US257908A - Dumping-wagon - Google Patents

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(ModeL) D. S. WATSON. DUMPING WAGON.

Patented May '16, 1882.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DAVID S. WATSON, OF STRAIFORD, NEW YORK.

DUMPlNG-WAGON.

SPEGIFICATIQN fOrming part of Letters Patent No. 257,908, dated May 16, 1882.

I Application filed March 7, 188:2. (Modch) 1 To all 'whom it may concern I Be it known that I, DAVID S. WA'rsoN, of Stratford,in the county of Fulton and State of New York, have invented certain Improvements in Dumping-Wagons, of. which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to dumping-wagons, and especially to a dumping body adapted to be applied to ordinary farm and lumber wagons.

Theinvention consistsin abox or body ad apted to be set upon the bolsters of an ordinary wagon, having its body dividedlongitudinally through the middle, the sections being pivoted at their ends and arranged to tip or fall apart along the middle, between or within the bolsters, and provided with operating-levers and locking devices for the same.

a It further consists in a novel manner of sustaining the bottom sections against sagging,

as hereinafter explained. 7

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a perspective view of my improved wagon-body seated upon the bolsters of an or-- dinary farm-wagon Fig. 2, a transverse section ofthe same; and Fig. 3, a plan view, showmanner indicated in the drawings, in which A represents the box or body as a whole, composed of side-boards a a and end-boards b b, suitably framed and fastened together; B,the bottom, divided longitudinally through the middle into sections 0 0?. Each section is provided at its ends, midway between its sides or.

edges, with journals or gudgeons e, passing through eyes or holes f in the end-boards, said holes being bashed with metal or re-enforoed by a metallic plate secured to the face of the same. The pins or journals e are by preference formed upon a metal plate extending entirely across the section to whichit is applied, in order to permitit to be more firmly secured thereto, and in order also the betterto sustain said section. The pivotsare preferably placed an inch or more above the bottom, in order to cause the weight of the load to keep the sections in a horizontal position, and for the fur .ther purpose of causing the sections to swing farther apart in opening and to more readily clear the reach of the wagon, the. under edge of the sections next the sides of the body being rounded to permit the sections to turn freely. The sections thus mounted may be quite across the section to which it is applied,

in order to form a firm attachment and to strengthen the bottom, locking devices being provided to retain the levers in an upright position. The levers extend above the sides of the body, and are of sufficient length to render the tipping of the sections easy. also formed or provided with projecting ears or lugs g, which rest upon the upper edges of the side-boards a a when the levers are in their upright position, thusservingto receive a portion of the weight of the load and prevent the sagging of the bottom, which might otherwise occur, the levers being for this reason located about midway between the ends of the box or body. The levers G are formed of metal to a point above the sides of the body, and there terminate in sockets h, to receive a detachable handle-piece, z', preferably of wood, thelevers being thus made in two partsin order thatthe top sections may be removed in drivingunder sheds, gateways, 850.

In order to prevent the accidental tipping of the sections 0 d, I provide locking springcatches D, which are attached to the sides ct.

They are and arranged to swing over the arms or ears y when thelevers are in their upright positions. Instead of these catches, however, hooks, bolts, or other fastening devices may be employed.

The manner of framing and fastening the box or body together is immaterial, provided that a strong and permanent structure is secured. In practice, however, the sides are preferably grooved or recessed to receive the ends of the end-boards, and the whole then tied together by tie-rods passing from side to side, or by spikes or other equivalent means. Care should be taken that the bottom be short enough to clear the bolsters upon which the .body or box is placed, and that the body be raised sufficiently high to cause the bottom sections to clear the reach or pole of the running-gear when tipped. If necessary, a strip of wood or other material may be placed upon the bolsters beneath the body for this latter purpose.

While, as stated, the body may be permanently attached to or built upon a wagon inthe first instance, my invention is especially designed for application to ordinary wagons already in use.

When heavy loads are to be carried the bottom sections, if unsupported from end to end,

would sag'and cause the journals or gudgeons to bind and the sections to strike the side of the body and prevent tipping. To overcome; this difficulty I provide an intermediate sup-' port for the sections, as shown in Fig. 2, which. consists of a suspended cross-bar or track, E,

curved, as shown, concentrically with the journals or gudgeons of the bottom sections, which sections are furnished on their under sides. with rollers j, traveling upon the curved bar or track, and thereby sustaining the weight of the load at that point.

crs 7c, bolted to the side-boards of the wagonbody, and preferably perforated just above the same to receive a tic-rod, as shown; and.

in order that said support may be applied to bodies of diti'erent widths its ends are notched,:

as shown at I, so that any of the notches which come over or in line with the eyes or hangers when the support is in position may or without a supporting track or tracks be neath the body, as preferred; but ordinarily only one of said arrangements will be employed.

The construction shown and described is advantageous, in-that it is simple and strong, and, while being capable of easy operation, is not liable .to be accidentally discharged, the bottom sections being pivoted at the middle of their ends, and consequently having little or no tendency to tip themselves.

1 No openings are left in the bottom which might per The track or cross-bar is carried atits ends by metallic eyes or hangmit the escape or the accumulation of the material carried, and the locking devices receive but little weight or strain.

I am aware that a' wagon-body has been heretofore divided longitudinally through the middle and provided with locking devices for holding the bottom sections in a horizontal position, and this I do not broadly claim. Under my construction the bottom sections are balanced, and the fastening devices are consequently subjected to but little strain. The operating-levers are directly and rigidly connected or attachedto the tipping sections, and the lugs or cars of said levers engaging over the side of the body and preventing the body from sagging.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. The herein-described box or body for wagons, consisting ot' the fixedends and sides, the longitudinally-divided bottom, having fhandlevers rigidly applied to its pivoted sections, and devices, substantially such as described and shown, for locking said levers in an upright position. v

2. In combination witha pivoted section'of a wagon-box bottom, a tipping or operating lever connected with said section, andprovided with-an ear to engage over the sideof the box for the purpose of sustaining said sec-' and operating substantially as described.

4. In combination with the tippingsections cd,'provided with rollers ,j, the curved supporting track or bar E, snbstan'tially'as and for the purpose set forth. I

5. In combination with the body having tipping bottom sections and hangers k, the supporting track or cross-bar having its ends notched and passing through the eyes of the hangers, as explained.

6. In combination with the sections cd, pivotedor journaled at their ends, a support located at a point between the ends andconcentric with the pivots or journals, as and for the purpose set forth.

7. Ill'COlIlblDEtblOll with the tipping sections 0 d, the levers 0, having the sockets h anddetachable handle 6, as and for the purpose-err plained.

DAVID s. WATSON.

Witnesses:

EUGENE BLIss, E. W. LEAVIT'I.

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