Year: 1896

page_text: I, BURWASH NORRINGTON, of 59 Denmark Street, Folkestone, County of Kent,
Coach Builder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to certain means or appliances for adjusting the position.
of a load while a tip cart is descending an incline in the road, also to appliances
for regulating the descent of the tip cart to prevent unnecessary pressure on the
draught horse.
For the purpose of my invention, I mount the body of a tip cart upon the axle
in the usual manner and provide the front rail of the shaft frame with a strap or
plate preferably centrally thereon said plate having a curved extension projecting.
upwardly with holes in it at intervals.
This plate is within a pocket or strap secured to the hottom front rail of the cart
body, and has a hole in it through which a spring paul or locking pin can be passed
to engage in one or other of the holes in upwardly projecting strap or plate, the
locking pin, or it may be a claw hook, is on one end of a lever pivoted on the cart
body plate and having a handle within reach of the driver for manipulation when
desired from the forward side of the cart, there being a notched or holed plate on
one of the side body rails for its engagement to lock the pin temporarily in either
hole of the extension plate.
A similar lever to that before described is fitted to the side of the cart body,
and its rear end is affixed to a cross shaft under the back bottom rail of the body.
to which shaft the brake block or blocks are applied if on each end of the cross
shaft for simultaneous operation on both wheels. The amount of pressure is
determinable by the position at which the second named lever is placed in a rack
fitted between the bottom and the top side rails but this rack is not essential because
the driver walking by the side of the cart can by governing the position of the
lever regulate the speed of descent to the greatest nicety.
The body of the cart is so hung in relation to the shafts that the front of it can
be lowered to bear more or less on the horse to give him extra purchase when
ascending an incline with a load and be thrown or canted backwardly when
descending with a load.
Dated this 11th day of February 1896.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Burwash Norrington.

page_text: COMOROS Tip Cars.
I, BURWASH NORRINGTON, of 59 Denmark Street, Folkestone, County of Kent,
Coachbuilder, 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 certain means or appliances for adjusting the position
of a load while a tip cart is descending an incline in the road, also to appliances for
regulating, the descent of the tip cart to prevent unnecessary pressure on the
draught horse.
For the purpose of my invention and as I show on the annexed drawings of
which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of tip cart with its body in normal position.
Figure 2 similar view with body partly elevated..
Figure 3 front normal, and Figure 4 back view elevated at front.
I mount the body A of a tip cart upon the axle B in the usual manner, and
provide the cross rail C of the shaft frame D with a strap or plate E preferably
centrally thereon, said plate E having a curved extension F projecting upwardly
with holes in it at intervals. The extension F is within a pocket or strap G
secured to the bottom front rail H of the cart body A. and. has a series of holes in
it, through either of which a locking pin I can be passed to engage in one or other
of the holes in upwardly projecting strap or plate. The locking pin or it may be
a claw hook is on one end of a lever J pivoted on the cart body front rail H and
as a handle K within reach of the driver for manipulation when desired from the
forward "near" side of the cart where there may be a notched or holed plate for
its engagement to lock the hand lever K temporarily and the pin I in either hole
of the extension plate F.
A similar lever L to that before described is fitted to the side of the cart body A
and its rear end is affixed to a cross shaft M under the back bottom rail N of the
body to which shaft the brake block or blocks P, P, are applied upon each end of
the cross shaft M for simultaneous operation on both wheels Q, Q.
The amount of pressure is determinable by the position at which the second
named lever L is placed in a rack R fitted between the bottom and the top side
rails, but this rack is not essential because the driver walking by the side of the
cart can by governing the position of the lever regulate the speed of descent to
the greatest nicety.
The body of the cart is so hung in relation to the shafts that the front of it can
be lowered to bear more or less on the horse to give him extra purchase when
ascending an incline with a load, and be thrown or canted backwardly when
descending with a load.
By this invention, the angle of tip to be given and retained by the cart body
such as when delivering or sprinkling sand or coarse stuff on a horse track can be
governed to the greatest nicety and in proportion to the fineness or coarseness of
the material to be delivered or sprinkled.
As an ordinary tip cart, by the arrangement of the levers J, straps E, F, G, the
adjustment of a load can be readily effected to suit the draught in addition to the
facility of easily tipping to an angle for ascending hills, the brakes P regulating
the descent or an entire scotching of the wheels.
I am aware that the front body rail of a tip cart has been provided with a crank
ended cross bar to engage in sockets of the shafts which rose up through slots in
the body side rails, but such a cart had no means for adjustment or fixture of angle,
it was a tip cart pure and simple, and having no other purpose than to shout a load
by lowering the back.

page_text: I therefore make no claim to tipping but
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
The arrangement of appliances fitted to a tip cart as and in the manner described
and shown for the purposes set forth i.e. complete tipping, adjusting balance, for
draught, adjusting load, for ascending inclines, also for gradual delivery of load in
addition to regulating the descent on inclines as explained.
The 20th day of l
1000
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Burwash Norrington.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Burwash Norrington.