An Improved Haulage Clip.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Nov., 1895-Accepted, 14th Dec., 1895
An Improved Haulage Clip.
I, JOSEPH HARVEY of The Limes, Morley in the County of Derby, Colliery
Manager, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide an improved haulage clip, and in order
that my said invention may be the more readily understood I have caused to be
annexed to this Specification a sheet of drawings which will be hereinafter
referred to :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved haulage clip.
Figure 2 is a vertical sectional elevation of the same on line ",
Figure 1.
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In carrying out my said invention I provide a loop or similarly shaped piece of
metal A, the depending arms of which are of a claw-like form at their lower
extremities and adapted to engage the haulage rope B which as will be understood
is free to run through same when the clip is not in active use; to the upper part
of this loop of metal is fixed a bracket or the like I carrying a short rod C upon
which is hinged the jaw D also terminating at its lower extremity in any suitable
claw-like form adapted to grip the rope B, on the opposite side of the loop or the
like is pivotted a lever E carrying a hook-shaped arm El adapted to engage or
pass through the staple F formed upon or fixed to the back of the jaw iD and
projecting beyond the face of the two sides of the loop A when closed; when this
lever is opened and not in active operation it is placed back as shewn by dotted
lines on Figure 1 and rests against a suitable stop such as the nut G, which is also
used in this case for fixing one end of the bracket I to the loop shaped piece A.
A hook H, or any other suitable means of attaching the clip to the waggon,
truck, coal tub or the like, is provided and secured to the clip in any suitable
manner.
The action of the apparatus is as follows
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When not actually clipping the rope the lever E is raised as shewn in Figure 1
and the jaw D hangs loosely from the rod C, in which position the rope is free to
run through the clip; when it is desired to clip on to the rope the jaw D is closed
and the arm of the lever is brought down, the short hook-shaped arm E' of which
passes through the staple F, and, as the said arm thickens gradually from the point
inwards, the jaw D is tightened up until the rope is firmly clipped between the
claw-like extremities of the said jaw D and arms A; the long arm E of the lever
and the short hooked arm E' being specially formed as shewn, to hold the jaw D
firmly in position.
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 :-
The improved haulage clip consisting of two arms or jaws A, A, united at the
top, to which is hinged a jaw D carrying a staple F, and to which is also pivotted
a lever E having a short hooked arm E, stop G, hook or its equivalent H, the said

page_text: arms or jaws A, A, D, being provided with claw-like extremities, substantially as
and for the purposes described and illustrated.
Dated this 7th day of November 1895
W. SWINDELL,
Agent for the Applicant.