Year: 1888

page_text: We, FREDERICK BEX, a subject of the Queen of Great Britain and EDMUND FRANK
HEUNSCH a citizen of the United States, both residing at the Corner of Pennsylvania
Avenue and 13th Street, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, United
States of America, Carriage-Builders, 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 has relation to improvements in Dumping-Carts and the object is to
provide a cart mounted on a crank-axle, so that the body will be at convenient height
for being easily loaded and that the contents or load may be dumped and discharged
without the usual danger of breaking and mutilation. We also provide an improved
keeper-bar to lock the front end of the cart-body down on the shafts, and an improved
rest-bar.
Our invention consists in the novel construction of parts and their combinations as
will be hereinafter fully described, and especially as the same is pointed out and
distinctly claimed.
We have fully illustrated our improvements in the accompanying drawings,
wherein
Figure 1, is a side elevation of a cart of our improved construction; the spokes of
the wheel being omitted from the illustration, and the hub shown in dotted lines.
Figure 2, is a front view in elevation.
Figure 3, is a side view, showing the body of the cart in "dumped" position.
Reference being had to the drawings, A, designates the wheels of the cart which
are of the usual construction and are mounted on the spindles, 1, of the crank-axle, B.
The cranks, 2, of the axle or the bail of the axle are of such length as to bring the
body of the cart low enough to be convenient for loading, and so that the load may
be dumped without breaking such materials as might with a higher vehicle be broken.
C, designates the box or body of the cart; to the under face of the side-pieces, 3, of
which are bolted bearings, 4, mounted to turn on the main-bar of the bail of the axle,
substantially as shown in the drawings. The top part of the cranks, 2, of the bail of
the axle are extended laterally as at, 5, and on these are secured the rear-ends of the

page_text: shaft-irons, 6, as shown at 7. These shaft-irons are curved upwards and have their
forward ends bolted to the rear ends of the shafts as at 8. The curved construction
of the shaft-irons throws the line of draft direct with the weight, and being rigidly
secured to the axle the bail is held vertical, and the body from rocking. Across the
shafts, 9, in front of the body is secured a cross-piece, 10, in which are fixed
staples, 11, which recieve the ends of the keeper-bar, 12, and thus the body is held
down and kept from dumping. This keeper-bar, 12, consists of two pieces, 13, 14. To
the inner end of one of the pieces is pivoted a lever, 15, having the end pivoted to
the end of the other piece or bar as shown at 10, by which arrangement the ends of the
keeper-bar can be withdrawn from the staples on the cross-piece of the shaft ; the
operation being to raise the handle of the lever. A reverse movement, when
the keeper-bar is laid on the front, will force the ends under the staples, and hold the
body from dumping.
On the underside of one of the shafts is secured a staple, 17, in which is pivoted a
rest-bar, 18, adapted to be swung up and lay parallel with the shaft, or to be let down
and stand perpendicular to keep the weight off the animals back during loading or
while standing with the cart loaded. To hold the rest-bar under the shaft a lug, 19,
is secured to the underside of the shaft, and to this lug is pivoted a hook, 20, in which
the free end of the rest-bar is laid when not in use, as seen in Figure 1, of the
drawings.
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 :-
1. In a dump-cart, the combination with a crank-axle, of a body provided with
bearings arranged on the bail of the axle, and to turn thereon, substantially as
described.
2. In a dump-cart, the combination with a crank-axle, of a dumping-body having
bearings secured to the underside of the side-pieces of the body and mounted on
the bail of the axle to turn thereon, substantially as described and for the purpose set
forth.
3. In a dump-cart, the combination of the crank-axle, the body mounted to turn
on bearings on the bail of the axle, and shafts having their rear ends secured. to
the top or side of the crank of the axle, substantially as described and for the purpose
set forth.
4. The combination with the crank-axle of a dump-cart, of shafts having their rear
ends rigidly secured to the top or upper sides of the crank of the axle, substantially
as described and for the purposes set forth.
5. The combination in a dump-cart of a crank-axle and shafts having shaft-irons
secured on their rear ends, and to the upper part of the crank of the axle, said shaft-
irons being secured on the upper faces of said cranks and formed to curve upwards
from said attachment, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 14th day of August 1888.
FREDERICK BEX.
EDMUND FRANK HEUNSCH.
By Jensen & Son,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Patent Agents.