An Improved Tip Cart, specially applicable for the Conveyance of Night Soil, Manure, and Filth of a like nature.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1896-Accepted, 6th Feb., 1897
An Improved Tip Cart, specially applicable for the Conveyance of
Night Soil, Manure, and Filth of a like nature.
I HENRY JAMES CHESTERFIELD of 3 Balfour Street, Hull in the County of
York, Inspector of Nuisances, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to
be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce a cart which is specially constructed for
the purpose of conveying, night soil, manure, and other matters of a filthy nature,
by being easy to tip, self cleansing, and unleakable. I make the body of the cart of
a semicircular or rounded form, such body being supported by means of an axle
(which may run through from side to side) working in bearings fitted on the frame
of the cart at each side, the bearings being supported by springs which take the
weight of the body.
Upon one side of the cart body I attach a chain wheel over which a chain runs
to a second chain wheel fixed in any suitable position on the cart frame, a handle
is fixed to this wheel. 1 employ an arrangement consisting of two ratchet wheels
and two pawls for preventing the body from turning when not required, the teeth
of the ratchet wheels are set in opposite directions, the teeth of one wheel facing
one way, and those of the other facing the opposite way, the pawls being arranged
in like manner, by lifting one or other of the pawls the handle connected to the
chain wheel may be turned in either direction and tips the cart body either back or
front, upside down or entirely round as desired. The bearings for the wheels
consists preferably of metal bosses attached to the underside of the frame, one for
each wheel a pin is fitted into each boss and the wheel slid on to the pin, a cap or
the like is screwed on to prevent the wheel from coming off. I form an indicator
for showing the weight of material in the cart, by fitting a plate with cwts., pounds
or the like marked on it, on the frame of the carts, and a pointer on the bearings
which take the body of the cart, the springs which support these bearings are
made to stand a certain pressure, as the cart is filled the said springs are compressed
and the cart body lowers, the pointer drops on the indicator plate and shows the
weight of material in the cart.
This construction of cart is easy to tip, self cleansing when tipped, indicates the
weight of material put into it, is unleakable, and specially applicable for use by
corporations, night soil contractors, farmers, and others.
Dated this Twelfth day February 1896.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Tip Cart, specially applicable for the Conveyance of
Night Soil, Manure, and Filth of a like nature.
I HENRY JAMES CHESTERFIELD of 3 Balfour Street Hun, in the County of
Yorks, Inspector of Nuisances, 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 :-
The object of my inveution is to produce a cart, which is specially constructed
for the purpose of conveying night soil, manure and other matters of a filthy nature,
by being easy to tip, self cleansing and unleakable.
WS STU
my improved tip cart.
Fig. 2. shows front view of Fig. 1. with chain attached to cart body.
Fig. 3. is a side view of gipsy wheel, and fork arrangement, and part of cart
body with chain for turning same.
Fig. 4. is a section of cart bottom showing non-absorbent packing.
Fig. 5. shows folding cover.
Fig. 6. shows pin for passing through fork.
I make the body A, of the cart, of a semicircular or rounded form, such body
being supported by means of an axle B, (which may run through from side to side)
the said axle working in bearings C, fitted on the frame D, of the cart, at each
side, the bearings C, being supported by springs E, which take the weight of the
body. Circular or other suitably shaped plates B¹ may be attached to the body A,
by any suitable means, at the part where the axle B, runs through, for the purpose
of strengthening the body at such part.
Upon one side of the cart body, I attach a chain wheel F, over which a chain G,
runs to a second chain wheel H, fixed in any suitable position on the cart frame D,
a handle 1, is fixed to this wheel. I employ an arrangement, consisting of two
ratchet wheels J, J', and two pawls K, K', for preventing the body from turning
when not required, the teeth of the ratchet wheels are set in opposite directions,
the teeth of one wheel J, facing one way, and those of the other J, facing the
opposite way, the pawls K, K', being arranged in like manner, by lifting one or
other of the jawls, the handle I connected to the chain wheel may be turned in
either direction, and tips the cart body either back or front, upside down, or
entirely round as desired.
