Improved Method and Means for Lubricating the Axles of Carts, Carriages, and other Vehicles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improved Method and Means for Lubricating the Axles of Carts,
Carriages, and other Vehicles.
ARTHUR GASCOIGNE Penarth Street Canterbury Road Old Kent Road London S.E.
in the County of Surrey Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved method and means, for lubricating the axles
of carts, carriages, and other vehicles, through a hole made in the cap in any suitable
position.
Against the hole made through the cap, I place a valve, slide, or stop of any
suitable form or material. The valve, slide, or stop is held against the hole (herein
after called the seat) by any suitable means, such as a spring, stop, or slide, of any
suitable shape. The spring, stop, or slide is held in position in the most convenient
manner, to press or to keep the valve, slide, or stop onto its seat, this prevents the
lubricant, when once injected into the cap from leaking out again. In all cases the
pressing or holding of the valve, slide or stop to its seat prevents the escape of
the lubricant, through the cap, and also prevents the admission of dust, dirt or grit.
I wish it to be clearly understood that the passing or injecting of a lubricant
through an aperature into the cap, to lubricate the axle, and a valve, slide, or stop
held against the aperature or seat, in any convenient manner to prevent the escape
of the lubricant, is the pith of my invention, which will do much to alleviate the
loss of time, and expense, which is at present incurred, in removing the cap each
time the axle is lubricated. I leave myself open to use any number of aperatures,
valves, slides, stops or springs for the purposes herein named.
Dated this 13th day of June 1888.
ARTHUR ALBERT TATTERSALL,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improved method and Means for Lubricating the Axles of Carts,
Carriages, and other Vehicles.
ARTHUR GASCOIGNE, Penarth Street, Canterbury Road, Old Kent Road, London,
S.E. in the County of Surrey, Engineer and Smith, 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 :-
This Invention relates to an Improved Method and Means for Lubricating the Axles
and Bearings of Carts, Carriages, and other Vehicles, through a hole or holes made in
the cap, in any suitable position.
Against the hole or holes made through the cap, I place a valve, slide, or stop, of
any suitable form or material.
The valve, slide, or stop, is held against the hole, (herein-after called the seat) by
any suitable means such as a spring, stop, or slide, of any suitable shape.
The spring, stop, or slide, is held in position in the most convenient manner, to
press or to keep the valve, slide, or stop, onto its seat; this prevents the lubricant
when once injected into the cap from leaking out again.
Fig. I is a sectional plan of one modification of my improved method and means
for lubricating axles and bearings.
Figs. II and III are sectional plans of other modifications of the same invention.
Fig. IV is a front elevation of the same invention shewing how slide moves round
on its pivot, and lays bare the hole for lubrication.
Fig. I. A is a hole made through the cap B, to allow of the lubricant passing to the
axle and bearing without removing the cap from its spindle.
The conical valve C, and india-rubber washer D, are held against seat E, by the
spring F, which butts against the bridge G, secured to the cap B.
The conical valve C, with rubber D, make a joint on seat E, by the action of the
spring F, from the bridge G. To allow of the lubricant being injected into the cap,
the valves, stops, or slides C, must be pressed or swivelled round from their seats E,
by the end of the oilcan or otherwise. The lubricant being thus injected into the
cap, the valves, stops, or slides C, spring or work back onto their seats, to prevent the
escape of the lubricant, and keep out dirt and grit, from the axle and bearing.
Fig. II is a modification wherein the valve C has a straight face, and slides in cup
or cylinder H secured to cap B. Inside this cup or cylinder H, are holes I, through
which the lubricant injected escapes to the axle and bearing.
The valve C is held to its seat E, by spring F and cover J.
Fig. III is another modification wherein I use two stops or valves C, with rubbers D
and seats E, to which they are held by spring F, secured to cap B, by rivet or screw G.
Fig. IV is a front elevation of cap shewing how hole A, is covered by slide C,
secured to cap B, by screw G, just sufficiently tight to allow of its being worked by
hand, to swivel away from hole A, when injecting the lubricant.

page_text: The slide C replaced over hole A, prevents the lubricant when once injected into
the cap escaping out again, and keeps out dirt and grit.
The springing or sliding away of valve, slide or stop, from its hole or seat, allows
of the lubricant being injected, and the springing back or holding of the valve,
slide, or stop, to its hole or seat prevents the escape of the lubricant, and keeps
out all dirt and grit. This is the pith of my invention, which will do much to
alleviate the loss of time and expense, at present incurred in removing the cap each
time the axle and bearing are lubricated.
I carry out my invention by passing or injecting a lubricant, to lubricate the axle
and bearing, through a hole or holes made in any part of the cap other than the
screw-hole K, commonly used for axle, and receptacle of lubricant. This is done by
pressing or removing the valves, stops, or slides, from their seats, by the oilcan or
otherwise, and injecting the lubricant, when by removing pressure of oilcan or
otherwise, the valves, stops, or slides, return to their seats, and thus prevent the
escape of the lubricant, and keep out dirt and grit.
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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 :-
I. The use and application of the hole or holes made in the cap, other than the
screw-hole K, substantially as and for the purpose herein named.
II. The respective combinations and arrangements of parts forming my improved
method and means for lubricating the axles and bearings of carts, carriages, and other
vehicles, substantially as and for the purpose herein named.
Dated thin both
ARTHUR ALBERT TATTERSALL,
Agent for Applicant.
ARTHUR ALBERT TATTERSALL,
Agent for Applicant.