Year: 1825

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, SAMUEL
RYDER, late of Number 40, Gower Place, Euston Square, in the County of
Middlesex, Coachmaker, but now of Liquorpond Street, in the Parish of
Saint Andrew, Holborn, in the said County of Middlesex, Coachmaker, send
greeting.
WHEREAS His present Majesty King George the Fourth, in and by His
Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date at West-
minster, the Twenty-eighth day of April last past, for Himself, His heirs and
successors, did give and grant unto me, the said Samuel Ryder, my executors,
admors, and assigns, His especial licence, full power, sole privilege and
authority, that I, the said Samuel Ryder, my exors, adññiors, and assigns,
and every of them, by myself and themselves, or by my and their deputy or
deputies, servants or agents, or such others as I, the said Samuel Ryder, my
exors, admors, or assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from
time to time and at all times thereafter during the term of years therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend my said
Invention within that part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland called England, the Dominion of Wales, and Town of Berwick-upon-
Tweed, and also in all His said Majesty's Colonies and Plantations abroad, in
such manner as to me, the said Samuel Ryder, my exors, adñiors, and
assigns, or any of them, should in my or their discretion seem meet, and
that I, the said Samuel Ryder, my exors, admors, and assigns, should
and lawfully might have and enjoy the whole profit, benefit, commodity,
and advantage from time to time coming, growing, arising, and accruing by
reason of the said Invention, for and during the term of years therein men-
tioned; in which said Letters Patent there is contained a proviso obliging

page_text: me, the said Samuel Ryder, by an instrument in writing under my hand and
seal, particularly to describe and ascertain the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, and to cause the same
to be inrolled in His Majesty's High Court of Chancery within two calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said recited Letters
Patent, as in and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully
appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Samuel Ryder, do hereby describe and ascertain the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, by the Plan or
Drawing in the margin of these Presents, and the following description thereof,
that is to say:-
This Invention consists of an apparatus for the more easily and securely
fixing or attaching the poles and other appendages to four-wheel carriages,
such as coaches, charriots, and others; also to two-wheel carriages, such as
curricles, and others of whatever kind or name to which poles are appli-
cable; and for the more readily detaching or releasing the pole or poles there-
from. And as the form of the apparatus can be varied as circumstances may
require, it will answer various useful purposes.
APPARATUS NUMBER 1. FIGURES 1, 2, AND 3.
Figure Number 1 is a frame of iron or other material, of any convenient
size, intended to fix between the inner surfaces of the futchels of a four-wheel
carriage by the holes a, a, a, a, a, a, through the sides A and C, the thickness
of the futchels being the guide for the depth of these sides. In the centre of
the end B (which I denominate the hind end) is a hole of an oval form; or it
may be round, of an indefinite size, but larger on the inside than on the outside.
The front end D is attached horizontally to the bottom edges of A and C, and
extending beyond each about two inches, to allow a bolt hole in each end to
take the bolts c, c, through the ends of the arch R, passing through the
two blocks of wood o, o, which are here put to represent a portion of each
futchel. The middle part of D forms a faint inverted arch, at each foot of
which is a thick part or haunch rising about half way up the sides of A and C,
the back or hinder sides of which are sloping, so as to make them narrower
on the top than at the bottom. Down each slope is a furrow or groove d, d,
of a semi-elliptical form, cut deeper at the top than at the bottom, making
them still more aslant than the slopes in which they are formed. R is an arch
extending over the sides A and C. At each end is a flat part to stand on the
futchels, and to be secured by bolts through the holes c, c, and k, k. In the