In place of employing the chain on the side of the cart body A, for greater ease
in working, I may use a gipsy or other suitable wheel F, fixed on the frame D, of
the cart in front, this wheel is connected by an axle F1, to the gear, consisting of
a pinion wheel H, driven by a smaller pinion wheel H', which is in turn connected
to a larger pinion wheel H³, turned by a smaller wheel H³, to which the handle I
is fitted. The two ratchet wheels J, J', and the pawls K, K', being also employed
for the purposes before described; this makes a double purchase gear, which allows
of greater ease in working. A long chain, rope, or the like G, is attached to the
front, and back of the cart body A, and is of a suitable slackness, both ends of
such chain being fixtures. (See Figs. 2 and 3.) The said chain passes over the
gipsy or the like wheel F, the turning of which tips the cart by means of the chain
passing over such wheel, and drawing the back of the body under, and towards
front or rice versa.
For the purpose of holding the body A in any suitable position, I may employ
a fork L, or the like, having holes through it to receive a pin M, which is

page_text: preferably in two pieces, pivotted to allow of the end being turned down when in
position, so preventing it working out (see Fig. 6), the chain works between the
prongs of such fork L, and when the body is required to be held in any desired
position, the pin M, is passed through the fork L, and the chain G, and thus.
prevents the body from turning. Under ordinary circumstances the said chain-
passes between the prongs, and underneath the pin, by this means taking up the.
slackness of the chain and causing it to bed against the inner periphery of the
gipsy wheel. The bearings for the wheels P, P, consist preferably, of metal'
bosses QQ, attached to the under side of the frame D, one for each wheel, a.
pin R, is fitted into each boss, and put in while hot if desired, and made doubly.
secure if necessary, by passing a cotter through the boss and the pin, the wheel is.
slid on the pin R, a cap or the like is screwed on to prevent the wheel from coming
off. I form an indicator for showing the weight of material in the cart, by fitting
a plate S with cwts., pounds or the like, marked on it, on the frame of the cart,.
and a pointer T, on the bearings which take the body A, of the cart, the
springs E, E, which support these bearings, are made to stand a certain pressure-
as the cart is filled, such springs are mounted on columns N N, to keep them from.
bending, the said springs E E, are compressed, and as the cart body A, lowers, the
pointer T, drops on the indicator plate, and shows the weight of material in the
cart.
For the purpose of strengthening the bearings C, for the axle, and preventing
them swaying, I may employ stays U, U, running from the columns N N, which
take the springs E, to the frame D, of the cart, to which they are fixed by nuts or
the like.
The cart body A, can be made of wood, iron, or any suitable metal or material,
when made of wood, the bottom is preferably made double, with a packing or
inner lining V, of felting, or some other waterproof or non absorbent material or
substance. (See Fig. 4.) The top of the cart body A, may be provided with a
rim A', preferably of angle iron, (shown broken at Fig. 1,) to receive a cover W,.
made of boards or other suitable metal or material, hinged so as to fold (see Fig. 5.),.
such cover fits within the aforesaid rim A', and is prevented from sliding off. The
front part may be fixed, and when folded up to be open, the boards or the like lie
one on top of another, and may be held in that position by means of a clip or the
like, at the top of the front end of the body, thus leaving the top open for the
contents to be freely tipped.
This construction of cart is easy to tip, self-cleansing when tipped, indicates.
the weight of material put into it, is unleakable, and specially applicable for use
by corporatious, night soil contractors, farmers and others.
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.
1. A tip cart consisting of a semicircular or rounded body, with or without a
double bottom and packing, mounted on springs on a frame, in any suitable manner,.
the body being suspended within the frame, for the purposes substantially as shown
and described.
2. A tip cart consisting of a semicircular or rounded body, mounted on springs.
on a frame, either working on columns or not as desired, carrying bearings to.
receive an axle on the body of the cart, and with chain, and chain gearing for
tipping purposes, constructed in the manner, and for the purposes substantially as.
shown and described.
3. In tip carts or the like, the employment of a frame between which the body
is suspended in the manner and for the purposes substantially as shown and.
described.
4. A tip cart consisting of a semicircular or rounded body, with or without.
double bottom having packing between, mounted upon springs on a frame, with or
without stays, and tipped by means of a chain, and chain gearing, and having fork

page_text: and pin, for taking chain, folding cover indicator, the wheels being mounted oD
pins, let into bosses attached to the frame, in the manner and for the purposes
substantially as shown and described.
Dated this Twelfth day of November 1896.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Savile Street, Hull, and Crossley Street, Halifax,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.