Improvements in Whippletrees for Tramway and other Vehicles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug.. 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Whippletrees for Tramway and other Vehicles.
We ARTHUR AUGUSTUS TYLER of 227 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, S. W.
Tramway Manager, WILLIAM MARCH of 7 Valentia Road, Brixton, S.W.
Tramway Fitter, and HARRY PENN of 40 Harold Road, Upper Norwood, S.E.
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to certain improvements in the construction and details of
whippletrees for tramway & other vehicles.
The object being to provide a simple and light whippletree that is efficient and
inexpensive.
According to our invention we make the whippletree from one metal bar or
tube, the head being formed by twisting the bar or tube round a mandril, or some
similar contrivance, so as to form a loop, the two ends of the har or tube are then
twisted round each other close to the aforesaid loop, and then brought out to a
suitable angle with each other. A hook or loop is forged at each of the outer ends
for the trace attachment, & a cross bar is then welded into the base of these loops
or hooks to keep them the proper distance apart.
The whole forming a triangle, with a loop at the apex and either loops or hooks
at the outer angles, the crossbar above mentioned making the base of the triangle.
Dated this 3rd day of June 1896.
ARTHUR A. TYLER.
WILLIAM MARCH.
HARRY PENN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Whippletrees for Tramway and other Vehicles.
We ARTHUR AUGUSTUS TYLER of 227 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, S. W.
Tramway Manager, WILLIAM MARCH of 7 Valentia Road, Brixton, S.W.
Tramway Fitter, and HARRY PENN of 40 Harold Road, Upper Norwood, S.E.
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 :-
Our invention relates to certain improvements in the construction and details of
whippletrees for tramway and other vehicles.
The object being to provide a simple and light whippletree that is efficient and
inexpensive.
According to our invention we make the whippletree from one metal bar or tube,
the head being formed by twisting the bar or tube round a mandril, or some similar
contrivance, so as to form a loop, the two ends of the bar or tube are then twisted
round each other, close to the aforesaid loop, & then brought out to a suitable
angle with each other, a hook or loop is forged at each of the outer ends for the
trace attachment, and a cross bar is then welded into the base of these loops or
hooks to keep them the proper distance apart.

page_text: The whole forming a triangle, with a loops at the apex, and either loops or hooks
at the two outer angles, the cross bar above mentioned making the base of the
triangle.
In order that our invention may be more fully understood, we have annexed to
this specification, a sheet of drawings, to the figures aud letters of reference on
which, we now refer.
Fig. I shews in plan a single whippletree.
Fig. II shews in plan a set of whippletrees for two animals working side by side.
Referring to Fig. I.
A is the head of the whippletree and is formed by twisting a bar or tube round
a mandril once or more times, so as to form a loop suitable for attaching to the
vehicle, the two ends B. B. of the bar or tube are then twisted round each other,
as at C, close to the loop A.
D. D are hooks or loops for the trace attachment.
E is a cross bar or tube welded into the base of the hooks or loops D. D. to keep
them the proper distance apart.
Referring to Fig. II.
The main whippletree F is made exactly as the one described in Fig. I, except
that the loops G. G. are made suitable for taking the two whippletrees H & I.
These whippletrees H & I are also made exactly as the one described in Fig. I,
except the loop at the head J is twisted so that it is at right angles to the cross-
bar K instead of being parallel to it as shown in Fig. I.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed: we hereby state that we
do not limit ourselves to the precise combinations shown in the figures, for the
better illustration of the description given; but we declare that what we do claim
and desire to secure by Letters Patent is :-
1. The general construction, combination, and arrangement as particularly
described and illustrated in the accompanying specification and drawings.
Dated this 11th day of August 1896
ARTHUR A. TYLER.
WILLIAM MARCH.
HARRY PENN.
ARTHUR A. TYLER.
WILLIAM MARCH.
HARRY PENN.