Improvements in Folding Baby Carriages.
Year: 1895

page_text: . Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1995-Accepted, 6th Apr.,
1895
Improvements in Folding Baby Carriages.
I, THOMAS HERMAN WILCOX, of 785 DeKalb Avenue, in the City of Brooklyn,
County of Kings and State of New York, United States of America, Real Estate
Broker, 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 :-
My invention relates to children's carriages which may be folded or telescoped
so as to occupy a small space for convenience of storage or transportation; and it
consists in the hinged frame-work or any form of coupling that will give the
desired motion, to which is suspended a hammock or any similar flexible bed, it
also can be nsed as a wagon by removing the uprights and putting a tongue, or any
pulling device into the hooks on the under edge of the side bar, and the wagon
body being hinged on the inside of the two side bars and the floor hinged to the
bottom edge of the side board of the wagon body and again in the center so that
the center will turn up when the same is to be folded. The wagon body being so
arranged that when the carriage is being used, the person who is wheeling
the same, may be able to put packages in the wagon out of the reach of
the baby.
The object of this invention is to construct a baby carriage of simple and cheap
character which will be light and durable, also combining a wagon receptacle
underneath the flexible body, all of said parts being compressed when not in use.
The invention consists in the improved baby carriage and in the combination
and arrangement of parts substantially as will be hereinafter set forth and finally
embodied in the clauses of the claim.
Referring to the accompanying drawings in which like letters indicate corre-
sponding parts in each of the several figures where they occur.
Figure 1 is a side view of my improved baby carriage showing the flexible bed
suspended from the front and rear uprights of the carriage.
Figure 2 is a side view of the same when compressed and the front and rear
wheels pushed together, so that the front wheels will be between the inner side of
the rear wheels and the outer side of the side bars;
Figure 3 is a section on line of Figure 2 showing only one-half of the carriage
and wagon body, also part of the wheel being in elevation.
Figuro 4 is a plan view when compressed of the carriago and having the Hexible
bed removed.
Figure 5 is a side elevation showing a modification of the frame-work being
made with tubular bars to telescope the parts together.
In said drawing, a represents the side bars of my improved carriage having the
slots or spaces
and for the reception of the axle or journals c of the wheel d.
At the ends of the side bars are hinged uprights e on which is binged the further
upright to which is hinged the handle or connecting piece which is hinged in
the center so that when the carriage is pressed together it will be seen that the
handle or connecting piece will turn outward so that the length of the carriage
when compressed will be greatly reduced, also by having the uprights hinged in
two parts, as at g' it will fold on top of each other so that the length of the
carriage when compressed will be as long as the side bars as fully shown in
Figure 2 of the drawing. The uprights e may be made in one section only if
preferred.

page_text: To keep the uprights of the carriage in a stationary or firm position I have
employed in this case a hook 'fastened on the uprights and on the under edge of
the side bars an eye & into which the hook is fastened or any other fastening device
may be used.
I show in Figure 5 the modification of the construction of the baby-carriage in
which and m represents the hollow tubular side bar of my improved carriage, the
part m telescopes into the bar and when the carriage is being used by tightening
the nut on the bar will prevent the carriage from coming together when it
comes in contact with an obstruction. The uprights o and p entering into the
upper part of the tubular side bars and m at the end of the bars o and thero is
fastened a stud q passing through a slot r of the bars I and m.
P
On the bars and p is formed a shoulders for the reception of the ring of
the hammock u.
The axle v of the wheels to enter the tubular side bar I and m.
In having the hammock fixed as shown in Figures 1 and 5 it will be seen that the
same can be used as a cradle having sufficient space on either side to allow of the
free side movement of the hammock.
By loosening the nut n fastened on the tubular bar the bar m can be pushed
into the tubular bar 1, and then by raising the bars and p so that the stud q
enters the slot then giving the handle a slight forward movement the two parts
of the vehicle will be folded as will be manifest upon referring to the drawings.
I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction
shown in Figures 1, and 5 us it is obvious that various changes in details may be
made without departing from the scope of any invention; for that reason I have
shown one of the various modifications that can be made.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination in a baby carriage of the slotted side bars, the axles having
bearings thorein, the upright hinged to the outer ends of the side bars, and the
additional uprights hinged to the first mentioned uprights, the connecting pieces
or handles whereby the parts may be operated to fold or unfold the same,
substantially as specified.
2. The combination in a baby carriage, of the side bar, the axle having bearing
therein, the uprights hinged to the outer ends of the said side bar, the connecting
pieces or handles whereby the parts may be operated to fold or unfold the same,
substantially as set forth.
3. In a child's carriage, the hollow tubular and telescoping side bars carrying the
axle for the wheels, and a clamping device for locking them in any desired relation
to each other, combined with the uprights which have their lower ends to extend
into the upper ends of the side bars, and studs passing through slots in the upper
ends of the bars, whereby the uprights can be partly turned, the side bars
telescoped, and the carriage folded together, substantially as described.
Dated this First day of February 1895.
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant.