Improvements in Cattle Trucks for Railways.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 20th Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cattle Trucks for Railways.
I CHARLES FREDERICK DORN of 19, Blythe Hill Catford in the County of
Kent, Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
These improvements refer to railway trucks which may be used either for cattle
or goods.
According to this invention I construct a frame formed of bars preferably of
oak or other hard wood such frame to be used as the floor of the truck when
required for carrying horses cattle sheep and the like and the said frame may be
moveable for cleansing and disinfecting purposes, or it may be arranged as a fixed
floor each separate bar being removeable. The said bars should be creosoted or
otherwise prepared so as to make them as far as possible water tight. The said
bars may be laid so as to come either close together or so as to have a space left
between them to allow water or urine to run off and at the same time ventilate.
In order to strengthen the floor the aforesaid bars are divided into sections in
the width of the truck and forms the lower or under part to be used when
transporting live stock. It is covered over by another or upper floor which is the
floor proper, this upper floor is divided into sections forming together the length
of truck each of these sections is furnished at one end with hinges and can be lifted
or turned
up and being so raised like a flap door to stand upright so as to form a
wall at back of horses or cattle which are thus prevented from kicking and injuring
each other while at the same time it separates the truck into compartments for
smaller animals it also facilitates the retention of litter for the protection of the
smaller animals. I employ suitable fastenings to keep the said flaps in position.
I also provide permanent troughs running from side to side of the truck these
troughs are made so as to slide up and down at the sides of the trucks into small
doors through which the attendants enter for feeding and watering the live stock,
these troughs can be raised to the proper position for watering horses or cattle or
lowered for smaller animals they can also be raised up to the roof when not
required. I also provide similar adjustable racks for supply of fodder the racks
are so constructed that when not in use each half can be separately turned up to
the roof and fastened there until required.
Trucks constructed as above may easily be converted into goods trucks or vans.
Dated this 20th day of April 1892.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, Gray's Inn, W.C., Agents for Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Cattle Trucks for Railways.
I CHARLES FREDERICK DORN of 19 Blythe Hill Catford in the County of
Kent, 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 :-
These improvements refer to railway trucks which may be used either for cattle
or goods.
According to this invention I construct a frame formed of bars preferably of
oak or other hard wood such frame to be used as the floor of the truck when
required for carrying horses cattle sheep and the like and the said frame may be
moveable for cleansing and disinfecting purposes or it may be arranged as a fixed
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floor each separate bar being removeable. The said bars should be creosoted or
otherwise prepared so as to make them as far as possible water tight. The said
bars may be laid so as to come either close together or so as to have a space
between them to allow water or urine to run off and at the same time ventilate.
In order to strengthen the floor the aforesaid bars are divided into sections in the
width of the truck and forms the lower or under part to be used when transporting
proper,
live stock. It is covered over by another or upper floor which is the floor
this upper floor is divided into sections forming together the length of truck
each of these sections is furnished at one end with hinges and can be lifted or
turned up and being so raised like a flap door to stand upright so as to form a wall
at back of horses or cattle which are thus prevented from kicking and injuring
_ each other while at the same time it separates the truck into compartments for
smaller animals it also facilitates the retention of litter for the protection of the
smaller animals. I employ suitable fastenings to keep the said flaps in position
I also provide permanent troughs running from side to side of the truck these
troughs are made so as to slide up and down at the sides of the trucks into small
doors through which the attendants enter for feeding and watering the live stock
these troughs can be raised to the proper position for watering horses or cattle or
lowered for smaller animals they can also be raised up to the roof when not
required I also provide similar adjustable racks for supply of fodder the racks are
so constructed that when not in use each half can be separately turned up to the
roof and fastened there until required.
Trucks constructed as above may easily be converted into goods trucks or vans.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will describe the
same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 shews sectional elevation of portion of truck constructed according to my
said invention.
Fig. 2 shews interior of truck as converted when used for cattle drawn to a
smaller scale.
The same letters denote the same parts in both views.
spaces
b between
a. shews square beams or bars of timber fixed so as to leave
them to allow water and urine to run off and at the same time ventilate.
In order to strengthen the floor, the wooden bars are divided into two or three
sections in the width of the waggon and they are laid into specially designed
grooves or casements on each side of the truck to keep them fast in their position.
In order to keep these two rows of bars down in their places I effect this by means
of a hinged iron bar about two inches wide at one side and bolted down at the
other side.
c. shews troughs capable of sliding up and down from floor to roof of truck
between the uprights d. so that these may be adjusted at any height according to
the size of the animals for which it is required. These troughs are kept in position
by means of bolts or pins (not shewn) e e² shew racks for hay formed by two
hinged gratings el so that these gratings may be turned up in the direction of the
dotted lines, all this is shewn more clearly at Fig. 1. f. shews hinged flaps to be
turned up vertically when the truck is used for horses and cattle and as will be
seen on reference to Fig. 2 these act as partitions so as to prevent the horses or
cattle from kicking each other. These flaps are turned down when the truck is
used for goods so as to form a solid flooring the portion under the troughs has
always a solid floor over the bars a. as shewn at 1 Fig. 1. (or these bars may be
omitted under this portion) so that when the flaps f. are let down they meet this
portion and thus form a flush surface. 9. Fig. 2. shews small doors for the supply
of water and fodder h. shews ventilators and i shews compartment for attendants.
It will be seen that in trucks made as described and shewn cattle may be
attached by their horns or horses by a halter and will be as much at their ease as
they would be in a stable and will not be all huddled together and able to injure
one another as is now the case when conveyed by rail, and I further propose to
strew litter on the bottom of the truck so that pigs, cattle or the like may not have

page_text: to lay on a bare floor coated with lime as is now the case. It will be seen that
trucks constructed according to this invention are particularly applicable for the
transport of horses (especially valuable ones) as they will be at their ease and not
able to injure either themselves or one another.
Railway trucks constructed as aforesaid are equally applicable for goods the
solid partitions being turned down so as to form a solid floor the gratings e¹ being
turned up and the troughs being raised to the roof so as to leave a clear space
for goods.
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 :-
1. Railway trucks having a flooring composed of beams or bars so fixed as to
leave spaces between them, the hinged boards or partitions f hay racks e, e³ and
adjustable troughs c all substantially as and for the purposes specified.
2. Railway trucks constructed substantially as described and shewn in the
accompanying drawings.
BROWNE & Co.,
9, Warwick Court, W.C., Agents for Applicant.