Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 2nd.Dec.. 1899 Accepted, 24th Feb., 1900
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GEORGE CECIL,FREEMAN, 810, Holloway Road, London, Watchmaker, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
An appliance by which the ordinary road sweeping" machine can be made to
load a cart or trolley.
At either end of axle of brush a universal joint is made or bevelled wheels fitted
to enable a cog, wheel to run at the angle required and a channel of metal or other
material long enough to reach necessary height is pivoted to framework having
wheel at top to carry chain that passes over it and cogwheel attached to brush
taking brushes or disks which fit channel along the whole length of same to drop
rubbish into cart which shall be detachable. At end of channel a pan is attached
to drag on ground under elevating brushes and partly under road brush into
which the road brush sweeps rubbish which the elevating brushes take up the
channel. The appliance to be adjusted to enable it to be raised from road
together with road brush.
Datad this Third day of March 1899.
GEORGE CECIL FREEMAN, 810, Holloway Road, London, N., Watchmaker and
Jeweller, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in road sweeping machines by which the
ordinary machine can be made to load a cart attached thereto which may either
be a fixture or detachable. At either end of axle of brush a universal (or any
other joint) is made, or bevelled toothed wheels fitted to enable a cog-wheel to
run at the angle required and a channel or elevator of metal or other material
long enough to reach top of cart is pivotted to frame-work, having wheel at the
top to carry chain that passes over it and cog-wheel attached to flat brushes or
dises of any suitable material which fit channel along the whole length of same
to drop rubbish or mud into cart. At end of channel a pan is attached to drag
on ground under elevating brushes & partly under road brush into which the road-
brush sweeps rubbish or mud which the elevating brushes take up the channel.
The combination is adjusted to enable it to be raised from road when not wanted.
My invention may be more particularly described in manner following; viz.:-

page_text: The wheel A, on the axle B, has at the other end of the axle a similar wheel to
A, thus it will be seen that the pair of wheels mounted on the axle B, are used
to carry and support the rotating brush C, as well as the channel or elevator D,
the lower end of which at E, receives the rubbish or mud from the rotating
brusli C, which brush sweeps the rubbish or mud into a pan or receiving space
at J, which rubbish or mud is then caught by the travelling flat brushes or
discs H, in the channel or elevator D. The revolving-brush C, is given its motion
by suitable connections and gear worked from the wheel A. In like manner
with suitable mechanism the Hat brushes or discs in the elevator case D, are
caused to travel in the direction shewn by the arrow at K, immediately beneath
an opening at L, is placed the cart M, into which the rubbish or mud is to be
deposited & to which road sweeping. apparatus the mud cart is attached & which
cart may be drawn along by horses or any other suitable power. The flat brushes
or discs in the elevator, case D, are mounted on a chain or other suitable means
whereby they are all kept in their respective positions and travel round and
round in the elevator case D, by' means of suitable rotating-gear connected into
the chains. And the moving along. of this mud-cart pulls along the mud &
rubbish elevating apparatus, which in its turn gives by means of the wheel A,
revolving a rotary motion to the gearing which connects it with attachments
to the elevator flat brushes or discs which in turn acquire a travelling motion up
and round inside the elevator case I).
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, declare that, what
I claim is:-
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1st. The elevator D, containing the flat brushes or discs inside in in connection
with the combination of the pan or receiving space at J, the mud or rubbish
sweeping brush C, the mud receiving cart M, & the elevator D, & the method of
working the same.
2nd. The combined apparatus for sweeping mud and rubbish from streets &
highways, raising it to a higher level and then discharging it into the cart M,
the whole of which is attached one to the other.