Improvements in Grease Boxes or Lubricators for Lubricating Axles of Corves or Mine Wagons and other Axles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improvements in Grease Boxes or Lubricators for Lubricating
Axles of Corves or Mine Wagons and other Axles.
We, WILLIAM RUTHERFORD of South Derwent Colliery Annfield Plain Lintz
Green in the County of Durham, Colliery Viewer and THOMAS THOMPSON of the
same place Colliery Engineer do hereby declare the nature of our said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN GREASE BOXES OR LUBRICATORS FOR LUBRICATING AXLES
OF CORVES OR MINE WAGONS AND OTHER AXLES to be as follows:-
Our Invention has for its object to provide a grease box or lubricator and which
is cheap in first cost and convenient in use which effects economy in the consump-
tion of lubricant and is not liable to get out of order. A grease box or lubricator
constructed according to our Inventor consists of two main or principal parts
namely a box into which the grease is placed and an improved pedestal with its
lateral Bearing extended and with an opening for conducting the grease from the
box to the axle. The box is fixed to the framing and has a lid which (when the
Invention is applied to corves or mine wagons) is preferably so disposed at such
an angle that it can be conveniently opened for the introduction of grease when
the vehicles are tilted as for example in Tilting corves or wagons over screens.
The box at its lower end is open and terminates in a piece which fits into the
aforesaid opening in the improved pedestal. The lower part or bottom of the
pedestal is curved to fit the upper part of the axle and forms a continuation of
the bearing of the 'pedestal the bearing being completed by an ordinary strap
or clasp.
When grease is placed in the box it descends through the open bottom thereof
into the aforesaid opening in the improved pedestal and efficiently and economically
lubricates the axle.
J. HENRY JOHNSON,.
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agent for the said William Rutherford and
Thomas Thompson.

page_text: Axles of Corves or Mine Wagons and other Axles.
We WILLIAM RUTHERFORD of South Derwent Colliery Annfield Plain Lintz
· Green in the County of Durham Colliery Viewer and THOMAS THOMPSON of the
same place Colliery Engineer 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:-
Our Invention has for its object to provide a grease box or lubricator which is
cheap in first cost and convenient in use and which effects economy in the
consumption of lubricant and is not liable to get out of order. We will describe
an Invention with reference to the accompanying drawing wherein Figure 1, is
a side view and Figure 2 an end view of a portion of a wagon with our improved
grease box applied thereto. Figures 3, 4 and 5 shew in side view plan and end
view respectively the lower portion of the same as hereinafter described. A grease
box or lubricator constructed according to our Invention consists of two main or
principal parts (bolted as shewn or otherwise fastened to the vehicle or the like)
namely a box A into which the grease is placed and a pedestal B. with its lateral
bearing extended (from 6 to 62) and with an opening 63 for conducting the grease
from the box to the axle C. The box A is fixed to the framing and has a lid a
which (when the Invention is applied to corves or mine wagons) is preferably
so disposed at such an angle (as shewn in the drawings for example) that it cau
be conveniently opened for the introduction of grease when the vehicles are tilted
as for example when tilted over the screens-The box A at its lower end is open
and terminates in a piece a³ which fits into the aforesaid opening 6³ in the
pedestal B The lower part or bottom of the pedestal B. is curved to fit the upper
part of the axle C and forms a continuation of the bearing of the pedestal the
bearing being completed by an ordinary strap or clasp if so desired.
When grease is placed in the box A it descends through the open bottom in the
piece a² thereof into the aforesaid opening ³ in the pedestal B and efficiently and
economically lubricates the axle C. It will be understood. that a similar grease
box may be applied at each end of each axle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
First. A grease box or lubricator constructed of the combination of the parts
A and B. substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the accom-
panying drawings.

page_text: Second. In grease boxes or lubricators the pedestal B with an extended bearing
and arranged in combination with a receiver for the grease and with the axle
to be lubricated substantially as herein before described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
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T
1000
1805.
J. HENRY JOHNSON,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, W.C.,
Agent for the said William Rutherford and
Thomas Thompson.