IMPROVEMENTS IN CARRIAGES
Year: 1869

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Heywood, of Saint Paul's Street, and
John Bottomley, of Kirkgate, both in Huddersfield, in the County
of York, Coach Builders, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
CARRIAGES."
Sealed the 19th April 1870, and dated the 20th October 1869.
ROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Heywood and
John Bottomley at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with
their Petition, on the 20th October 1869.
We, WILLIAM HEYWOOD, of Saint Paul's Street, and JOHN BOTTOMLEY,
of Kirkgate, both in Huddersfield, in the County of York, Coach
Builders, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN CARRIAGES," to be as follows:-
One part of the improvements relates to forming the splinter bar of
tubular metal, by which increased lightness and strength with economy
of manufacture are obtained, and when broken or injured such bars are
generally capable of being readily repaired. The metal of which we
prefer to make these tubular splinter bars is wrought iron or steel, and
we secure these bars also in some cases to the "pole," which may also

page_text: be of like tubing, though the forming of the poles of metal tubing
separately forms no part of our Invention. The pole and splinter bar
are secured together by T or other suitable fixtures supported if necessary
by stays, or when the pole is formed to be removed from the splinter
bar the parts are fitted with the necessary dovetail or other fittings. The
roller bolts with other requisite fittings as may be desired are applied
by screwing, rivetting, or otherwise.
"
Another part of the improvements relates to means of arranging
safety fixtures for connecting the shafts to the carriages so as to obtain
increased stability at such parts with safety. For this purpose the inner
end of each shaft or that attached to the "futchall" irons is formed
by preference of solid metal, and with a curved slotted opening to receive
an additional pin which passes between and is rivetted to the "futchall"
irons; this pin is in addition to the ordinary dragon tongue bolt," and
the opening for it into the slot is on the under side and at the fore part
thereof, so that the shafts have to be inclined upwards at their fore
parts somewhat for their introduction into or removal from the "futchall"
irons. The form of the slots is such as to regulate the distance of motion
of the shafts, whilst this extra pin or key prevents the opening of the
"futchall" irons and the consequent side play of the shafts, and in the
event of the connecting or "dragon tongue" bolt coming out the extra
pin then retains the shafts. The combined pole and splinter bar may
be coupled with the carriage by means of a he and she V catch fixed
with lock, bolt, ferule slide, or other coupling placed within reach of
the driver or so as to be acted upon by him to release these parts in the
event of the horses running away. The he and she V catch which we
prefer to use is formed with a recess on the under side of the "dub
ends" inclining inwards, each to receive a pin in the "futchall" irons,
which may be the same as that referred to in relation to the shafts, and
an incline and recess at the inner ends thereof to fit to corresponding
parts in the ends of the "futchalls." A catch passes under and holds
the inner ends of the "dub ends," which catch may readily be removed,
and then by the fore end of the pole being raised either by the horses
or by the driver through a strap provided for the purpose the parts
will be released for detachment in the event of the horses running
AWAY

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said William Heywood and John Bottomley in the
Great Seal Patent Office on the 20th April 1870.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, we, WILLIAM
HEYWOOD, of Saint Paul's Street, and JOHN BOTTOMLEY, of Kirkgate,
both in Huddersfield, in the County of York, Coach Builders, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twentieth day of October, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-nine, in the
thirty-third year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto us, the said William Heywood and John Bottomley,
Her special licence that we, the said William Heywood and John
Bottomley, our executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as
we, the said William Heywood and John Bottomley, our executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others,
from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend,
within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel
Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CARRIAGES,"
upon the condition (amongst others) that we, the said William Heywood
and John Bottomley, our executors or administrators, by an instrument
in writing under our, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
"
NOW KNOW YE, that we, the said William Heywood and John
Bottomley, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement thereof, that is to
say:
One part of the improvements relates to forming the splinter bar of
tubular metal, by which increased lightness and strength with economy
of manufacture are obtained, and when broken or injured such bars are
generally capable of being readily repaired. The metal of which we
prefer to make these tubular splinter bars is wrought iron or steel, and

