Improvements in Carriages, Cabs, and other Vehicles Running upon Common Roads.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 2nd Mar., 1889
Improvements in Carriages, Cabs, and other Vehicles Running upon
Common Roads.
I, JOHN PHILIPSON J.P., M.I.M.E. of 27 Pilgrim Street in the City and County
of Newcastle upon Tyne, Carriage Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this.
invention to be as follows :-
:-
This invention relates to improvements in carriages, cabs, and other vehicles running
on common roads whereby greater ease and softness of motion are produced, and noise,
rattle, or vibration minimised.
The invention consists in the method of applying blocks of india-rubber or similar
elastic material as cushions or buffers for the spring shackles, spring ends, scrolls,
pump handles and similar parts of carriages, wagons, vans and such like vehicles, and
also as cushions or buffers for the shafts of two-wheeled vehicles, such as gigs, dog
carts &c. When used as a cushion or buffer for the ends of springs, the springs
are constructed with a long bearing into which the block or buffer of india-rubber or
similar elastic material is introduced and held in position by flanges formed upon the
ends of the back plates on the upper or under sides of the springs as may be found
necessary. The ends of the springs are secured by a strong steel bolt passing through
the back plates, and through the block of india-rubber or other elastic material, the
top plates being provided with a groove in which the head of the bolt may roll freely
if required, with a slot on the under side of the top spring in which the bolt may slide
to permit of the elongation of the spring. In cases where additional strength is
required clips may be used instead of bolts.
When used for other parts of the vehicle, the block of india-rubber, or other
elastic material is placed under the part or between the parts to which it is to be
applied and retained in position by a bolt passing through the india-rubber or by
clips..
"
1200
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Carriages, Cabs, and other Vehicles Running upon
Common Roads.
1. JOHN PHILIPSON J.P., M.I.M.E. of 27 Pilgrim Street, in the City and County
of Newcastle upon Tyne 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in carriages, cabs, and other vehicles running
on common roads wherchy greater ease and softness of motion are produced, and noise,
rattle, or vibration minimised.
The invention consists in the method of applying blocks of india-rubber or similar
elastic material as cushions or buffers for the spring shackles, spring ends, scrolls,
pump handles and similar parts of carriages, wagons, vans and such like vehicles, and
also as cushions or buffers for the shafts of two-wheeled vehicles, such as gigs dog
carts &c. When used as a cushion or buffer for the ends of springs, the springs are
constructed with a long bearing into which the block or buffer of india-rubber or
similar elastic material is introduced, and held in position by flanges formed upon the
ends of the back plates on the upper or under sides of the springs as may be found
necessary. The ends of the springs are secured by a strong steel bolt passing through
the back plates, and through the block of india-rubber or other elastic material, the
top plates being provided with a groove in which the head of the bolt may roll freely
if required, with a slot on the underside of the top spring in which the bolt may slide
to permit of the elongation of the spring.. In cases where additional strength is
required, clips may be used instead of bolts.
When used for other parts of the vehicle, the block of india-rubber or other elastic
material is placed under the part or between the parts to which it is to be applied and
retained in position by a bolt passing through the india-rubber, or by clips.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood and carried into
practice, I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the accompanying
drawings in which similar letters indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 is an elevation of two gently curved elliptic springs attached to each other
at their ends according to this invention; Figure 2 shews part of two springs with
their ends somewhat differently constructed; Figure 3 is an elevation of a grasshopper
spring shewing the manner of attaching the scrolls; Figure 4 is an elevation shewing
the manner of attaching part of the frame work of a carriage to a cross, spring;
Figure 5 shews top F. with square hole and groove for holt head to play in and
bottom E. plans of the end of a spring with larger hole, to allow bolt G to play;
Figure 6 shews plan and elevation of a suitable block to be placed between the ends
of springs and. Figure 7 shews the invention as applied to the shaft bearings of two-
wheeled vehicles.
A is the buffer or cushion of india-rubber or similar elastic material. B B are the
flanges constructed upon the ends of the springs CC, and secured by the bolt D passing

page_text: through the slotted bolt-hole E, and lying in the groove F (see Figure 5). When
applying the invention to the bearings of shafts, I place the buffer either above or
below the shaft as shewn in Figure 7, and secure it in position by suitable flanged
plates G, or other equivalent means.
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) The construction of flanges B B on the ends or other parts of springs or scrolls (
to hold cushions of india-rubber or other elastic material substantially as and for the
purpose hereinbefore set forth and illustrated in Figures 1 to 5 of the accompanying
drawings.
(2) A cushion or buffer of india-rubber or other elastic material for the spring
shackles, spring ends, pump handles and similar parts of carriages, wagons, vans, and
such like vehicles; substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set forth and
illustrated in Figures 1 to 6 of the accompanying drawings.
(3). A cushion or buffer of india-rubber or other elastic material for the shaft
bearings of two-wheeled vehicles, substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore set
forth and illustrated in Figure 7 of the accompanying drawings.
This
of T1000
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office,
54, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.