A Convertible Wheeled Parcel or Baggage Carrier for the Use of Pedestrians, adaptable in some instances for Use as a Tent Pole or Support.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Mar., 189
Complete Specification Left, 25th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 25th Mar.. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Convertible Wheeled Parcel or Baggage Carrier for the Use of
Pedestrians, adaptable in some instances for Use as a Tent Pole
or Support.
I ARTHUR PAGET of 58 Queen Anne Street London W. Barrister-at-Law do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved method of carrying burdens of moderate
weight and dimensions and is principally intended for the use of foot soldiers
postmen and other pedestrians.
I construct a light pole or framework mounted on one or more small wheels
(preferably fitted with indiarubber or pneumatic tyres) and adapted by means
of a suitable bracket or other device to support the marching kit and if required
the rifle of a soldier the post bag of a postman or other burden.
This carrier is intended to be attached to the pedestrian by means of suitable
connections formed respectively on the end of the carrier frame and on a waist belt
shoulder strap or other device worn by the pedestrian. In this manner while the
carrier is being drawn along the pedestrians arms are free and his movements
unimpeded.
The framework or pole the disposition of the burden and the height of the
wheel or wheels are so designed and adjusted that the apparatus may be clear of
the pedestrians beels at all parts of his step.
My carrier may also be constructed to fold up or collapse telescopically so that
it may be carried together with the burden in any suitable manner on the pedestrian's
back wherever the nature of the ground or other considerations do not permit of the
use of the wheel or wheels.
In some cases I arrange that the carrier may be folded up and carried without
disconnecting it from the wearer.
By the use of my carrier a large portion of the weight of the burden is carried
by the wheel or wheels thus enabling a pedestrian to carry a greatly increased
burden with the same case as a normal burden heretofore or to carry a normal
burden with a smaller expenditure of power.
In special cases for example in applying my carrier for military purposes
I may construct the frame so as to serve other useful ends when not required as a
carrier e.g. for a pole or framework of a temporary shelter tent or the like.
Dated this 24th day of March 1896.
ARTHUR PAGET.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Convertible Wheeled Parcel or Baggage Carrier for the Use of
Pedestrians, adaptable in some instances for Use as a Tent Pole
or Support.
I, ARTHUR PAGET, of 58 Queen Anne Street, London, Barrister-at-Law, 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 an improved convertible wheeled appliance for carrying
burdens of moderate weight and dimensions such as soldier's knapsacks, postmen's
bags and parcels, and the like.
For the purposes of my invention I provide a light frame mounted on a wheel
or on two wheels (preferably furnished with suitable elastic or pneumatic tyres) and
adapted for supporting the marching kit and if required the rifle of a soldier, or a
post bag or parcels or other burden to be carried, and having a pole by which it
cau be drawn along the ground. The pole is constructed with an attachment
at the end for connection to a corresponding attachment on a waist belt, shoulder
strap or other device worn by the pedestrian whereby the latter can walk along
with his arms free, the burden being drawn after him clear of.his heels and without
impeding his movements.
In some instances the pole is made telescopic or with a hinge or hinges to allow
of the same being collapsed or folded for greater convenience in carrying the frame
and burden on the pedestrian's back wherever the nature of the ground or other
considerations do not permit of the use of the wheel or wheels.
In special cases the device may be constructed to serve other useful ends when
not required as a carrier, for example it may be adapted to serve as a pole of a
temporary shelter tent or the like.
In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated by way of example several forms
of wheeled carrier constructed according to my invention.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a two-wheeled carrier as adapted for carrying a
soldier's kit which is enclosed in a macintosh cover.
Figure 1 is an enlarged view of a portion of the belt to which the pole is
attached.
Figure 2 is an inverted plan of the carrier with the kit and cover removed.
Figure 3 is a side elevation of the carrier with the pole folded to allow of the
kit being carried.
Figure 4 is a side view of the kit and carrier in position on the soldier's
back.
Figure 5 is an enlarged longitudinal section of the upper end of the pole showing
the construction of a spring tension and buffer device for absorbing shocks.
Figure 6 is a side elevation of a one-wheeled carrier suitable for carrying a
*soldier's kit.
Figure 7 is a plan of the frame and a portion of the pole.
Figure 8 is a perspective view of a shelter tent and shows how the carriers may
be used as tent poles.
Figure 9 is a side elevation of a one-wheeled basket carrier suitable for a postman's
Use, and
Figure 10 is a side elevation of a modified form of basket carrier.
Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several figures.
A is the frame of the carrier; B is the pole; C, C are the wheels; D is the
waist belt worn by the pedestrian and provided with a connection to which the
pole B may be attached.

