Improvements in Steel or Metal Barrows, Hand Trucks, Trollies, or such like Vehicles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 9th Jan, 1888
Complete Accepted, 24th Feb., 1888
Improvements in Steel or Metal Barrows, Hand Trucks, Trollies,
or such like Vehicles.
I, JAMES MCMENEMY of No. 30 Derby Street, Glasgow, in the County of Lanark
North Britain Stevedore do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
It relates, principally, to those Hand Trucks or Trollies which are used for
transporting Bags, (of Grain, Seed, flour, or other material) Bales of goods, Boxes,
Travellers Baggage or such like burdens; and which vehicles are largely employed
in the loading, and unloading, of Ships, Railway Vans or other conveyances, and in
Mills, Warehouses, Factories &c. ; such hand trucks (or trollies) being, (generally),
furnished with only two small wheels and with two elevating (and propelling) handles
at the end of the vehicle furthest from the wheels.
It also relates to Barrows which differ somewhat from the above named (hand)
Trucks or Trollies, such, for instance, as the various forms of Box Barrows with
handles for elevating purposes which are employed by labourers (and navvies) for
transporting loose grain, sand, coal, Earth, Hot or Cold Ashes, minerals or other
burdens; whether such vehicles are furnished with only one wheel or with more than
one wheel.
It relates, further, to Barrows, Trucks, Trollies or Lorries, such as those which are
commonly employed upon Railway Platforms for transporting parcels, travellers
baggage &c., to and from the trains and which vehicles are generally furnished with
handles or handrails, for pulling and propelling purposes, but which handles are not
intended for purposes of elevation; the said vehicles being furnished with three or
more wheels.
It also relates to those vehicles which are called "Plate-layers Lorries" (or

page_text: "Surface-mens Lorries") and which are used upon, and in the construction and
repairing of, the permanent ways of Railways and other (such like) Railed Roads.
This invention consists,
First, in making the general framework of each such Hand Truck, Trollie, Barrow
or (such like) vehicle by casting the same in a mould, with molten steel or other
metal.
Second, in making (by thus casting it) the general framework or structure of each
such Hand Truck Trollie, Barrow or (such like) vehicle constructed with elevating
handles, in, and of, one (indivisible) piece or casting; the said framework or structure
being united to the wheel (or wheels) of the vehicle by means of one or more
detached axles, and with (or without) bolts or other fastening appliances.
Third in making the general framework of each such (hand) Trucks, Trollie,
Barrow or (such like) vehicle (having elevating handles) by casting the said general
framework of steel (or metai) in a suitable mould, whether the whole of the structure
(body) and platform of such vehicle be constructed in one indivisable piece along
with the general framework thereof, or by the addition to such cast steel (or metal)
frame-work, of other parts or members for varying the character and increasing the
adaptability of the vehicle to suit different purposes.
Fourth in making the general framework of Barrows or vehicles which have no
elevating handles but which have three or more wheels to each vehicle such as Hand
Trucks for Railway platform (and the like) uses by casting the same, (of steel or
metal) in suitable moulds, whether the whole of the structure (body) and platform of
such vehicle be constructed in one indivisable piece along with the general framework
thereof, or by the addition to such cast steel (or metal) framework of other parts or
members.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Steel or Metal Barrows, Hand Trucks, Trollies,
or such like Vehicles.
I, JAMES MOMENEMY of 30 Derby Street Glasgow in the county of Lanark North
Britain Stevedore 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 :---
It relates, principally, to those hand Trucks or Trollies which are used for trans-
porting bags, (of grain, seed, flour or other material) bales of goods, Boxes, Travellers
baggage or such like burdens; and which vehicles are largely employed in the loading
and unloading of ships, Railway Vans or other conveyances, and in Mills, Warchonses,
Factories &c.: such hand Trucks (or Trollies) being, generally, furnished with only
two small wheels and with two elevating (and propelling) handles, at the end furthest
from the wheels.
It also relates to Barrows which differ somewhat from the above named (hand)
Trucks or Trollies, such for instance, as the various forms of Box Barrows with
handles for elevating purposes which are employed by labourers (and navvies) for
transporting loose grain, sand, coal, earth, hot or cold ashes, minerals or other
whether such vehicles are furnished with only one wheel or with more than
burdens;
one wheel.
It relates further, to Barrows, Trucks, Trollies or Lorries such as those which are
commonly employed upon Railway Platforms for transporting parcels, travellers
baggage &c. to and from the trains and which vehicles are generally furnished with
handles or handrails for pulling and propelling purposes but which handles are not
intended for purposes of elevation the said vehicles being furnished, with three or
more wheels.
It also relates to those vehicles which are called " Platelayers Lorries" (or
"Surface-mens Lorries") and which are used upon, and in the construction and
repairing of, the permanent ways of Railways and other (such like) Railed Roads.
This invention consists,
First, in making the general framework of each such hand Truck, Trollie, Barrow
or (such like) vehicle by casting the same in a mould with molten Steel or other
metal.
Second, in making (by thus casting it) the general framwork or structure of each
such Hand Truck Trollie, Barrow or (such like) vehicle constructed with elevating
handles, in, and of one (indivisible piece or casting the said framework or structure
being united to the wheel (or wheels) of the vehicle by means of one or more
detached axles and with (or without) bolts or other fastening appliances.
:

