US828572A

US828572A - Snow and ice removing apparatus.

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Publication number: US828572A
Application number: US28192505A
Authority: US
Inventors: Joseph F E Rose
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-10-09
Filing date: 1905-10-09
Publication date: 1906-08-14
Anticipated expiration: 1923-08-14

Description

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SNOW AND ICE REMOVING APBARATUS.

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JOSEPH E. E. ROSE, OE MONTREAL, CANADA.

- *SNOW vAND ICE REMOVING APPARATUS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patente-d Aug; 14,' 190e.

Application led October 9. 1905. `Serial No. 281,925.

T0 all whom t may col/town:

' Be itknown that I, JOSEPH F. E. ROSE, a

- subject ofthe King of Great Britain, residing inthe city and district of Montreal, inthe Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful yImprovements in -Snow and Ice Removing Apparatus; and I -moving f apparatus particularly adapted for street-railways.

The object of my invention is to provide an efficient apparatus for completelyremoving snow and ice from the tracks of streetrailways and for removing snow and ice from a distance to one side of the tracks, and4 my invention consists of thel construction, com- -bination,and arrangement of parts, as herein illustrated, described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings,- forming part of this application, I have illustrated A onefo'rm of embodiment of my invention, in

which drawings similar reference characters designate corresponding parts, and in whichlshowing its shaft in section. 4view of the snow-plow detached. Fig. y6 is .ing members.

-Figure 1 is a side elevation of my invention. Fig. 2 is a plan view. Fig. 3 -is a central vertical sectiontaken longitudinally of my invention. Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the snow-plow of my invention detached and Fig. 5 is a plan an enlarged detail in end elevation, one of the blades of the snow-plow showing its connect-` Fig. 7 is a fragmentary detail of al portion of an ice-removing member. Fig. 8 is a fragmentary detail, in end elevaber, showing its connectedparts. Fig. 9 is a fragmentary detail, partly in side elevation `andpartly broken away, showing a portion of'a memberadapted tO remove ice from the rails. Fig. 10 is a fragmentary detail in side elevation, partly in section and partly broken away, of the opposite side of the device shown in Fig. 9. Fig. '11 is a vertical section Online 11v 11 of Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is a plan view -of vthe hub of the ice-removing device used to clean the rails. Fig. 13 is an enlarged detail,

- in side eleva-tion,of the teeth used on the icerenioving device, and Fig. 14 is an enlarged detail, in side elevation, of a-tooth used on the ice-removing device.

`Referring to the-drawings, f1 designatesfthe cured to its extreme forward. endayoke 12,

provided with a vertical opening. Disposed on the licor of the front` section Lis a standard 13, throughwhich is-'projected aiveijtical pin 14, extending 'through the opening-.inthe yoke `12, thereby pivotally connectingfthe front section -1 and the rearrsection 2. 4

IThe standard 13 is provided with eyes 15, which `areengaged by the braces 16,- .said braces extending radially therefrom-and having their opposite ends securedto the sides of the front andthe rear section. There'a'r end of the front section -1 is convexed, asshownat 17, and the forward end of the rear.` section v2 is concaved, as shown at 1 8. By the-construction described

each'section

1 and,2 is permitted to traverse acume-independently of the other section,-said sections being pivotally connected by the .longitudinal center beam l11. The forward section 1 has secured thereto beams 19 which are braced by the members 20, extending tothe top beams 5.

Carried by the beams l19 isa hoodv21,`and extending lbelow Ysaid 'hood and secured .to said beams is a shield 22, set atan anglefto the tracks A. The object ofthe hoodand shield is to prevent the snowand ice being thrown back intothe car ,or'qagainst the mechanism hereinafter described,

Secured to the under sidesof the beamsf19 are bearing-supporting members 23, provided with slots 24. These bearing-supports are disposed at different distances lfrom' ,the ;for ward end of the front section 1, sowthat a shaft carried thereby will beat an angle to the tracks A. Disposed in the bottomof the slots 24 are springs 25, adapted to support the axle-boxes 26, slidably disposed in said slots. Carried by the boxes 26 is a shaft 27. Connected to the axle-boxes: 2 6 vare chains-"28, which arepassedover the pulleys 29-29jand IOO ` 37 are disposed in the slots 35 in the periphery of the hub 34. The inner faces of the outer ends of the clamping members are cut away, as shown at 38, leaving shoulders 39.

