Improvements in Dust Wagons and Carts.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dust Wagons and Carts.
CHARLES ROBERT WHITMEE and SAMUEL WHITMEE of 279 and 281, York
Road, Wandsworth in the County of Surrey, Wheelwrights, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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It is now a common practice to adapt covers to dust carts or wagons, to prevent
the contents being blown about by the wind during collection and transit to the
yards.
These covers have taken the form of flaps hinged to a central longitudinal rib,
or of sliding covers, but whatever the form the cover has taken, it has been
necessary for the attendant to climb onto the cart, or rear his ladder against the
cart, in order to open and close the covers, the consequence being, that when once
open, the covers are left open until the cart is full, thus avoiding, to a great extent,
the object for which the covers are provided.
The object of the present invention is so to arrange the covering, that it can be
easily operated by the attendant while standing on the ground.
To this end we provide flap covers, which are hinged to the central longitudinal
rib, as before.
To the edge of the body of the cart, we attach by hinges or otherwise, an
additional flap, which, when raised, will increase the height of the body, and this
body flap and cover flap we connect together by a series of levers, in such a
mauner that the rocking of the body flap up or down will close or open the cover
flap.
The connection is so arranged, that when open, the levers, &c., will pass the
centres, and consequently the flaps will remain open, notwithstanding a high wind.
In this way, there will be no excuse for leaving the covers open while moving
from place to place.
When the wagon or cart is formed originally with a high body, we may use a
handle bar extending along the front of each section and pivotted to the body, and
to radial lugs or arms on this bar the cover levers will be attached.
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NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Dust Wagons and Carts.
We CHARLES ROBERT WHITMEE and SAMUEL WHITMEE, of 279 and 281 York
Road, Wandsworth in the County of Surrey, Wheelwrights, 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 :-
It is now a common practice to adapt covers to dust carts or wagons, to prevent
the contents being blown about by the wind during collection and transit to the
yards.
These covers have taken the form of flaps hinged to a central longitudinal rib,
or of sliding covers, but whatever the form the cover has taken, it has been
necessary for the attendant to climb onto the cart, or rear his ladder against the
cart, in order to open and close the covers, the consequence being, that when once
open, the covers are left open by the attendant to save himself trouble until the
cart is full, thus avoiding, to a great extent, the object for which the covers are
provided.

page_text: The object of the present invention is so to arrange the covering that it can be
easily operated by the attendant while standing on the ground.
To this end, we provide flap covers, which are hinged to the central longitudinal
rib, as before.
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To the edge of the body of the vehicle we attach, by hinges or otherwise, an
additional flap or flaps which, when raised, will increase the height of the sides of
the body, and these body flaps and cover flaps we connect together in pairs by a
series of levers in such a manner that the rocking of the body flap up or down will
close or open the corresponding cover flap.
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The connection is so arranged that when open, the levers &c., will
pass the
centres, and consequently the flaps will remain open, notwithstanding a high wind.
In this way, there will be. no excuse for not closing the covers while moving
from place to place.
When the wagon or cart is formed originally with a high body, we may use a
handle bar extending along the front of each section and pivotted to the body, and
to radial lugs or arms on this bar the cover levers will be attached.
In the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a
tipped, in dotted lines.
tip wagon, showing the position of the tail, when
Fig. 2 is a cross section of the body, and
£ Fig. 3 is a back view.
A is the body, which may be of the ordinary or any construction, and may be
provided with any suitable tipping mechanism. B is a central longitudinal rib of
angle or other iron, and which is provided with suitable stays or supports at one or
more places in its length. CC are flaps, which are hinged to the upper edge of
the body, and serve, when raised, to increase the depth of the body. We find a
convenient way to hinge these flaps to the body, is to provide lugs a. on the body
and lugs 6 on the flaps, a rod c passing through all the lugs pertaining to each flap,
as shown. DD are handles, one or more, on each flap, in such a position that they
may be readily reached by the attendant from the ground.
EE are the cover flaps which are pivotted to the central rib B. To these flaps
are rigidly secured one or more curved arms d which are connected by bent levers ee
to lugs on the inside of the body flaps C. These arms and levers are preferably
placed near the ends of the flaps, so that they may not interfere with the free entry
of the refuse to the body of the wagon.
In some wagons and carts, the sides are made higher than in others, in which case
the body flaps may not be necessary. In adapting our invention to such wagons
and carts, we use the lugs a and the rods c, and we attach the bent levers ee to lugs
or rock arms ou the rods. We also key the handles D on to the rods.
The tail A' of the wagon or cart we prefer to make in two pieces, and hang them
as indicated in Figs. 1'and 3.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improvements in dust wagons and carts as herein shown and described.
2. In covered dust wagons and carts, the means substantially as herein shown
and described for raising and lowering the cover flaps by the attendant when
standing on the ground.
3. In covered dust wagons and carts, the combination of cover flaps and body
flaps in the manner and for the purpose herein shown and described.
Dated this 27th day of September 1903.
NEWTON & SUN,
Agents for the Applicants.