page_text: we secure these bars also in some cases to the "pole," which may also
be of like tubing, though the forming of the poles of metal tubing
separately forms no part of our Invention. The pole and splinter bar
are secured together by T or other suitable fixtures supported if neces-
sary by stays, or when the pole is formed to be removed from the
splinter bar the parts are fitted with the necessary dovetail or other
fittings. The roller bolts with other requisite fittings as may be desired
are applied by screwing, rivetting, or otherwise.
Another part of the improvements relates to means of arranging
safety fixtures for connecting the shafts to the carriages so as to obtain
increased stability at such parts with safety. For this purpose the inner
end of each shaft or that attached to the "futchall" irons is formed by
preference of solid metal, and with a curved slotted opening to receive an
additional pin which passes between and is rivetted into the "futchall"
irons; this pin is in addition to the ordinary "dragon tongue bolt,"
and the opening for it into the slot is on the under side and at the fore
part thereof, so that the shafts have to be inclined upwards at their fore
parts somewhat for their introduction into or removal from the
"futchall" irons. The form of the slots is such as to regulate the
distance of motion of the shafts, whilst this extra pin or key prevents the
opening of the "futchall" irons and the consequent side play of the
shafts, and in the event of the connecting or dragon tongue bolt
coming out the extra pin then retains the shafts.
This part of the Invention is represented by the Drawings, in which
Figure 1 represents a side view, Figure 2 a plan view, and Figure 3 an
under side view of a "futchall" iron of a carriage and a portion of a
shaft attached thereto; Figures 4 and 5 show by a longitudinal sectional
view and an under side view of the "futchall" iron separately, and
Figures 6 and 7 show by a side view and an under side view a portion of
the end of a shaft for attachment to the "futchall" iron. In each of
the views the same letters apply to corresponding parts.
a represents a portion of a carriage shaft, and 6 one of the futchall
irons, which in addition to being pierced at c to receive the ordinary
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dragon tongue bolt" c¹ has the two sides thereof connected by the
pin d, which by being rivetted or otherwise made secure to the two
sides of the "futchall" irons tends to hold them in their correct relative
position, whereby increased stability is obtained to those parts. The
shafts are each formed not only with a hole e for the passage of the

page_text: bolt c¹ but also with the slotted curved opening f to embrace the pin d.
Shafts thus formed are applied to or removed from the "futchall" irons
by tilting them with their outer ends upwards so as to bring the
opening of the slot fopposite the pin d, and when the pin c¹ is in its
place the pin d by acting against the ends f* of the slotted opening f
regulates the extent of motion of the outer end of the shaft.
The combined pole and splinter bar may be coupled with the carriage
by means of a he and she V catch fixed with lock, bolt, ferrule slide, or
other coupling placed within reach of the driver or so as to be acted upon
by him to release these parts in the event of the horses running away.
The he and she V catch which we prefer to use is formed with a recess
on the under side of the "dub ends " inclining inwards, each to receive
a pin in the "futchall" irons, which may be the same as that referred to
in relation to the shafts, and an incline and recess at the inner ends
thereof to fit to corresponding parts in the ends of the "futchalls." A
catch passes under and holds the inner ends of the "dub ends," which
catch may readily be removed, and then by the fore end of the pole being
raised either by the horses or by the driver through a strap provided for
the purpose the parts will be released for detachment in the event of the
horses running away.
Having thus described our Invention, and means which we adopt in
carrying the same into effect, we would have it understood that what
we claim is, the improvements in carriages, substantially as described.
In witness whereof, we, the said William Heywood & John
Bottomley, have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Eighteenth
day of April, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred
and seventy
WILLIAM HEYWOOD. (L.S.)
JOHN BOTTOMLEY.
(L.S.)