Disposed between the cut-away faces/38 of each pair of clamping members 36 is a cenade 40, and on opposite sides of the blade are blades 41 42, formed from resilient metal and secured together by rivets 43. Disposed at each end of the hub 34 and looked on the shaft 27 in any suitable way are collars 44, adapted to permit movement of the clamping members 36 longitudinally i of the shaft 27. Disposed on the other half of the shaft 27 is a loosely-mountedhub 45, similar in construction to the hub 34 and carrying

similar blades

40, 41, and 42. The hub is provided at its outer end with a clutch member 4 6, adapted to engage a corresponding clutch member 47, formed integral with-a slidablel collar 48, which collar is adapted to rotate with the shaft 27 and is slidable longitudinally thereof by means of the lever49,

which extends back to the front section lof the apparatus. l

The shaft 27 being rotated, as hereinafter described, the snow is swept from between the tracks A by the movement of the blades secured on said shaft. If it is desired to clean the snow from only one side of the tracks, the clutch 47 is actuated out of engagement with the clutch 46, whereby only one-half of the sweeper will be actuated.

Secured to the yunder side of the beams 3 of the front section 1 are hangers 50, adapted to support a shaft 51, carried by the axle-boxes 52, which boxes are slidably disposed in the slots 53, formed in the hangers 50. Secured on the shaft 51 is a yoke 54, connected to a rod 55, which rod i s provided with screwthreads on its exterior surface and is disposed in an interiorly-screw-threaded sleeve 56,

carried on the floor of the car-section 1. A suitable hand-wheel 57 is secured on the yu per end of the rod 55.- Adjustment of t e shaft and its connecting members may be had by means of the screw-threaded rod and sleeve:

Secured on the shaft 51, at each end thereof, over the rails A are hubs 58. Each of these hubs is provided with an annular flange 59 on one side and a similar flange 6() on the opposite side. The flange 59 is provided with a plurality of slots 61, and the hub is provided with a plurality of peripheral slots 62. Disposed on that side of the hub 58 are a plurality of double teeth 63. Formed on each tooth is a shoulder 64, which is disposed in the peripheral slot 62, andon the end of each of said teeth is formed a lug 65, which is disposed in the slot `61 in the fiange 59. These teeth 63 are provided with ends having inclined faces 66.

The flange 60 is provided with a plurality of' slots 67, and the adjacent periphery of the hub 58 is provided with a lurality ofslots 68. Carried by this side 'of tffe hub 58 is a pluralityof teeth 69, each formed with a shoulder 70, which is disposed in the slots 68 in the eriphery of the hub, and each of said teetli3 is provided with a lug 71, which is disosed in the adjacent slot 67 in the flan e 60. Disposed transversely through each o said teeth and through the hub 58 is a plurality of bolts 72, adapted to hold the

teeth

63 and 69 firmly on the hub.

The object of the teeth 69 is to free the upper face of the rails A from ice, and the object of the teeth 63 is to remove the ice from one side of the rails A, so as to afford a clean surface for the rim of the ordinary form of flanged wheel used on street-railway cars.

Disposed on the under side of the beams 3 of the section 1 are a plurality of slotted hangers 73, similar to the han ers 50 already described. Carried by the s otted hangers 73 are adjustable boxes 74, which support a shaft 75. Secured to the shaft 75 is a yoke 76, connecting with a screw-threaded rod 77 which rod is disposed in the interiorly-screwthreaded sleeve 78 and is provided with a hand-wheel 79 at its upper end. By means of this construction the shaft 75 and its connecting parts may be adjusted vertically. Disposed around the shaft 75 is a plurality of sectional members 80, each provided with lugs 81, adapted to fit into a hub similar to 34, which hub is dis osed on a shaft 75 and held in place by co lars 44, as hereinbefore describedc ,Disposed between each air of the sectional members 80 is a helica blade 82, securedjin position by means of the rivets 83. The shaft 75 being rotated, as hereinafter described, the blades 82 will scrape the ice from between the rails A.

Secured to the under side of the beams 3 are rods 84, which rods extend under the rear section 2. Disposed on the rods 84 are links 85, which pivotally support an angular scra er 86, so that it lies' at an angle to the traclis A. rlhe lower ed e of the angular scraper is provided with l1ps 87, adapted to bear on the upper surface of the rails A. Secured to the rods'84 arehooks 88, to which are connected chains 89, the opposite end of the chains connecting with springs 90, which springs in turn are connected to the eyes 91, by means of which the angular scraper is maintained in place when the apparatus is in motion.

