Improvements in Apparatus or Appliances for Cable Haulage on Tramways, Light Railways, and Canals and other Waterways.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 15th July, 1891-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus or Appliances for Cable Haulage on
Tramways, Light Railways, and Canals and other Waterways.
WILLIAM EDWARD WINBY, Civil and Mechanical Engineer of No. 122
Pershore Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham in the County of Warwick and WILLIAM
MARSTON WINBY, Brassfounder same address do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows
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Our improvements relate principally to the apparatus or appliances hereinafter
described for constructing the conduit in combination with a continuous sub-drain
pipe and forming intermediate connections between the conduit and the said drain
pipe at intervals between the cable carrying wheel troughs that form part of the
lower section of the conduit used for and in connection with cable haulage on
tramways, light railways and canals and other waterways but the said improvements
are particularly applicable to cable tramways to facilitate the rapid conversion of
existing tramway lines to the cable system."
By these improvements the conduit can be built up complete with wheel troughs
and continuous sub-drain pipes in sections of convenient lengths before lowering the
conduit into position between the permanent way rails.
The intermediate drain connection between the bottom of the conduit and sub-
drain we cast or manufacture at a suitable angle to enable a rod to be passed
through from the slot to keep a clear passage for draining should the sub-drain
pipe at any time become blocked up with dirt.
We do not confine the construction of the lower section of the conduit and drain
pipe to be in one casting but may be built up and bolted together to form the
combination of construction and may be of wrought or cast metal. Our further
improvements relate to the lower section of the conduit that forms a trough in
which is placed the cable carrying wheel; the trough is constructed with an open
side of sufficient size to permit the wheel and standard bracket to pass through.
The cable carrying wheel is supported upon a standard fixed in a socket cast on the
bottom of the trough or the socket may be otherwise built up with the trough.
The standard carrying the wheel when fixed in position "preferably
angle leaning in the direction in which the cable runs may be perpendicular. The
standard when in position, may be bolted or otherwise secured to the trough or
may be self retaining without the aid of bolts or other fastenings and can therefore
be readily taken out for examination. The standard carrying the wheel is provided
with adjusting bolts midway between the socket and wheel whereby the wheel can
be moved laterally should the cable be found to bear either to the right or left of
the periphery of the wheel.
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Our further improvements consist in forming the capstan spindle square with an
outer casing which forms the journal upon which the capstan revolves. This is to
facilitate removing the capstan without disturbing the wearing parts.
ليوم
1 of October 1890
WM. E. WINBY.
W. M. WINBY.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus or Appliances for Cable Haulage on
Tramways, Light Railways, and Canals and other Waterways.
We WILLIAM EDWARD WINBY, Civil and Mechanical Engineer of 122
Pershore Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham in the County of Warwick and WILLIAM
MARSTON WINBY of the same address Brassfounder 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 reference in part to the cable haulage apparatus or appliances
described and claimed in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to us dated
the 18th August 1887 No. 11,277 and to the invention described in the Provisional
and Complete Specification of Patent granted to one of us namely William Edward
Winby dated 14th May 1888 No. 7,125 and also to the inventions described in the
Provisional and Complete Specifications of Patents granted to us for cable haulage
dated 2nd Feby. 1889 No. 1918, and Patent dated 15th Feby. 1889, No. 2,707; and
our inventions consists in the construction and combination of several parts
hereinafter described and illustrated by drawings.
1st. The conduit in which the cable works.
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2nd. The cable pulley box or trough forming part of the lower section of the
conduit.
3rd. The intermediate sections between the pulley troughs also forming part of
the lower section of continuous metallic conduit in which the cable works.
4th. The pulley troughs in which the cable supporting pulleys are situated.
5th. The brackets or standards for supporting the pulleys.
6th. The construction of standard bracket to enable the cable pulley to be
adjusted latterally, and
7th. Our improvement further relates to the capstan spindle..
By these improvements the parts are simplified and economised in manufacture
and greater facility is given for rapid conversion of tramways to the cable haulage
system.
