Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 6th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 5th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 8th Mar., 1887.
I THOMAS COOPER of Gt. Ryburgh in the County of Norfolk, Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to that class of hurdles known as "Folding hurdles, which
are mounted upon wheels, with the view of facilitating the removal of the fold from
one position to another.
Such hurdles have hitherto been provided with wheels mounted upon rigid trans-
verse axles, and no provision has been made to allow of the lateral or sideway moving
of the hurdle, so that when the hurdles are being turned round a corner, or moved in
a sideway direction, the wheels are forced to "skid," thereby often causing the upsetting,
and consequent breakage of the hurdles.
Now the object of my present invention is so to construct wheeled hurdles, that
they may be readily moved in any desired direction.
To this end, I provide hurdles, which may be of iron, as usual, with castor wheels,
carried on the ends of bracket pieces secured to the hurdles, and projecting on either
side thereof.
The bracket pieces are so supported and arranged as to allow of the castor wheels
turning in any direction, thus providing for the wheeling of the hurdle in a sideway
direction, as well as in the direction of its length, and obviating the disadvantages
inseparable from the folding hurdles mounted in the ordinary manner. The castor
wheels I propose to supply with removable stops or locking gear, in order that they
may be secured, and the hurdle kept firm in position when not required to be
shifted.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I THOMAS COOPER of Gt. Ryburgh in the County of Norfolk, 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:-
This invention relates to that class of hurdles known as "folding" hurdles, which
are mounted upon wheels, with the view of facilitating the removal of the fold from
one position to another.
Such hurdles have hitherto been provided with wheels mounted upon rigid trans-
verse axles and no provision has been made to allow of the lateral or sideway moving
of the hurdle, so that when the hurdles are being turned round a corner or moved in
a sideway direction, the wheels are forced to "skid," thereby often causing the
upsetting and consequent breakage of the hurdles.
Now the object of my present invention is so to construct wheeled hurdles that they
may be readily moved in any desired direction.
To this end I provide hurdles, which may be of iron, as usual, with castor wheels,
carried on the ends of bracket pieces secured to the hurdles and projecting on either
side thereof.
The bracket pieces are so supported and arranged as to allow of the castor wheels
turning in any direction, thus providing for the wheeling of the hurdle in a sideway
direction as well as in the direction of its length, and obviating the disadvantages
inseparable from the folding hurdles mounted in the ordinary manner.
In the accompanying drawing I have shewn an iron "Folding" hurdle with my
invention applied thereto.
Fig. 1 is a side view of the hurdle,
Fig. 2 an end view thereof and
Figs. 3 and 4 are side and plan views of the castor wheel detached and on an
enlarged scale.
a a are twisted iron bracket pieces having their upper ends bolted between diagonal
supports of the hurdle. aa' is a curved or bent transverse bar preferably of channel
iron bolted at the middle of its length to the lowermost bar of the hurdle. The ends
of the bar a a¹ underlie and are in contact with the ends of the bracket pieces a a to
which they are secured by shouldered bolts c and nuts e. The lower end of the
bolts e form the pivot pin of the castor wheel ḍ.

page_text: The castor wheel d is mounted upon an axle carried in a fork consisting of two
curved lengths of bar iron e e the ends of which are inserted in slots in an iron
block in which there is a vertical socket. Into this socket is dropped the pivot pin c
above mentioned which is retained therein by a split key and washer.
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A folding hurdle of ordinary length is provided with two pairs of castor wheels
capable of turning round completely on their pivots as described. It will thus be
possible to readily wheel about the hurdle laterally or in a sideway direction as well as
longitudinally without danger of upsetting or straining the hurdle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to he performed I declare that what I claim is :-
Constructing "folding" hurdles with castor wheels in the manner hereinbefore
described and shewn in the accompanying drawings, and for the purpose set forth.