IMPROVEMENTS IN TACKLE OR APPARATUS' FOR HAULING
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Johnson the younger of West Bromwich' in' the
County of Stafford Mining Engineer for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN TACKLE OR APPARATUS' FOR HAULING'
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Johnson the younger
at the Office of the Commissioners' of Patents on the 28th April' 1883.
HENRY JOHNSON the younger of West Bromwich in the County of Stafford
Mining Engineer "IMPROVEMENTS IN TACKLE OR APPARATUS FOR HAULING
"
My said invention has reference to the' hauling of coal tubs wagons and other
vehicles and canal boats by the use of wire ropes and my said invention consists in
constructing in the following manner the' tackle or apparatus by which' the' wire'
ropes are connected to the tubs wagons vehicles or boats to be hauled.
My invention consists First in constructing and connecting to the wire rope in
the manner hereinafter described stops or enlargements for temporarily connecting
the wire rope to the tub vehicle or boat and Secondly in constructing in the
manner hereinafter described clips or attachment pieces to be secured to the tub
vehicle or boat for receiving the stops on the wire rope or for the said stops to
take a bearing against. In making the stops or enlargements and attaching them
to the wire rope according to my invention I proceed as follows. I either make
the stops of a single piece of cast malleable iron or steal or of two piecos of wrought
or cast iron or steel. In making the stop in one piece I take a strong iron or steel
ring or short tube the ends of which are contracted to a diameter somewhat greater
than that of the wire rope in the said stop cross holes are made and also a hole for
filling with metal the middle part or chamber of tho stop.
In attaching the stop to the wire rope it is threaded on the wire rope and moved
to the required position. One or more pointed pins are then driven through the
cross holes in the stop and also through the strands of the rope within the stop and
the ends of the pins are rivetted or expanded on the outside of the stop.
By means of the said pin or pins that part of the wire rope within the chamber of the
stop is expanded. By now pouring a hard and easily fused metal or alloy through
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page_text: the hole in the stop the space between the rope and the chambered part of the rope
is completely filled with the said metal and also the cavities between the strands
of the rope. The wire rope pin or pins and stop and the metal cast in the chamber
thus become virtually one solid picce and the stop is thereby securely fixed to the
wire rope that is it cannot get loose or slide or turn upon the rope.
In making the stop in two halves or parts I make the said parts semi tubular
and join their edges by a dovetail joint. The connected halves or parts have &
chamber pin holes and casting bole of the kind herein before described and this stop
is attached to the wire rope in the manner described with respect to the stop made
in one piece.
.
Two stops are secured to the rope at a short distanco apart one stop operating
when the rope is hauled in one direction and the other stop when the rope is
hauled in the opposite direction.
The clips or connecting pieces which are secured to the tubs wagons or vehicles
for receiving the stops of the wire rope are constructed as follows.
According to one construction I make the clip of a flat plate of wrought iron or
steel one end of which is bent into a hook by which the clip is suspended on the
wire rope the stop on the wire rope taking an abutment against one end of the
said hook part of the clip. The other or bottom end of the plate is inclined to
the other part at an angle slightly less than a right angle. This inclined part
constitutes a tail pieco to which is attached a chain or rope and a hook by which
to connect the clip to the tub or vehicle.
According to another construction I make the clip of a block of cast iron or cast
steel or of wrought iron or steel and either in one piece or in two halves. In the
upper face of the block a channel or path for the wire rope is made and at each
end of this channel or path hollows or recesses are made to receive the stops on the
rope. The rope is prevented from rising out of the channel or path by means of a
pin or cotter. In order to fit the clip permanently to the vehicle the lower part of
the block is recessed at its middle so as to leave two cheeks between which an
upright on the vehicle fits. Bolts or rivets passed through these cheeks and the
upright securely fasten the clip in its place.
In order to permit of a coal tub wagon or other vehicle being loaded above the
top of the sides of the vehicle a clip of the last described construction is attached
to each end of the vehicle at any required height and rigidity is given to the said
clips by means of a tie rod crossing fom one to the other clip. Besides the
hauling of coal tubs wagons or vehicles either in mines or on the surface to which
my invention is particularly applicable my said invention may also be applied to
the hauling of street tramway cars railway carriages and trucks and canal boats.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Johnson the younger in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
27th October 1883.