page_text: Third, in making the general framework of each such (hand) Truck, Trollie Barrow
or (such like) vehicle (having elevating handles) by casting the said general frame-
work of steel (or other metal) in a suitable mould, whether the whole of the structure
(body) and platform of such vehicle be constructed in one indivisible piece along with
the general framework thereof, or by the addition to such cast steel (or metal)
framework of other parts or members for varying the character and increasing the
adaptalbillity of the vehicle to suit different purposes.
Forth, in making the general framework of barrows or vehicles which have no
elevating handles but which have three or more wheels to each vehicle such as hand
Trucks for Railway platforms (and the like) uses by casting the same, (of steel or
metal) in suitable moulds, whether the whole of the structure (body) and platform of
such vehicle be constructed in one indivisible piece along with the general framework
thereof or by the addition to such cast steel (or metal) framework of other parts or
members.
The accompanying diagrams will serve to illustrate my invention, make it better
understood and more readily carried into effect.
Fig. 1 is a side view in elevation of a two wheeled flat barrow or trollie.
Fig. 2 is a plan of the framework shewn in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is an end view of Fig. 1 shewing the frame work united to the wheels and
their spindle.
Fig. 4 is a section of the cross bars A and side frames B of fig. 2.
Fig. 5 shews the application of the flanged cast metal framework to "platelayers
or other railway lorries with flanged wheels.
"
Fig. 6 shews the application of the flanged cast metal framework to another kind
of lorrie.
To adapt my improved barrows for mineral use I make them either with a railed
frame only as shewn in Fig. 2 where the framework consists of the flanged sides B
united by the flanged girders A and open spaces between the said girders. or I
make them without any open spaces at all between the strengthening girders either
by filling up the said spaces with metal cast in one piece with the framework or by
covering them over after the framework is cast-When the framework is a large one
as in the case of railway platform or plate-layers lorries I find it better to leave the
spaces open when casting the frame work and cover them over afterwards with
thin metal plates, wooden boards or other suitable materials.
Where railway platform or platelayers lorries are required of considerable length I
prefer to construct them of two or more complete small frames united together by
holts or such like contrivances.
I am aware that one wheeled barrows have been made prior to my invention with a
cast metal framework composed of numerous parts fastened together with rivets,
screws, bolts and nuts, cotters or such like agents-also that numerous forms and
kinds of wrought Iron or wrought Steel (flat, angular, dished and tubular) barrows
have been made.
It will therefore be understood that my invention is entirely distinct from these
and I do not claim these wrought metal barrows in any way as my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is,
1st. In two wheeled flat railed barrows or trollies the construction of the platform
handles and flanged framework thereof in one indivisible piece by casting the same
(of metal) in a mould all substantially as herein descrbied and shewn.
2nd. In two wheeled flat barrows or trollies (with solid and not railed platforms)
the construction of the platform handles and flanged framework thereof in one
indivisible piece by casting the same (of metal) in a mould all substantially as herein
described and shewn.
3rd. In railway lorries for use on platforms or rails the construction of the railed

page_text: platform and flanged framework thereof in one indivisible piece by casting the same
(of metal) in a mould all substantially as herein described and shewn.
4th. In railway lorries for use on platforms or rails the construction of the platform
and flanged framework thereof in one indivisible piece whether the said platform
consist of rails or a solid metal plate by casting the same (of metal) in a mould all
substantially as herein described and shewn.
5th. In Railway Lorries (having three or more wheels) for use on platforms or
rails, the construction of the platforms and flanged framework thereof in two or more
principal pieces, by casting the same (of metal) in moulds, all substantially as herein
described and shewn.
6th. In barrows or "bogies" for use in Rolling Mills and Iron works the
construction of the platform and flanged framework thereof in one indivisible piece,
by casting the same (of metal) in a mould, all substantially as herein described
and shewn.
7th. In barrows or "bogies," for use in Rolling Mills and Iron works, the
construction of the platform and flanged framework thereof, by casting the same (of
metal) in one or more pieces, and in suitable moulds, all substantially as herein
described and shewn.
JOSEPH LOCKWOOD,
Langside, Glasgow,
Agent for the Inventor.