Year: 1886

page_text: We, WILLIAM MARQUIS MOORE (Miner) and SILAS HANCHETT (Merchant) both
of Empire City in the County of Clear Creek and State of Colorado United
States of America, do, hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
The object of this Invention is to provide screens (to be operated by the front
axle of the carriage when turned or swivelled) for screening from the view of the
bystanders the limbs of persons entering the carriage or descending therefrom; the
invention being for this purpose chiefly applicable to carriages such as phaetons,
which are entered at the side, also to provide a novel means of advertising by
placing on such screens words or sentences relating to business which will be dis-
played whenever the forward axle of the carriage is turned thereby causing the
screen to be unrolled.
This Invention consists in one or more rollers journaled below the carriage body
in supports fixed to some portion of the carriage body, each roller carrying a screen
of sufficient length to reach nearly to the ground when unrolled and in the combina-
tion with the roller or rollers of a system of cords and sheaves for moving the
rollers when the forward, axle of the carriage is turned.
The Invention also consists in a screen holder connected with the rollers which
will permit of the ready exchange of one curtain for another.
To some portion of the carriage preferably to the under surface of the floor of
the body are secured hangers in which are journaled the spindles of the rollers.
Between the ends of the rollers and the hangers discs are secured to the spindles
leaving spaces between the ends of the rollers and the discs for receiving the cords
which operate the rollers as will presently be described. The rollers are each
provided with a spring clip secured in a groove formed in one side of the roller.
The spring clip consists of a plate of metal approximately U-shaped in cross-
Bection with the edges of the metal bent outward and the convex inwardly
projecting surfaces thus formed bent inwardly toward each other to permit them
to embrace the screen rod which is received in the hem formed on the upper end
of each screen. By means of this arrangement the different screens may be readily
exchanged. The lower and free edges of the screens are hemmed and provided;
with a bar of wood of sufficient weight to hold the screen in a vertical position
when unrolled and prevent it from being blown aside by the wind. A rubber-cord