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Disposed to one side of the section 2 of the apparatus is a wing 92,'provided with eyes 93 on its vertical inner end, through whicheyes is disposed a vertical rod 94, supported by brackets 95 on the under side of the beam 4, and also supported by the upper bracket 96, secured on the side of the rear section 2.

The lever 97 is pivoted at 98 and has one end connected, by means of the chain 99,to the lower end of the wing, wherebyfthe same may be adjusted vertically. A chain 100 is a motor `106, suitably supported on the front section 1 of the apparatus. Bymeans of this construction the snow-plow 4may be rotated.

Secured on the shaft* 7 5l is a sprocketwheel 107, over which is run la chain 108, con- .necting with a sprocket-wheel 109, lwhich carries one side 110 of a clutch, which is loosely carried on a shaft 114. A corresponding clutch 111 is slidably secured on the shaft 114 and adapted to rotate therewith and is provided with ay collar 112. The clutch member 111 may be actuated into engagement with the clutch member 110 by means of the lever 113, whereby when thev shaft 114 is rotated the shaftv 75 willbe roend of the shaft 105 of the motor 106.

tated and the helical blades 82 caused to rotate, and thereby remove ice remaining between the rails A after the sweeper has passed thereover.

The shaft 114 is carried in a bearing 115 and has on its end opposite the clutch 110 a knuckle 116. Connected to the knuckle 116 is one end of a motor-shaft 117 of thefmotor 118, the opposite end of said shaft carrying a sprocket-wheel 119 in alinement with a sprocket-wheel 120, loosely mounted on the The sprocket-wheel 120 carries a clutch member 121, and said sprocket-wheels 119 and 120 are connected by a chain 122. A suitable clutch 121a is slidably disposed on the end of the shaft 105 adjacent the clutchmember 121 whereby movement of ,the sprocketwheel 120 will be communicated to the shaft -105 and from thence to the snow-plow.

` It will be noted that the motors 106 and 118 are disposed at an angle to the line of movement of the car-section 1 and that their shafts are parallel to each other and parallel to the snow-plow shaft 27, so that if the motor-=106 becomes disabled the snow plow vmay bedriven by the motor 1 18 4by `means of the chains and sprocket-wheels described.

-nectingwith a sprocket-wheel 125, loosely mounted on one of the axles of Vthe truck which supports the front section 1. Secured on said axle is a clutch 126, adapted to slide into engagement with the f corresponding. clutch on the sprocket-wheel and adapted to be actuated by the lever 127, whereby the shaft 51 may be rotated from said front aXle.

Secured on the shaft 51 is a sprocketwheel 128, over which is run a chain 129, connectingv with a sprocket-wheel .130, loosely mounted on the shaft 75, which carries the ice-cutting blades 82. A clutch 131 is vslidably disposed on the shaft and adapted to rotate therewith and may be caused to engage the sprocket-wheel 130 by means of the lever 132, whereby the shaft 51 may be rotated from the shaft 75, which is rotated by the motor 118.

Having thus fully described my invention,

-what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a device of the character described, a

k.wheeled supporting-car comprising two sectifons, means connecting said'sections, a snowplow, and a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by one section, and means for actuating the snow-plow and ice-cutting'members.

2. In a device ofthe character described, a wheeled supporting-body comprising a plurality of sections pivotally connected, a rotary 'snow-plow, and a plurality of rotary icecutting members carried by one section, and means for actuating the snow-plow andthe ice-cutting members.

3. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting-body comprising a front sectionhaving a rounded rear end and a rear section having a curved front end, means pivotally connecting said sections together, a rotary snow-plow, and a plurality of rotary ice-cutting members carried by the front section, and means for actuating the snow-plow and the ice-cutting members.

4. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting-body comprising a front section, a standard on the front section provided with an opening therethrough and provided with eyes thereon, a rear section, a longitudinal beam secured to the rear section, a yoke on said beam provided with an opening therein registering with the opening in said standard, a pin disposed through saidopenings and pivotally connecting said sections, braces having one of their ends disposed-in said eyes and having their opposite endssecured to said sections, -a rotary plow carried by the front section, a plurality ofice-cutting members carried by the front section, and ymeans carried by the front section for actuating the plow and the ice-cutting members.

. 5. In a device of the character described, a supporting -body comprising a lplurality of pivotally-connected sections, a rotary snowplow carried by one of said sections, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by one of -said sections, means carried by one of said sections for rotating the snow-plow and icecuttlng members, and a scraper carried by one of said sections.

