IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY TRUCKS FOR CONVEYING CATTLE, SHEEP, AND HORSES, TO ALLOW OF DRINKING WATER AND FOOD BEING READILY SUPPLIED TO THE ANIMALS WHICH ARE BEING CONVEYED IN THEM
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Welch, of Southall, in the County of Middlesex,
for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN RAILWAY TRUCKS FOR CONVEYING
CATTLE, SHEEP, AND HORSES, TO ALLOW OF DRINKING WATER AND FOOD
BEING READILY SUPPLIED TO THE ANIMALS WHICH ARE BEING CONVEYED
IN THEM."
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Sealed the 21st October 1879, and dated the 12th August 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Welch at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 12th August 1879.
ALFRED WELCH, of Southall, in the County of Middlesex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
RAILWAY TRUCKS FOR CONVEYING CATTLE, SHEEP, AND HORSES, TO ALLOW of
DRINKING WATER AND FOOD BEING READILY SUPPLIED TO THE ANIMALS WHICH
ARE BEING CONVEYED IN THEM."
This Invention has for its object improvements in railway trucks for conveying
cattle, sheep, and horses, to allow of drinking water and food being readily supplied
to the animals which are being conveyed in thein.
For this purpose I mount at each side of the truck two, troughs, one on either
side of the central door by which access is usually given to the interior of the truck,
each of the troughs is carried by spindles or axes at its ends so that it may when
out of use be readily turned upside down and thereby prevent dirt from lodging in
the inside. The spindle or axis at one end of each trough has fixed upon it a pulley
or wheel which stands out beyond the end of the truck. The two wheels at each
end of the truck I couple together by suitable mechanical means in such a manner
that when one is turned in one direction the other is turned in the opposite
direction.
When stopping at a siding or station the troughs may be turned upwards and
filled with food or water either from a reservoir of water on the top of the truck or
otherwise. After the cattle have had sufficient time allowed them for refreshment
the troughs may be turned outwards and brought bottom upwards, thereby dis-
charging outwards anything remaining in the troughs, and bringing the troughs
into a position in which their interior cannot get fouled.

page_text: The act of turning outwards the trough on one side of the truck causes the trough
opposite to it on the other side of the truck to be also turned outwards as the
wheels at their end are geared together as before explained. A locking bolt or
catch is provided to drop into holes or recesses in the periphery of the wheel on the
spindle of the trough at one or other side of the truck so as to lock the troughs in
either of their positions, and a cord is led over guide pulleys to the opposite side of
the truck so that on whichever side of a truck a man may be standing he can raise
the catch and turn the troughs, the bolt or catch will then rest on the periphery of
the wheel on the spindle of the trough and when a complete half turn has been
given to the troughs the bolt will again drop into a recess in the wheel and so lock
and retain the troughs. Fixed stops are also provided to prevent more than a
complete half turn being given to the troughs.
Various ways may be adopted for gearing the wheel at the end of one trough to
the wheel at the end of the trough opposite to it so that when a half turn is given
to one trough in one direction a half turn shall be given to the other trough in the
opposite direction.
For example an endless cross chain may be passed over both wheels, or the
wheels might be toothed wheels and be geared together by other toothed wheels or
segments of wheels, or the wheels might be coupled by a pair of cross connecting
rods coupled to two cranks on each spindle at right angles to one another.
Another method of turning the troughs is by two pairs of connected vertical bars
at each end of the wagon notched to fit into the cogs of the trough wheels, and so
be raised from either side simultaneously by an axis across the centre of the wagon,
the bars when lifted would be secured there by a catch in the axis and when
released they would fall and return the troughs.
Above the outer side of each trough a guard board is fixed to the framing of the
truck to prevent cattle from thrusting their heads too far outwards from the truck,
whilst at the same time there is space enough between the top of this board and
the ordinary side bars of the truck to allow of the horns of cattle rising up
between them.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Alfred Welch in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 12th February
1880.
ALFRED WELCH, of Southall, in the County of Middlesex. "IMPROVEMENTS IN
RAILWAY TRUCKS FOR CONVEYING CATTLE, SHEEP, AND HORSES, TO ALLOW of
DRINKING WATER AND FOOD BEING READILY SUPPLIED TO THE ANIMALS WHICH
ARE BEING CONVEYED IN THEM."
.
This Invention has for its object improvements in railway trucks for conveying
cattle, sheep, and horses, to allow of drinking water and food being readily supplied
to the animals which are being conveyed in them.
For this purpose I mount at each side of the truck two troughs, one on either
side of the central door by which access is usually given to the interior of the truck.
Each of the troughs is carried by spindles or axes at its ends so that it may when
out of use be readily turned upside down and thereby to prevent dirt from lodging
in the inside. The spindle or axis at one end of each trough has fixed upon it a
pulley or wheel which stands out beyond the end of the truck. The two wheels
at each end of the truck I couple together by suitable mechanical means in such a
manner that when one is turned in one direction the other is turned in the opposite
direction.
When stopping at a siding or station the troughs may be turned upwards and
filled with food or water either from a reservoir of water on the top of the truck or
otherwise. After the cattle have had sufficient time allowed them for refreshment
the troughs may be turned outwards and brought bottom upwards thereby dis-
charging outwards anything remaining in the troughs and bringing the troughs
into a position in which their interior cannot get fouled.
The act of turning outwards the trough on one side of the truck causes the trough.
opposite it on the other side of the truck to be also turned outwards as the wheels
at their end are geared together as before explained. A locking bolt or catch is
provided to drop into holes or recesses in the periphery of the wheel on the spindle.
of the trough at one or other side of the truck so as to lock the troughs in either of
their positions, and a cord is led over guide pulleys to the opposite side of the
truck so that on whichever side of a truck a man may be standing he can raise the
catch and turn the troughs. The bolt or catch will then rest on the periphery of
the wheel on the spindle of the trough, and when a complete half turn has been
given to the troughs the bolt will again drop into a recess in the wheel and so lock
and retain the troughs. Fixed stops are also provided to prevent more than a
complete half turn being given to the troughs.
Various ways may be adopted for gearing the wheel at the end of one trough to
the wheel at the end of the trough opposite to it, so that when a half turn is given
to one trough in one direction a half turn shall be given to the other trough in the
opposite direction.
For example an endless cross chain may be passed over both wheels, or the
wheels might be coupled by a pair of cross connecting rods coupled to two cranks
on each spindle at right angles to one another, or other coupling arrangements may
be provided.
Above the outer side of each trough a guard board is fixed to the framing of the
truck to prevent cattle from thrusting their heads too far outwards from the truck,
whilst at the same time there is space enough between the top of this board and
the ordinary side bars of the truck to allow of the horns of cattle rising up
between them.

page_text: In order that my said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed,―
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS,
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a portion of a cattle truck fitted in accordance
with my Invention. Figure 2 is an end elevation of the parts shewn in Figure 1.
a, a, is a trough provided to supply water and food to the animals in the truck,
and a, a, are spindles or axes fixed upon the trough at its ends and held in
bearings upon the pillars by which the roof of the truck is supported. The pillar
to the left hand of the trough as represented in Figure 1 is at the end of the truck,
whilst that of the right is along side the door way. Each truck is provided with
four feeding troughs a, two, on either side, and they are coupled in pairs so that
they may be turned simultaneously either to place the troughs with their mouths
upwards ready for use for feeding the animals, or afterwards to turn the troughs
outwards and to invert them so that anything remaining may be discharged and
the troughs so placed that they cannot be fouled. In order that the opposite
troughs may be turned simultaneously a wheel or pulley b is fixed on the end
spindle a¹ of each trough, and these pulleys are connected across the end of the
truck by an endless chain adapted to them in the manner shown in Figure 3. It
is obvious that if preferred the pulleys b and the cross chain might be within the
truck close against the end; or an arrangement of cross connecting rods may be
applied in the manner indicated in Figure 4, or by other ordinary arrangement of
gear the two troughs may be made to turn simultaneously in opposite directions.
c is a bolt which can be dropped into recesses in one of the wheels or pulleys b and
withdrawn at pleasure by means of a cord attached to it.
d, d, is a guard board carried by the bent irons d', d³, in such a position as to
allow the animals readily to reach the food in the troughs, but it prevents them
from thrusting out their heads. Two stops are provided, one of them is seen at e,
to prevent the troughs being turned too far in either direction.
The dotted lines in Figure 3 represent the trough in its position for use, and the
corresponding lines in Figure 4 show the trough inverted.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention, and the manner of
performing the same, I would have it understood that I claim, the application to
and combination with railway cattle trucks of fittings substantially as described
and illustrated by the annexed Drawings for the supply of water and food to the
animals.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alfred Welch, have hereunto set my hand and
seal this Eleventh day of February in the year of our Lord One thousand