page_text: or spring is secured to the spindles of the rollers and opposes the movement
required to unroll the screens, so that as the screens are unrolled, the cord is wound
upon the spindle or the roller of that screen and is thereby placed under sufficient
tension to rewind the screen when released. The rollers are oppositely arranged
with respect to each other so that the screens unwind from the outer sides of the
rollers. Around each spindle is wound a cord in the same direction as that of the
screen wound upon the roller secured to the spindle, so that by drawing either of
the cords, the screen connected therewith will be unwound from its roller at the
same time winding the rubber spring on the spindle. The cord of each roller passes
partly around the outer surface of a sheave, thence partly around another sheave,
thence to a hook secured to the front axle of the vehicle the end of the cord being
provided with a ring which is received in the hook. The cords and sheaves on
opposite sides of the carriage body are oppositely arranged with respect to each
other, so that when the forward axle of the carriage is turned the cord of the
advancing end of the axle will be pulled and unwound from the spindle, thus
causing the roller with which it is connected to turn in the direction required to
unroll the screen and display it while the cord connected with the opposite end of
the axle will be rendered slack, thus allowing the spring on the roller connected
with that end of the axle to wind the screen upon the roller.
In this manner,
whenever the front axle of the vehicle is swivelled to permit the passengers to
enter or alight therefrom, the screen is automatically unrolled When the cord is
rendered slack in the manner described it is prevented from getting out of place
by the strap on the sheaves and the discs upon the spindles.
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We, WILLIAM MARQUIS; MOORE (Miner) and SILAS HANCHETT (Merchant) both
of Empire City, in the County of Clear Creek, and State of Colorado United
States of America 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
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The object of this Invention is to provide screens (to be operated by the front'.
axle of the carriage when turned or swivelled) for screening from the view of the
by standers the limbs of persons entering the carriage or descending therefrom"
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page_text: the Invention being, for this purpose; chiefly applicable to carriages such as
phaetons, also.to provide a novel means of advertising, by placing on such screens
words or sentences relating to business, which will be displayed whenever the
forward axle of the carriage is turned, thereby causing the screen to be unrolled.
This Invention consists in one or more rollers journaled below the carriage body,
in supports fixed to some portion of the carriage, body, each roller carrying a screen
of sufficient length to reach nearly to the ground when 'unrolled; and in the
combination with the roller or rollers of a system of cords and sheaves, for moving
the rollers when the forward axle of the carriage is turned.
The Invention also consists in a screen-holder connected with the rollers, which
will permit of the ready exchange of one curtain for another.
Reference is to be had to, the annexed drawings forming part of this Specification
in which figure 1 is a side elevation of a carriage to which the improvement has
been applied; one of the wheels of the carriage being removed to shew the
construction and arrangement of the screen. Figure 2 is an inverted plan view.
Figure 3 is a transverse section taken on line x-x in figure 2. Figure 4 is a
transverse section of one of the screen rollers. Similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts in the different figures of, the drawings..
To some portion of the carriage, preferably to the under surface of the floor of
the body A, are secured hangers B B in which are journaled the spindles a a¹ of
the rollers CC. Between the ends of the rollers and the hangers B B¹ discs 6 b¹
are secured to the spindles, leaving spaces betweeen the ends of the rollers and the
discs for receiving the cords which operate the rollers, as will presently bo
described. The rollers C C¹ aro 'each provided with a spring clip c secured in a
groove d (figure 4) formed in one side of the roller. The spring clip consists of a
plate of metal approximately U-shaped in cross-section, with the edges of the
metal bent outwards, and the convex inwardly projecting surfaces thus formed
bent inwardly towards each other, to permit them to embrace the screen rod é
which is received in the hem ƒ formed on the upper end of each screen D. By
means of this arrangement, the different screens may be readily exchanged. The
lower and free edges of the screens are hemmed, and provided with a bar of wood
of sufficient weight to hold the screen in a vertical position when unrolled, and
prevent it from being blown aside by the wind. A rubber cord or spring g is
secured to the spindles a of the rollers, and opposes the movement required to
unroll the screens, so that as the screens are unrolled, the cord g is wound upon the
spindle or the roller of that screen, and is thereby placed under sufficient tension
to rewind the screen when released. The rollers C C¹ are oppositely arranged
with respect to each other, so that the screens unwind from the outer sides of the
rollers. Around each spindle & is wound a cord h in the same direction as that of
the screen, wound upon the roller secured to the spindle, so that by drawing
either of the cords the screen connected therewith will be unwound from its roller,
at the same time winding the rubber spring g on the spindle a. The cord h of
each roller passes partly around the outer surface of a sheave i, thence partly
around the sheave ¹, thence to the hook ; secured to the front axle E of the
vehicle, the end of the cord h being provided with a ring k which is received in
the hook j. The sheaves ¹i in the present case are pivoted to the under
surface of the carriage body A, and their pivots are supported by the strap
secured to the under surface of the body. The cords h and sheaves i on
opposite sides of the carriage body are oppositely arranged with respect to each
other, so that when the forward axle of the carriage is turned, the cord of the
advancing end of the axle will be pulled and unwound from the spindle a¹, thus
causing the roller with which it is connected to turn in the direction required to
unroll the screen, and display it, while the cord connected with the opposite end
of the axle will be rendered slack, thus allowing the spring g on the roller connected
with that end of the axle to wind the screen upon the roller.
In this manner,
whenever the front axle of the vehicle is swivelled to permit the passengers to
enter or alight therefrom, the screen is automatically unrolled. When the cord is

page_text: rendered slack in the manner described it is prevented from getting out of place by
the strap on the sheaves i i¹ and the discs 6 6¹ upon the spindles a¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is;
1. The combination with a carriage or other vehicle, of a screen roller journaled
in supports carried by the vehicle, and means substantially as herein shewn and
described for unrolling the screen from, the roller, and rolling it thereon.
2. The combination with a carriage or other vehicle, of one or more rollers
carrying screens having words or devices impressed thereon, substantially as
herein.shown and described.
3. The combination with a carriage or other vehicle, of one or more rollers, a
cord wound upon the spindle of each roller and connected with the movable axle of
the vehicle, and a spring arranged to oppose the pull of the cord, substantially as
herein shewn and described.
4. The combination with a carriage or other vehicle, of screen rollers carried
thereby, screens D wound upon the rollers, the spring g attached to the spindles a
of the rollers and adapted to rewind the screen when unwound the cords h
connected with the spindles a and with the ends of the movable axle E of the
vehicle, substantially as herein shewn and described. .
5. The combination with a carriage or other vehicle, of the screen rollers C C¹
carrying screens D, the spring g connecting the spindles a of the rollers, the cords h,
sheaves, and hooks j carried by the axle and connected with the cords h,
substantially as herein shewn and described.
6. The combination with the roller C provided with the longitudinal U-shaped
groove d of the spring clip c approximately U-shaped in cross-section (as shewn)
and the screen D provided with the rod e adapted to be received in the clip c,
substantially as herein shewn and described.
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