An Improved Axle-cap for Carriages, Cabs, and Road-vehicles generally, to Facilitate the Oiling of the Bearings Without Removal of the Cap.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 25th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 3rd May, 1890"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION:
An Improved Axle-cap for Carriages, Cabs, and Road-vehicles
generally, to Facilitate the Oiling of the Bearings Without
Removal of the Cap.
WILLIAM LOUIS FRANCIS WASTELL, Schoolmaster, Cuba Cottage, Fullers Road,
South Woodford, Essex, EDWIN THOMAS DAY, Butcher, Fullers Road, South Woodford,
Essex, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
The face of the cap proper is, pierced by a hole in the centre, by means of which
the lubricant is to be introduced. Covering the face of the cap is a closely fitting
lid, attached to the cap by means of a hinge, & secured by a clip or catch. This
lid forms the actual face of the cap. In the centre of the interior face of the lid
(corresponding with the position of the hole in the cap) is a stopper or plug of
rubber or other material, which, on the lid being closed, entirely plugs the hole,
& provents the least, escape of the lubricant.
Dated this 7th day of October 1889.
WILLIAM L. F. WASTELL.
EDWIN T. DAY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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An Improved Axle-cap for Carriages, Cabs, and Road-vehicles
generally, to Facilitate the Oiling of the Bearings Without
Removal of the Cap.
We, WILLIAM LOUIS FRANCIS WASTELL, of Cuba Cottage, Fullers Road, South
Woodford, Essex, Schoolmaster, and EDWIN THOMAS DAY, of Fullers Road, South
Woodford, Essex, Butcher 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 :-
Our invention relates to an improved axle cap for carriages, cabs and road vehicles
generally, and has for its cbject the facilitating of the oiling or lubricating of the
axle bearings of the vehicle to which it is attached without removing said cap there-
from.
In order that our invention and the manner of performing the same may be fully
understood we have appended the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Figure 1
is a front view of the improved cap with the lid open, and Figure 2 is also a front
view of the same with the lid shut, and Figure 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 2
upon the line A B. Similar letters of reference are used to indicate corresponding
parts throughout the drawings.
In carrying out our invention we provide a metallic axle cap similar to those in
general use upon cabs, carriages and other road vehicles, with this exception, that
the face of the cap according to our invention is perfectly flat as shewn at A
Figures 1 and 3. In the centre of said face A we bore a hole B, through which
the chamber C is fed with the oil or other lubricant intended to be used, covering
the face of the cap A and attached thereto by a suitable hinge, we provide a lid
or cover D, cupped on the inside to give room for the fixing thereto of a stopper,
or plug E made of india rubber or other resilient material, in such a position that
when the lid D is shut upon the cap face A the plug E abuts against the hole B,
and prevents the escape of the oil or other lubricant in the chamber C during the
revolutions of the cap when upon the axle, a suitable catch F upon the cap face A
engages with the lid D when shut, and holds it in that position as long as may
be desired, or until the axle bearing needs re-lubricating, when the releasing of

page_text: the catch F-permits the opening of the lid D, and the lubricant passed through
the hole B as before explained. The essential point of our invention is, that, when
once our improved cap is screwed upon the axle, the bearings thereof may be
lubricated in the manner herein before explained without removing the cap therefrom,
thus dispensing with the need of spanners or wrenches for that purpose as applied to
axle caps hitherto made and used..
Without departing from the essential features of our invention, we wish it to be
understood that the cap D may be fitted upon the face A by means of an annular
fillet, instead of the catch and hinge, and-in that case is retained by the pressure of
the fit only.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is.
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In an improved axle cap for carriages and road vehicles, the use and application of
a removable cap D, face A and hole B substantially as and, for the purposes herein
described and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of March 1890.
FREDK. WALKER & HYDE,
4, Moorfields, Fore Street, London, E.C.; Agents for the Applicants.