IMPROVEMENTS IN AXLES FOR CARRIAGES AND OTHER VEHICLES "
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Gordon Junior of Dundee in the County of Forfar,
North Britain for an invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN AXLES FOR CARRIAGES
AND OTHER VEHICLES
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Gordon jr at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th May 1882.
JOHN GORDON Junior of Dundee in the County of Forfar North Britain
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AXLES FOR CARRIAGES AND OTHER VEHICLES"
According to my invention I construct axles of wrought iron or steel turning
them cylindrical but not hardening them and I fit them with boxes of the following
construction. The box is cylindrical bored inside and turned outside. Numerous
holes are drilled through its periphery and in each hole is put a plug of antifriction
metal or compound such as is known as metalline. After the holes are thus
plugged a cylindrical external sheath is fitted on the box covering all the plugs and
so preventing them from being dislodged The box is held on the axle by a nut at
the end this nut having also on its face a number of antifriction plugs presenting
themselves to the end of the box against which the nut bears. The other end of
the box also contains a number of antifriction plugs which present themselves to
the collar of the axle. The nut may be prevented from unscrewing by a linch pin,
but preferably I secure it by drilling two holes through the front cover of the nut
and two oblique holes into the end of the axle. When the nut is screwed up I
drive a staple into these holes and the prongs of the staple are bent by being guided
along the oblique holes in the axle, so that the staple has no tendency to come out
without the application of considerable force for the purpose. While the staple,
remains in place the nut cannot turn so as to loose itself.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said John Gordon j in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
18th November 1882.
JOHN GORDON Junior of Dundee in the county of Forfar, North Britain
"IMPROVEMENTS IN AXLES FOR CARRIAGES AND OTHER VEHICLES."
According to my invention I construct axles of wrought iron or steel turning
them cylindrical but not hardening them and I fit them with boxes of the following
[Price 4d.]

page_text: construction The box is cylindrical, bored inside and turned outside. Numerous
holes are drilled through its periphery and in each hole is put a plug of antifriction
metal or compound, such as is known as metalline. After the holes are thus
plugged a cylindrical external sheath is fitted on the box, covering all the plugs and
so preventing them from being dislodged. The box is held on the axle by a nut at
the end, this nut having also on its face a number of antifriction plugs presenting
themselves to the end of the box against which the nut bears. The other end of
the box also contains a number of antifriction plugs which present themselves to
the collar of the axle, The nut may be prevented from unscrewing by a linch pin,
but preferably I secure it by drilling two holes through the front cover of the nut
and two oblique holes into the end of the axle. When the nut is screwed up I
drive a staple into these holes and the prongs of the staple are bent by being guided
along the oblique holes in the axle, so that the staple has no tendency to come out
without the application of considerable force for the purpose.
While the staple
remains in place the nut cannot turn so as to loose itself.
Fig: 1 of the accompanying drawings is a longitudinal section and fig: 2 a
transverse section shewing an axle and box for an ordinary carriage according to
my invention.
The axle A. of iron or steel is surrounded by a box made in two parts, the inner
cylindrical sleeve B through which are bored a number of round holes each filled
with a plug P of antifriction metal or compound such as metalline, and the outer
sheath C which is fitted tight on B after the holes are plugged. The collar D of
the axle may also have metalline plugs inserted in holes bored in it as shewn, or
the face of the collor might be plain, the metalline plugs being inserted in holes in
the end of the box presented towards the collar. The nut E which is screwed on
the end of the axle, has a number of the metalline plugs P inserted in holes in its
face, presenting themselves towards the end of the box B.
In order to prevent the nut E from turning, I drill through it and into the end
of the axle two holes inclined inwards and I drive into these a wire staple F the
prongs of which following the inclined holes are bent inwards and are thus made
to take a hold so that the staple does not loosen itself out.
Having thus described the nature of my invention and in what manner the same
is to be performed, I would have it understood that I make no general claim to
the use of antifriction plugs inserted in holes in the bearings of journals, but I
Claim :-
First The construction of an axle for a carriage or other vehicle with a box
consisting of an inner sleeve having numerous holes fitted with antifriction plugs
and an outer sheath fitted thereon, and with antifriction plugs in the end bearings,
substantially as herein described.
Second Securing the axle nut by means of a staple driven into inclined holes,
substantially as herein described.
In Witness whereof, I the said John Gordon Junior have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Thirteenth day of November in the year of our Lord,
One thousand eight hundred and eighty two
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