Improvements in Cabs, Carts, and other Vehicles Parading Publio Thoroughfares.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1889-Accepted. 10th Aug.. 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cabs, Carts, and other Vehicles Parading Publio
Thoroughfares.
JOHN WALKER HINCHLEY, 49 John Street, WILLIAM WOOLLASON, fitters, and
JOHN WILLIAM HINCHLEY, student, 49 John Street all of the city of Lincoln
in the county of Lincolnshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN CABS, OARTS, AND OTHER VEHICLES PARADING PUBLIC THOROUGH-
FARES to be as follows:-
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Of a convenient receptacle attached to the shafts or harness, and adapted to the
hindquarter of the horse, in such a manner that the dung falls into it instead of upon
the road or thoroughfare.
The said receptacle is also constructed that it can be emptied at any convenient time
or place, prepared for the purpose by the person in charge.
GENERAL REMARK.
It will be seen by the foregoing that
(1st) Stenches, nuisances, etc. caused by horses, will be done away with and
therefore the diseases of which they are the cause.
(2nd) The amount of dust which is a troublesome pest to shopkeepers and others, will
be greatly diminished, and the clogging of sewerage pipes entirely prevented, thus
causing a saving to the sanitary authorities and also perfecting their arrangements.
(3rd) The ownors of the improved vehicles and others will be greatly benefited,
since the dung can be made use of for agricultural purposes, instead of being ground
to dust and wasted.
(4th) No deposit of dung can take place on the drives of mansions or other
residences, thus securing the neatness, cleanliness and comfort the occupier aims at.
It will therefore be seen from this that the nature of this invention is simply to
catch the dung before it reaches the ground.
Dated 6th day of October 1888.
JOHN WALKER HINCHLEY.
WILLIAM WOOLLASON.
JOHN WILLIAM HINCHLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cabs, Carts, and other Vehicles Parading Public
Thoroughfares.
JOHN WALKER HINCHLEY, fitter, 49 John Street, WILLIAM WOOLLASON, fitter,
JOHN WILLIAM HINCHLEY, student 49 John Street, Lincoln, in the same county
do hereby declare the nature of their invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN OABS CARTS,
& OTHER VEHICLES, PARADING PUBLIC THOROUGHFARES, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
Of a convenient receptacle attached to the harness or shafts etc. and adapted to the
hindquarters of the horse, in such a manner, that the dung falls into it, instead of upon
the road or thoroughfare. The receptacle is also constructed, that it can be emptied
at any convenient time, or place prepared for this purpose, by the person in charge,
and may be fitted if necessary with a guide for the dung.
The manner in which this may be performed, varies with the style of vehicle, and
height of horse, under consideration. The form of receptacle we suggest, is shewn in
the drawing. The dimensions given will suit most vehicles, and may be altered to
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page_text: suit all others. Fig. 1, is the front elevation (i.e. looking from the shafts). Fig. 2 is the
side elevation, (i.e. looking from the side of the vehicle. Fig. 3 is the plan. The
foundation board B, with grooves C, and funnel A, may be fixed either to the hinder
portion of the shafts, as in drays, and vehicles of a like character, or below the foot-
board, as in most cabs, carts etc., or below the bottom of the vehicle itself as in some
cabs, carts, etc. D, the drawer, preferably made of sheet metal, slides in thé
grooves C and is emptied of its contents when required. The guide (preferably made
of leather,) spoken of above will vary in shape and length, for different vehicles but
in all cases, it may be fastened, by means of hooks, or similar contrivances, to the
harness at the back of the horse, the lower end being allowed to slide in the funnel A,
thus allowing for great movement on the part of the horse, in relation to the shafts,
So that the nature of this invention is to catch the dung before it reaches the
ground.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare, that what we
claim is...
(1.) That stenches, nuisances, etc., caused by horses, will be entirely done away
with, and therefore the diseases of which they are the cause.
2nd. That the amount of dust, which is a troublesome pest to shopkeepers, will
be greatly diminished; and the clogging of sewerage pipes prevented, thus causing a
saving to the sanitary authorities, and also perfecting their arrangements.
3rd. That the owners of vehicles and others will be greatly benifited, since the dung
can be made use of for agricultural and other purposes instead of being ground to
dust and wasted.
4th. That no deposition of dung can take place on the drives, of mansions and other
residences, thus. securing the neatness, cleanliness, and comfort, the occupier
aims at.
5th. That no deposition of dung can take place on public thoroughfares, thus in-
creasing the comfort of pedestrians.
Dated this 8th day of October 1888.
JOHN WALKER HINCHLEY.
WILLIAM WOOLLASON.
JOHN WILLIAM HINCHLEY.