Improvements in Tipping Waggons and like Vehicles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application. 19th Nov., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1896-Accepted, 10th Oct., 1896
[Communicated from abroad by WILLIAM BOOTH and TноMAS HENRY BARKER,
both of Gladwyne, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., Manufacturers.]
Improvements in Tipping Waggons and like Vehicles.
I, REGINALD WALTER BARKER, of Monument Chambers, King William
Street. London, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the improved construction of waggons and carts with
reference to their utility for readily emptying their contents, to obviate the
necessity of carting away liquid, and to enable the conveyance of a large amount
of dry matter.
In order that my invention may be fully understood and explained in detail,
I have annexed hereto drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a waggon embodying my invention.
Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the waggon body tipped to empty the contents.
Fig. 3 is a plan view.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a cart embodying my invention, and
Fig. 5 is an end view of Fig. 4 showing the catch device.
Referring to the drawings, A designates the body of a waggon, and B the sills
of the truck thereof. On the sides of the body are the journals C, which are
mounted in the bearings D, which latter are secured to the sills B. The tail
end A of the body slopes from the top of the same downwardly and forwardly,
thus forming with the lid E the discharge chute F. To the sides of the body are
secured the plates G, which strengthen said sides and also the connection of the
journals C with said body.
H designates a false bottom within the body A, above the bottom J proper, the
same being hinged at a to one end of the body, so as to be readily raised and
lowered, said bottom being also perforated and supported on posts K, which rise
from the bottom. It will be seen that the bottom H sustains the load or contents
of the body and that drainage from the same enters the chamber between the two
bottoms, and may be readily discharged therefrom, especially if in the form of water
from garbage, washed coal, &c., through the valves and hose attachments L, which
are connected with the body below the bottom H, at the ends thereof.
Owing to the body being mounted on the sills B, when it is tipped its forward
end is raised a good height, whereby it presents a more acute angle to the ground,
and thus the load or contents may be effectively and rapidly discharged, it being
evident that the slope of the tail end of the body also permits the lowering of the
body when tipped to a greater extent than if said end was right-angular. When
the body is tipped, the bottom H may be raised and the dust or matter that has
passed through said bottom may be discharged through the chute.
The springs M are interposed between and secured to the sills and hind axle.
The catch device is situated at the front end of the waggon, and consists of a
tongue b, secured against the front of the body A of the waggon, and having its
end 61 bent outwardly. An arm or pawl c is pivoted at c' upon the front sill of the
waggon, and is adapted to be swung into position over and upon the said bent end 6,
thereby retaining the body A of the waggon in normal position seated upon the
A retaining tongue or lug d is secured to the sill B, as at d¹, its free cnd
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page_text: overlapping the arm c to hold said arm in the locked position against the weight of
the waggon body and the contents of same.
When it is desired to empty the waggon body, the arm cis swung out of
engagement with the end 6' of tongue b, when the greater weight of said body,
being disposed at the rear of the journals C, will cause the waggon body to tilt
backwards, and thus empty the contents out at the tail end A¹
Dated this 18th day of November 1895.
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Improvements in Tipping Waggons and like venicies.
I, REGINALD WALTER BARKER, of Monument Chambers, King William
Street, London, E.C., England, Patent Agent, 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 the improved construction of waggons and carts with
reference to their utility for readily emptying their contents, to obviate the necessity
of carting away liquid, and to enable the conveyance of a larger amount of dry
matter.
In order that my invention may be fully understood and explained in detail,
reference is made to the drawings left with the Provisional Specification in
which :-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a waggon embodying my invention.
Fig. 2 is a similar view, showing the waggon body tipped to empty the contents.
Fig. 3 is a plan view.
Fig. 4 is a side elevation of a cart embodying my invention, and
Fig. 5 is an end view of Fig. 4, showing the catch device.
Referring to the drawings, A designates the body of a waggon, and B the sills
of the truck thereof. On the sides of the body are the journals C, which are
mounted in the bearings D, which latter are secured to the sills B. The tail
end A¹ of the body slopes from the top of the same downwardly and forwardly,
thus forming with the lid E the discharge chute F. To the sides of the body are
secured the plates G, which strengthen said sides and also the connection of the
journals C with said body.
H designates a false bottom within the body A, above the bottom J proper, the
same being hinged at a to one end of the body, so as to be readily raised and
lowered, said bottom being also perforated and supported on posts K, which rise
from the bottem. It will be seen that the bottom H sustains the load or contents
of the body and that drainage from the same enters the chamber between the two
bottoms, and may be readily discharged therefrom, especially if in the form of
water from garbage, washed coal, &c., through the valves and hose attachınents L,
which are connected with the body below the bottom H, at the ends thereof.
Owing to the body being mounted on the sills B. when it is tipped its forward
end is raised a good height, whereby it presents a more acute angle to the ground,
and thus the load or contents may be effectively and rapidly discharged, it being
evident that the slope of the tail end of the body also permits the lowering of the
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body when tipped to a greater extent, than if said end was right-angular.
the body is tipped, the bottom H may be raised and the dust or matter that has
passed through said bottom may be discharged through the chute.
The springs M are interposed between and secured to the sills and hind axle.
The catch device is situated at the front end of the waggon, and consists of a tongue b
secured against the front of the body A of the waggon. and having its end 6' bent
outwardly. An arm or pawl c is pivoted at c¹ upon the front sill of the waggon,

page_text: and is adapted to be swung into position over and upon the said bent end 61, thereby
retaining the body A of the waggon in normal position seated upon the sill.
A retaining tongue or lug d is secured to the sill B, as at d' its free end overlapping
the arm c to hold said arm in the locked position against the weight of the waggon
body and the contents of same.
When it is desired to empty the waggon body, the arm c is swung out of
engagement with the end 6 of tongue b, when the greater weight of said body,
being disposed at the rear of the journals C, will cause the waggon body to tilt
backwards, and thus empty the contents out at the tail end A¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A tipping waggon having a perforated false bottom and posts rising from the
bottom proper, the false bettom being hinged to the body of said waggon, and
resting on said posts, substantially as set forth.
2. A tipping waggon consisting of a body having a tail end sloping inwardly
from the top to the bottom, a hinged perforated false bottom, posts on the bottom
proper, on which the false bottom rests, and a valve on the body below said false
bottom, said parts being combined substantially as described.
3. A tipping waggon having its bottom provided with a perforated false bottom,
and posts on the bottom proper, said false bottom being removably supported on
said posts, substantially as set forth.
4. A tipping waggon having a body provided with journals on the sides thereof,
above the sills of the waggon, a perforated false bottom, and posts on the bottom
proper, said false bottom being removably supported on said posts, and the parts
named combined substantially as described.
5. A tipping waggon having a body provided with journals on the sides thereof,.
above the sills of the waggon, a sloping tail end, a perforated false bottom, and
posts on the bottom proper, said false bottom being removably supported ou said
posts, and the parts named combined substantially as described.
6. A tipping waggon consisting of a body pivoted to a part rigid with the shafts,
an engaging device to hold said body in normal position for carrying a load, and a
releasing device, enabling said body to tilt backwards upon its pivot, substantially
as set forth.
7. In a tipping waggon, a body portion pivotally mounted on a stationary
framework, a bent tongue secured to said body portion, and an arm pivoted to said
framework, the said arm adapted to be swung into and out of engagement with
Baid tongue; together with a lug upon said framework to hold said arm against
vertical movement, substantially as set forth.
8. The improvements in tipping waggons and like vehicles, substantially, as,
and for the purposes herein before described, set forth, and illustrated in the
drawings.
Dated this 21st day of Jul 1896
REGINALD W. BARKER.