to hold the blade
spring a immovable, but to allow of the free working of same. The heads of these
nails a will or may be ordinary "clout " or snap form but flat on their underside or
I will or may make them of a special T form, the latter preferable, as shown in
Figure 9.
Thus by pulling out laterally this blade spring a from the body of the vehicle by
the use of the operators finger on the loop part a' the blade a will be made to
travel shorter longitudinally at the ends and the slot or slots a² are for the purpose
of allowing the free and easy working of the blade with its spring action.
Instead of the blade spring a being of rectangular section say of about inch
wide and of suitable thickness I will or may make same of wire of round or coped
section as shown in Figures 10 and 11 and form the slot or slots at their end or
ends by merely twisting the wire as a loop or eye a² to suit or allow of the fixing
nails going through, and the longitudinal travel or movement of the wire holder a
when being pulled open to receive or release its label or invoices.
Instead of forming elongated central slots a' in the spring blade a, I may by an
equivalent arrangement as shown in Figures 12, 13, and 14, form the end parts of
the blade a with a neck or side slotted part at to work within a U or eye shaped
staple a, which would enable the blade a to have the guiding and spring action
against the label.
To any or all these arrangements I will or may form a receiving rest groove C
which may have prongs, or projections and be either formed on the lower edge of
the fixing plate B of the holder as in Figures 1 to 7 or detached as a cheeked or
tapered sideways blade or receiver Cas shown in Figure 8 to receive the lower edge
of the label or invoices and not to retain any moisture.
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. A holder for labels, tickets, and the like, consisting of a fixed plate or frame,
and a swivelling or turning segmental plate or organ, constructed substantially as
described in reference to and by way of application shown in Figures 1 and 2 of
the accompanying drawings.
2. A holder for labels, tickets and the like consisting of a fixed plate or frame,
and a gravity acting sliding plate or organ, substantially as described in reference
to and by way of application shown in Figures 3 to 5 of the accompanying
drawings.
3. In holders for labels, tickets and the like, the formation and use of slots for
the end journals of the moving organ to travel in, substantially as herein described
in reference to and by way of application shown in the accompanying drawings.
4. A holder for labels, tickets and the like, consisting of a blade spring formed
with a slot or slots at its ends, or a spring wire formed with an eye or eyes or loops
substantially as and for the purposes herein described in reference to and by way
of application shown in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 5th day of January 1894.
HENRY WILLIAMS.