Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 30th July, 1898

page_text: upper face of the shoe 18 and aligned with the corresponding socket 7 in the
shoe 5, and 21 denotes a semi-circular groove formed at the inner end of said
bearing 20 contiguous to the arm 17 to receive the collar 22 formed integral with
the inner end of the longitudinal horizontal roller 23. A stud 24 carrying a
friction sleeve 25, is fixed in the inner face of the arm 17 above the collar 22
which forms a bearing for the upper edge of said collar.
and
26 denotes a cylindrical guide-rod having one end fixed in the arm 4 and the
other end extending through a guide orifice 27 in the opposite arm 17, and 28
represents a roller-sleeve loosely journaled on said guide-rod. 29 denotes a
U-shaped bolt having its parallel threaded ends extending through the arm
they are provided with the adjusting nuts 30, 30. The yoked end of this bolt 29
extends through the movable arm 17 and it terminates in a right angular plate 31,
the lower end of which is provided with a guide orifice 32 to receive the projecting
end of a guide-rod 33 having its inner end fixed in the arm 17, and 34 represents
a spiral spring encompassing said rod, between the plate 31 and the arm 17,
the tension of which is exerted to hold the contiguous edges of the shoes 5 and 18
in contact, so that the aligned rollers 10, 23, will form a bearing for the cable 35,
and at the same time permit the shoes to separate for the passage of the conveyor-
head 36 and close again after the conveyor-head has passed to support the cable,
The conveyor-head 36 consists of two counterpart jaws 37, 38, longitudinally
hinged together on the bolt 39 and their contiguous faces are formed with
longitudinal grooves 40, 40, to receive the cable 35 and these grooves are preferably
babbetted to more effectually grip the cable when clamped between them. These
jaws are formed with depending shanks 41, 41, to the opposite sides of the lower
ends of which are removably secured the parallel bars 42, 42, by means of the
transverse bolts 45, 43, which also form the means for compressing the cable
between the jaws 37, 38. 44 denotes a link, and 45 a hook, both of which are
pivoted between said bars 42, 42, on suitable cross-bolts, as shown. The opposite
ends of the conveyor-head 36 are spear-pointed, as shown, their converging beveled
faces 46, 46, coming in contact with the divergingly beveled faces 47, 47, of the
shoes 5 and 18, thus pressing the shoe 18 and the roller 23. away from the fixed
shoe 5 to permit the passage of the conveyor-head between them, the, spiral
spring 34 serving to restore the movable parts after the conveyor-head has passed
through.
48 denotes a U-shaped bracket having its free ends pivoted to the bolt 49 on
cach side of the main bracket 1, and in its yoked end is journaled a friction
roller 50 which is adapted to bear on the upper plane face of the sliding bracket,14,
to preserve its horizontal alignment while the conveyor-head is passing through
the support, thus preventing the tendency of the tongues 16, 16, to bind in the
grooves 3,3. This bracket 48 is formed with a yoke 51 to receive a set-screw 52
by means of which the pressure of the roller on the bracket 14 may be regulated.
While, this conveyor system is primarily designed for use in connection with a
logging or cable railway, it will of course be understood as being equally adapted
for any
cable railway conveyor system.
The operation of the device is so simple and readily understood as to require
little further description. The cable being carried through the supports, as
shown in Figure 1, and the articles to be transported being connected or attached
to the hook 45, or link 44, are readily conveyed from one end of the line to the
other.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A cable way support comprising the grooved plate 2 formed with the
depending arm 4 and the integral horizontal shoe 5 formed with the bearing
socket 7 and semi-circular groove 8, in combination with the spring-actuated
bracket 14 sliding on said plate and formed with the integral arm 17, shoe 18,

page_text: bearing socket 20 and semi-circular groove 21, and the rollers 10, 23, provided at
their outer ends with the collars 9 and 22, respectively, as and for the purpose
set forth.
2. The combination with the grooved plate 2 formed with the depending arm 4
and the integral shoe 5 provided with the bearing socket 7 and semi-circular
groove 8, the rollers 10, 9, journaled in said socket, and the vertical parallel
rollers 6, 6, journaled between the plate and shoe, of the spring-actuated bracket 14
sliding on said plate and provided with the integral arm 17, shoe 18, bearing
socket 20 and groove 21, the roller 23, 22, journaled in said socket 20, the vertical
parallel rollers 19, 19, journaled between the bracket 14 and shoe 18 and the
longitudinal roller sleeve 28 journaled between the arms 4 and 17, substantially as
shown and described.
3. The combination with the grooved plate 2, its integral arm 4 and shoe 5,
of the bracket 14 having a sliding movement in the grooves of said plate and
formed with the integral arm 17 and shoe 18, the U-shaped bolt connecting said
arms 4 and 17 and provided with the right angular plate 31, and the spring 34
extending between said plate 31 and the arm 17, substantially as shown and
described.
4. The combination with the plate 2 formed with the parallel grooves 3, 3, of
the sliding bracket 14 formed with the parallel jaws 15, having the tongues 16
engaging said grooves, the bracket 48 adjustably secured to said plate and the
roller 50 journaled in the free end of said bracket 48 and adapted to rest on the
plane face of the sliding bracket 14, substantially as shown and described.
5.The conveyor-head for cable ways comprising the hinged jaws 37, 38, formed
with longitudinal grooves 40, 40, on their contiguous faces, and having their free
ends terminating in the integral parallel shanks 41, 41, and means for detachably
securing said jaws and shanks together, substantially as shown and described.
6. The conveyor-head 36 comprising the hinged jaws 37, 38, formed with the
longitudinal grooves 40, 40, the convergingly beveled faces 46, 46, and the integral
parallel shanks 41, 41, the parallel bars 42, 42, arranged on .the opposite sides of
said shanks and means for simultaneously securing said bars, shanks and jaws
together, substantially as shown and described.
Dated this 12th day of April 1898.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.