Streets, Carriage Drives, and the like.
Year: 1885

page_text: Streets, Carriage Drives, and the like.
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I EDWARD CHARLES BUCHANAN TUDOR of 6 Banks Terrace and Market Hall
Chambers Goole in the county of York, Civil Engineer and Surveyor do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention for AN IMPROVED MEANS FOR CLEANSING
FOOTPATHS, CROSSINGS OR STREETS, CARRIAGE DRIVES AND THE LIKE," to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of a machine for cleansing footpaths,
crossings streets, carriage drives, and other like surfaces whereby the head of the
cleansing bars which receive the india rubber brushes or other cleansing material
or appliances can be adjusted to any required angle or can be reversed thereby
effecting a great saving in time and labour as by the use of one of my improved
machines an amount of work can be performed equal to that usually necessitating
the employment of two or three inen on one length of footpath with fixed
machines; by the use of my reversible machine a return journey can be made by
at once altering the angle of the cleanser head by means of the foot or hand and
the machine can be used both in wet and dry weather for cleansing wet or dry
surfaces from refuse by using different heads fitted with different material.
In carrying out my invention I employ two circular or semi-circular metal rins
together with a metal cross bar working in a hollow centre and having a suitable
fulcrum with strengthening boss; to this bar is attached a metal bar carrying a
metal or wooden removeable head or heads so constructed as to receive the india
rubber or brushes or other cleansing material; to the said metal bar carrying the
head are also fixed slotted lugs or plates having thumb screws so that the head of
the cleaner can be moved up and down to suit the wear and tear of the material
used or the inclination or angle of the surface to be cleaned. The circular plates
or rims are so arranged upon a bar or lever with a spring moving in slides with
notches that the person using the machine can move the cleaner head at will
instantaneously to any angle with his foot or hand for the return journey.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Streets, Carriage Drives, and the like.
I EDWARD CHARLES BUCHANAN TUDOR, of West House, Booth Ferry Road,
and Market Hall Chambers, Goole in the county of York, Civil Engineer and
Surveyor 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 the construction of a machine for cleansing footpaths,
crossings, streets, carriage drives and other like surfaces whereby the head of the
cleansing bars which receive the india rubber, brushes or other cleansing material
or appliances can be adjusted to any required angle or can be reversed thereby
effecting a great saving in time and labour as by the use of one of my improved
machines an amount of work can be performed equal to that usually necessitating
the employment of two or three men on one length of footpath with fixed
machines; by the use of my reversible machine a return journey can be made by
at once altering the angle of the cleanser head by means of the foot or hand and
the machine can be used both in wet and dry weather for cleansing wet or dry
surfaces from refuse by using differing heads fitted with different material.
In carrying out my invention I employ a circular or semi-circular metal rim (or
rims) together with a metal or wood cross bar working in a hollow socket or
centre and having a suitable fulcrum or pivot with strengthening boss; to this bar
is attached a metal or wooden removeable head or heads so constructed as to
receive the india rubber or brushes or other cleansing material; to the said metal
bar carrying the head are also fixed slotted lugs or plates having thumb screws, or
springs and thumb screws so that the head of the cleaner can be moved up and
down or will so move automatically to suit the wear and tear of the material used
or the inclination or angle of the surface to be cleaned. The circular plates or
rims are so arranged upon a spring bar or lever moving in a slot or slides with
notches that the person using the machine can move the cleaner head at will
instantaneously to any angle with his foot or hand for the return journey.
I find it advantageous for sweeping uneven or irregular surfaces to attach the
bar to the head carrying the brushes or cleaner in such a manner that the said
head can rock so that the brush or cleaner can adapt itself to such uneven
surfaces.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will proceed to describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1, represents a
plan and figure 2 a longitudinal section of an apparatus constructed according to
my invention for cleansing footpaths, crossings, streets, carriage drives and the
like, the brushes or cleaner being in this view shewn arranged to be adjusted
vertically by means of thumb screws; figure 3, is a detached back elevation of
part of the head and cleaner and bar carrying the same illustrating the said

page_text: method of adjustment; figure 4, is a front elevation of part of the head and
cleaner shewing the bar and head provided with a spring for automatically
adjusting the height of the cleaner; figure 5, is a similar view to figure 4 but
shewing the head arranged to rock; figure 6, is a perspective view of the
apparatus drawn to a smaller scale. Similar letters in all the figures represent
similar parts.
