LOWERING OR RAISING DOOR (OR USED AT FULL DROP) IN PLACE OF CHAINS WHICH ARE CONTINUALLY GETTING IN THE WAY AND JAMMING IN SHUTS WHEN CLOSING DOOR
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 28th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Mar., 1887.
JOSEPH SAWYER and JOSEPH BURNETT SAWYER (Son) Coach Builders the Strand
Southampton do hereby declare the nature of the invention for LOWERING OR
RAISING DOOR (OR USED AT FULL DROP) IN PLACE OF CHAINS WHICH ARE CONTINUALLY
GETTING IN THE WAY AND JAMMING IN SHUTS WHEN CLOSING DOOR to be as
follows:-
1 Pair of door drops required for each carriage.
The sliding iron (B.) of wrought iron, working at foot with double joint, with bolt
and nut, sliding through eye (D.) and square with body when door is closed.
The eye (D.) of wrought iron (dove tailed) sliding in a gun metal groove and
fastened with steel thumb screw. The iron sliding and groove of gun metal working
well together and tending to prevent rust.
The steel thumb screw (E.) made with groove and a screw through dovetail of eye (D.)
to prevent steel thumb screw ever coming out.
.
The holes in groove (i. i. i. i.) for sliding eye to be fixed to so as to raise or lower
door.
The steel screw G. fixed to hind end of groove to prevent eye from sliding out.
If at any time sliding eye should require cleaning it can be easily slipped out of the
front end of groove.
The above can be fixed to doors hinged close or with drop hinges as on plan.

page_text: Vehicles.
JOSEPH SAWYER and JOSEPH BURNETT SAWYER Coach Builders, the Strand,
Southampton do hereby declare the nature of this invention for ADJUSTING THE
DOORS OF DOG CARTS AND SIMILAR VEHICLES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement
The Drawings to be those left with Provisional Specification.
One pair of door drops required for each vehicle.
The sliding part (B) of iron, working at foot (A) with double joint fixed with steel
bolt and nut; the steel eye on foot iron on which joint works can be regulated to suit
bodies of different bevils.
The eye (D) covered with leather at the part for sliding iron (B) to work through,
and sliding iron being parallel with body lines with door closed.
The foot iron on door can be fixed to suit deep or shallow bodies.
The eye (D) dove tailed sliding in a gun metal groove and fixed with a steel
thumb scrow (e) the iron and gun metal working well together and tending to
prevent rust.
The thumb screw made with groove, and in the dove tail of eye (D) a screw to fit
in groove of screw to prevent it ever coming out.
The holes i. i. i. i. in gun metal groove for sliding eye to be fixed to in adjusting
door. The steel screw (G) fixed to the hind ond of gun metal groove to prevent eye
ever coming out.
The Invention can be fixed to doors hinged close or with drop hinges as on drawings
left with Provisional Specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is:-
(1) The Invention is in place of the chain door drop, which get in door shuts and
hinder the closing of door.
(2) The door can be opened or closed rapidly, no matter in what position the cyo
may be fixed.
(3) It will bear greater weight than the chain drop, can be adjusted to more
positions and also strengthens the door of vehicle.
(4) No accident can occur if thumb screw is out, the steel screw at the hind end of
groove preventing eye from coming out, and the front end of sliding iron is made to
prevent it over passing through eye.
Dated this 27th day of January 1887