HENRY JOHNSON the younger of West Bromwich in the County of Stafford,
Mining Engineer "IMPROVEMENTS IN TACKLE OR APPARATUS FOR HAULING
.
"
My said invention has reference to the hauling of coal tubs, wagons and other
vehicles and canal boats by the use of wire ropes; and my said invention
consists in constructing in the following manner the tackle or apparatus by
which the wire ropes are connected to the tubs, wagons, vehicles or boats to bo
hauled.
My invention consists First in constructing and connecting to the wire rope in
the manner hereinafter described, stops or enlargements for temporarily connecting
the wire rope to the tub, vehicle or boat and secondly in constructing in the
manner herein after described, clips or attachment pieces to be secured to the tub,
vehicle or boat for receiving the stops on the wire rope or for the said stops to take
a bearing against.
In making the stops or enlargements and attaching them to the wire rope
according to my invention I proceed as follows. I either make the stops of a
single piece of cast malleable iron or steel or of two pieces of wrought or cast iron
or steel. In making the stop in one piece I take a strong iron or steel ring or
short tube the ends of which are contracted to a diameter somewhat,greater than
that of the wire rope. In the said stop, cross boles are made and also a hole for
filling with metal the middle part or chamber of the stop.
In attaching the stop to the wire rope it is threaded on the wire rope and moved
to the required position. One or more pointed pins are then driven through the
cross holes in the stop and also through the strands of the rope within the stop
and the ends of the pins are riveted or expanded on the outside of the stop.. By
means of the said pin or pins that part of the wire rope within the chamber of the
stop is expanded. By now pouring a hard and easily fused metal or alloy through
the hole in the stop the space between the rope and the chambered part of the stop
is completely filled with the said metal and also the cavities between the strands
of the rope. The wire rope, pin or pins and stop and the metal cast in the
chamber become virtually one solid piece and the stop is thereby securely
fixed to the wire rope, that is, it cannot got loose or slide or turn upon
the rope.
In making the stop in two halves or parts I make the said parts semi-tubular
and join their edges by a dovetail joint. The connected halves or parts have a
chamber, pin holes and casting hole of the kind hereinbefore described and this
stop is attached to the wire rope in the manner described with respect to the stop
mado in one piece.
Two stops are secured to the rope at a short distance apart one stop operating
when the rope is hauled in one direction and the other stop when the rope is hauled
in the opposite direction. Or a single stop may be used.
This part of my invention is illustrated in Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying
Drawing.
Figure 1 represents in section a stop or enlargement made and attached to a
wire rope according to my invention.
a is the stop consisting of a ring or short tube of iron or steel having con-
tracted ends as represented; b is the wire rope and 62 is the part of the wire rope

page_text: which has been expanded in the chamber o by the driving through it of the rivetted
pin d; c is the hard and easily fused metal or alloy which has been poured into
the chamber c through a hole in the stop or tube a, the space between the expanded
part 2 of the rope and the chambered part c of the stop being completely filled
with the said metal and also the cavities between the strands of the rope.
Instead of one cross pin d for expanding the strands of the rope two or more
pins may be used.
Figure 2 represents in end elevation a stop made in two halves or parts as
before described, the combined halves or parts being marked a, a' the connection
being effected by a dovetail joint as represented.
The wire rope is marked the cross pin d and the metal cast in the chamber of
the stop is marked c' in Figure 2
"
The clips or connecting pieces which are secured to the tubs wagons or vehicles
"for receiving the stops of the wire rope are constructed as follows:-
According to one construction I make the clip of a flat plate of wrought iron or
steel one end of which is bent into a hook by which the clip is suspended on the
wire rope, the stop on the wire rope taking an abutment against one end of the
said hook part of the clip. The other or bottom end of the plate is inclined to the
other part at an angle slightly less than a right angle. This inclined part constitutes
a tail piece to which is attached a chain or rope and a hook by which to connect
the clip to the tub or vehicle.
