CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN TILTING OR TIPPING WAGGONS
Year: 1862

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Robertson Gladstone, of Court Hey, Broad Green,
in the County of Lancaster, Merchant, for the Invention of "CERTAIN
Sealed the 12th September 1862 and dated the 22nd March 1862.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Robertson Gladstone at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
22nd March 1862.
I, ROBERTSON GLADSTONE, of Court Hey, Broad Green, in the County of
Lancaster, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN TILTING OR TIPPING WAGGONS," to be as follows:-
This Invention comprehends certain improvements, principally applicable to
four-wheeled agricultural waggons, although part may be adapted to or used
with any end tilting or tipping waggon where the axles do not revolve with the
wheels."
The first part relates to an improved form of axle by which the body of a.
waggon either with or without springs can be evenly balanced, and complete
end tilting or tipping effected, and consists in bending or cranking the said
axle immediately after it leaves the knaves of the wheels a sufficient length
horizontally or angularly towards a vertical line drawn through the centre of,

page_text: the waggon, so that when such waggon is completely tilted or tipped endwise
it will not come in contact with the longest part of the said axle, which runs.
parallel to a line continued from one end bearing part or arm to the other.
The second part of the said Invention is only applicable to four-wheeled
waggons with fore carriage, and consists in forming the connecting rod which
is secured to or made part of the axle of the hind wheels by bending it
upwards and forwards so that it will pass over the fore carriage and couple to
the main pin of the same, thus allowing the said fore carriage to turn on small
surface.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Robertson Gladstone in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 20th September 1862.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ROBERTSON
GLADSTONE, of Court Hey, Broad Green, in the County of Lancaster, Merchant,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Twenty-second day of March, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two, in the twenty-fifth year
of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me, the said Robertson Gladstone, Her special licence, that I, the
said Robertson Gladstone, my executors, administrators, and assigns, or such
others as I, the said Robertson Gladstone, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and at
all times thereafter, during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully
might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention
for "CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN TILTING OR TIPPING WAGGONS," upon the condition
(amongst others) that I, the said Robertson Gladstone, my executors.or
administrators, by an instrument in writing, under my, or their, or one of their
hands and seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the
said Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause
the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Robertson Gladstone, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same

page_text: is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement (that is to say) :-
This Invention comprehends certain improvements, principally applicable
to four-wheeled agricultural waggons, although part of such improvements
may be adapted to or used with any end tilting or tipping waggon where the
axles do not revolve with the wheels.
The first part relates to an improved forni of axle by which the body of a
waggon, either with or without springs, can be evenly balanced, and complete
end tilting or tipping effected, and consists in bending or cranking the 'said
axle immediately after it leaves the naves of the wheels, a sufficient length
horizontally or angularly towards a vertical line drawn transversely through
the centre of the waggon, so that when such waggon is completely tilted. or
tipped endwise, it will not come in contact with the longest part of the said
axle which runs parallel to a line continued from one end bearing part to the
other.
The second part of the said Invention is only applicable to four-wheeled
waggons with fore carriage; and consists in forming the connecting rod which
is secured to or made part of the axle of the hind wheels by bending it
upwards and forwards so that it will pass over the fore carriage or "carriage
part," and couple to the main pin or "perch bolt" of the same, thus allowing
the said fore carriage to. turn on small surface:
And in order that my said Invention may be more clearly understood, I
have hereunto attached a Sheet of explanatory Drawings, containing views of
so much of an agricultural tilting or tipping spring waggon as is necessary for
a full. understanding of my said improvements, all which are combined in the
waggon shewn by the said Drawings. In both views like letters of reference
denote corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a plan view of the running and carrying gear of a waggon, of the
class above mentioned constructed for my improvements; the bottom framework
of the body being shewn by dotted lines, and Fig 2 is a longitudinal and
vertical section of the same waggon taken about the middle part of the same,
part of the framework of the body being also shewn by dotted lines.'
a represents the fore wheels; b, the fore axle; c, the fore springs; d, the
frame to which the draught shafts, poles, or other connections are attached; e, the
fore carriage part; f lever lock; g, "perch bolt" or main 'pin; h,. the carrying
frame on which is placed the transverse rocking shaft i, for carrying the.body
(dotted lines) j. This rocking shaft is here shewn curved to clear my
improved connecting rod k, and both its (the rocking shaft's) ends are fixed in

page_text: pillow blocks l, which by being kept clean and well oiled and when the waggon:
is well balanced will render tilting or tipping a smooth and easy operation.
The carrying frámė h, it will be seen, rests on the hind springs m, and on the
fore. carriage part, and is an important article in this arrangement.or construc->
tion of waggon; n, the hind wheels; o, the hind axle shewn cranked forwards
horizontally at or about a right angle just inside. the naves. of the wheels;
and on those parts which have also been marked 1; the springs m are secured
or fastened, whilst to the greatest length of the said axle, which has been
marked 2, in addition to the letter o before mentioned, and which is formed
at a right angle to the part 1 to which the springs m are attached, and parallel
to a line carried from one end bearing part or boss to the other, is secured by
bolts P, the connecting rod k herein-before mentioned, the form of which is
curvilinear and is here carried upwards and forwards to the perch bolt g;
which passes through an eye formed in the said rod and completes the con-
nection. The said axle o and connecting rod k may be made in one piece if
desired. If waggons without a fore carriage part, capable of being drawn
from either end, are used, then the axles of both pairs of wheels may be
cranked inwards towards the centre, in like manner to the hind wheels shewn
on the Sheet of Drawings.
Having now described the nature and particulars of my said Invention, and
convenient means of carrying the same into effect, I would have it distinctly
understood that I do not confine myself to the use of my improvements in
connection with any particular form so long as it is an end tilting or tipping
waggon, neither do I confine myself to the exact proportions of axle and
connecting rod laid down in the Drawings, nor to waggons with springs, as
many modifications both of form and size may be adopted to suit various
peculiarities of trade and soil, without departing from the principles contained
in my improvements, but what I claim as the Invention secured to me by the
herein-before in part recited Letters Patent is,-
Firstly, in tilting or tipping waggons where the axles do not revolve with
. the wheels cranking the said axles immediately, or soon after leaving or
passing the inner ends of the knaves of the wheels, a sufficient distance
horizontally or angularly towards a line drawn transversely through or about
the middle of the waggon, to allow the body of such waggon to be tilted or
tipped endwise and to be properly balanced, a useful and convenient modifica-
tion being shewn on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
Secondly, in tilting or tipping waggons where a fore carriage part is used
. carrying the connecting rod upwards and forwards, and coupling it to the

page_text: main pin or "perch bolt" substantially as herein described, and shewn on the
accompanying Sheet of Drawings for the purpose set forth.
And thirdly, the combination of axle and connecting rod in connection with
the various parts forming the agricultural waggon herein described and shewn
on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Robertson Gladstone, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Nineteenth day of September, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-two.
ROBERTSON GLADSTONE. (L.S.)
In the presence of
JOHN THOMSON KING,
Patent Agent,
4, Clayton Square,
Liverpool.