page_text: Referring now to Figures 1 to 4 the frame A is shown formed of the two
transverse bars a, a secured to the pole B and furnished with straps a' a' by which
the kit may be securely strapped in place thereon. The wheels are small and.
light and are spaced a sufficient distance apart to ensure the stability of the
carrier when travelling on fairly uneven ground. They may be furnished with light
mud-guards c, c. The pole is constructed with a hinge at B₁ so that it can be
folded into small compass when the burden is to be carried. B is a sleeve adapted
to be slid over the hinge to preserve the rigidity of the pole when the carrier is
being wheeled. I also make the pole telescopic, in order that it may be sufficiently
long to allow of the carrier clearing the heels of the pedestrian at all parts of his
step and at the same time capable of being closed up into about the same length
as the kit. The upper end of the pole is terminated by a ball head B which fits
a, socket in a plate B thus forming a ball and socket joint that allows.of.the
necessary freedom to the pedestrian when bending or turning corners or the
like. The socket plate B is adapted to be hooked upon a headed pin B° upon
the waist belt D and to be secured by a turn button B so that the pedestrian
can instantly attach and detach the pole to and from the waist belt whenever
required. To absorb the concussions produe ed by wheeling the carrier over a rough
road and to avoid unpleasant and sudden jerks and thrusts on the waist belt,
I construct the upper end of the pole with a spring buffer as shown in Figure 5,
that is to say, I secure the ball head B in the end of a sleeve B* which can
slide freely on the pole B and which is connected to the pole by a spring B
attached at its ends to pins B', B fastened respectively in the sleeve B and
pole B. This spring acts to prevent sudden thrusts upon the back of the
pedestrian and sudden jerks upon the waist belt. The ends of the pin B project
through slots B' in the sleeve B' and the extent of sliding movement of the sleeve
is thereby limited.
For protection against the weather the kit may be covered by a macintosh
sheet E strapped to the frame A and folded and strapped round the kit. When
the kit and carrier are to be carried on the back, the sheet E is opened and folded
so as to expose the shoulder straps of the kit, the pole B is closed up as far as it
will go and is folded at the hinge, and the kit is then slung over the shoulders in
the usual manner. The appearance of the kit when on the soldier's back is
indicated in Figure 4.
The one-wheeled carrier shown in Figures 6 and 7 is constructed with a light
rectangular tubular frame A, and the kit in this case is strapped to the underside
of the frame so as to ensure the stability of the carrier by bringing the centre of
gravity of the burden below a line drawn from the ball and socket connection B*
to the point of contact of the wheel C with the ground. When the burden is to
be carried, the macintosh cover may be conveniently folded round the back of the
frame so as to expose the kit which can then be strapped over the shoulders in the
usual manner.
To make a temporary shelter tent by the aid of the aforesaid carrier I form
the central rod of the telescopic portion with a spike at the lower end so that when
the said rod is pushed in, the spike will project from the tube at the lower end. Twq
frames are then placed upright as indicated in Figure 8 with their spikes sunk in
the ground and used to form the end poles for supporting the tent cover F which
may be provided with eyes or loops to engage with the poles. A cord or wire F¹
stretched across the ends of the poles B and secured at its ends to tent pegs F
serves to firmly support the poles. As is usual with such a tent cover, one half of
it will be carried by each carrier, and the same may be used as the macintosh cover
for the kit.
Iu Figure 9 I have shown a carrier adapted for the use of postmeu and others.
It consists of a basket G furnished at one end with a bracket G' to. receive a
wheel C and at the other end with a socket plate to which the pole B can be
removably attached by a pin, or otherwise. The connection to the waist belt is
made in the manner above described, or by a hook and eye attachment as shown

page_text: in the figure, or by a Hooke joint or other equivalent device. As this form of the
device is not intended to be carried, the pole, or handle need not be made with a
hinge.
A modification of this device is shown in Figure 10. In this case the basket G.
is supported in a rectangular frame A, from one side of which projects the wheel
bracket and to the other side of which is attached the pole or handle B. In both
the constructions shown in Figures 9 and 10 the centre of gravity of the device is
sufficiently low to ensure stable equilibrium.
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 pedestrian's baggage or parcels carrier furnished with a wheel or with two
wheels for travelling on the ground and with a pole constructed with a universal
joint at the end for connection to a waist belt or other device worn by the pedestrian,
-substantially as described.
2. In combination with the aforesaid carrier the employment of a spring device
in the pole for the purposes specified.
3. The construction of the telescopic and folding pole with the attachment at the
end for connecting to the waist belt, substantially as described and for the purposes
specified.
4. A baggage or parcels carrier, constructed substantially as described with
reference to one or other of the forms illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
5. The combination of two carrier frames and suitable canvas and equipment
forming a shelter tent, substantially as described and shewn in Figure 8.
Dated this 25th day of January 1897.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.