Improvements in Portable Ramps for Railways and Tramways.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 15th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 19th Jan., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Ramps for Railways and Tramways.
We, JAMES RUSSELL, of No. 15 Windsor Road, Ealing, in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman, and VICTOR ISIDORE FEENY, of No. 60 Queen Victoria
Street, London, E.C., Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to inprovements in portable ramps for re-railing railway
wagons, coaches, and engines, and has for object to provide means to facilitate the
re-railing of the coach or engine and also to permit of the ramp being used at any
desired point along the rail without support from the sleeper.
In applying our invention to a ramp as described in our Specification No. 5925,
and dated 20 March 1893, we propose to extend the lower portion of the tread or
path of the ramp and to continue this extension in a somewhat horizontal direction
in order to obtain a broader base for the ramp to rest upon and thereby enable the
ramp to be used upon the ballast, and also to facilitate the entrance of the wheel of
the derailed coach or engine upon the ramp. With the same object we arrange for
the flanges on either side of the path of the ramp to terminate at a short distance
from the lower end or entrance of the ramp in lieu of continuing the same for the
whole length as at present.
Our improvements may with equal advantage be applied to double or single
ramps of ordinary construction, and we may make the extension in a horizontal
or a concave form as found desirable. The underside of this extension may be
provided with one or more projections or spikes for the purpose of retaining it
in position should it be placed upon a sleeper.
Dated this Sixteenth dev of March 1901.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Portable Ramps for Railways and Tramways.
We, JAMES RUSSELL of 15 Windsor Road, Ealing, Gentleman, and VICTOR
ISIDORE FEENY, of 60 Queen Victoria Street, E.C., Consulting Engineer, 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:—
Our invention relates to improvements in portable ramps for re-railing railway
wagons, coaches and engines, and has for object to provide means to facilitate the
re-railing of the coach or engine, and also to permit of the ramp being used at any
desired point along the rail without support from the sleeper.
Upon the accompanying drawings illustrating our invention,
Figure 1 represents a side elevation of our improved ramp.
Figure 2, being a half-plan of top and half-plan of underside of same.

page_text: Figure 3 is a transverse section on line 1-2 shewing the ramp in position on the
rail.
A indicates the ramp.
B, the horizontal extension of lower portion.
C, the rail.
D indicates the side flanges.
E
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the spikes or projections on the underside of the extension.
In applying our invention to a ramp of the construction described in the
Specification referring to our previous Letters Patent. No. 5925, dated 20th March
1893, we propose to extend the lower portion of the path or tread of the ramp A,
and to continue this extension B in a somewhat horizontal direction, as shewn on
Figures 1 and 2, for the purpose of obtaining a base of increased breadth for the
ramp to rest upon. By this means the ramp is adapted to be used upon the ballast,
and the further advantage is gained of facilitating the entrance of the wheel of the
derailed engine or coach upon the ramp.
To more effectually ensure the same object we make the flanges D, on either
side of the path of the ramp, corrugated or curved, and arrange for these flanges
to terminate at a short distance from the lower end or entrance of the ramp, as
shewn on Figures 1 and 2, instead of continuing them for the entire length. as in
the existing form of construction.
Our improvements may be applied with equal advantage either to double or
single ramps of ordinary construction, and we may make the extension of the
lower portion either of a flat or a concave form, as may be found desirable.
Upon the underside of the extension B we may provide one or more projections or
spikes E for the purpose of more securely retaining the ramp in position in case it
should be placed upon a sleeper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is,
The combination in a portable ramp of the extended lower platform or
tread B, with the curtailment of the side flanges D, as and for the purpose 'set
forth.
Dated this 15th day of December 1894.
For the Applicants,
GEDGE & FEENY,
Agents.