We will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings
the manner in which our invention is to be performed :-
We cast the lower section of the conduit together with a continuous sub-drain
pipe. The length of the part forming the drain pipe corresponding with the length
of each section, and each section provided with an oblique connecting pipe between
the bottom of the conduit and the said drain pipe, as shewn on drawing Sheet No. 1
Fig. 1 and 2 the drain pipe denoted by a and a the oblique connecting pipe denoted
by b and b. By this arrangement should the sub-drain become blocked with dirt a
rod can be passed down to clear the obstruction. But our principal object is to
build the conduit complete with pulley troughs and continuous sub-drain pipes in
sections of convenient lengths before lowering the apparatus into its final position
in the roadway.
The cable pulley box or trough we cast with an open side of sufficient size to
admit of the passage of the pulley and standard when required. We also cast the
trough with a drain pipe at each end as shewn on drawing Sheet No. 2 Fig. 2
at and forming continuous drain pipe in connection with the drain pipe shewn
Sheet No. 1 Fig. 2 at a.
We do not bolt the manhole casing rigidly to the side of the conduit or trough
(as in our former Patents we refer to) but construct the manhole casing with an
open side to correspond with the opening in the side of the pulley trough for the
passage of the pulley and standard. By this arrangement the manhole casing can
be easily removed without disturbing the conduit.
Our further improvement consists (instead of the cable pulley being carried upon
brackets bolted to the side of the conduit or troughs and by hanging brackets

page_text: bolted to the bottom flanges of the slot beams as described in our former Patents
that we refer to). We support the pulley upon a standard the lower part of the
standard is constructed to fit into sockets cast at the bottom rear corner of the
trough, as shewn on drawing Sheet No. 2 Fig. 24, at d. The standard when in
position is at an oblique angle as shewn on drawing Sheet No. 2 Fig. 24. We do
confine ourselves to placing the standard at an angle but may be perpindicular of
desired.
We consider that the standard when in position will have sufficient stability
without the aid of additional fastenings. By these improvements the pulley can be
easily taken out for examination without releasing a quantity of bolts as in our
former Patents.
The standard is constructed in three parts and bolted together on each side of
the pulley, long holes are provided for the pulley bearing parts to slide latteraly to
adjust the cable carrying pulley either to the right or left, this can be "by this
arrangement" accomplished without interfering with the conduit, when fixed in
position as shewn on referring to drawing Sheet No. 2 Fig. 24 ate and Sheet No. 3
Fig. 3 ate and Sheet No. 3 Fig. 4 at d.
Our further improvements relate to the construction of the capstan used for
curved parts of roads. We cast the horizontal capstan drum "against which the
cable bears" with an internal square stalk, the working journal is constructed hollow
and square to suit the square stalk of the drum to fit in, as shewn on referring to
drawing Sheet No. 3 Fig. 1º at a and b and sectional plan through ce of journal
Sheet No. 3 Fig. 1B and square stalk Sheet No. 3 Fig. 2B at a and journal 6. By
this method of fixing, the drum can be easily taken out and replaced without
interferring with the working parts of the spindle or journal shaft, and without
releasing bolts and other fastenings. The box or casing containing the capstan
being on a level with the bottom of the conduit: we do not consider it necessary at
this point to make a connection with the sub-drain.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim are:-
1st. Casting the lower section of the conduit together with sub-drain pipe and
each section having an oblique pipe connection between the bottom of conduit and
the said sub-drain pipe as heretofore described.
2nd. The cable pulley box or trough to carry the said pulley we cast with an
open side as herein before described.
3rd. Casting a length of sub-drain pipe at each end of pulley trough to
correspond with length of casting "that forms the lower section of conduit" to
couple on to the next length of continuous sub-drain pipe as illustrated.
4th. Casting a socket at the bottom end or corner of the trough to receive and
support the standard carrying the cable pulley as described and illustrated.
5th. Fixing the standard "bearing "the cable pulley oblique or perpindicular
as described.
6th. Constructing the standard carrying the cable pulley adjustable allowing the
pulley to be moved to right or left as required without disturbing the conduit as
described.
7th. Casting the capstan drum with an internal stalk, the stalk to be square for
the purpose heretofore described.
Dated this Lith dov of July 1901
WILLIAM EDWARD WINBY.
WILLIAM MARSTON WINBY.