Improvements in Haulage Clips.
Year: 1897

page_text: I, WILLIAM EATON WALKER, of Lyndhurst, Ilkeston, in the County of Derby,
Colliery Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to that particular class of haulage clip in which a box or
hollow block is raised or lowered to cause the clip to be released from or clipped
on to the haulage rope or cable. In these clips there is a depending arm hung
or otherwise attached at or near its upper extremity to the truck, wagon or the
like, the lower extremity being shaped to fit approximately the semi cross section
of the cable, at a suitable point on this depending arm is hinged a shorter arm
the lower extremity is suitably shaped so that in conjunction with the lower end
of the first named arm they may firmly clip the cable between them; the shorter
arm is turned outwards above and below the hinge, the hollow block encircles the
two arms and when raised bears against the outwardly turned upper portion of
the short arm and opens the clip, when lowered it bears against the outwardly
turned lower portion of the short arm closing the clip and causing it to firmly grip
the cable, this box has generally been knocked up or down with a hammer or the
like and my invention is designed to provide a simple means of operating this box
or hollow block. In carrying out my said invention I form the said box with a
lever arm on each side preferably running parallel with the direction of the cable
to be out of the way, the shorter of these arms is pivotted to another arm attached
to the depending arm of the clip; the box is operated by means of the longer arm,
and the shorter one being pivotted to one attached to the depending arm of the
clip the opening and closing of the latter is greatly facilitated.
Improvements in Haulage Clips.
I, WILLIAM EATON WALKER, of Lyndhurst, Ilkeston, in the County of Derby,
Colliery Manager, 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:―
In describing my invention reference will be had to the accompanying sheet
of drawings upon which Figure 1 is a side elevation shewing the application of
my invention and Figures 2 and 3 are end elevations as will be readily understood.

page_text: My invention relates to that particular class of haulage clip in which a box
or hollow block A is raised or lowered to cause the clip to be released from or
clipped on to the haulage rope or cable. In these clips there is a depending arm B
hung or otherwise attached at or near its upper extremity B' to the truck, wagon
or the like, (not shewn upon the drawings), the lower extremity B2 being shaped
to fit approximately the semi cross section of the cable, at a suitable point Con
this depending arm is hinged a shorter arm D whose lower extremity D¹ is suit-
ably shaped so that in conjunction with the lower end 132 of the first named arın B
they may firmly clip the cable between them; the shorter arm is turned outwards
above the hinge as shewn upon Figure 2 the hollow block A encircles the two
arms and when raised as in Figure 3 bears against the outwardly turned upper
portion of the short arm and opens the clip, when lowered as in Figure 2, it bears
against the outwardly turned lower portion of the short arm closing the clip and
causing it to firmly grip the cable, this box has generally been knocked up or
down with a hammer or the like and my invention is designed to provide a simple
means of operating this box or hollow block. In carrying out my said invention
I form the said box A with a lever arm on each side preferably running parallel
with the direction of the cable, as seen more clearly in Figure 1, to be out of the
way, the shorter of these arms E is pivotted to another arm attached to the
depending arm B of the clip; the box is operated by means of the longer arm E',
and the shorter one being pivotted to the one F attached to the depending arm of
the clip, the opening and closing of the latter is greatly facilitated.
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:
In a haulage clip the employment of a hollow block or box A carrying
arms E E, the former (E) being pivotted to an arm F which is in turn attached to
the depending arm B of the clip, the other arm being for convenience in
operating the said clip substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated the oth 1 of 1 1900
W. SWINDELL,
Imperial Chambers, Albert Street, Derby, Agent for the Applicant.