Improvements in Invalid Carriages.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 28th June, 1894-Accepted, 18th Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Invalid Carriages.
I JAMES SAMUEL PRICE 4 White Rock Terrace, Southwick, Sussex Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
That it has for its object the reducing to a minimum the jar or jolting caused by
such a carriage being propelled along an ordinary road & it relates more especially
to the class of carriage in which the invalid reclines & where the couch or body
of the carriage can be taken out so that the person in it can be removed from
place to place. I will now proceed to describe one way of carrying the invention
into effect. Upon three or more wheels I arrange a suitable light framing prefer-
ably of thin metal tubing & it may rest upon the axles of the wheels on suitable
springs if required. At convenient points upon this framing I arrange four
uprights having hooks at their upper ends pointing inwards on these hooks I place
india rubber rings of suitable elasticity & strength & accross them I place a bar
which lies transversely to the framing on the lower inner edge of the india rubber
rings. Upon these bars the couch or body of the carriage is placed, suitable
provision being made on the under side of the same to receive the transverse bars.
It will now be seen that the weight of the couch & its occupant brings the
india rubber rings into tension and the couch is practically supported by them &
by their tension take all the jar from the couch or body of the carriage which may
be imparted to the framing of the same when propelled along a road. It will be
obvious that the couch only requires lifting in & out of the frame from the transverse
bars to be removed from place to place.
I sometimes place two or more rings of india rubber to support the couch in the
case of a carriage designed for heavy persons so that sufficient strength may be
obtained with thin rings thus maintaining the elasticity. I sometimes arrange to
use spiral metallic springs in place of the india rubber rings.
Dated this 27th day of September 1893.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Invalid Carriages.
I, JAMES SAMUEL PRICE of 4 Whiterock Terrace Southwick Sussex Engineer,
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:
That it has for its object the reducing to a minimum the jar or jolting caused by
such a carriage being propelled along an ordinary road and it relates more especially
to the class of carriage in which the invalid reclines and where the couch or body
of the carriage can be taken out so that the person in it can be removed from place
to place. I will now proceed to describe one way of carrying the invention into
effect.
Upon three or more wheels I arrange a light framing preferably of light metal
tubing and it may rest upon the axles of the wheels on suitable springs if required.
At convenient points upon this framing I arrange four uprights having hooks at
their upper ends pointing inwards, on these hooks I place india rubber rings of
suitable elasticity and strength and accross them I place a bar which lies transversely

page_text: to the framing on the lower inner edge of the india rubber rings; upon these bars
the couch or body of the carriage rests, suitable provision being made on the under
side of same to receive the transverse bars. It will now be seen that the weight
of the couch and its occupant brings the india rubber rings into, tension and the
couch is practically supported by them and by their tension; thus they take all
the jar from the couch or body of the carriage, which may be imparted to the
framing of the same when propelled along a road. It will be obvious that the
couch only requires lifting in and out of the frame from the transverse bars to be
removed from place: to place. I sometimes place two or more rings on each
support to carry the couch in the case of a carriage designed for heavy persons so
that sufficient strength may be obtained with thin rings thus maintaining the
elasticity. I sometimes arrange to use spiral metallic springs in the place of the
in lia rubber rings.
I will now describe the drawings hereunto annexed shewing how I prefer to
carry my said invention into practice.
Fig. 1 shews the carriage without the sofa or couch upon which the person
reclines. It consists of a light framing, preferably of metal tubing, A A resting
upon wheels B B B. At points C. C. C. C are placed uprights having hooks at
their upper ends E E E E pointing inwards. On these hooks are placed india
rubber rings F F F F which are of suitable elasticity & strength and accross them
are placed bars G. G. resting as shewn and to receive which suitable provision is
made on the under side of the couch.
Fig. 2 shews the framing of the carriage with the couch H in position and the
india rubber rings in tension, the couch being now free to swing in any direction
thus obviating the jolting of the framing being in any way communicated to the
couch.
I sometimes use metallic springs instead of india rubber ones and vary the
arrangement and material of framing and couch to suit circumstances.
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
1. The use of uprights upon a frame with hooks or buttons pointing inwards.
towards each other for the purpose of sustaining india rubber rings or metallic
springs to support the body of the carriage.
2. The general combination of means for supporting the couch which allows it
free action in all directions substantially as herein described.
Dated this 27th day of June 1894
JAMES SAMUEL PRICE.