Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 2nd Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 13th Jan., 1888
I, CHARLES THOMPSON, of 33, 35 and 37 Newington Butts, in the County of Surrey,
Perambulator Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as
follows:-
:-
This invention consists in an improved construction of under carriage for children's
vehicles, invalid reclining carriages, bassinettes and similar articles.
It consists in the combination of a rigid frame of which the essential parts are a
forward and a rearward bar, with a pair of springs preferably scroll springs fixed on
one of the said bars, and rigidly connected to one end of the carriage, and with a pair
of curved springs fixed on the other of said bars and supporting the other end of the
said carriage, by means of straps adjustable in length, attached to the ends of the
said springs and to the said carriage or to a transverse rod fixed thereto or otherwise
supporting the same. The axles of the wheels are carried from this under frame by
means of springs in any desired manner. The frame may be conveniently made
rectangular and the bars may be curved for greater elegance.
Dated this 4th day of March 1887.
HERBERT & Co.,
67, Strand, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Underframes of Perambulators and the like.
I, CHARLES THOMPSON of 33, 35 and 37, Newington Butts in the County of
Surrey Perambulator Manufacturer 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 underframes for children's vehicles perambulators,
bassinettes and the like, also for invalid's reclining carriages, and it consists in an
improved frame as illustrated in the accompanying drawing which represents a
perspective view thereof.
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It consists of a rigid frame A consisting preferably of two bars a a¹, connected at
one end by one or more transverse bars band at the other by a bar c which may
be contrived as a part with each of the bars a a', the said bars being steam bent or
otherwise curved in one piece with said bar c or said bar c may be fixed to the
bars a a¹ in the same manner as the bars bb: Upon the bars b b are fixed the scroll
or "C" springs B B' supporting by their inner ends the extremities of the transverse
rod 2. The forward end of the frame likewise carries firmly attached to it "C"
springs DD or scoll springs as attached to the rear part of the frame. The said
springs are preferably attached in the manner shown in the drawings namely, by their
extremities firmly bolted on the frame, they being also supported by a cross bar c¹
traversing the frame, preferably fixed thereto, the ends of said bar lying under and
supporting the springs D D at a convenient distance from the extremities thereof
attached direct to the frame A. The springs D D¹ support (in the case of "C"
springs, by straps E E' in the case of scoll springs, directly by their inner ends,) the
transverse bar, the said bar c³, together with the bar 6 before mentioned being
firmly secured to the carriage body.
The frame A may be supported from the axles in any convenient manner, but I
prefer to employ a couple of springs F F running for their greater length parallel
to the side bars of the frame A, and having their ends curved upward and towards
each other and attached to said frame. The main axle is attached direct to said
prings F F at or near the rear of the horizontal portions thereof, the front axle or
ubsidiary axle being carried by additional springs G G₁ as shown, attached to the
springs FF The handle rods H H may be attached to the bars 6 b¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
In underframes for childrens and invalid's vehicles and the like-
1. The combination with a frame A having rear bar or bars b¹ and front bar or

page_text: bars c of springs B B and D D' and transverse rods 6 and supported therefrom by
straps or otherwise substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination with frame A carrying springs BB and D D' as and for the
purpose set forth, of horizontal springs FF' supporting said frame, together with
springs G Gas and for the purpose described.
CHARLES THOMPSON.
By Herbert & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.