provements appertaining to Wheelbarrows and like Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements appertaining to Wheelbarrows and like Vehicles.
I, HENRY HOULDSWORTH of Engrow Lane Keighley in the County of York,
Cashier, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows, that is
to say:
It relates to improvements appertaining to wheel-barrows and like vehicles
wherein the wheels are secured to shafts which rotate in fixed bearings, and
my said invention consists of forming or constructing bushes of metal
that may be readily attached to or detached from the supports in which the
shafts of the vehicles' wheels are mounted so that the renewal of the whole
bearings to compensate for excessive wear in these parts, is entirely-avoided.
In carrying my invention into effect in connection with the well known wooden
bearings at present extensively employed for supporting the shafts of barrow-
wheels, I make a bush, preferably of cylindrical form so that it may be readily
inserted into a hole bored in the wooden bearing by any of the common boring tools,
and on this bush I make one or more wings or fins which strike into or become
embedded in the wood on the bush being driven into the hole bored to receive it.
Axially within the bush I form a protuberance so that whenever the wheel's
shaft is forced to the end of the bush it comes into contact with this protuberance
which is of a shape that will afford the least resistance to the rotary motions of
said shaft.
When necessary or advisable I form a projection on the end of the bush to fit
into the hole made within the wooden bearing such projection being preferably
considerably less in diameter than that of the bush so that the hole in the wooden
bearing is not required to be as large for this part by which means the bush is.
held in position without the employment of other devices of any kind, while by
the lesser hole being made entirely through the wooden bearing, space is afforded
for the insertion of a bar, chisel or the like for the purpose of removing the bush
whenever necessary.
In forming the detachable bush to fit metal bearings I may have it of
hexagonal or other shape, in cross section while the metal bearing is shaped to
correspond
Should it be thought desirable a flange or projecting ears may be formed on the
outer edge of the bush so that screws or nails may be inserted for securing it in
piosition on the bearings.
Dated this 30th day of October 1896
HENRY HOULDSWORTH,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent

page_text: Improvements appertaining to Wheelbarrows and like Vehicles.
I, HENRY HOULDSWORTH, of Engrow Lane, Keighley in the County of York,
Cashier, 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, that is to say:
It relates to improvements appertaining to wheel-barrows and like vehicles
wherein the wheels are secured to shafts or spindles which rotate in fixed
bearings, and my said invention consists in forming or constructing bushes
of metal that may be readily attached to or detached from the supports in
which the shafts or spindles of the vehicles' wheels are mounted so that the
renewal of the whole bearings to compensate for excessive wear in these parts is
entirely avoided, and this object I attain by the devices illustrated by the accom-
panying sheet of drawings in which:-
Fig.
is a front elevation of a portion of a wheel-barrow with its axle mounted
in bearings or bushes made in accordance with my invention.
Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1 but' illustrates a modification hereinafter
explained.
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Fig. 3 is a perspective view of part of one side of a wheelbarrow and illustrates
the position therein occupied by my improved bush.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are front, longitudinal section, and perspective views respec-
tively, drawn, to an enlarged scale, of one form of my improved bush.
Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are similar views to Figs. 4, 5 and 6 respectively but show
another form in which my improved bush is produced.
Figs. 10, 11 and 12 are respectively side, front and perspective: views same scale
as Figs. 1, 2 and 3, illustrating certain modifications hereinafter explained.
Similar letters and figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout the
several views.
In carrying my invention into effect in connection with the well known wooden
bearings a for supporting the axles b, I make a bush c, preferably of cylindrical
form so that it can be readily inserted into a hole bored in said wooden bearing a
by any of the common boring tools, and on this bush c I make one or more wings
or fins d (four of these are shown in each case) which strike into or become
imbedded in the wood on the bush c being driven into the hole bored to receive
it.-
Axially within the bush e I form a protuberance e so that whenever the axle b
is forced to the end of the bush it comes into contact with this protuberance e
which is of the shape shown so as to afford as little resistance to the rotary motions
of said axle b as is possible, or this protuberance may be formed by the head of
the retaining bolt e¹ (Figs. 2, 7, 8 and 9).
When necessary or advisable I form a projection f on the end of the bush e to
fit into the hole made within the wooden bearing a, such projection f being
preferably considerably less in diameter than that of the bush c so that the hole
in the bearing a is not required to be as large for this part by which means the
bush c is held in position without the employment of other devices of any kind,
while the lesser hole being made entirely through the bearing a affords for the
insertion of a bar or other instrument for forcing or
ever it is found necessary to have same detached or replaced by a new one.
dislodging the bush c when-
In forming the detachable bush c¹ to fit metal bearings a¹ (see Fig. 11) I may
have it of hexagonal or other shape in cross section while the hole or opening in
the metal bearing a is shaped to receive it and when placed in position therein
the bush c will be held from rotating.

page_text: Should it be thought desirable extra fixing parts as the ears g g¹ may be formed
on the bush. c (Fig. 12) so that screws may be passed therethrough and inserted
into the wooden or other bearing on which such bush might be mounted thus
this latter is thoroughly secured in position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A bush for the axles of wheelbarrows formed to be detachably mounted on
the bearings for same substantially as specified.
2. For the axles of wheelbarrows, a detachable bush constructed to fit into the
wooden bearings for same and means, as wings or fins formed on said bush to
prevent it from rotating substantially as set forth.
3. A detachable bush for the axles and bearings of wheelbarrows having the
inner surface of its closed end formed as described for contact with the end of the
axle rotating within it substantially as herein specified.
4. A detachable bush for the axles and bearings of wheelbarrows, having an
opening for the reception of a bolt to secure it in position, in combination with
said bolt substantially as herein specified.
5. A detachable bush for the axles and bearings of wheelbarrows formed with
a protuberance to facilitate its detachment for renewal or other purposes substan-
tially as herein specified.
6. A detachable bush for the axles of wheelbarrows and metal bearings for
receiving said bush, the latter being of other form than circular in cross section
while the opening in the bearing is made to correspond therewith to receive same
substantially as specified.
7. A detachable bush for the axles and bearings of wheelbarrows having ears
or like projecting parts to afford means for securing same in position, in combina-
tion with screws or bolts for effecting this, substantially as herein specified.
Dated this 30th day of July 1807
HENRY HOULDSWORTH,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent