An Improved Clip for Attaching and Detaching Waggons or other Vehicles to an Endless Rope whilst in Motion.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 4th May, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Clip for Attaching and Detaching Waggons or other
Vehicles to an Endless Rope whilst in Motion.
I, JOHN GILL of Outwood near Wakefield in the County of York, Colliery
Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the attaching and detaching of waggons or other
similar vehicles to an endless rope whilst in motion and is particularly adapted
to undulating roads, hitherto the apparatus used for this purpose has been defective
by reason of it allowing the waggon or other similar vehicle to become detached
when it should have remained secure thus causing inconvenience, loss of time and
labour.
Now this invention will prevent any detachment except by the action of the
person in charge of the apparatus known as a clip, the said clip is so constructed
that it may be fixed either in front or at the rear of the vehicle so that it may
either pull or push and may be used either for securing single waggons or sets.
The clip consists of a groove for receiving the rope, the top portion of the
groove is moveable and is raised or lowered by means of a lever, the lower portion
of the lever being a cam which performs the action of raising or lowering the
upper portion of the said groove, the upper portion of the groove being kept in
position by means of pins working in perpendicular slots and the raising or lowering
is effected by a pin working in the inside of the cam before mentioned under the
said lever and is kept in position by means of a perpendicular slot.
In order to attach the said clip to the rope the operator attaches the hook or
link or other suitable connection to the waggon or similar vehicle and afterwards
allows the clip to pass onto the rope and immediately lowers the lever so that
the upper portion of the groove rests closely upon the rope the said groove is not
perfectly horizontal it being made slightly curved in order to give a better grip
to prevent any slipping.
After the lever has been lowered and the groove has enclosed the rope a wedge
is inserted above the lever into the space formed by lowering the lever it is then
driven to the required tension by a hammer or other similar instrument which
wedging causes the clip to grip the rope and remain in that position until liberated
by the person in charge.
The said clip may be constructed of iron, steel or any other suitable material.
In order that my said invention may be better understood I shall now describe
the drawings that accompany this Application.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the clip.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig. 1.
A is the endless rope.
B and B represents the groove for securing the rope, B is the lower portion
B' the upper portion.
C is a lever.
C' is a cam formed in the lower portion of the lever.
D represents the perpendicular slots in which the pins ride.
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page_text: G is a wedge inserted above the lever.
H is a piece of hard metal rivetted to the clip which is intended to be taken
off and replaced when worn by the wedging.
Dated this Fourth day of July 1894.
HENRY PERCIVAL DAWSON,
21, Barstow Square, Wakefield, Agent for the Applicant.
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An Improved Clip for Attaching and Detaching Waggons or other
Vehicles to an Endless Rope whilst in Motion.
I, JOHN GILL of Outwood near Wakefield, Colliery Manager, 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 the attaching and detaching of waggons or other
similar vehicles to an endless rope whilst in motion and is particularly adapted to
undulating roads.
Hitherto the apparatus used for this purpose has been defective by reason of it
allowing the waggon or other similar vehicle to become detached when it should
have remained secure thus causing inconvenience, loss of time and labour.
Now this invention will prevent any detachment except by the action of the
person in charge of the apparatus known as a clip, the said clip is so constructed
that it may be fixed either in front or at the rear of the vehicle so that it may
either pull or push and may be used either for securing single waggons or sets.
The clip consists of a groove for receiving the rope, the top portion of the groove
is moveable and is raised or lowered by means of a lever, the lower portion of the
lever being a cam which performs the action of raising or lowering the upper
portion of the said groove the upper portion of the groove being kept in position by
means of pins working in perpendicular slots and the raising or lowering is effected
by a pin working in the inside of the cam before mentioned under the said lever
and is kept in position by means of a perpendicular slot.
In order to attach the said clip to the rope the operator attaches the hook or
link or other suitable connection to the waggon or similar vehicle and afterwards
allows the clip to pass on to the rope and immediately lowers the lever so that the
upper portion of the groove rests closely upon the rope, the said groove is not
perfectly horizontal it being made slightly curved in order to give a better grip
to prevent any slipping.
After the lever has been lowered and the groove has enclosed the rope a wedge
is inserted above the lever into the space formed by lowering the lever it is then
driven to the required tension by a hammer or other similar instrument which
wedging causes the clip to grip the rope and remain in that position until liberated
by the person in charge.
The said clip may be constructed of iron, steel or any other suitable material.
In order that my said invention may be better understood I shall now describe
the drawings that accompanied the Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the said clip.
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of Fig. 1.
A is the endless rope.
B and B represent the groove for securing the rope B is the lower portion
and B' the upper portion.
C is a lever.
C' is a cam formed in the lower portion of the lever.
D represents perpendicular slots in which the pins ride.

page_text: E is a pin riding inside the cam.
F is a hook or link.
G is a wedge inserted above the lever.
H is a piece of hard metal rivetted to the clip which is intended to be taken
off and replaced when worn by the wedging.
In order to better secure the wedge & if desired it may be tongued and inserted
into a groove which may be formed in the upper portion of the lever C.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
The construction of a clip for attaching and detaching waggons or other vehicles
to an endless rope whilst in motion practically as herein shewn and described.
Dated this Third day of April 1895.
HENRY PERCIVAL DAWSON, F.S.P.A.,
21, Barstow Square, Wakefield, Agent for the Applicant.