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centre is a hole about five eighths of an inch diameter, tapped with a female:
screw to receive the pin r with a double bow head, the bows crossing each
other at right angles. This pin has a screw of about an inch in length on the
part next the bow head which fits the female screw at R below, which is made:
thinner so as to pass through the hole in R without resistance.
Figure 2 is of iron or other material made to include the pole between the
upper part E and the lower part F and G, and which is meant to be secured
by bolts through the holes f. f. f. f, f, f, f, f, f, f. Transversely at G is a
thicker part, so turned up at each end that the pole may fit between. 9, 9,.are
two teeth or pinions made to fit very nicely into the grooves or furrows d, d,.
Figure 1. I is a tapering elliptical, or it may be round; blunted spike or cone
made to fit very exactly the hole 6 in B, Figure 1, to within about a quarter of
an inch of its base.
Figure 3 shews the manner of connecting the different parts, or Figures 1 and
2, with each other, shewing also portions of the futchels, pole, and splinter bar.
The frame, Figure 1, is attached between the futchels. The splinter bar.on
the top of them; Figure 2, with part of the pole included, has the spike or
cone I inserted into the hole b, and the teeth or pinions 9, 9, sunk. into. the
grooves or furrows d, d, by then screwing the pin r into, the hole in the centre
of the arch R, its lower end. pressing the pole downwards by fitting into a
counter-sink made in E. The action of the teeth or pinions in the, slanting
furrows or grooves,, aided by. the reaction of the tapering spike or cone in the
hole b, causes the hole to be steadfastly and immoveably fixed in all, its parts,.
till released by unscrewing the pin.r, when it may be instantly removed, and as
momentarily replaced when required. O, O, futchells; P, pole; T, splinter bar;
S, a spring about twelve inches long, made with a buckle head at the working end,
about three quarters of an inch from which a stud is rivetted into it to receive
two ends of a strap drawn through one of the bows of the pin r, and the buckle
head of the spring then looped on to it, which will prevent pin from having a
tendency to unscrew when in use, the spring being fixed in, a proper direction
at the back of the splinter bar for that purpose..
.
APPARATUS. NUMBER 2. FIGURES 4, 5, AND 6.
Figure 4 is a frame of iron or other material of any convenient size
intended to; fix between the inner surfaces of the futchels of a four-wheel
carriage by the holes a, a, a, a, a, a, through the sides. A and C (the thickness
of the futchels will be the guide for the depth of these, sides). The end. D
(which I denominate the front end) is attached horizontally to the bottom
clges of A and C, and continued beyond-cach about two inches to allow a. bolt
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page_text: hole at each end at b, b. The middle part at D forms a faint inverted arch, at
each foot of which is a thick part c, c, raising about half way up the sides
A and C, and are bevelled on the inner surfaces so as to form a small
angle to a line drawn from the centre of D to the centre of B. In each
bevelled surface is a semi-elliptical furrow or groove n, n, of about three
quarters of an inch deep, and wide in front, and about half as much in depth and
width behind, forming an angle of about thirty degrees to a line drawn from
the centre of D to that of B, as before mentioned. The hind end B is attached
to the top edges of A and C, with the ends extending beyond, so as to allow the
bolt holes a, a. The middle forms a segment of a circle. At the back edge,
in the centre, is a drop or projection downwards to about an inch and an half,
the hind surface of which inclines a little forwards, and has a furrow or
groove of a semi-elliptical form made in it, about three quarters of an inch
wide and deep, at the lower extremity of the drop or projection, and about half
that size at the top, which consequently leaves the furrow or groove aforesaid
more slanting than the inclined surface in which it is cut. The front end of
this circle B swells forward at the centre, through which is a hole about three
quarters of an inch in diameter.
Figure 5 is of iron or other material, and meant to include the pole between
the top part E and the bottom part F, and to be secured with bolts through the
holes d, d, d, d. The collard bolt f and the clip K, Figure 6, transversely at
F, is a thicker part, projecting laterally, so as to form a tooth or flanch at each
end, which are intended to fit very nicely into the furrows or grooves n, n,
Figure 4. K, see Figure 6, is a clip of iron made to encompass three sides of
the pole, and passing through the holes just before the flanches is secured with
nuts screwed on to its ends. On the top E is a tooth, and projecting upwards
about an inch and an half, with the fore part slanting backwards and made to
fit very nicely in the furrow or groove in the drop at the centre of B, Figure 4.
Near the tooth, and just before it, is a collard bolt f, the lower part passing
through E and F, and fastening with a nut screwed on to it; the upper part is
meant to pass through the hole in the centre of the circle or arch at B, Figure 4,
and fastened with a bow knut screwed on to it.
Figure 6 shews the manner of connecting the different parts, or Figures 4
and 5, with each other, shewing also portions of the futchels, pole, and splinter
bar. Figure 4 is attached between the futchels with the splinter bar on the
top; Figure 5, with a part of the pole included between the parts E and F,
has the teeth or flanches at f inserted in the grooves or furrows n, n, at c, c.
The tooth c will then enter into the groove or furrow in the drop at the centro
of B, while the upper part of the collared bolt will pass upwards through the

page_text: hole at the centre also of B, when, by screwing the bow nut g tightly, on
the inclination of the tooth c working in the slanting groove or furrow
in the drop at B, the flanches at F become drawn tightly into the grooves or
furrows n, n, at c, c, by which a reaction is produced, whereby the whole
becomes steadfastly and immoveably fixed in all its parts till released by
taking off the bow nutt, when it may be instantly removed, and as momentarily
replaced when required. O, O, futchells; p, pole; T, the splinter bar.
These Drawings and Specifications apply chiefly to such carriages as have
futchels; but by an alteration of form or position the apparatus will equally
apply to any kind of carriage with which poles are made use of; as also where
shafts require occasional removal and refixing, and to other useful purposes.
By making use of this Invention the defect so much complained of, that
poles stick too fast in wet weather and are too loose in dry weather, will be
obviated; a defect, besides being exceedingly troublesome, is both general and
5 very descriptive to both pole and futchels, causing continual expence, as well
as frequent disappointment in the use of carriages.
By this Invention a considerable saving will be accomplished, as both
poles and futchels will be equally, if not more, durable than any other part
of the carriages, instead of requiring their frequent renewal, as is at present
the case.
In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-
fourth day of June, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and twenty-five.