6. In a device of the character described, a

, Wheeled supporting-body comprising a front by the front section, means connecting said sections, means for adjusting the plow verand rear section, a rotary snow-plow carried tically, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by the front section, means for adjusting said ice-cutting members vertically, and means for actuating the snow-plow and the ice-cutting members.

7. In a device of the character described, a

. wheeled supporting-body comprising a front and rear section, a rotary snow-plow carried by the front section, a plurality of flexible members connected to the snoW- low, a rod carried by the front member, a and-wheel on the rod, a plurality of drums on the rod adapted to receive the flexible members, a

. plurality of iceecutting members carried by the front sections, means for adjusting said ice-cutting members vertically, and means for actuating the snow-plow and the ice-cut ting members. A

8. In a device ofthe character described, a Wheeled supporting-body comprising a front and rear section, a rotary snow-plow carried by the front section, means for adjusting the plow vertically, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by the front sections, rods a wheeled supporting-body provided with beams extending forwardly thereof, a hood carried by said beams, a shield carried by said beams below the hood, a rotary snow-plow carried by the forward end of said beams and comprising a plurality of sections, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by said body, and means carried by said body and adapted to actuate the snow-plow-and the ice-cutting members.

10. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting -body provided with j beams extending forwardly thereof, hangers carried by said beams and provided with slots therein, springs disposed in said slots,

boxes disposed in said slots on said springs, a shaft carried by said boxes, a plurality of blades secured on the shaft, a plurality of icecutting members carried by said body, and

means adapted to actuate the snow-plow and said ice-cutting members.

11. In a device of the character described, a

wheeled supporting-body, a shaft carried by the forward part of said body, a hub disposed on said shaft and provided with longitudinal slots therein, a plurality of members connected in pairs and provided with lugsdisposed in said slots in said hub, collars on said shaft adapted to'maintain said hub in position, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by said body, and means for rotating said shaft and said ice-cutting members.

12.-In a device of the character described, a wheeled body, a shaft carried by the forward end of said body, a plurality of hubs on said shaft, one of which is loosely mounted, a plurality of blades, of different lengths, carried by said hubs, collars disposedon said shafts adjacent said hubs, a clutch member on said shaft, means for disengaging said clutch member, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by said body, and means for actuating the shaft and said ice-cutting members.

13. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supportingbody, a shaft carried by the forward end of said body, means for adjusting the shaft vertically, a plurality of sections of blades secured on said shaft, each section comprising a plurality of blades, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by said body, means for actuating said shaft and said ice-cutting members, and means for rendering inoperative one section of said blades.

151.. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting-body comprising a plurality of sections, a shaft carried by one section, a plurality of blades secured on said shaft, a sprocket-wheel on said shaft, a chain on said sprocket-wheel, a secondsprocketwheel adapted to receive said chain, anda motor adapted to rotate said second sprocketwheel.

15. In a device of the character described, a wheeled body, a snow-plow carried by said body and comprising a plurality of sections, hangers secured to said body, a shaft carried by said hangers, a plurality of ,ice-cutting members secured adjacent opposite ends of said shaft, a second ice-cutting member carried by said body, and means for actuating the snow-plow and said ice-cuttin members.

16. In a device of the character escribed, a Wheeled supportingfbody, a rotary snowplow carried by said body, apair of ice-cutting members carried by said body each comprising a central hub, a plurality of blades secured on opposite sides of said hub, a second ice-cutting member carried by said body adjacent said ice cutting members, and means for actuating the snow-plow and said ice-cutting members.

17. In a device of the character described, a Wheeled sup orting-body, a snow-plow carried by the orward end of said body, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried adjacent each side of said body, each comprising a hub provided with peripheral slots and provided v v with a slotted flange on each side thereof, a plurality of double teeth, each provided with IIO a plurality of lugs adapted to engage the slots infsaid flanges and said peripheral slots, and connecting members disposed through said teeth and said hub, a second ice-cutting member extending transversely of and supported by said body, and means for actuating the snow-plow and said ice-cuttingmembers.

18. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting-body, a snow-plow carried by the forward end thereof, a shaft supported by said body, a plurality of circular ice-cutters carried by said shaft, a second shaft sup orted by said body, a plurality oi helical b ades secured on said shaft, and means carried by said body adapted to actuate said snow-plow and said shafts.

