US203588A - Improvement in dumping-wagons - Google Patents

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M. BUDGE. Dumping-Wagon.

Patented May 14, 1878..

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IVMPRIOVVEMENTIINDUM'PINGQWAGONSQ Specificationforming part of Letters Patent No.203,5SQ, dated May 14, I878 application filed p i March 23, 1 878.

Be it known, that I, MATTHEW BUDGE, of Middlebury, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in- MOVable Gart- Bodies and I do hereby declare, thatthe followingis afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

In said drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of a cart or wagon embodying my Fig. 2 represents a bottom view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4 are detail views.

This invention relates to that class of dumping-wagons which have a rack and pinion attachment for moving the wagon-body longitudinally and it consists in certain improvements in the locking devices, guideways, and parts of the wagon, hereinafter fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawings, A designates the body of my dumping cart or wagon, 0 being the axle thereof. On the bottom of said body, at the middle line thereof, is fastened a longitudinal plate, D, to the bottom of which, under the forward part of said body A, is fixed a longitudinal rack, D.

E designates a pinion, which is arranged so as to engage with said rack when the said body A is in its normal horizontal position, and turns with a shaft, F, operated by ahandlever, G. Said shaft is journaled in a frame, H, partly formed by the rear ends of the thills, which are hinged at their rear ends to a bolster, O, secured by clips 0 c to axle 0. Frame H is provided with a longitudinal slotted bar, I, having enlargements or boxes I I, between which boxes pinion E turns. These boxes also make a secure bearing for shaft F. The said frame H and thills are ordinarily attached to body A by means of a vertical rotary pin or bolt, J, which extends down through said plate D and said slotted bar I. Said stud is headed to prevent it from'slipping entirely through said plate, with cross-studs, on which turn rollers j j on opposite sides. Bolt J is {as provided with an 'arm,K,,which is operated by a rod,L,"that extends through a suitable guide or guides to 'the side; of the cart. When said rod is drawn upon,'the said pin or bolt J is, turned so as. to bring the axial line of said rollers jj across the slottedbarl. As the said rollers extend in each direction said body A to said frame H. This is the normal state and position of said parts. Rack D and pinion E are thus locked together, so that the rotation of the latter will cause the cart-body A to move backward or forward. By thus moving said body backward its center of gravity is shifted beyond axle (3, so that it will dump automatically as soon as the said frame and body are disconnected, as above described.

To prevent-any accidental rotation of said pinion, and consequent shifting of said body, or any shifting from the natural backward jolting incident to travel, I employ the following devices Plate D is extended [beyond the front end of said cart-body, and perforated at d, said perforation being arrangedv to register with a series, q, of similar ones in a channeled guide-plate, Q, attached to frame H. By means of a pin, R, which is adapted to pass through said holes 10 q,said body A may be locked at any position of longitudinal adjustment. Said pin is hung to said body by a chain, S. Said body is guided while moving, and braced as well, by longitudinal rails N and guideways 0, correspondingly recessed and flanged, and secured, respectively, to the bottom of body A and the top of bolster C. These devices also prevent said body from separating from said bolster. Plate D slides on a block secured to the top of said bolster. To prevent body A from moving backward too far, chains M M extend from the rear end of clips 0 c.

For dumping, the pinRis firstremoved; the hand-lever G is then operated so as to move bodyA backward into the position desired, the tail-board or end-gate is then. removed, and the bolt J is turned so as to disconnect said body from .frame H. Gravity will then beyond the slot in said bar, the effect is to lock the same to rearward prolongations m m of cause said cart-body to tip and discharge its load in the usual manner. The rollers j j enable the said body to-be moved backward and forward with very little friction.

-Of course, various changes may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention. For instance, the rack may be attached to the hinged frame, and the pinion may be journaled to the cart-body. The fastening bolt or pin may also be rotated by ropes passing to opposite sides of the cart, instead of by the operating-rod described.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y 1. The combination of bar I with the thills and body of a dumping-cart, rotating bolt J,

and operatingerod L.

2. The combination of slotted bar I with bolt J, having anti-friction rollers j, and with the body and thills of a dumping-wagon.

3. A wagon provided with a longitudinallymovable' body, in combination with looking devices, substantially as described, whereby said body can be locked in more than one position of said longitudinal adjustment.

4. A dumping-wagon provided with a slotted bar, which serves both as a bearing and guard for the operating gear-wheel, and to engage with the locking-bolt which holds the body and thills together.

7 5. The combination, with the body and thills of a dumping-wagon, of flanged rail N and flanged guideway 0, whereby the body is held to the bolster, substantially as set forth.

. In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MATTHEW BUDGE.

Witnesses J OSEPH B. SHEPHERD, ELWYNN. BRADLEY.

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