IMPROVEMENTS IN PARTS OF RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, AND COMMON ROAD CARRIAGES OR VEHICLES
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Uriah Scott, of 100, Great Portland Street, Oxford Street,
in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN PARTS OF RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, AND COMMON ROAD CARRIAGES OR
VEHICLES."
Sealed the 3rd October 1879, and dated the 10th July 1879.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Uriah Scott at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 10th July 1879.
"
URIAH SCOTT, of 100, Great Portland Street, Oxford Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Engineer. IMPROVEMENTS IN PARTS OF RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, AND
COMMON ROAD CARRIAGES OR VEHICLES."
One part of my Invention has reference to means for retarding the motion of
railway, tramway, and other vehicles, for which purpose I combine with suitable
brake blocks rollers able to rotate and so arranged as to bear against the peripheries
of the wheels of the vehicles when the brakes are "on." Such rollers may be made
of various materials. It will usually be advantageous to make them of india-rubber
cased in metal. The blocks with their rollers are carried by levers centred above
the wheel axes; one lever arm extends beyond the periphery of the wheel towards
one end of the vehicle and the other towards the opposite end of the vehicle, in
such manner that by raising the one arm the other is lowered and the rollers of its
With these levers are com-
brake block are applied to the wheel and vice versa.
bined springs, so arranged as to keep the brakes normally clear of the wheels. In
carriages designed to travel on ordinary roads, single levers are employed in
conjunction with my improved brakes.
According to another part of my Invention I employ elastic brake blocks in
conjunction with metal studs or parts designed to bear against the peripheries of
the wheels.
As will be obvious, various mechanical appliances may be employed in conjunc-
tion with my improved brakes for operating the same.

page_text: Another part of my Invention has reference to the framing of carriage or vehicle
covers,-where-made to open_and_close_up, as in the case of railway trucks, carts,
and waggons, the outside coverings of tramcars and omnibuses, and other vehicles.
These frames I so construct that in opening, their upper portions shall rise some-
what, thus facilitating the removal of goods or the movements of passengers, as the
case-may-be. The end frames work at their lower ends on hinges or joints and,
when shut, assume inclined attitudes. To the one end frame are jointed at the
respective sides the respective-lower-ends-of-a-number of other frames, which are of
a bent or arched shape so as to support the cover; these frames, when the cover is
shut, incline in a contrary direction to the frame which carries them; when the end
frame is moved back into the open position, the upper parts-of-the-frames-jointed-
to it rise, and their side parts more or less approach vertical positions.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Uriah Scott. in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 10th January
1880.
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URIAH SCOTT, of 100, Great Portland Street, Oxford Street, in the County of
Middlesex, Engineer. IMPROVEMENTS IN PARTS OF RAILWAY, TRAMWAY, AND
COMMON ROAD CARRIAGES OR VEHICLES."
One part of my Invention has reference to means for retarding the motion of
railway, tramway, and other vehicles, for which purpose I combine with suitable
brake blocks or backs rollers able to rotate, and so arranged as to bear against the
peripheries of the wheels of the vehicles when the brakes are "on." Such rollers
may be made of various materials.
Fig. 1 of the Drawings is a sectional view shewing a brake block or back with
rollers according to my Invention, designed more especially for railway use and
other heavy work. 1, 1, are the rollers carried by the block or back 2, which is
secured by bolts 3 to a metallic plate 4 fitting accurately in the block or back 2
and provided with an eye 5, through which passes a pin or pivot 6 projecting from
an arm or lever 7 moveable radially on a centre 8, so that when the arm is in the
raised position the brake will be "off" and when in the lowered position repre-
sented the brake will be "on." 9, 9, are pieces of india-rubber forming springs
interposed between the block or back 2 and the plate 4 to give elasticity.
Fig. 2 is a modification in which three rollers instead of two are employed, or
more rollers may be used, and in this Figure metallic spiral springs 9× are shewn
in lieu of the india-rubber springs in the preceding arrangement, but either may be
used.
Fig. 3 shews a modification in which the brake block or back itself is made as a
metallic spring, the rollers being carried by pins at the respective ends of such
spring, which is provided with a clip with an eye fitting on a pin or pivot carried
by the operating apparatus.
Fig. 4 shews a modification suitable for carraiges designed to travel on ordinary
roads, and for other light work. In this arrangement the rollers are carried by a
metallic block or back 2 bolted to a plate 4 carried by an arm or lever of the
operating apparatus, and the rollers themselves are or may be made of india-rubber
cased in metal. Two constructions of roller are shewn. In the upper one, 1ª is a
metallic bush, 1b is india-rubber, and 1º is an outer casing of metal. In the lower,
roller, 1 is a metallic bush and 1b is india-rubber.
According to another part of my Invention I employ elastic brake blocks or
backs in conjunction with metallic parts designed to bear against the peripheries of
the wheels.
Fig. 5 illustrates one modification of this part of my Invention. 10 is the block
or back provided with an eye 5 supported on a pin or pivot projecting from the
operating apparatus; 11 is a metallic plate formed with projections 12 and fitting
accurately in the block or back 10, between which and the plate 11 are interposed
pieces of india-rubber 13 serving as springs, the plate 11 being secured to the block
or back 10 by bolts 14, as shewn. When in the lowered position, the metallic
parts or projections 12 bear against the periphery of the wheel so as to retard it.
As will be obvious, varions mechanical appliances may be employed in conjunc-
tion with my improved brakes for operating the same.
Another part of my Invention has reference to the framing of carriage or vehicle
covers where made to open and close up, as in the cases of railway trucks, carts,
and waggons, the outside covers of tramcars and omnibuses, and other vehicles.
These frames I so construct that, in opening, their upper portions shall rise some-
what, thus facilitating the removal of goods or the movement of passengers, as the
case may be. The end frames or slats work at their lower ends on hinges or joints,

page_text: and when shut assume inclined attitudes. To the one end frame or slat are jointed
at the respective sides the respective lower ends of a number of other frames or
slats, which are of a bent, or arched, or other shape, so as to support the cover;
these frames, when the cover is shut, incline in a contrary direction to the frame
which carries them; when the end frame is moved back into the open position - the
upper parts of the frames jointed to.it rise, and their side parts more or less approach
vertical positions.
This-part-of-my-Invention-is-illustrated-on-Sheet-2-of-the-Drawings,
where
Fig. 6 shews, in side elevation, a van body provided with a cover constructed
according to my Invention. 15 and 16 are the end frames or slats, working at
their lower ends on hinges or joints 17. 18 are the bent or arch-shaped frames for
supporting the cover; they are at their lower ends jointed at 19 to the end
frame 15, so that when the canvas or other covering a is shut, as shewn in the
Drawing, the frames 18 incline in a contrary direction to the frame 15 which
carries them; when the frame 15 is moved back in the direction of the arrow, the
upper parts 20 of the frames 18 rise, and their side parts (18) more or less approach
vertical positions.
It will of course be understood that those ends of the frames 18 situate at the
opposite side of the vehicle are, with the corresponding supporting part of the
frame 15, arranged similarly to the ends shewn in the Drawing.
Fig. 7 shews a side view of a railway truck provided with a cover constructed
according to my Invention, as above described, but arranged so as to clear the
doorway 21.
Fig. 8 illustrates a modification of my Invention as applied to the construction of
a double covering for a tramcar or omnibus. It is to be understood that the
arrangement of the framing at the further end is to be the same as that represented
in the Drawing.
Having described the nature of my said Invention, and explained the manner of
carrying it into practical effect, I hereby declare that what I consider to be novel
and original, and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me under the Letters
Patent hereinbefore in part recited is,-
1. Constructing apparatus for retarding the motion of railway, tramway, and
other vehicles, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference respectively
to Figure 1, to Fig. 2, to Fig. 3, to Fig. 4, and to Fig. 5 of the accompanying
Drawings.
2. Constructing the framing of carriage or other vehicle covers, substantially as
herein before described with reference respectively to Fig. 6, to Fig. 7, and to Fig. 8,
of the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Uriah Scott, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Eighth day of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand