IMPROVED MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISCHARGING AND RIGHTING SKIPS OR WAGONS
Year: 1884

page_text: We, JOHN KITTO, Mining Engineer Llandiloes, Montgomeryshire, ABEL PAUL,
Mining Agent, Frougoch Mine, Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire, ROBERT RICHARDS
NANCARROW, Mining Agent, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire, do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for "IMPROVED MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISCHARGING
AND RIGHTING SKIPS OR WAGONS" to be as follows :-
This skip is an iron or wooden box of any size as required, to work on iron,
wood or any other guides, and at any angle-By the introduction of certain new
parts it is drawn from a point near the centre, and on reaching the place of
discharge it turns over, empties, and rights itself without any attendant. (For
further particulars see accompanying drawings and references.)
Fig. 1. Plan of skip and road, showing wheels, axles, and back guide.
Fig. 2. Elevation showing front of skip, and the bow by which it is drawn,
running down the sides and attached to the lower axles on which the skip turns
when being discharged.
Fig. 3. Plan of skip and road, under side elevation showing room inside the
wheels for the bow.
Fig. 4. Elevation showing side of skip on the road, and the bow resting
against the upper axle, inside the wheel, to keep the skip in a vertical position
when being drawn.
Fig. 5. Showing the side of skip when inverted, and the road, at the point of
discharge.
A. Skip B. Wheels of skip.
C. Axles of skip D. Back guide do.
E. Bow F. Stud against which the bow rests when the skip is inverted, and
keeps it in proper position to right itself when lowered.
G. Line of winding rope. H. skip-road.
I. Part of inside of road removed for the back guide to pass through.
J. Part of skip road in Fig. 4 that joins the road at J. in Fig. 5.
K. Lower continuation of skip-road.

page_text: We, JOHN KITTO, Mining Engineer, Llandiloes, Montgomeryshire, ABEL PAUL,
Mining Agent, Frougoch Mine, Devil's Bridge, Cardiganshire, ROBERT RICHARDS
NANCARROW, Mining Agent, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for "IMPROVED MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY DISCHARGING
AND RIGHTING SKIPS OR WAGONS" and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The skip or wagon is of wood or iron of any size required and runs on iron,
wood or other guides fixed at any angle that may be required.
It is drawn forwards by a hauling rope connected to the centre of a bow which
passes across the front of the skip and along its two sides and which is at its
two ends connected to the skip near its rear end preferably to the axle of the hind
wheels.
The ways at their upper or discharge ends are so formed that on the skip or
wagon arriving at this end it turns over empties and rights itself without any
attendant.
The drawings annexed show examples of skip mechanism constructed according
to our invention.
In the arrangement shown at Figures 1 to 5 the skip ways are shown to be
vertical but the same arrangement is also applicable when the road or way is
inclined.
Figure 1 is a plan of the skip and road showing wheels, axles, and back guide.
Figure 2 is an elevation showing the front of skip, and the bow by which it is
drawn, running down the sides and attached to the lower axles, on which the skip
turns, when being discharged. Figure 3 is a plan of skip and road, under side
elevation showing room inside the wheels for the bow. Figure 4 is an elevation
showing side of skip on the road, and the bow resting against the upper axle
inside the wheel to keep the skip in a vertical position when being drawn.
Figure 5 is an elevation showing the side of skip when inverted and the road at
the point of discharge.
A is the skip open at its upper end. B are the wheels of the skip which run
along the front face of the road. C axles of skip. D is a bar secured to the lower
end of the skip and projecting behind the road or guide ways to form a.back
guide. E is the bow. F a stud against which the bow rests when the skip is
inverted, and which keeps it in proper position to right itself when lowered. G is
the line of winding rope. H the skip road. H¹ fixed guides at the upper end of
the skip road to ensure the righting of the skip when it is lowered after being
inverted. I part of inside of road removed for the back guide D. to pass through.
It will be seen from Figure 5 that when the skip arrives at the upper end of
the road H the upper pair of wheels travel along the sideway extension of the
upper end of the road and as the back end of the skip continues to be lifted the
back guide D passes up through the slots I in the inner sides of the skip road and
allow the skip to be inverted and its contents discharged as shown.

page_text: Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 shew a modification of the above arrangement in which
guide bars or conductors are used at the top of the main road for small wheels on
the extremities of the rear axle to run on when the skip is being inverted.
The road is shewn in an inclined position but it is equally well adapted for use
in a vertical position.
Figure 6 is a plan of the skip and road for vertical or incline work. Figure 7
is an elevation shewing the front of the skip and bow attached to the axles on
which it turns at the point of discharge, also top of main road, together with
outside conductors to keep the skip in position when being inverted.
Figure 8 shows the side of skip and the road in an inclined position.
shows the side of road with with skip inverted at the point of discharge.
Figure 9
In these figures A is the skip or wagon, B the main wheels, C the small wheels,
D the axles, E the back guide, F the bow by which it is drawn, G the stud which
rests against the bow to keep the skip or wagon in position to right itself when
being lowered, H is a band of iron to strengthen the bottom of the skip and
support the axles from which it is drawn, J is the line of winding rope, K the
main road, L part of inside of road removed for the back guide to pass through
and P are conductors secured to the outer aides of the main road at the place of
discharge for the small wheels C to run along and cause the skip to be inverted.
Figures 10 and 11 show a modification adapted for horizontal or inclined' work.
In this modification the front end of the wagon is secured to the bow so that the
front of the wagon is opened at the same time that the wagon is tipped.
Figure 10 is a plan view and Figure 11 a side view of the skip or wagon and of
the upper end of the main road.
In these figures the parts are marked with the same letters of reference as in
Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9. The moveable front of the wagon secured to the bow is
marked I.
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
1. The combination of mechanism substantially as herein before described and
illustrated at Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 for automatically discharging and righting
skips or wagons.
2. The combination of mechanism substantially as herein before described and
illustrated at Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 for automatically discharging and righting
skips or wagons.
3. The combination of mechanism substantially as herein before described and
illustrated at Figures 10 and 11 for automatically discharging and righting skips
or wagons.
TL 10L 1