An Improved Haulage Clip.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 10th Jan., 1893-Accepted, 11th Feb., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Haulage Clip.
WILLIAM DENNIS HODGKINSON Newthorpe Nottinghamshire Coal Miner &
Ironmonger do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
A lever clip.
Clips are used in coal & other mines, in connection with haulage or the con-
veying of a load from one place to another, by endless & other ropes, making the
necessary connection, between the load to be hauled or conveyed, & the travelling
rope or ropes.
There are two sides to this lever clip, the hanging side, which hooks on the
wagon or tram, we call the fast side, the loose, we call the lever side.
The fast side has two holes through, one nearly at top, the other nearly half way
up, the top hole receives a pin, or cotter.
The bottom hole admits a stud or projection from the opposite or lever side,
which forms a joint or hinge. The lever side has one hole, nearly at top of lever,
below this hold, & opposite bottom hole in fast side, is a stud or projection, which
enters bottom hole in fast side. The stud or projection is inside the lever side, at
the angle between the lever & gripping part of clip.
There is a hoop or link, which presses both sides together, giving the grip on the
rope, & previous to the clip being applied the said hoop is raised, as the hoop
rises, it presses against the lever, opening the jaws at the same time, to allow the
rope to enter, so that jaws or gripping part of the clip, are opened or closed by
the hoop or finger pressing the lever. The said lever being a continuation of the
loose or lever side, the hoop does not fall, or the clip grip the rope, until the lever
is released.
The pin or cotter, passes through the top hole, of both lever & fast side, forming
a barrier to hoop & stay to lever.
Dated this 27th day of Anril 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Haulage Clip.
I, WILLIAM DENNIS HODGKINSON of Newthorpe, in the County of Nottingham,
Coal Miner and Ironmonger, 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:-
My invention relates to an improved clip or gripper for use in connection with
rope-haulage system in collieries and other places.
Hitherto such clips, which have been provided with a hanging or fast side or
jaw and a loose or movable side or jaw, have had the two jaws connected by means
of a hinge-joint, the said jaws being held in their closed position by means of a
link or collar. In operating such a clip it is necessary to employ both hands,
viz., one for lifting the link or collar and the other to pull the movable jaw away
from the fixed jaw to introduce or release the rope. Also if the clip becomes
damaged it is frequently necessary to disconnect the parts at the hinge-joint before
they can be repaired, or if the clip is prepared without disconnecting the parts to
place the whole clip in the fire.
The object of my invention is to construct a haulage clip which can be readily

page_text: operated by one hand and which in case it becomes damaged can have its parts
readily disconnected for repairs.
According to my invention the fixed side of the clip has formed in it a hole into
which a lug on the loose side enters, and the upper end of the loose side is formed
with a lever extension which, when the clip is closed upon the rope, projects out-
wardly but which, when the ordinary link or collar which retains the two parts of
the clip together is lifted, is acted upon by the said link or collar in such a manner
as to move the loose jaw to open the clip. Or when the collar is raised the finger
may be pressed against the said lever extension to move the loose jaw.
To prevent the link or collar from being lifted too far and thereby allowing the
loose part of the clip to become detached I provide a stud or bolt upon the fast
part of the clip, which stud or bolt forms a stop for the said link or collar.
To enable my invention to be fully understood 1 will describe the same by
reference to the accompanying drawing, in which :-
Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved clip; and,
Figure 2 is a plan of the same :
Figure 3 is a section on the line 3-3, Figure 1; and,
Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3 but shewing the clip open.
a is the hanging or fast side or jaw of the clip which at its upper end is provided
with a hook for attaching the clip to the waggons and which at its lower end is
formed with the ordinary semicircular groove in which the rope fits.
c is the loose part or jaw of the clip provided with the lug d entering a hole é
in the part a of the clip and provided at its lower part with a semi-circular opening
corresponding with that in the part a. f is the lever which forms an extension of
the upper part of the jaw c, and g is the usual link or collar which fits over the two
parts and serves to hold them together upon the part. h is the bolt or stop which
limits the upward movement of the collar g.
With this arrangement it will be readily understood that as the link or collar is
moved from the position shewn in Figure 3 to that shewn in Figure 4 it will act
upon the lever f and open the clip, as shewn in the said figure. It will also be
understood that whilst the stop h is in the position shewn the link or collar cannot
be raised sufficiently to allow the part c of the clip to become disengaged from the
part a but that if the said stop h is removed the link or collar can be raised suffi-
ciently to allow the parts to be disconnected. This disconnection of the parts I
consider to be of great advantage as in case either part of the clip becomes bent or
strained it can be readily disconnected and repaired.
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. A haulage clip the loose or movable part of which has a lever extension
against which the link or collar which holds the two parts of the clip in position is
designed to operate substantially as; and for the purpose, described.
2. In a haulage clip of the kind described connecting the two parts by means
of a lug on one part entering a hole in the other part, substantially as described.
3. In a haulage clip the loose part of which is connected to the fixed part in the
manner herein before described and provided with a lever extension, the employ-
ment of a stop such as h for preventing the link or collar which holds the two parts
of the clip together from being moved too far substantially as, and for the purposes,
described.
4. The manufacture and use of the improved haulage clip hercinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
BRUCE Way
Conn n
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicant.