Motor or Self-propelled Road or Street Sweeping, Scraping, Sanding, and Watering Machines, Watering Vans, and Carts.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Dec., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Sept., 1897-Accepted, 20th Nov., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Motor or Self-propelled Road or Street Sweeping, Scraping, Sanding,
and Watering Machines, Watering Vans, and Carts.
ROBERT WADSWORTH, of the Sanitary Implement Works, Thomas Street,
Halifax, in the County of York, Sanitary Implement Manufacturer, &c., do hereby..
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to the application of a Motor of any well known
kind, or which may be invented hereafter for this purpose, to Road or Street
Sweeping, Scraping, Sanding and Watering Machines, Watering Vans & Carts,
which have hitherto been propelled by Horse draught, & which shall cause the said
machines to be self propelling, dispensing entirely with any "draught" require-
ments for same.
Horse drawn machines of this kind have hitherto been made with two & four
wheels, but to adapt them for being Self or Motor propelled I make them preferably
with three and four wheels.
To the frame work usual with these machines, in Sweeping Machines for
carrying the mechanism for driving the circular brushes &c.; in Scraping Machines
for carrying the Scrapers & appurtenances thereto belonging; in Sanding
Machines for supporting the body which contains the Sand & in Watering
Machines for supporting the tank which contains the water; & to which in all
these machines the wheels & undergear for carrying the upper parts are fixed, I
place the Motor on the top side nearest to the fore end of the machine, the frame
work being made of a suitable length to admit of same. On the top of the
frame-work a little in rear of the Motor or otherwise I mount a spindle or spindles
to which motion is imparted by the Motor & from thence by chain wheels &
endless chain belts or other means to the two hinder wheels, the same being so
devised as to permit each wheel to revolve independently of each other.
A simple arrangement for Steering, consisting of an ordinary wheel plate or
turntable on the forecarriage, worked by chains & an upright spindle with a
hand wheel or winch handle at the top, near to the seat of the attendant or driver,
is made use of, or any other well known means may be employed for this purpose.
Novemba 20th 1806
ROBERT WADSWORTH.
Motor or Self-propelled Road or Street Sweeping, Scraping, Sanu
and Watering Machines, Watering Vans, and Carts.
ROBERT WADSWORTH of the Sanitary Implement Works, Thomas Street,
35 Halifax, in the County of York, Sanitary Implement Manufacturer, &c., do hereby.
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page_text: 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 has reference to the application of a motor of any well known
kind, or which may be invented hereafter for this purpose, to Road or Street
Sweeping, Scraping, Sanding & Watering Machines, Watering Vans and Carts,
which have hitherto been propelled by Horse draught, and which shall cause the
said Machines to be self propelling, dispensing entirely with any
requirements for same.
"
draught"
Horse drawn Machines of this kind have hitherto been made with two or four
wheels, but to adapt them for being Self or Motor propelled, I make them
preferably with three and four wheels.
To the framework usual with these Machines, in Sweeping Machines for carrying
the mechanism for driving the circular brushes &c.; in Scraping Machines for
carrying the scrapers and appurtenances thereto belonging; in Sanding Machines
for supporting the body which contains the sand, and in Watering Machines for
supporting the tank which contains the water; and to which in all these Machines
the wheels and undergear for carrying the upper parts are fixed, I place the Motor
on the top side nearest to the fore end of the Machine, the framework being made
of a suitable length to admit of same. On the top of the framework a little in
rear of the Motor or otherwise, I mount a spindle or spindles to which motion is
imparted by the Motor and from thence by Chain Wheels and endless chain belts,
or other means, to the two hinder wheels, the same being so devised as to permit
each wheel to revolve independently of each other.
A simple arrangement for steering, consisting of an ordinary wheel plate or
turntable on the forecarriage worked by chains and an upright spindle, with a
handwheel or winch handle at the top, near to the seat of the attendant or driver,
is made use of, or any other well known means may be employed for this purpose.
The accompanying drawing is a plan of a Road or Street Sweeping Machine
fitted according to my invention & with slight modification the same mechanism
will apply to the other machines & vehicles described herein for creating them
Motor or Self Propelling.
A is the Motor which may be of any suitable kind & which is supported by
the frame work B to which the wheels C & D) with their axles E & F are fixed,
also the mechanism G. G for driving the circular brush H. & to which motion is
imparted from the propelling wheels C by the clutches J. From the Motor A
power is transmitted by means of a chain or other kind of belt L to a counter-
shaft K, fitted with differential gear of suitable kind, & from the countershaft K,
also by means of chain or other kind of belts M. M. to the propelling wheels C.
For starting & stopping the machine a clutch device N is used, which may be
of any suitable kind, & which can be operated by the clutch fork O, rod P &
lever Q from the driver's seat either by hand or foot.
Having now particularly described and, ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
The application of a Motor of any suitable kind to Road or Street Sweeping,
Scraping, Sanding & Watering Machines, Watering Vans & Carts, such as have
hithereto been propelled by Horse draught & which shall cause the said machines
to be "Self Propelling" substantially as herein described and shewn by the
drawing.