Referring to figures 1, 2 and 3, a and b, are the two circular metal rims, forming
a kind of wheel plate, the rim a, being bolted to the frame A of the apparatus
at c, c; d, is the cross bar fixed to the rim b, which is pivotted to the frame A
at c, which represents the pivot or fulcrum; f, is the strengthening boss; the
cross bar d, is provided with metal straps g. passing loosely over the rim a, and
serving as guides and supports for the rim b; h is the removeable head which is
attached to the bar; the head h, is formed in two parts i and j, which serve to
clamp between them the cleaning material which is here shewn as consisting of
strips of rubber k; L, l, are the lugs or plates formed on the bar d, and m,
represents one of the slots in the lugs ; n, n, are the thumb screws or nuts
working on pins or bolts o, o, passing through the head h, and through the slots m;
by this means, by loosening the thumb nuts n, the head h can be moved up or
down as required; p, is the spring bar or lever attached to the pivotting rim b,
and moving in the slot q r, r, are the notches or recesses in the slot q, in which
notches or recesses the bar or lever p, enters and whereby it is fixed in position
when the head h, carrying the cleaner has been moved to an angle as shewn in
figure 1; B, C, and D), represent the wheels of the apparatus; the front wheel D,
works on a standard or support 8, which can be raised or lowered by means of a
lever t, having its fulcrum at u, and attache to the standard 8, at v; the standard
works in a boss w, on the frame A of the apparatus; the free end of the lever f,
works in a guide y, on the upright carrying the handle E of the apparatus; x, is a
pin which is passed into the holes z, and serves to hold the lever t, in any position
to which it is moved; this arrangement allows of regulating the extent of pressure
of the cleaners on the surface of the ground.
When cleansing a footpath or the like by means of an apparatus of this
construction, the head h, being for example in the position shewn in full lines in
figure 1, the apparatus is pushed forward and when it is required to make the
return journey it is simply necessary to move the lever p, to the right hand by
means of the hand or foot, and the head, carrying the cleaning material will be
moved into the position shewn in dotted lines at figure 1, that is to say to the
change of angle required by reason of the position of the machine having been
reversed.
In figure 4, a¹, is one of the springs which I can employ for automatically
moving the head h, of the cleaner up and down to suit the wear and tear of the
material used of the inclination or angle of the surface to be cleaned; the said
spring bears against the upper surface of the head h, and against the under surface
of a projection b¹, on the bar d; the thumb nuts n, in this case are slackened to
allow the pins or bolts o, to work freely in the slots m, which pins or bolts carry
with them the head h.
Figure 5, shews the head h, attached to the bar d, by means of links, the said
links, one of which is shewn at c¹, are jointed respectively at d¹ and e¹, to the
head and bar d, and it will be obvious that by this arrangement any irregularity
or unevenness in the surface being cleaned will cause the head h, to swing or rock
and thereby move up and down or any other suitable arrangement may be
employed for effecting the rocking movement of the head h. The required
pressure is produced by a suitable spring or springs.
I have described and illustrated my invention as constructed to be operated by
hand and have shewn two rims a, b, but it will be obvious that the machine ein
be constructed to be drawn by horses or otherwise and that only one rim may be
employed.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a machine for cleansing footpaths, crossings, streets and the like pivotting
the head of the cleansing bars in such a manner that it can be adjusted to any
required angle with the machine substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and represented in figures 1, 2 and 6 of the accompanying drawing.
2. In a machine for cleansing footpaths, crossings, streets, and the like the
herein described arrangements for automatically adapting the cleaners to the
irregularities of uneven surfaces substantially as hereinbefore described and
represented in figures 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawing.
3. The combination of parts forming the improved machine or apparatus for
cleansing footpaths, crossings, or streets, carriage drives and the like substantially
as herein before described and represented in the accompanying drawing.
Dated the 23rd day of November 1885.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.