According to another construction I make the clip of a block of cast iron or
cast steel or of wrought iron or steel and either in one piece or in two halves. In
the upper face of the block, a channel or path for the wire rope is made and at
each end of this channel or path, hollows or recesses are made to receive the stops
on the rope. The rope is prevented from rising out of the channel or path by
means of a pin or cotter. In order to fix the clip permanently to the vehicle the
lower part of the block is recessed at its middle so as to leave two cheeks between
which an upright on the vehicle fits. Bolts or rivets passed through these cheeks
and the upright securely fasten the clip in its place. In order to permit of a coal
tub, wagon or other vehicle being loaded above the top of the sides of the vehicle,
a clip of the last described construction is attached to each end of the vehicle at
any required height and rigidity is given to the said clips by means of a tie rod
crossing from one to the other clip.
Figure 3 represents in side elevation and Figure 4 in end elevation a clip con-
structed according to my invention for hauling in one direction in combination
with a stop constructed according to my invention, the stop being marked a in
Figure 3 and the wire rope b in Figures 3 and 4.
The said clip consists of a plate of wrought iron or steel the end ƒ³ of which is
bent into a hook by which the clip is suspended on the wire rope (see Figure
the stop a on the wire rope b taking an abutment against one end of the hook
(see Figure 3). The bottom end of the plate fis inclined to the other part at
the angle represented and constitutes a tail piece to which is attached the link or
hook by which the clip is connected to the tub or vehicle.
Figure 19 represents the method of connecting the clip Figures 3 and 4 to the
tub or vehicle. In the said Figure 19, 6 is the hauling rope a the stop f the clip j
the tub or vehicle and f is the chain connected to the clip f and hooked by the
rod f" to the tub or vehicle j. The said rod f' is for the purpose of facilitating the
hooking of the chain to the draw bar of the vehicle.
Figure 13 represents in side elevation a clip essentially of the construction last
described but modified for hauling in opposite directions. This clip is suspended
on the wire rope b between the two stops a, a³; f is a slot or opening in the
body and tail pieces or ears f³, fs of the clip in which slot the attachment link f
works, the said link travelling from one end to the other end of the said slot f³ on
the reversal of the motion of the tub or vehicle and pulling when the tub or vehicle
is ascending an incline and holding back when the tub or vehicle is descending an
incline; Figure 14 represents in side. elevation and Figure 15 in end elevation a

page_text: clip in which the hooked part for receiving the rope is furnished with a loose or
jointed flap h for facilitating the attachment of the clip to the rope and its detach-
ment therefrom. The loose or jointed flap h is applicable to the clips represented
in Figures 3 4. 13. 16 and 17: Figure 16 represents in side elevation and Figure 17
in end elevation another clip for hauling in opposite directions constructed according
to my invention. The body of this clip is forked, one branch being hung on one
side and the other branch on the other side of the stop a on the wire rope b. The
flaps or hooks at f* for suspending the clip are turned in opposite directions (see
Figure 17). The lower part of the clip is furnished with a slot f³ for the purpose
herein before described with respect to Figure 13.
Figure 18 represents the method in which the clip represented in Figures 16
and 17 (or that represented in Figure 13) is connected to the vehicle to be hauled;
fis the clip; b the wire rope; a the stop on the said rope and h' the chain and
hook for connecting the clip to the vehiclo; h³ is a sliding attachment working on
the tie rod h' the said rod giving rigidity to the end plates 7, j³ of the vehicle j.
On the reversal of the motion of the vehicle and on the vehicle passing from an
ascent to a descent and the reverse, the sliding attachment ³ travels on the rod h
from j³ to j².
This construction of vehicle and connections permits the vehicle to be loaded
above the level of the top.
The bodies of the clips Figures 3. 4. 13. 14. 15. 16 and 17 are cranked as shown
in the end elevations Figures 4. 15 and 17 in order to bring the point of attachment
of the clip into the vertical plane in which the hauling chain is situated; and the
ends of the flaps of the hanging clips are rimered out to receive the convex ends of
the stops on the rope as shown by the dotted lines g, g. Figures 5. 6 and 7 are
side and end elevations and a plan respectively of a clip constructed according to
my invention, which clip is fixed permanently to the vehicle. The said clip is
constructed in one piece or two halves and consists of a block i in the upper face
of which a channel or path k is made for the hauling rope b to take into and at
each end of the path, hollows or chambers, are made to receive the stops a, a on
the hauling rope b. For preventing the hauling rope from leaving the rope path
or channel, when the motion changes from ascent to descent or the reverse and
while the clip is moving from one stop to the other, a pin m is inserted sideways
through the aperture n the turned down ends of the piu m engaging with shoulders
at n² on the block and thereby preventing the rising of the said pin and the hauling
rope. For fixing this clip to the vehicle the lower part of the block i is recessed
thus forming two cheeks ², ² between which the flat bar j attached to the vehicle
is bolted.