19. In a device of the character described, a wheeledy supporting-body, a snow-plow carried by the forward end of said body, a shaft supported by said body, ice-cutting members carried adjacent each end of said shaft, a second shaft sul ported by said body, a hub on said second s aft provided with slots therein,

i a plurality of connecting members disposed in pairs and provided with lugs adapted to engage the said slots, a helical blade secured between each pair of said connecting members, and means carried by said body adapted to actuate the snow-plow and said shafts.

20. In a deviceof the character described, a wheeled supporting-body, a rotary snowplow carried by said body, means for actuating said snow-plow, a shaft carried by said body, a plurality of ice-cutting members disposed on said shaft, a sprocket-wheel on said shaft, and means driven by the wheels of said supporting-body adapted to drive said sprocket-wheel, an ice-cutting member disposed transverely of and sup orted by said body, and means carried by t e body for actuating said transverse ice-cutting member and said snow-plow. I

21. In a device of thecharaoter described, a wheeled supporting-body, a rotary snowplow carried by the forward end of said body, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried adjacent the front end of said body, and a transverse ice-cutting member carried by said body, a motor adapted to actuate the snowplow, a second motor in alinement with the first motor adapted to actuate said transverse ice-cutting member, and means for connecting the shafts of said motors.

22. In a device of the character described, a wheeled sup orting-body,a rotary snowplow carried tlhereby, a motor adapted to drive the snow-plow and provided with a shaft, a sprocket-wheel loosely mounted on said shaft, a clutch on said shaft adapted to enga e said sprocket-wheel, an ice-cutting mem er carried by said body, a motor adapted to drive said ice-cutting member and provided with a shaft, a sprocket-wheel on said body and adapted to actuate said snow-plow,

an ice-cutting member disposed transversely of and supported by said body, a sprocketwheel connected with said ice-cutting member, a chain disposed over said sprocketwheel, a second sprocket-wheel adapted to receive said chain, a shaft carried by said body on which said second sprocket-wheel is loosely mounted, a collar on said shaft adapted to engage said second sprocket-wheel, a

knuckle-joint on the end of said shaft, a second shaft connected to said knuckle-joint, and a second motor carried by said body and adapted to actuate said second shaft.

24. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting-body, a rotary snowplow carried by the forward end of said body, means for actuating said snow-plow, a shaft carried by said body, a plurality of ice-cutting members on said shaft, a sprocketwheel on said shaft, a second shaft carried by said body adjacent said first shaft, an ice-cutting member disposed on said second shaft, means for driving said second shaft, a sprocket-wheel loosely mounted on said second shaft, a chain connecting said sprocketwheel and the spocket-wheel on the firstmentioned shaft, and a clutch on said second shaft adapted to engage said sprocket-wheel on said second shaft.

25. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting-body, a snow-plow carried by the forward end of said body and comprising a plurality of sections, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by said body, means carried by said body adapted to actuate said snow-plow and said ice-cutting members, a plurality of rods carried by said body, and a scraping member carried by said rods.

26. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting member, a snow-plow carried thereby, a plurality of ice cutting members carried by the body, means for actuating said snow-plow and said ice-cutting members, a plurality of rods carried by said supporting-body, links disposed on said rods, an angular scraping member carried by said links and provided with a plurality of lips thereon, eyes secured on said scraping member, resilient members secured to said eyes, and chains connecting said resilient members and said rods.

27. In a device of the character described, a wheeled supporting-body, a snow-plow carried by said body, a plurality of ice-cutting members carried by said body7 means adapt- IOO ed to rotate said snow-plow and ice-cutting Y members, a scraping member carried by said body, a Wing carried by said body'and eX- tending to one side thereof, and means for adjusting the angle of the Wing with relation to said body.

28. In a device of the character described, a Wheeled supporting-body comprising a plurality of pivotally-connected sections, a snowrality of eyes, a rod carried by said other section of said body and disposed throughsaid eyes, a chain connected to said Wing, -a lever pivoted to said other section offsaid body cand adapted to adjust the wing vertically, a chain connected to the outer end of said Wing, Vand a hook on said body adapted to receive-said n chain.

29. In a device ofthe-character described, a Wheeled body, a shaft carried by'said body, means for driving the shaft, a section vof resilient blades secured on saidshaft, a section of resilient blades loosely mounted on said shaft, and means for locking said looselymounted section of blades to said shaft.

-In Witness Whereoi1 I have hereunto setmy handv in the presence of tWo Witnesses.

JOSEPH F. E. ROSE. VI/'itnessesg1 i JOHN F. DEUFFERWIEL, CH. -FAooMPREZ-