Improvements in Children's Carriages.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 1st Oct., 1891-Accepted, 28th Nov., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Children's Carriages.
I ALBERT ROSLINGTON BUCKTON of Church Street Keighley, in the County
of York, Woollen Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows, that is to say :-
It relates to the class of children's carriages described in the Specification of my
Patent No. 12,268 of 1889, and consists of the addition of certain parts and the
modification in the formations of certain of the other parts, whereby said carriages
are rendered more firm when in use and the several folded pieces are enabled to be
securely attached to the other parts when not in use by which means the carriage
of these carriages is considerably facilitated.
The object of my invention is attained in the first place by forming metal sockets
for the reception of the supports for the foot-rests so that by same being firmly held
within these sockets, when the carriage is in use, by means of suitably formed thumb
or other screws or bolts, said foot-rests are rigidly and firmly held in position, and
by the opening in these sockets for said thumb screws being formed so that the
thicker or screwed part of each of these screws may be inserted at one part and
moved therein so that the other part may span a narrower neck on said screws
these said screws are allowed perfect freedom for any necessary operations although
they are prevented from being detached.
My invention further relates to the formation of the shaft's hinges and consists
of so forming these, as by a portion of one arm of each hinge extending beyond the
pivotal pin of same, to reach within a socket formed on the other arm thereof, that
the thumb screws employed for fastening one pair of the foot-rests as above described
will fasten and firmly hold these hinges in their required positions.
In order to prevent the nuts on the wheel's axle-studs or pins becoming loose or
detached an appropriately formed sliding piece is mounted loosely upon the central
stay piece for the wheels in such a manner that when the carriage is in use this
sliding piece will by its own weight move to hold or lock said nuts, while when the
carriage is turned over for folding purposes these sliding pieces will fall out of
position and so leave the nuts free for manipulation.
For holding the parts firmly when folded I mount upon the swivel pin upon
which the central hinged stay pieces are mounted, a thumb piece or turn-button
which, when the wheel supports are folded over the bottom part of the carriage,
may be turned to hold same in this position while suitable hooks and eyes are
attached to the body part and the shafts for the purpose of holding these together
when the shafts are folded.
Dated this 31st day of December 1890.
A. K. BUCKTON,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Children's Carriages.
I, ALBERT ROSLINGTON BUCKTON of Church Street Keighley in the County
of York, Woollen Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement, that is to say :-
It relates to the class of children's carriages described in the Specification of my

page_text: Patent No. 12,268 of 1889, and consists of the addition of certain parts and the
modification in the formations of certain of the other parts whereby said carriages
are rendered more firm when in use and the several folding pieces are enabled to be
securely attached to the other parts when not in use by which means the carriage
of these carriages is considerably facilitated.
In the accompanying sheets of drawings
Figs. 1 and 2 are side and sectional top views of my improved means for holding
the foot-rests.
Figs. 3 and 4 are side and top views illustrative of the hinge for holding the
shaft, said shaft being shewn in its opened or extended position, while Fig. 5 is a
similar view to Fig. 3 but shews the shaft closed or folded.
Figs. 6 and 7 shew my improved means for locking the nuts on the axial pins
these means being shewn in detail by Figs. 8 and 9.
Figs. 10 and 11 are illustrative of means for holding the wheel bearings when
same are folded against the body part of the vehicle, and Fig. 12 is side view
(reduced scale) of the carriage.
Similar letters and figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout the
several views.
The object of this invention is attained in the first place by forming metal
sockets a for the reception of the supports b so that by these said supports 6 being
firmly held within the sockets a, by means of the screws c, the foot rests d (see
Fig. 12) are rigidly and firmly held in position for use, and by the opening a', being
formed so that the thicker or screwed part c', of the screw c may be inserted at one
part and moved therein so that the other part may span a narrower neck c² on
said screw c these said screws c are allowed perfect freedom for any necessary
operations although they are withheld from being detached.
My invention further relates to the formation of the shaft's hinges and consists
of forming same by having a projecting piece 2 on the arm f' to extend and reach
within a socket f on the other arm, so that the screw c employed for securing the
supports b as above described will bind and firmly hold the hinge in any position
that the openings made therein may be regulated to secure.
In order to prevent the nut on the wheel's axle stud or pin h¹ from coming
loose or detached an appropriately formed sliding piece 2 is mounted loosely upon
the central stay piece k in such a manner than when the carriage is in use this
piece h² will by its own weight slide or move to hold or lock the nut h while when
the carriage is turned over for folding purposes this piece h³ will fall out of position
and so leave the nut free for manipulation.
For holding the parts firmly when folded I mount upon the swivel pin a thumb-
piece or turn-button m which, when the wheel supports e are folded as shewn by
Fig. 10, may be turned to hold same in this position, while suitable hooks n and
eyes o are attached to the body-part p and the shafts s for the purpose of holding
these together when the shafts are folded.
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. The arrangement and formation of means for holding or maintaining in
position, the foot-rest d substantially as herein specified and for the purpose
set forth.
2. The formation and arrangement of parts used in the construction of the
hinge so that same may be employed for the purposes specified substantially as
set forth.
3. The formation and arrangement of the lock nut 2 so that same may be used
in combination with the stay and the nut substantially as and for the purposes
specified.
4. The use and employment of the turn-button m in combination with the parts c
substantially as herein set forth and for the purpose described.

page_text: 5. The arrangement and combination of parts in the construction of children's
carriages substantially as herein specified and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 30th day of September 1891.
ALBERT R. BUCKTON,
Per Samuel Hey,
Agent.