Improvements connected with Coaches and other Vehicles for Pre- venting Injurious Effects from the Breakage or Displacement of a Wheel or Axle.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 11th June, 1891-Accepted, 11th July, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Coaches and other Vehicles for Pre-
venting Injurious Effects from the Breakage or Displacement of
a Wheel or Axle.
I, GEORGE HENRY GLEDHILL., of Northgate, Halifax, in the County of York,
Milliner and Fancy Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of my invention is to prevent a coach or other vehicle from upsetting,
when one of the wheels of such vehicle breaks, or accidentally comes off its axle-
In carrying out my invention, I suspend from the axle of a coach or other con-
venient place a suitably shaped shoe, the underside of which is some little distance
from the ground, or less than the diameter of the wheel, so that instead of the
coach upsetting if the wheel breaks or suddenly comes off, it will drop upon the
shoe, thereby preventing any further descent of the body of the coach towards that
side where the wheel has been displaced. The shoe may carry one or more small
wheels so that the coach may continue to run notwithstanding the broken or
displaced wheel.
Instead of employing a shoe for preventing the upsetting of a coach as described,
a wheel of smaller diameter than the one being used may be employed, which would
answer the same purpose as the shoe.
By the employment of the appliances mentioned above, many serious accidents
caused by the breakage or displacement of coach wheels would be avoided
Dated this 10th day of September 1890.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Coaches and other Vehicles for Pre-
venting Injurious Effects from the Breakage or Displacement of
a Wheel or Axle.
I, GEORGE HENry Gledhill, of Northgate, Halifax, in the County of York,
Milliner and Fancy Draper, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is to prevent a coach or other vehicle from upsetting,
when one of the wheels of such vehicle breaks, or accidentally comes off its axle.
In carrying out my invention I suspend from the axle or other convenient part of
a coach a sleigh or a suitably shaped shoe, the underside of which is some little
distance above the ground, or less than the diameter of the wheel, so that instead
of the coach upsetting if the wheel breaks or suddenly comes off, it will drop upon
the sleigh or shoe, thereby preventing any further descent of the body of the coach
owards that side where the wheel has been displaced. The sleigh or shoe may
cary one or more small wheels so that the coach may continue to run notwith-
stavding the broken or displaced wheel.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, I will now refer to the
accompanying sheets of drawings illustrative thereof, wherein
Fig. 1 is side view of a carriage having my improvements applied thereto, one
of the back wheels being removed to shew the sleigh or shoe more clearly, and
Fig. 2 is back view of the said carriage, where it will be seen that on each axle of

page_text: the vehicle I suspend a sleigh or shoe A, preferably provided on its underside with
rollers or wheels B, so that should one of the wheels break or become displaced,
that side of the coach would drop or descend until the sleigh or rollers Beame
into contact with the ground, whereby a more serious accident would be
prevented.
Instead of suspending the sleigh or shoe on one or both axles of the vehicle,
such sleigh or shoe may be connected to the framework or body of the vehicle, as
shewn in end view Fig. 3, so that according to this arrangement, if the axle were
to break, the coach could not overturn.
By the employment of the appliance shewn and described, many serious accidents
caused by the breakage or displacement of coach wheels would be avoided.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inver
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 would observe that
do not limit myself to the form of sleigh or shoe employed, nor to any particul
part of the vehicle to which it is applied, but what I do claim is :-
The combination with a carriage or other vehicle of a sleigh or shoe or oth
like appliance, employed in the manner and for purposes described and shown.
Dated this 10th day of June 1891.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.