Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 4th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted; 6th Dec., 1887
I WALTER JARDINE Amisfield Station in the County of Dumfries Station Master
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in Railway Wagon Sheet ridges and load
securers combined, consisting of a chain ridge for the purpose of raising the sheet to
prevent water lodging, and is formed by a chain running between two standards, one
at each outside end of wagon. The standards being centred on a pivot, the bottom
end continued past pivot, and secured in socket by a locking pin, which keeps the
standards in a vertical position, when out of use, they fould accross the ends of the
wagon, and are secured in a simlar socket by same locking pin, which is attached to
the standards. The chain being attached to a ratchet barrel at one end of wagon,
passing through a vertical eye in standard, and hooked to the top of opposite
standard and is strained to the proper tension for supporting sheet or securing high
loads of light or soft goods by said ratchet barrel, when out of use the chain is
unhooked and wound round ratchet barrel, the hook retained in vortical eye of
standard.
Referring to the drawings
Figure 1, is a side view of a goods wagon shewing the standards locked in their
vertical position with chain attached.
Figures 2, & 3, are end views of same shewing in dotted lines the standards lying
accross the end of wagon, and position of chain when not in use.
In these figures A is the ridge chain, A' dotted line the position of chain for high
loads, B & B the standards, which are centred on pivots C, supported on castings D,
which are fastened to the ends of the wagon by bolts E. The standards are secured
in their vertical position in sockets F by locking pin G, when out of use, the standards
are secured in sockets F by same locking pin G. The barrel H for winding the

page_text: chain upon has a ratchet wheel I on the inside check, J the pal, the outside check
having a round rim K to facilitate the hold and greater purchase when putting a
strain on the chain. The locking pin L is to prevent the pal jumping out in the case
of wagons bumping. The barrel H is centred on pin M supported on the frame N
which is fastened to the ends of wagon by bolts O the part P coming over the front
of the barrel H the pin M passing through it also. The sheave Q round which the
chain passes is to lead the chain perpendicular with the vertical eye R in standard B,
S is the hook by which the chain is fastened to standard B¹.
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page_text: I, WALTER JARDINE Amisfield Station in the County of Dumfries, Station Master
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 to be as follows, relates to improvements in Railway Wagon Sheet
Ridges & Load Securers Combined, consists of a chain ridge for the purpose of
raising the sheet to prevent water lodging, and is formed by a chain running between
two standards, one at each outside end of wagon. The standards being centered on a
pivot, the bottom end continued past pivot, and secured in a socket by a locking pin,
which keeps the standards in a vertical position, when out of use they fould accross
the ends of the wagon and are secured in a simlar socket, by same locking pin,
which is attached to the standards. The chain being attached to a ratchet barrel, at
one end of wagon passing through a vertical eye in standard and hooked to the top
of opposite standard, and is strained to the proper tension for supporting sheet or
securing high loads of light or soft goods, by said ratchet barrel, when out of use the
chain is unhooked and wound round ratchet barrel, the hook retained in vertical eye
of standard.
Referring to the drawings Figure 1 is a side view of a goods wagon shewing tho
standards locked in their vertical position, with chain attached.
Figures 2 & 3 are end views of same shewing in dotted lines the standards lying
accross the end of wagon, and position of chain when not in use.
In these figures A is the ridge chain A¹ dotted line the position of chain for high
loads B & B the standards which are centred on pivot C, supported on castings D
which are fastened to the ends of the wagon by bolts E, the standards are secured
in their vertical position in sockets F by locking pin G, when out of use the
standards are secured in sockets F' by same locking pin G, the barrel H for winding
the chain upon has a ratchet wheel I on the inside cheek, J the pal, the outside cheek
having a round rim K to facilitate the hold and greater purchase when putting a
strain on the chain, the locking pin L is to prevent the pal jumping out in the case of
wagons bumping, the barrel H is centred on pin M supported on the frame N which
is fastened to the end of wagon, by bolts O the part P coming over the front of the
barrel H the pin M passing through it also, the sheave Q round which the chain
passes, is to lead the chain perpendicular with the vertical eye R in standard B, S is
the hook by which the chain is fastened to standard B'.
The drawings referred to in Complete Specification, are those left with the
provisional Specification.

page_text: I would have it understood that I do not confine myself to any particular way of
fastening the standards in position.
Having now particularly described the nature of my invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :—
1. Constructing wagons with a ratchet barrel for straining and storing chain when
in and out of use.
2. My contrivance of vertical eye for carring chain over standard B.
3. My arrangement for ridge chain securing high loads.
The whole of above claims as herein described and illustrated in the drawings.
Dated this Third day of November One thousand eight hundred and eighty-
seven.