An Improved Clip for Attaching and Detaching Waggons or other Vehicles to an Endless Rope whilst in Motion.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Improved Clip for Attaching and Detaching Waggons or other
Vehicles to an Endless Rope whilst in Motion.
JOHN GILL, of Outwood, near Wakefield in the County of York, Colliery
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the attaching and detaching of waggons or other vehicles
to an endless rope whilst in motion, and particularly adapted to heavy gradients
and undulating roads.
This invention will prevent any detachment except by the action of the person
in charge of the apparatus known as a clip. The said clip is so constructed that
it may be fixed either in front or at the rear of the vehicle so that it may either
pull or push and may be used either for securing single waggons or sets.
The clip consists of a groove for receiving the rope, the top portion of the groove
is movable and is raised or lowered by means of a lever, in the lower portion of the
lever is a curved slot hole which performs the action of raising or lowering the
upper portion of the said groove. The upper portion of the said groove being
kept in position by the lower part of the lever and a pin working in the inside
of the slot before mentioned.
In order to attach the said clip to the rope, the operator attaches the hook, or
link, or other suitable connection to the waggon, or similar vehicle and after-
wards allows the clip to pass onto the rope and immediately lower lever so that
the upper portion of the groove rests closely upon the rope.
As the lever lowers the upper portion of the said groove is pushed forward
under a fixed incline plane so that the further it passes under the incline plane
tighter it grips the rope.
The action of the load tends to pull the upper portion of the groove forward
under the incline part, at the same time it is pressing in, the opposite direction
the body of the clip with the fixed incline plane and lower portion of the groove,
so that the grip of the clip on the rope is in proportion to the load, thus prevent-
ing any possibility of slipping.
On the top portion of the before mentioned lever is a catch arrangement self
locking which prevents any accidental detachment.
The said clip may be constructed of iron, steel, or other suitable material.
In order that my invention may be better understood I will now describe the
drawings that accompany this application.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the clip showing the upper portion of the groove
raised so as to pass onto the rope.
Fig. 2 is another side elevation.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of Fig. 2.
A is the endless rope.
B&B represents the groove for securing the rope.

page_text: An Improved Clip for Attaching and Detaching Waggons or other
: Vehicles to an Endless Rope whilst in Motion.
JOHN GILL, of Outwood, near Wakefield in the County of York, Colliery
Manager, 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 the attaching & detaching of waggons or other vehicles
to an endless rope whilst in motion, and is particularly adapted to heavy gradients
& undulating roads.
This invention will prevent any detachment except by the action of the person
in charge of the apparatus known as a clip. The said clip is so constructed that
it may be fixed either in front or at the rear of the vehicle so that it may either
pull or push and may be used either for securing single waggons or sets.
The clip consists of a groove for receiving the rope, the top portion of the groove
is movable and is raised or lowered by means of a lever, in the lower portion of the
lever is a curved slot hole which performs the action of raising or lowering the
upper portion of the said groove. The upper portion of the said groove being
kept in position by the lower part of the lever and a pin, working in the inside
of the slot hole before mentioned.
In order to attach the said clip to the rope the operator attaches the hook or
link, or other suitable connection to the waggon or similar vehicle and after-
wards allow the clip to pass onto the rope and immediately lower the lever so that
the upper portion of the groove rests closely upon the rope.
As the lever lowers the upper portion of the said groove is pushed under a fixed
incline plane so that the further it passes under the incline plane the tighter it
grips the rope.
The action of the load tends to pull the upper portion of the groove forward
under the incline plart, at the same time it is pressing in the opposite direction
the body of the clip with the fixed incline plane and lower portion of the groove,
so that the grip of the clip on the rope is in proportion to the load thus prevent-
ing any possibility of slipping.
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On the top portion of the before mentioned lever is a catch arrangement self
locking which prevents any accidental detachment.
The said clip may be constructed of iron, steel, or other suitable material.
In order that my invention may be better understood I will now describe the
drawings left with the Provisional Specification.
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page_text: Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the clip showing the upper portion of the groove
raised so as to pass onto the rope.
Fio 2 is another side elevation.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the clip showing the upper portion of the groove
raised so as to pass onto the rope.
Hio 2 is another side elevation.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section of Fig. 2.
A is an endless rope.
B & B¹ represent the groove for securing the rope.
B, the lower portion.
B¹, the upper portion.
C is a lever.
D represents the curved slot.
E is a pin riding inside the curved slot.
F, fixed incline plane.
G is a catch.
HH, rivet holes for putting in liners.
I is a hook.
Fig. 4 is a side clevation of the clip showing
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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:-
The construction of a clip for attaching & detaching waggons or other vehicles
to an endless rope whilst in motion practically as herein shewn & described.
Dated this 8th day of August 1908.
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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:
The construction of a clip for attaching & detaching waggons or other vehicles
to an endless rope whilst in motion practically as herein shewn & described.
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