Improvements in Carriages for Common Roads.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan, 1896-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Carriages for Common Roads.
I, JOHANNES FOG, of Roskilde, in the Kingdom of Denmark, Waggon Builder,.
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 relates to the construction of waggons or carts for common roads
the object being to prevent the liability which exists in waggons or carts as.
hitherto constructed of the poles 'knocking and pushing against the horses and, at
the same time to considerably diminish the draught and allow of the waggon.
turning with much greater case than in ordinary or four wheeled waggons.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a waggon or cart constructed according to my
invention:
Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same partly in section.
My waggon or cart is provided with two large back wheels A placed so that.
they bear by far the greater part of the load. In addition to the said two back
wheels there is one small front wheel, which is situated just underneath the head
bolt, that connects the back carriage with the fore carriage.
It frequently happens that on uneven ground a four wheeled waggon or cart.
will only rest on three wheels at a time, or will, if the resting points of the four
wheels are not lying in the same plane, become very much twisted especially if
heavily laden, whereas my improved waggon or cart will always be fully supported
no matter how uneven the ground may be and consequently breakages cannot
easily occur. Another great disadvantage connected with four wheeled waggons
or carts, is that, the fore carriage is liable to suddenly turn upon its pivot on.
uneven ground for instance, if one of the wheels strikes against an obstacle, whereby
the pole, which is rigidly connected with the fore carriage, is caused to turn aside
and strike the horses or damage the harness. With my improved waggon or cart
nothing of this kind can take place. The power of the horses will therefore only
require to be exerted to draw the waggon or cart, that is to say, to overcome the
resistance of the wheels. All hindrances, which not only annoy and injure the
horses but also cause loss of power, are avoided, and the waggon or cart can be
loaded much more heavily than an ordinary waggon or cart without the horses.
being overworked.
As shown on the drawing, the front wheel is arranged just underneath the head
bolt that connects the fore carriage with the back carriage. The loaded part D.
of the waggon or cart is almost balanced above the rear axle so that the small.
pressure that it produces will be transmitted direct to the road without causing any
up and down motion of the pole that might annoy the horses, as has hitherto been
the case with three wheeled waggons or carts where the front wheel is placed in
front of the waggon or cart itself. By my arrangement of the front wheel under-
neath the carriage the waggon or cart may be made much shorter than heretofore,
so that it can turn with the greatest of ease in a very small space.
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
olaim is :-
In a three wheeled waggon or cart the arrangement of the front wheel
immediately beneath the head bolt that connects the fore carriage with the back.

page_text: carriage, for the purpose of diminishing the draught, preventing the pole from
pushing or striking the horses, and allowing the waggon or cart to turn with much
greater ease than a four-wheeled cart, substantially as herein before described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 27th day of January. 1896.
.G. F. REDFERN &. Co.,,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.