Figure 8 represents the method of attaching the clip represented in Figures 5. 6
and 7 to the vehicle; bis the hauling rope; a, a are the stops on the said rope;
ii are the clips fixed to the end plates of the vehicle j, rigidity being given to
the end plates by the tie rod h. This construction of vehicle and connection,
enables the vehicle to be loaded above the level of the top as described with respect
to Figuro 18. Figure 9 represents a modification of the clip last described. This
clip is permanently fixed to the vehicle and is adapted for use when a combined
system of endless rope and endless chain haulage is employed. The clip Figure 9
is formed out of a flat plate of iron p which is secured to the vehicle j. The said
clip is recessed or slotted at the top for receiving the links of the endless chain q
and is also recessed or slotted at the side marked for receiving the rope b-pro-
vided with stops; & is a jointed bolt working between the two studs t, t for
preventing the escape of the rope from the slot r.
r
In attaching the hauling rope b to the clip, that portion of the rope between the
two stops is pushed in at the side opening or slot 7 and fixes itself in the vertical
part of the slot. In pushing the rope into its place, the bolts is pushed from the
atud t to the other stud and takes the position indicated by the dotted lines.
The bolt & is afterwards pulled back to the stud tas represented, thereby preventing
the escape of the hauling rope from the clip. This clip is adapted for haulage in
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page_text: opposite directions as it will run from stop to stop on the vehicle passing from an
ascent to a descent and the reverse, the stops on the rope alternately pulling and
holding back.
Figure 10' represents a clip for rope haulage only, to be fitted to the top of the
vébicle j.
Figure It represents a clip for rope haulage only, to be fitted to the bottom of
the vehicle j.
Figure 12 represents a' clip for rope haulage only, to be fitted to the sido of the
vehicle j.
The method of attaching the hauling rope to the clips' Figures 10, 11 and 12 is
the same as that described with respect to Figure 9 and corresponding parts are
marked with the same letters of reference.
Figuré 20 represents an arrangement of holding down rollers and turn pulleys
which I prefer to use with my improved clips, the said rollers and turn pulleys
being necessary where the hauling rope travels in bends or curves. In the said
Figure 20 u, u are the holding down rollers and u¹ u' the vertical turn rollers;
w, w the working position of the ropes; jj the vehicles to be hauled and x. x the
connections of the vehicles and hauling rope
Besides the hauling of coal tubs, wagon's or vehicles, either in mines or on the
surface, to which my invention is particularly applicable, my said invention may
also be applied to the hauling of street and elevated trailways cars and vehiclos,
railway carriages and trucks and canal boats and the like, as well as to the raising
of minerals from mines and the raising and lowering of minerals from quarries and
the transport of minerals in tubs or receptacles suspended to the hauling wire rope.
Having now described the nature of my invention' and the manner in which the
samo is to be performed I wish it to be understood that I' claim' as my invention of
"Improvements in tackle or apparatus for hauling";-
First-The methods of constructing and connecting stops or enlargements to
wire rope to be used for hauling herein before described and illustrated in Figures 1
and 2 of the accompanying Drawing.
Secondly-The several methods of constructing single and double clips or attach-
ment pieces herein before described and illustrated in Figures 3 to 19 both
inclusive of the accompanying Drawing to be affixed to the vehicle or article to be
bauled and for receiving and engaging with the stops on the wire hauling rope
and for receiving the links of the hauling chain' substantially as described and
illustrated.
Thirdly The methods of connecting the chains of the connecting clips with the
vehicles or articles to be hauled herein before described and illustrated with
reference to Figures 8 and 18 of the accompanying Drawing; that is to say, by
means of connections either sliding upon or fixed to tie rods' situated above the
top of the tub or vehicle for the purpose and substantially as described and
illustrated
In witness whereof I the said Henry Johnson bave hereunto set my hand and
seal this Eighteenth-day of October in the year of our Lord one thousand eight
hundred and eighty-threo.