IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CARTS AND OTHER VEHICLES
Year: 1866

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by William Edward Gedge at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
16th February 1866.-A communication from abroad by Désiré
Massé, of 39, Faubourg St. Martin, Paris, France.
I, WILLIAM EDWARD GEDGE, of the Firm of John Gedge and Son, of
No. 23, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of Mid-
dlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF CARTS AND OTHER VEHICLES," (a
communication to me from abroad by Désiré Massé, of 39, Faubourg St.
Martin, Paris, France,) to be as follows:-
These improvements permit the body of a cart or other vehicle to be
lowered to the ground to receive its load and to be afterwards raised with
a load of upwards of 2 tons by a single man and in 3. minutes.
man can turn the burden over he can without difficulty load it upon a cart
constructed according to this Invention.
These improvements may be applied to every sort of vehicle, no matter
what the nature of the load it is to carry, whether manure, earth, stone,
or other material.
Vehicles constructed according to this Invention may be divided into
as many compartments as may be deemed necessary, and such compart-

page_text: ments may be unloaded separately by opening the bottom so that the load
may fall to the ground,
In one word the object of this Invention is to facilitate the loading of
large and heavy blocks, to lessen the manual labour, and to save time,
On the accompanying Sheets of Drawing forming part of this Provisional
Specification, Figure 1 (Sheet 1) is a plan view of a part made according
to this Invention seen from beneath; Figure 2, a section at A, B, Figure 1;
Figure 3 (Sheet 2), a section at X, Y, Figure 1; and Figure 4 (Sheet 3),
top plan view of a cart with compartments, Several of the parts are
shewn detached.
A (Figure 4, Sheet 3), wooden cross pieces, to the number of-four, for
separating compartments; A', springs assisting in closing the bottom of
each compartment; these parts are also shewn detached. B, B, (Figure
1, Sheet 1), two bolts which move in the sockets c, c, c, o; e, point on
which rests a lever (P, Sheet 2) held by four bolts, of which the heads
are visible; F, F, F, pins moveable in their respective sockets, and which
turn and cause the bottom of the cart to open one of these pins and its
socket are shewn detached (Sheet 2). G (Figures 1 and 3), the axle of
the vehicle pierced at H, H, (Figure 1), to permit the passage of the screws
which raise and lower the body; I, I, (Figure 3), nave of the wheels;
J, J, J, (Figure 2), hinges which attach the bottom to the cart holding it
to the sides; K, K, K, (Figure 2), end of an angle iron or cramp which
pierces the sides and upholds them by means of a small pin chained to the
side; one of these cramps is shewn detached, L, L, L, (Figure 1), bolt
heads; M (Figure 1), a button or knob at the end of a small round bar
which tooths into the bolts and brings them back into position; there is
a button at both ends. N, box or casing enclosing the mechanism; 0
(Figure 3), handles of the crank which sets the mechanism at work;
there are two handles, one to each wheel, removeable at pleasure. P,,
lever acting on catch R to advance or retire the bolts B; Q, spring which
holds the catch R by which the bolts are held fixed; this arrangement is
shewn separately in side and in front view at Sheet 2. R (Figure 1), a
hook or catch which comes from the lever P and causes the bolts to
advance or retire; S (Figure 3), toothed gearing and screws constituting
the mechanism by which the body of the cart is lowered and raised with
its load on turning the cranks O; T, T, (Figures 1 and 2), springs which
relift the bottom of the cart (shewn detached at Sheet 2); V (Sheet 2),
socket in which turns one of the moveable pins which release the bottom;

page_text: Y (Sheet 3), bands of india-rubber which firmly hold the small bar with
button at each end; there is one band at each side; these bands also
firmly uphold the two bolts, Z (Figure 2), pivoting crank to open the
two springs which keep the bottom in its place (shewn separately at
Sheet 3),